Sibal backs Unmukt, requests DU to allow him for exam
August 31st, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Friday said he had requested the Delhi University vice chancellor to use his discretionary powers and allow U-19 World ... Read more...
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Sports minister to bat for Unmukt at Delhi University (Lead)
August 30th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India's Sports Minister Ajay Maken Thursday said he would take up U-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand's case with the Delhi University.Maken said it ... Read more...
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Dhumal steps in to end St Bede’s strike
July 17th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 17 (IANS) With the strike by the faculty of St. Bede's, the country's oldest all-women college here, continuing for over a week, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar ... Read more...
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Strike in India’s oldest women’s college
July 13th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 13 (IANS) The entire teaching and administrative faculty of St. Bede's, the country's oldest all-women college in the Himachal Pradesh capital, have gone on strike over reduction ... Read more...
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Goa college files complaint after forged letters surface
June 9th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 9 (IANS) Goa's only medical college, the Goa Medical College (GMC), has filed a police complaint in the wake of unidentified persons circulating forged letters to aspiring medical ... Read more...
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Northeast students protest Manipuri student’s death (Lead)
April 29th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Banglaore, April 29 (IANS) More than 200 students from Manipur and other northeastern states, studying in the capital, came together Sunday at India Gate for a silent candlelight ... Read more...
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Rajasthan ACB raids 28 nursing colleges across state
March 29th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Thursday carried out surprise checks at 28 private nursing colleges across the state after conducting raids on 48 others earlier this ... Read more...
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Engineering students arrested for topper classmate’s murder
March 1st, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 29 (IANS) Two days after they allegedly shot dead their classmate in front of their college, two students of a private engineering college have been arrested by ... Read more...
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For being a topper, engineering student pays with life
February 27th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 27 (IANS) A second year mechanical engineering student of a private college here was killed Monday allegedely by two of his batchmates who had developed an animosity ... Read more...
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Wave Tech Community College put on lockdown due to a gunman on the prowl
January 24th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Raleigh, Jan 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wake Technical Community College officials have put the college on a lockdown after they received reports that there was a gunman on the prowl on the campus. ... Read more...
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Pranab cautions Mamata government on teacher assaults
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Berhampore (West Bengal), Jan 22 (IANS) Expressing concern over assaults on teachers by students, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday urged the West Bengal government to ensure discipline and law ... Read more...
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College principals are political recruits: Mamata
January 17th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) In a bid to shield Trinamool Congress supporters accused of assaulting and harassing principals of several colleges, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday accused ... Read more...
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Trinamool members, others held for assault on principal (Lead)
January 6th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Thirteen people, most of them from the ruling Trinamool Congress, were arrested from the Raiganj area of West Bengal's North Dinajpur district Friday for the ... Read more...
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13 Trinamool students held for assault on principal
January 6th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Thirteen people were arrested from the Raiganj area of West Bengal's North Dinajpur district Friday in connection with the assault a day earlier on the principal ... Read more...
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India’s national anthem completes a century (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) "Jana Gana Mana...", India's lilting national anthem, completed 100 years Tuesday.First sung by a choir on this date in 1911 at the 26th session of the ... Read more...
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Punjab, Chandigarh college teachers on strike again
December 13th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 13 (IANS) Hundreds of teachers of private colleges across Punjab and Chandigarh went on a three-day strike Tuesday to protest the state government's failure to implement their demands, ... Read more...
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Less than 40 teachers in Bihar’s six engineering colleges
November 8th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 8 (IANS) Bihar's six government-run engineering colleges have fewer than 40 teachers, including principals, to cater to over 4,000 students, triggering resentment among them and forcing thousands of ... Read more...
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Mysterious object baffles police
September 27th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 27 (IANS) An unidentified object weighing some 20 kg and suspected to have fallen from the sky has baffled police in Meghalaya. It was recovered Tuesday from a ... Read more...
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Campaign against harassment of women in Ranchi
September 16th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 16 (IANS) Police have launched a campaign against harassment of women in the Jharkhand capital, stepping up presence at public places and opening helpline numbers for victims to ... Read more...
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Girl student dies; father alleges ragging
September 10th, 2011 - 2:09 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 10 (IANS) The father of a student found dead at her engineering college hostel has filed a complaint of ragging against some seniors, police said Friday."The girl, Somya ... Read more...
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One student killed, 3 injured in Uttar Pradesh
September 8th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) In a clash following an argument between two groups of students, a 21-year-old engineering student was killed and three critically injured in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr ... Read more...
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Medical students attempt suicide over low marks
September 3rd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, Sep 3 (IANS) Depressed over their poor performance in exams, three MBBS students of a government medical college here attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills, police said Saturday. Their ... Read more...
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Delhi University’s first cut-offs baffle students
June 15th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) From plain disbelief to shock -- students were visibly taken aback as Delhi University colleges announced their first cut-off lists Wednesday. The cut-offs for most ... Read more...
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Girl pursuing Ph.D. accuses teacher of demanding favours
May 27th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 26 (IANS) A girl pursuing Ph.D. in a college in this Madhya Pradesh capital has accused an assistant professor and guide of demanding favours for helping her complete ... Read more...
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CAG raps India’s oldest women’s college
April 15th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 15 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has rapped the India's oldest all-women college, St. Bede's in this Himachal Pradesh capital, for charging tuition fee ... Read more...
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College offers World Cup final treat
April 1st, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) In a "visual treat" for its students, a college here Friday announced that students can now capture the much-awaited India-Sri Lanka World Cup final action ... Read more...
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Denied admit cards, Mathura students go on rampage
March 31st, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, March 31 (IANS) Agitated over not getting admission cards for college examinations beginning Thursday, students went on a rampage in this Uttar Pradesh pilgrim town, damaging vehicles, public property ... Read more...
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Yuva Sena, MNS create ruckus in Mumbai college
March 11th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Police detained around 30 activists of the Yuva Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) after they created a ruckus in Chinai College here Friday ... Read more...
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Woman gives birth outside hospital, baby dies
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 2 (IANS) A female labourer gave birth under a tree in this Uttar Pradesh city after a hospital refused to admit her. The baby died immediately after birth ... Read more...
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College security supervisor booked for molesting student
January 29th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), Jan 29 (IANS) The security supervisor of a law college here has been booked for molesting a first year student, police said Saturday.Amandeep Singh, in his late 30s, is the ... Read more...
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Lucknow University enrolls country’s youngest matriculate
December 28th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) 'Wonder Kid' Sushma Verma, who holds the distinction of being the country's youngest matriculate at the age of seven, will now pursue her graduation from Lucknow University at ... Read more...
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Dhumal for probe into student’s obscene pictures case
December 28th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 28 (IANS) About a fortnight after a female college student in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district complained of being blackmailed with her nude pictures, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here ... Read more...
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Jenni-Lyn Watson’s Friends To Hold A Prayer Service
November 28th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) William Fitzpatrick, Onondaga County District Attorney declared yesterday that missing New York girl Jenni-Lyn Watson's body has been found near Clay Central Park in North Syracuse. ... Read more...
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Clashes in Lucknow after Shia clerics arrested
November 14th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) Tension gripped large parts of the old city Sunday following prolonged clashes between the police and agitated mobs protesting against the arrest of leading Shia clerics Maulana Kalbe ... Read more...
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Student indiscipline rampant in Cambridge (Lead)
November 10th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 10 (IANS) Cambridge University, an 800-year-old institution where 15 British prime ministers have been educated, has witnessed widespread student indiscipline, a media report said Wednesday.The Daily Telegraph reported that a ... Read more...
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