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MU issues notice to ABVP over campus protest

The protests were organised by ABVP to address several student grievances, including the poor condition of campus roads which hinder the movement of visually impaired students

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Updated on Dec 13, 2024 07:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Progressive Students’ Forum writes to TISS chancellor to lift ban

PSF urges TISS Chancellor to revoke its ban, citing mismanagement and anti-student actions. TISSTA also condemns the ban, stressing the need for diverse viewpoints.

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Updated on Aug 24, 2024 08:18 AM IST

ByNiraj Pandit

University of Utah: Riot police clamp down on pro-Palestinian protesters

‘Disturbing’ footage from the University of Utah catches riot police in action - possibly firing rubber bullets at student protesters.

A scene from Monday's student protests and encampments at the University of Utah. (Instagram - @mechadeuofu)

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Published on Apr 30, 2024 04:24 PM IST

ByAshima Grover

Gangster shot dead in heart of Chandigarh was wanted in sexual harassment case

Gurlal Brar, 26, a former state president of the Students Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU), was booked for outraging the modesty and threatening a group of women outside a nightclub on September 27

Gurlal Brar, 26, who was shot dead outside a mall in Industrial Area, Phase 1, Chandigarh, in the wee hours of Sunday.(HT Photo)

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Published on Oct 12, 2020 06:30 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByShailee Dogra

PU panel recommends offline exam facility in rural colleges

All proposals require the vice-chancellor’s approvals. PU’s online exams for the final semesters of undergraduate and postgraduate courses are scheduled to start from September 17

A member of the panel who attended the meeting said recommendations had been made for arrangements to conduct offline exams on campus by following Covid-19 precautionary norms in colleges primarily in rural areas where connectivity was an issue or where students had no mobile phone or desktop available .(Getty Images/iStockphoto/For representation)

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Published on Sep 13, 2020 09:23 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByDar Ovais, Chandigarh

JNU: The attack and the resistance

As violent physical force was unleashed, students rose to forge our democratic future

The structures designed to protect the academic institution have turned against its community of students and teachers(ANI)

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Updated on Jan 06, 2020 08:38 PM IST

ByAtul Sood and Udaya Kumar

Masked youth enter hostels and attack students as JNU turns battleground

A short video clip circulating on social media shows blood on Ghosh’s face, while she narrates the incident in a state of shock.

A masked mob entered the Sabarmati Hostel on the campus and assaulted several students and professors with sticks and rods, said the JNU administration.(IANS)

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Updated on Aug 18, 2020 08:52 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Dal Khalsa to observe genocide week

Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa and other like-minded groups will hold convention on November 5 in Chandigarh to mark the 35th year of November 1984 carnage, party leader H S Dhami said here on Saturday. “During a week-long observance of genocide, the organisation will hold discussions and deliberations on politics of genocide being perpetuated by political parties against minorities since 1984,” said Dhami.

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Published on Nov 02, 2019 06:30 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Hoshiarpur | ByHT Correspondent, Hoshiarpur

Spat at Punjabi University over ‘unacceptable’ banner

The incident occurred when university administration raised objection over banners which reads 'Theka keetab – desi/angrezi' and allegedly threatened exhibitor to tear down the posters.

The posters that led to the argument between an exhibitor and the head of the publication bureau at the book fair at Punjabi University in Patiala on Tuesday.(HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 22, 2019 11:15 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Patiala:

PU polls: Tie-ups work for parties in colleges

Besides alliances, independent candidates also clinch presidential posts in five colleges

Panjab University Student Union alliance presidential candidate Gurjinder Singh celebrating his victory with his supporters at Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11, in Chandigarh on Friday.(Anil Dayal/HT)

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Published on Sep 07, 2019 12:58 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | BySrishti Jaswal, Chandigarh

PU polls: In Chandigarh colleges, student outfits harp on old promises

Most of the promises and demands of student wings of city colleges have remained unchanged over the years

Supporters of ABVP taking out a rally ahead of student elections at Post Graduate Government College in Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.(Keshav Singh/HT)

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Updated on Sep 05, 2019 12:49 AM IST

BySrishti Jaswal and Arshdeep Arshi, Chandigarh

Lounge bar in dock for serving liquor to underage students in Chandigarh

Excise rules were flouted during an unofficial freshers’ party organised by a student outfit ahead of Panjab University elections

