A 45-year-old coronavirus patient committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of a Covid-19 care centre in Ramgarh district on Saturday.

The reason behind the suicide of Vijendra Prasad Nirala, a resident of Kaitha village, is not yet known, subdivisional police officer Anuj Oraon said.

Vijendra’s father-in-law Sitaram Barnwal said he was working at a private company in Ranchi and had returned recently to Ramgarh. He had started feeling uneasy, after which he went for a Covid-19 test, he added. The result came back positive.

Vijendra was admitted to the Covid-19 care centre in Nayi Sarai area of the town seven days ago.

According to his relatives, Vijendra was tensed for the past few days.

NPU exam form fill-up schedule

Nilamber-Pitamber University (NPU) in Daltonganj has announced that it has “re-extended” the schedule for filling up exam forms for the B.A., B.Sc., and B.Com Honours/General/Vocational courses of Part III for session 2017 -20.

Sources said NPU has done “lots of ground work” for the final-year exam as the UGC had set a deadline of September 30.

Officials said the Supreme Court had been petitioned by states and various student bodies against organising the exam which the UGC has contested on the ground that it deems all fit and necessary to hold the final-year examination.

A notification of the re-extended schedule for filling out the exam form has been issued by the controller of the examinations of NPU, S.K. Pandey, under the order of the vice-chancellor, Ram Lakhan Singh.

The re-extended dates are from August 16 to August 23.

Students must fill out their forms online at www.npuuniv.in. They can also use the payment options on the website.

The NPU has publicised the following fees for the exam: Rs 1,150 for undergraduate non-practical exams; Rs 1,250 for undergraduate practical exams and Rs 1,400 for undergraduate vocational exams.

For students who have failed, the fees range from Rs 400 to Rs 650.

Vice-chancellor Singh said: “This is the second extended schedule for filling the form. We have asked students to fill their examination forms online and they need not come to the college for it.”

He added: “The exam will be conducted in the pen-and-paper mode and there will be no online test. Students will have to wear masks and maintain social distancing.”

Deputy commissioner Ramesh Gholap inspects the guard of honour at Koderma on Saturday. Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Praise for Corona Warriors at I-Day event

Deputy commissioner Ramesh Gholap addressed the people of Koderma after hoisting the national flag on the measures taken by the district administration to put a check on the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

He praised “Corona Warriors” for their work in these tough times.

Gholap spoke of the developmental work in the district.

Eighteen persons who recovered from coronavirus infection were discharged from the Covid-19 care centre at Domchanch in Koderma on Saturday.