Centre sends 2 new CRPF battalions to Manipur after drone attack, internet shut in 5 districts

Sep 11, 2024, at 07:08 am

Imphal/IBNS: Amid fresh violence in Manipur, the state government has banned mobile internet services in five districts to prevent the spread of fake news and concocted posts following last week's drone attack, media reports said.

Fresh mobile internet ban imposed in Manipur amid protests over dead students' photos

Sep 27, 2023, at 06:09 am

Imphal/IBNS: A ban on mobile devices accessing the internet has been reimposed in Manipur amid violent protests over the brutal murder of two minors, news of which broke after photographs of the bodies went viral on social media.

Govt forms committee to review discrepancy over railway exams after violent protests in Bihar

Jan 27, 2022, at 02:23 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Ministry of Railways on Wednesday constituted a five-member team to look into the concerns raised by students in regard to the result of the first stage computer-based test of Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) in 2021 after a passenger train was set on fire in Bihar as a protest to the same.

Bihar railway exam row: Rahul, Priyanka urge protesting students to refrain from violence

Jan 27, 2022, at 01:35 am

New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday supported the students who were protesting against Railway exams in Bihar, but appealed to them to not resort to violence.

Kolkata's Presidency students withdraw blockade from College Street after 24 hrs

Mar 06, 2020, at 06:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Resident-students of Kolkata's Presidency University, who were blocking College Street-M.G. Road crossing since Thursday 5 pm. over several hostel related issues, withdrew their road blockade on Friday evening, after nearly 24 hours.

Artistes join students' protest against JNU violence in Kolkata

Jan 07, 2020, at 08:07 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actors, filmmakers, singers as well as Left-minded politicians on Tuesday joined the university students who once again returned to streets to carry on with their protests against Sunday's violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JU).

JNU students hit streets, protest against hostel fee hike

Nov 11, 2019, at 05:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: A large number of students of Jawahar Lal Nehru University took to the streets near the campus protesting against the hostel fee hike on Monday.

Assam: Students' protest continue against govt’s move to downgrade Women’s University

Mar 23, 2018, at 04:03 am

Guwahati, Mar 22 (IBNS): Opposing the Assam government’s move to downgrade the Assam Women’s University (AWU) to a technical institute, the student community of the state has come out to the streets staging dharnas and protested against the government move.