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Jamia students protest against Waqf Bill, burn legislation copies in defiance

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Published on Apr 04, 2025 07:32 PM IST

PTI |

21-year-old female student dies by suicide in Bihar's Sheohar, students protest

Students of Government Engineering College staged a protest in the premises of the college, demanding a fair investigation in the case.

The deceased was a final year student of engineering and a resident of Muzaffarpur district. (Representational image)

education

Published on Mar 23, 2025 03:56 PM IST

ANI | , Sheohar

Osmania University row: Know what led to the protest, check netizens' reactions

In a new statement, the university said the circular has been misinterpreted, and that it does not impose a blanket ban on student protests in open spaces.

On March 13, 2025, Osmania University issued a circular wherein it prohibited agitations in Departments /Colleges, Centres / Administrative Building. (Image source: instagram.com/osmania.university)

education

Published on Mar 17, 2025 04:57 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk | Edited by Gaurav Sarma

JU teachers' body urges agitating students to return to classes, sit for exams

JUTA emphasised it was not asking the students to call off the stir till their demands are met but ensure academic activities are not disrupted

education

Updated on Mar 09, 2025 07:51 AM IST

PTI | , Kolkata

‘Extremely appalled’: KIIT V-C apologises to Nepali students, sacks 2 officials

Tuesday’s apology from KIIT vice chancellor came after outrage over the private university’s crackdown on Nepali students protesting the death

Bhubaneswar: Security personnel deployed at the the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) after tensions flared up following the alleged suicide of a 20-year-old student from Nepal, in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday (PTI)

india news

Updated on Feb 18, 2025 04:49 PM IST

ByDebabrata Mohanty

Row over student’s death at KIIT, Nepal sends team

Protesting students of KIIT University (deemed) alleged on Monday that authorities turned a deaf ear to the complaints made by the deceased student a month ago.

Protesting students of KIIT alleged that the victim was being harassed by a person identified as Advik Srivastava for several months and despite reporting the matter to the international relations department of the university, no help was received. (File image)

education

Updated on Feb 18, 2025 07:57 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Bhubaneswar

14 students at Jamia detained for protest against disciplinary action

The students were protesting against show-cause notices sent to participants of a December 2024 demonstration marking the anniversary of CAA protests and alleged police brutality on campus in 2019.

Security heightened outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university on Thursday after several students staged protests and vandalised property over the varsity’s disciplinary action against two PhD scholars. (ANI Photo)

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Updated on Feb 14, 2025 08:23 AM IST

ByAheli Das, Hemani Bhandari, New Delhi

Panjab University: Students lock DSW office over senate elections

The door on the first floor, from where the offices of DSW, DSW women and associate DSW can be accessed, was locked by the students who also put up a “missing” poster for a “vice-chancellor who cares”

Protesters locked the first floor of the dean students welfare (DSW) office building at the Student Centre in Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. (Sanjeev Sharma/HT)

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Updated on Jan 22, 2025 08:48 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

HT Year Ender 2024: Significant student protests that shook the education sector

Here's a list of significant student protests that took place in India in 2024 addressing various issues, from examination irregularities to demands for safety.

Junior doctors and citizens took out a rally demanding justice for the RG Kar junior doctor who was raped and murdered in August. (PTI Photo)

education

Updated on Dec 31, 2024 08:03 AM IST

ByTisha Jacob, New Delhi

Massive protests in Patna over proposed changes in BPSC prelims exam

Bihar Public Service Commission aspirants are protesting in Patna against proposed changes in the exam, demanding a 'one shift, one paper' format.

A police official lathicharges aspirants during their protest over normalization of the 70th Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination in Patna.(PTI)

india news

Updated on Dec 07, 2024 02:08 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Ludhiana: PAU students’ meeting with CM postponed again

The protesting students were promised the meeting after they were asked to call off their sit-in protest on the campus on the eve of the Vice President’s visit

On November 18, the panel meeting was moved to November 26. Now it has been put off again to December 17. (HT File)

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Published on Nov 25, 2024 10:32 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

UPPSC postpones RO, ARO exams; to hold PCS preliminary exam on single day

The Commission also announced to form a committee on Review Officer (RO) and Assistant Review Officer ARO exams to ensure its transparency and fairness.

