The Delhi School of Economics, the famous college of the Delhi University has been identified as the worst offender in a list of “smoking dens” in Delhi University.


The list has been prepared by the World Lung Foundation-South Asia, which looks after the Delhi University Smoke Free Initiative. The World Lung Foundation-South Asia has prepared a list of 14 “smoking dens” in DU and DSE appears at the top spot in this list.

If you people have noticed the recent fashion trends in the Delhi University then you must have seen “shorts going shorter and bags going bigger”. Delhi University is nearly flooded with students who are madly following this trend. And it’s the freshers who are heating up the already hot weather in Delhi.


The recent look of Katrina Kaif in “New York” seems to have inspired many wannabes. Checked cotton shorts, mini skirts, spaghettis and loose tees are what most girls are choosing for college wear.

If we are talking about making a cool fashion statement how can the DU guys be left behind. They seem to be getting bored of wearing jeans and cargos and are going for the casual look with striped, checked or printed bermudas teamed up with loose T-shirts.

Yesterday a 22-year-old Delhi University student was found hanging in her hostel room in Mukherjee Nagar. The victim has been identified as Ritveja Singh, a third year degree student of Kirori Mal College.

Delhi Police has recovered a suicide note and the body was found in a decomposed state with police suggesting that she could have committed suicide at least two days ago.

Ritveja belonged to Patna in Bihar and was a third year degree student of Kirori Mal College. In the suicide note she has written she was taking this extreme step as nobody liked her.

No I am not joking, no doubt it sounds truly “economical” and leaves medical aspirants rubbing their eyes in disbelief. But if the news sources are to be believed, it may soon be a real option with ESI Corporation proposing such a fee structure for no less than 10 medical colleges it is planning.


The ESIC is planning this move because of a serious shortfall of doctors in ESI hospitals. The proposed number of 10 such colleges might well go up to 20 in the future. The ESI scheme is for welfare of workers and is fed by contributions from employers and employees.

All of you must be thinking how can any medical college manage in such a small fee when most of the Delhi’s schools charge more than this amount for even primary classes. This is because the ESI Corporation is proposing a bond of five years for graduates who will have to serve in its hospitals in lieu of inexpensive education fees. The entire cost will have to be reimbursed in case of those who leave in the bond period.

The ESI colleges will be a big addition in the field of medical education. According to government figures, there are 271 medical colleges of which 130 are government colleges while 136 are private. The total intake of students per year is 30,400.

Delhi University is planning to make 83 of its affiliated colleges “Smoke Free”. The Delhi University has already implemented this successfully in its north campus earlier.

Famous colleges like Kirori Mal, Ramjas and Hindu will now be covered under the new initiative. This decision has been taken after consulting with all the colleges.

This is a welcome step from the DU as I strongly feel that smoking in School or colleges should be completely restricted. But it’ll be interesting to see the effect of this “Smoke Free” initiative as I know there will be plenty of guys who might not be happy with this decision.

Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has admitted that no government measure could prevent the spread of H1N1 influenza in India, and according to WHO predictions, around one-third of the Indian population was likely to get infected with the virus over the next two years.
With Swine Flu spreading fast and recent cases of people tested positive for H1N1 influenza in New Delhi, some of the schools in Delhi have decided to remain closed for a week. Two schools Sanskriti and DPS (East of Kailash) will be closed for a week after their students, three and one respectively, tested positive for H1N1 influenza. Thirteen new cases were reported from the capital on Sunday five of them school children.

On one hand closing the school will help in curtailing the spread of Swine Flu among other students but on the hand it’ll create panic in the minds of people who hear about such news.

What do you think should be done to control this Swine Flu scare? Should the Delhi University colleges be closed?

The Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections will be held on September 4.

The last date for filling of nominations is August 25. Elections will be held from 8.30 am to 12.30 am in day colleges, while in evening colleges the timing will be from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
The candidates for the DUSU polls who wish to withdraw their nominations can do so before August 27.