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Goalpara, July 19: In the wake of the violent eviction drive in Goalpara's Paikan Reserve Forest -- during which one person was killed and several others, including police personnel, sustained injuries -- several political and student organisations submitted a memorandum to the District Commissioner (DC) on Saturday. The memorandum calls for a judicial inquiry into the incident, compensation of Rs 20 lakh for the family of the deceased, and Rs 5 lakh for each injured person. It also demands an ...Read More >
The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to specify its plans for conducting students' body elections across colleges and universities. This follows a petition highlighting the decade-long delay. The court seeks a notification timeline from the state amidst unresolved issues with permanent vice chancellor appointments. The Calcutta High Court has instructed the West Bengal government to outline its strategy for holding upcoming students' body elections in colleges and uni ...Read More >
The NSUI has alleged institutional silence and apathy from the college administration and the Odisha Government, and has called for immediate action against the accused and those who failed to protect the survivor. New Delhi: The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has demanded justice for the 20-year-old student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, Balasore, who self-immolated herself in protest over sexual harassment by her Head of the Department. According to an official press release, "T ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 17 (PTI) From former top ULFA commander to noted lawyer to ex-state president of AAP, prominent persons from different sections of society joined the ruling BJP in Assam on Thursday. The formal induction of these new members was held at the state party headquarters by state president Dilip Saikia, in the presence of Assam in-charge Harish Dwivedi and organisational general secretary GR Ravindra Raju, among others. Also Read | India Cautions NATO Chief Mark Rutte Against Any 'Doub ...Read More >
Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao has slammed a ₹25 crore defamation notice on Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and sought an unconditional public apology for his 'illegal' and 'unlawful' acts of making false imputations against him with regard to the suicide of University of Hyderabad (UoH) research scholar Rohith Vemula causing him 'serious agony' and 'Irreversible' damage. Mr. Vikramarka has been given three days to apologise or criminal action will be taken claiming dam ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) held a protest at Odisha Bhawan on Tuesday, demanding justice for the student who self-immolated over alleged inaction in a sexual harassment case. The 20-year-old second-year B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore, Odisha, had accused the Head of the Education Department of sexually harassing her. She set herself on fire on the college campus on Saturday in protest against the alleged inaction and suffer ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) held a protest at Odisha Bhawan on Tuesday, demanding justice for the student who self-immolated over alleged inaction in a sexual harassment case. The 20-year-old second-year B.Ed student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore, Odisha, had accused the Head of the Education Department of sexually harassing her. She set herself on fire on the college campus on Saturday in protest against the alleged inaction and suffer ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar on Monday to meet the Balasore victim and assured the family of providing best treatment. President Murmu arrived at the Bhubaneswar airport today. Ashutosh Biswas, Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, while talking to the media about the President vist said, The President met the family members of the victim and assured that the best treatment is b ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Kerala), Jul 14 (PTI) Activists of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) on Monday took out a protest march to a CBSE school in Mavelikara in this coastal district against a "pada puja" ritual held recently. DYFI is the youth outfit of the ruling CPI(M). The protesters alleged that children were made to wash the feet of not just teachers but also that of a local BJP leader who attended the ritual at the school, Vivekananda Vidya Peedom, last week. The Left activists, incl ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Allegations of flawed allotments have been made against the Gujarat Common Admission System (GCAS) amid the ongoing admission process. The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) claimed that a student who failed in Class 12 was allotted admission in not just one, but three different colleges affiliated with Gujarat University (GU).The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) claimed that a student who failed in Class 12 was allotted admission in not just one, but three different col ...Read More >
Jawaharlal Nehru University will conduct the second cycle of PhD admissions for 2025-26. The university also grants hostel extensions for PhD scholars nearing thesis submission. The JNU Students' Union continues its hunger strike. They demand the reinstatement of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination for PhD programs. The union claims the university's decision impacts many MA graduates.Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has announced the second cycle of PhD admissions, tentatively ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt aims to create 10 lakh green livelihoods through engagement in eco-tourism activities by establishing 100 facilities to process medicinal plants. The move is an attempt to engage local communities in its mission to establish green Odisha by 2036. On the occasion of the 76th Van Mahotsav, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday. The govt also introduced new awards for environmentalists and conservationists as well as increased the award money.In his speech, the c ...Read More >
Kolkata: The authorities of the law college in Kasba, south Kolkata have requested cop deployment after the removal of barricades on Monday when the institute is scheduled to reopen after a closure of 12 days following the gang rape of a student on the campus. This comes even as a senior police officer has claimed that policemen will be continued to be deployed on the premises in three shifts. "Cops would check the students' ID cards. If anyone appears to be suspicious, the person will be questi ...Read More >
KOLKATA, July 7: South Calcutta Law College reopened on Monday amid heavy security after remaining closed for 11 days following the alleged gang rape of a first year student on campus. Vice Principal Nayna Chatterjee said only BA LLB students of the first semester, who were yet to fill out their examination forms, have been asked to come on the first day after reopening to complete the formalities. Senior officers of the Kolkata Police were overseeing security at the campus as private guards t ...Read More >
Kolkata: Amid furore over the alleged gangrape in college, South Kolkata Law college on Monday got reopened following direction of Calcutta High Court with tight security. According to High Court sources, the college will remain open from 8 am to 2pm and no one including the teachers will be allowed to stay inside the premises after 2pm. A large contingent of police were seen with barricades outside the main gate of the college and everyone who were entering the college premises had to produce ...Read More >