The protesting aspirants near UPPSC headquarters on day 3 of their protest in Prayagraj on Wednesday. (HT)

education

Published on Nov 14, 2024 06:46 PM IST

PTI | , Prayagraj (up)

Minor altercation, candlelight march mark Day 3 of students’ protest; aspirants meet mayor

The situation briefly turned tense when a police team stopped some aspirants from proceeding towards the protest site

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Updated on Nov 14, 2024 08:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Prayagraj

Political backing grows for Panjab University senate election protest

After AAP’s Anandpur Sahib MP Malvinder Singh Kang visited the university on Monday, former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy, who recently quit the Aam Aadmi Party, also met with the protesting students outside the vice-chancellor’s office on Wednesday morning

Former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy (in blue shirt) with the protesting students outside the vice-chancellor’s office on Panjab University campus on Wednesday morning. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Updated on Nov 07, 2024 10:02 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Punjab edu minister writes to Dhankhar over PU senate elections

After Bains received representation from the protesting senators, He said it has come to his notice that the term of the senate is expiring on October 31, while notification of the elections has not been done

Senators and students during a protest outside the admin block in PU on Thursday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 25, 2024 07:24 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Students call for Diwali event at Jamia, Delhi cops step up security

Police said the students — officers claimed many were “outsiders” — did not have permission from the university to protest

Police outside Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Oct 24, 2024 12:35 AM IST

ByAheli Das, Jignasa Sinha

Rats inside pots, food in IIT Roorkee kitchen, video shows disgusting conditions

A viral video shows rats in cooking utensils at IIT Roorkee's mess, sparking student protests. The institute denied the claims and called the video misleading.

Students shared videos claiming that they found rats inside cooking utensils in the mess of Radha-Krishna Bhawan at the Uttarakhand institute.(X/@neha_suyal)

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Published on Oct 19, 2024 11:38 AM IST

ByMuskaan Sharma

Punjab: College director, vice-principal booked for nursing student’s suicide

The parents of the deceased and student union leaders had alleged that the first-year student had ended his life due to college administration’s harassment

The teenager hailed from Nuh in Haryana. (HT File)

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Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Two including a NIT student dies by suicide in separate incidents

Following the incident, a significant number of students assembled at the NIT campus to protest, creating a ruckus and demanding a thorough investigation.

In the suicide note, the AP student wrote that she was under stress due to taking a loan of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>6 lakh. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

education

Updated on Sep 22, 2024 07:56 AM IST

ByAvinash Kumar, Patna

TISS students protest suspension of PhD scholar, allege police action on campus

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Published on Sep 21, 2024 12:42 AM IST

PTI |

IP University suicide: Varsity forms inquiry committee, removes warden

GGSIPU on Tuesday formed an inquiry committee to investigate the suicide by a 25-year-old student who was distressed by his expulsion from the hostel.

Students stage a protest after an MBA student allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the seventh floor of his hostel in the IP University, in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI)

india news

Published on Sep 18, 2024 12:14 AM IST

PTI |

Mamata dedicates TMC student wing foundation day to Kolkata rape-murder victim

Kolkata rape-murder case: Mamata Banerjee has been under intense scrutiny over the incident, with students, doctors, and BJP leaders demanding her resignation.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (PTI)

india news

Updated on Aug 28, 2024 12:34 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Meerut school principal arrested after student's kin protest giving him non-veg

Mohammed Iqbal Khan, principal of the school in Vaidwada in Meerut, is accused of having "deliberately served" non-vegetarian food to a student.

Police said the matter came to light when the brothers informed their family members about the incident. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT) (HT PHOTO)(Representative Image)

education

Published on Aug 13, 2024 10:22 AM IST

PTI | , Meerut

Bangladesh student protests: Internet restored in country after 10 days

Internet connection was restored in Bangladesh after being restricted for 10 days amidst the nationwide violence over quota reforms in government jobs.

Internet was restored in Bangladesh ten days after the country went offline to prevent the spread of fake news amidst anti-quota protests. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain(REUTERS)

world news

Published on Jul 28, 2024 05:04 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Bangladesh students protest updates: 39 killed, 30 journalists injured

Bangladesh Police firing was the cause of at least two-thirds of deaths reported so far. Approximately 400 students had been injured in the protests as well.

Approximately 400 students had been injured in the protests, as well as 30 journalists. 39 people have died in the protests. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

world news

Published on Jul 19, 2024 03:26 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

MEA advisory for Indians as Bangladesh students quota protest kills 39 people

India's Ministry of Externals Affairs requested citizens to follow the advisory issued by the High Commission, urging them to limit movement outside houses.

More than 2500 have been injured with hundreds of university students in Dhaka holding rallies for weeks protesting the Bangladesh's reservation system in public sector jobs(AFP)

india news

Updated on Jul 19, 2024 02:40 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Columbia Jewish students' letter consolidates divide over pro-Palestine protests

The new letter from pro-Israel Jewish students surfaced just days after pro-Palestine Jewish students published their version in an open letter.

In this grab taken from video, protestors protesting the Israel-Hamas war stand outside near the campus of George Washington University, in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Tensions have continued to ratchet up in standoffs with protesters on campuses across the U.S. and increasingly, in Europe, nearly three weeks into a movement launched by a protest at Columbia University. (WJLA via AP)(AP)

world news

Published on May 08, 2024 11:00 PM IST

ByAshima Grover

Sahar Tartak, Jewish Yale student journalist, now being labelled a ‘Zionist’?