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Published on Aug 29, 2019 12:56 AM IST

BySrishti Jaswal, Chandigarh

Car rallies, pamphlets, loud speakers banned on PU campus

Students directed to carry ID cards; outsider entry stopped

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Updated on Aug 29, 2019 12:47 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Dental student dies in freak mishap at Panjab University

Was trying to remove a hoarding in a drunken stupor when he fell and hit the kerb on the campus

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Published on Aug 26, 2019 12:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Saffronising the study in Mumbai University

The centre is named after Balvant (Bal) Apte, the late lawyer, Rajya Sabha MP and ideologue of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

The University of Mumbai will set up a new study centre for short-term courses and a PhD degree in comparative studies of student and youth movements across the world(Representational photo)

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Updated on Aug 22, 2019 01:19 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySmruti Koppikar

Work on Mumbai University’s ₹25-cr centre to study youth movements begins

The ceremony was performed by RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosbale and was attended by state higher education minister Vinod Tawde.

Tawde said the new centre will impart the training which the members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) get.(HT image)

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Updated on Aug 20, 2019 03:06 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByMusab Qazi

Missionary school in Manipur burnt down after disciplinary action against students

The incident took place at St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School in Sugnu, the second oldest Catholic school in Manipur.

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Updated on Apr 27, 2019 05:47 PM IST

Kakching (Manipur) | ByAsian News International

Boycott call by Mizo NGOs over ‘special treatment’ to Bru voters could derail Lok Sabha polls in Mizoram

Nearly 35,000 Brus, who fled three districts in Mizoram in 1997 following riots, are settled in six relief camps in Tripura. Nearly 12,000 of them are eligible to cast vote.

Bru voters wait to cross the border between Tripura into Mizoram, to cast their votes in the Mizoram state assembly election at Kanhmun in Mamit district, some 192 kms from Aizawl on November 28, 2018.(AFP File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2019 05:18 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Guwahati | ByUtpal Parashar

Mizoram Election 2018: Police back chief electoral officer SB Shashank’s demand for 40 companies of central forces

Chief electoral officer S B Shashank had sought deployment of 40 companies of central armed police forces (CAPF) in the state, which did not go down well with the powerful NGO Coordination Committee -- a conglomerate of civil societies and student organisations -- and the political parties.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced its decision to replace CEO SB Shashank, amid a raging controversy and massive protests here demanding the CEO’s ouster over his alleged “pro-Bru” stance and for seeking “unnecessary central forces” for the polls.(PTI)

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Published on Nov 12, 2018 01:55 PM IST

Aizawl | ByPress Trust of India

Four girls among 10 hurt in Punjabi varsity campus clash in Patiala

The clashes took place between members of Democratic Students Organisation(DSO) who were protesting for round-the-clock entry in girls’ hostels and those of physical education department.

DSO Students union members injured after being allegedly attacked by physical education department students outside VC’s office at Punjabi University in Patiala.(Bharat Bhushan/HT)

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Updated on Oct 10, 2018 10:00 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Patiala | ByHT Correspondent

Punjabi University V-C, others held ‘hostage’ by students in midnight protest

Protesting students are demanding round-the-clock hostel entry for girls; were angry after authorities informed parents of some girls leading the stir.

Vice-chancellor professor BS Ghuman having discussion with students at varsity guest house on Sunday night.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 09, 2018 09:04 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Patiala | ByNavrajdeep Singh

Panjab University elections: How others lost the game to SFS

The defeat is being seen as a stinker for national student leaders as well as their parent parties in view of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

SFS supporters unfurl Bhagat Singh’s banner at the Student Centre to celebrate the victory.(Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Updated on Sep 07, 2018 01:32 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByArshdeep Arshi

Panjab University students’ council gets its first woman president

A member of the left-leaning student wing Students for Society (SFS), Kanupriya defeated five male candidates.

Panjab University Campus Students’ Council president Kanupriya at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Thursday.(Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Updated on Sep 07, 2018 11:53 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByYuvraj Kaushal and Arshdeep Arshi

Panjab University elections: Campaigning ends, voting on September 6

No major rallies were held, though class-to-class campaigning continued throughout the day — the only working day before the polling on Thursday.