KOLKATA: South Calcutta Law College reopened on Monday amid heavy security after remaining closed for 11 days following the alleged gang rape of a first year student on campus. Vice Principal Nayna Chatterjee said only BA LLB students of the first semester, who were yet to fill out their examination forms, have been asked to come on the first day after reopening to complete the formalities. Senior officers of the Kolkata Police were overseeing security at the campus as private guards thoroughl ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 7 (PTI) The South Calcutta Law College reopened on Monday amid heavy security after remaining closed for 11 days following the alleged gang rape of a first year student on campus. Vice Principal Nayna Chatterjee said only BA LLB students of the first semester, who were yet to fill out their examination forms, have been asked to come on the first day after reopening to complete the formalities. Senior officers of the Kolkata Police were overseeing security at the campus as private ...Read More >
Guwahati: A 15-member delegation from the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Sunday to demand the speedy and complete implementation of the Bodo Peace Accord. During the meeting, which BTR Chief Executive Member Pramod Boro and senior state officials also attended, the delegation pressed for the full clause-by-clause implementation of the BTR Accord before 2026. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowled ...Read More >
The Bar Council of West Bengal took decisive action. It expelled Monojit Mishra, the main suspect in a gang rape case. Mishra's name was removed from the advocate rolls. The South Calcutta Law College also terminated Mishra's employment. Two students, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee, were expelled. They were also arrested in connection with the crime.The Bar Council of West Bengal on Wednesday decided to expel Monojit Mishra, the prime accused in the gang rape case, from its membership and struc ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing Marathi-non-Marathi row, a group of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly stormed a man's residence in the Vanaz area of the city on Thursday and threatened to assault him over an objectionable social media post targeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray. The man, identified as Kedar Soman, had reportedly posted a comment on Facebook that MNS workers found offensive and disrespectful to their leader. Enraged by the post, a group o ...Read More >
Kolkata: The detective department's investigation into the "wider conspiracy" angle has led cops back to the law college. Based on the questioning of security guard Pinaki Banerjee, the cops are also trying to ascertain if there were others who "aided and abetted" the "influence" of chief accused Monojit Mishra.The police have confiscated general body (GB) meeting details, the minutes of which will help investigators ascertain how Mishra was "appointed" at the college and continued to work there ...Read More >
Nagpur: The Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) has almost completed the Rs 132.49 crore phase 1 of the Tajbagh renovation and beautification project and is now awaiting Rs 95.87 crore to start phase 2 of the project. Under the first phase, NMRDA strengthened and beautified the main dargah, constructed a shopping complex, a choti dargah, shops, and other structures, including marble flooring. According to NMRDA sources, Phase 1 of the project received Rs 132.49 crore adminis ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed Bengal govt to put under lock and key union rooms of all state colleges and universities. The HC also asked the state to pass an order so that no student is permitted to enter the union room without the written permission of the registrar or another competent person. The union room of the south Kolkata college where a student was raped on June 25, however, would only be accessible to the investigating agency until further order, the HC said.T ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered that Students' Union rooms in colleges and universities across the state should remain closed till student body polls. The division bench of Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Smita Das has ordered the Higher Education Department to issue a notice to close the Students' Union rooms of all colleges and universities. The authorities should keep the room locked. The rooms cannot be used for any kind of recreation. "If there is an urgent need to open ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal Higher Education Department to ensure that the union rooms, also often referred to as common rooms, in all colleges and universities in the state remain locked till the time the students' union elections in those institutes were conducted and the results declared. A division bench of Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Smita Das gave this order on a petition seeking to draw the attention of the court that u ...Read More >
Kolkata Gangrape: The notoriety of thirty-one-year-old Manojit Mishra, the prime accused held in connection with the recent gang-rape at a law college in Kolkata, was such that after he re-joined the South Calcutta Law College in mid-2024 as an ad-hoc staff, the female students started feeling unsafe, started skipping classes and the attendance among girl students dropped sharply. Mishra, a former student and current Organising Secretary of the South Kolkata district of the Trinamool Congress C ...Read More >
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University will conduct its own entrance exam -- JNUEE -- for admissions in PhD courses for Korean Studies and Cinema Studies, which are not covered under the UGC-NET, while admissions for all other doctoral degree courses will be based on NET scores. According to university sources, the decision to hold JNUEE for these two programmes was taken by the respective schools. "All the deans have accepted and signed the process. This decision is their own, not of the vice ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Jawaharlal Nehru University will conduct its own entrance exam -- JNUEE -- for admissions in PhD courses for Korean Studies and Cinema Studies, which are not covered under the UGC-NET, while admissions for all other doctoral degree courses will be based on NET scores. According to university sources, the decision to hold JNUEE for these two programmes was taken by the respective schools. Also Read | India Developing Its Own Bunker-Buster Missile? Reports Say DRDO Modifyi ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 1 (PTI) The South Calcutta Law College on Tuesday terminated the services of the prime accused and expelled two other students arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 24-year-old first-year student on the campus, officials said. The decision was taken at a meeting of the college's governing body chaired by TMC MLA Ashok Kumar Deb, amid a growing public outrage over the June 25 incident. The prime accused, Monojit Mishra, who was working as a temporary staffer since ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Former MLC N Ramachander Rao is set to be formally announced as the new president of the Telangana BJP on July 1. His was the only nomination filed, clearing the path for an uncontested elevation to the post. The nomination process, however, was not without drama. Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh, who had aspired to lead the state unit, resigned from the party after the central leadership backed Ramachander Rao. The former MLC submitted three sets of nominations to national election retur ...Read More >
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