Despite initial condemnation of the purported attack on Sahar Tartak, social media has switched sides as her remarks have been blown out of the water.

Sahar Tartak is a Yale University student journalist of the Jewish faith.((LinkedIn))

world news

Published on May 06, 2024 05:53 AM IST

ByAshima Grover

Student’s death triggers protest at AU; varsity property vandalised

On getting information of the road blockade and violence by students, cops from Colonelganj police station reached the spot and pacified the crowd. They also convinced the students to lift the road blockade.

Students protesting at AU while the police manning the main gate of the varsity on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jul 13, 2023 12:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Students stage dharna demanding cancellation of Odisha matriculation exam

Seeking cancellation of the annual matriculation (class 10) examination conducted by the Odisha board in view of the COVID-19 situation, a large number of students on Tuesday staged a protest in front of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence here.

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Published on Apr 21, 2021 08:40 AM IST

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Jamia students protest against Waqf Bill, burn legislation copies in defiance

Students of Government Engineering College staged a protest in the premises of the college, demanding a fair investigation in the case.

In a new statement, the university said the circular has been misinterpreted, and that it does not impose a blanket ban on student protests in open spaces.

JUTA emphasised it was not asking the students to call off the stir till their demands are met but ensure academic activities are not disrupted

Tuesday’s apology from KIIT vice chancellor came after outrage over the private university’s crackdown on Nepali students protesting the death

Protesting students of KIIT University (deemed) alleged on Monday that authorities turned a deaf ear to the complaints made by the deceased student a month ago.

The students were protesting against show-cause notices sent to participants of a December 2024 demonstration marking the anniversary of CAA protests and alleged police brutality on campus in 2019.

The door on the first floor, from where the offices of DSW, DSW women and associate DSW can be accessed, was locked by the students who also put up a “missing” poster for a “vice-chancellor who cares”

Here's a list of significant student protests that took place in India in 2024 addressing various issues, from examination irregularities to demands for safety.

Bihar Public Service Commission aspirants are protesting in Patna against proposed changes in the exam, demanding a 'one shift, one paper' format.

The protesting students were promised the meeting after they were asked to call off their sit-in protest on the campus on the eve of the Vice President’s visit

The Commission also announced to form a committee on Review Officer (RO) and Assistant Review Officer ARO exams to ensure its transparency and fairness.

The situation briefly turned tense when a police team stopped some aspirants from proceeding towards the protest site

After AAP’s Anandpur Sahib MP Malvinder Singh Kang visited the university on Monday, former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy, who recently quit the Aam Aadmi Party, also met with the protesting students outside the vice-chancellor’s office on Wednesday morning

After Bains received representation from the protesting senators, He said it has come to his notice that the term of the senate is expiring on October 31, while notification of the elections has not been done

Police said the students — officers claimed many were “outsiders” — did not have permission from the university to protest

A viral video shows rats in cooking utensils at IIT Roorkee's mess, sparking student protests. The institute denied the claims and called the video misleading.

The parents of the deceased and student union leaders had alleged that the first-year student had ended his life due to college administration’s harassment

Following the incident, a significant number of students assembled at the NIT campus to protest, creating a ruckus and demanding a thorough investigation.

TISS students protest suspension of PhD scholar, allege police action on campus

GGSIPU on Tuesday formed an inquiry committee to investigate the suicide by a 25-year-old student who was distressed by his expulsion from the hostel.

Kolkata rape-murder case: Mamata Banerjee has been under intense scrutiny over the incident, with students, doctors, and BJP leaders demanding her resignation.

Mohammed Iqbal Khan, principal of the school in Vaidwada in Meerut, is accused of having "deliberately served" non-vegetarian food to a student.

Internet connection was restored in Bangladesh after being restricted for 10 days amidst the nationwide violence over quota reforms in government jobs.

Bangladesh Police firing was the cause of at least two-thirds of deaths reported so far. Approximately 400 students had been injured in the protests as well.

India's Ministry of Externals Affairs requested citizens to follow the advisory issued by the High Commission, urging them to limit movement outside houses.

The new letter from pro-Israel Jewish students surfaced just days after pro-Palestine Jewish students published their version in an open letter.

Despite initial condemnation of the purported attack on Sahar Tartak, social media has switched sides as her remarks have been blown out of the water.

On getting information of the road blockade and violence by students, cops from Colonelganj police station reached the spot and pacified the crowd. They also convinced the students to lift the road blockade.

Seeking cancellation of the annual matriculation (class 10) examination conducted by the Odisha board in view of the COVID-19 situation, a large number of students on Tuesday staged a protest in front of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence here.

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