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Updated on Sep 05, 2018 11:32 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByArshdeep Arshi, Chandigarh

PU student polls 2018: SOI organises party for freshers

To garner more votes, the student wing also arranged a lavish spread of food items and beverages. However, the students were served liquor at the cost of Rs 200 (notes were slipped to the bartenders). With SOI saffron banners as party decorations, the atmosphere of the club turned political.

Freshers attending a party organised by the Student Organisation of India at a nightclub in the Industrial Area, Phase 1, Chandigarh on Wednesday.(Karun Sharma/HT)

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Updated on Aug 23, 2018 05:18 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | BySrishti Jaswal

Kalyan subcentre to finally open its door for students

The centre will be convenient for students, who otherwise have to travel all the way from Kalyan and Karjat

The subcentre for Kalyan was proposed five years ago and the land was sanctioned in 2010. However, the 10-acre plot at Vasant Valley remained unattended.(HT file)

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Published on Jun 23, 2018 12:04 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAnkita G Menon

Kerala teacher’s sexist remarks trigger ‘watermelon’ protest, women post nude photos

Kerala professor’s remark that Muslim girls were not wearing the hijab properly and deliberately exposing their chests like “sliced watermelon” has triggered widespread protests across the state

Jouhar Munavvir T whose sexist comments have triggered protets in Kerala.(photo/farooktrainingcollege.org)

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Updated on Mar 20, 2018 08:54 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | ByHT Correspondent

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The protests were organised by ABVP to address several student grievances, including the poor condition of campus roads which hinder the movement of visually impaired students

PSF urges TISS Chancellor to revoke its ban, citing mismanagement and anti-student actions. TISSTA also condemns the ban, stressing the need for diverse viewpoints.

‘Disturbing’ footage from the University of Utah catches riot police in action - possibly firing rubber bullets at student protesters.

Gurlal Brar, 26, a former state president of the Students Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU), was booked for outraging the modesty and threatening a group of women outside a nightclub on September 27

All proposals require the vice-chancellor’s approvals. PU’s online exams for the final semesters of undergraduate and postgraduate courses are scheduled to start from September 17

As violent physical force was unleashed, students rose to forge our democratic future

A short video clip circulating on social media shows blood on Ghosh’s face, while she narrates the incident in a state of shock.

The incident occurred when university administration raised objection over banners which reads 'Theka keetab – desi/angrezi' and allegedly threatened exhibitor to tear down the posters.

Besides alliances, independent candidates also clinch presidential posts in five colleges

Most of the promises and demands of student wings of city colleges have remained unchanged over the years

Excise rules were flouted during an unofficial freshers’ party organised by a student outfit ahead of Panjab University elections

Students directed to carry ID cards; outsider entry stopped

Was trying to remove a hoarding in a drunken stupor when he fell and hit the kerb on the campus

The centre is named after Balvant (Bal) Apte, the late lawyer, Rajya Sabha MP and ideologue of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

The ceremony was performed by RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosbale and was attended by state higher education minister Vinod Tawde.

The incident took place at St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School in Sugnu, the second oldest Catholic school in Manipur.

Nearly 35,000 Brus, who fled three districts in Mizoram in 1997 following riots, are settled in six relief camps in Tripura. Nearly 12,000 of them are eligible to cast vote.

Chief electoral officer S B Shashank had sought deployment of 40 companies of central armed police forces (CAPF) in the state, which did not go down well with the powerful NGO Coordination Committee -- a conglomerate of civil societies and student organisations -- and the political parties.

The clashes took place between members of Democratic Students Organisation(DSO) who were protesting for round-the-clock entry in girls’ hostels and those of physical education department.

Protesting students are demanding round-the-clock hostel entry for girls; were angry after authorities informed parents of some girls leading the stir.

The defeat is being seen as a stinker for national student leaders as well as their parent parties in view of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

A member of the left-leaning student wing Students for Society (SFS), Kanupriya defeated five male candidates.

No major rallies were held, though class-to-class campaigning continued throughout the day — the only working day before the polling on Thursday.

To garner more votes, the student wing also arranged a lavish spread of food items and beverages. However, the students were served liquor at the cost of Rs 200 (notes were slipped to the bartenders). With SOI saffron banners as party decorations, the atmosphere of the club turned political.

The centre will be convenient for students, who otherwise have to travel all the way from Kalyan and Karjat

Kerala professor’s remark that Muslim girls were not wearing the hijab properly and deliberately exposing their chests like “sliced watermelon” has triggered widespread protests across the state

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