‘I love you, Papa’: NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Dehradun ahead of retest

A NEET aspirant died by suicide in Dehradun shortly before a scheduled retest. The article also includes a roundup of various regional and international news headlines.
Why it matters
Highlights the intense pressure faced by students in competitive academic environments and provides a snapshot of current regional news.
Aiswarya Raj is a Senior Correspondent for The Indian Express, covering Uttarakhand. She brings sound journalistic experience to her role, having started her career at the organisation as a sub-editor with the Delhi city team. She subsequently developed her reporting expertise by covering Gurugram and its neighbouring districts before transitioning to her current role as a resident correspondent in Dehradun. She is an alumna of the Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) and the University of Kerala.
The article reports on a tragic event and provides a news digest without editorializing.
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