Another shutdown hits life in Telangana
August 10th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Another shutdown Wednesday in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh called by a student group, demanding jobs for locals in the police department here, brought normal ... Read more...
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India will get more prominence at Harvard
August 7th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Harvard alumni in India will join hands with the growing Indian student community to make India the professional, academic and cultural focus at America's ... Read more...
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Delhi University students march against corruption
July 27th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Around 500 students from the Delhi University Wednesday took out a protest march on the north campus against corruption and demanded a strong Lokpal ... Read more...
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AMU shut down indefinitely after students scuffle
April 30th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Aligarh, Apr 30 (ANI): The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been shut down indefinitely and the security stepped up after two students group clashed with each other inside the campus last evening.According ... Read more...
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Delhi girl’s killing: Students continue protests
March 10th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Hundreds of Delhi University students Thursday continued their protest for the third consecutive day against the killing of second year student Radhika Tanwar who was ... Read more...
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Students’ rally turns violent in Hyderabad
February 21st, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Feb.21 (ANI): The rally organised by the Osmania University Joint Action Committee (JAC) turned violent here on Monday when the police and paramilitary personnel deployed on the university premises stopped ... Read more...
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Students group calls for Telangana shutdown Sunday
September 2nd, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Osmania University students' Joint Action Committee (JAC) has called for Telangana shutdown Sunday to protest the government's decision not to postpone Group-I preliminary examination of the Andhra ... Read more...
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Naga blockade lifted, but trucks yet to reach Manipur
June 16th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, June 16 (IANS) Trucks carrying essentials to Manipur were yet to roll into the state Wednesday, a day after the apex Naga tribal students' group lifted a more than two-month long ... Read more...
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Government convenes ‘emergency meeting’ over Manipur
June 16th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The chief secretaries of Nagaland and Manipur will meet Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Wednesday as some Nagas continued their economic blockade of Manipur even after a ... Read more...
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Government calls top Nagaland, Manipur officials to Delhi
June 15th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Terming the economic blockade by Naga activists against Manipur "a matter of serious concern", the central government Tuesday called chief secretaries of the two states for ... Read more...
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Showdown averted as Manipur blockade suspended
June 15th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, June 15 (IANS) A major showdown between security forces and tribal Naga protesters was averted with the apex tribal students' group of Nagaland announcing that it would suspend a more than ... Read more...
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‘Muivah rues Manipur could not be persuded for his visit’
May 13th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) leader T. Muivah was left ruing the central government's failure to persuade Manipur to allow him visit his native village ... Read more...
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Arunachal students group demands Ramesh’s resignation
May 11th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 10 (IANS) The All Arunachal Pradesh Student Union (AAPSU) Monday demanded the resignation of Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh for advocating Chinese expertise to implement hydrological projects in Arunachal Pradesh. ... Read more...
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Goa governor wants report on Rahul’s varsity visit
January 23rd, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu has now intervened in the raging controversy involving Rahul Gandhi's political meetings in the Goa university campus earlier this week.
A Raj Bhavan spokesperson ... Read more...
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Oil blockade hits crude oil, natural gas production in Assam
December 24th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 24 (IANS) Crude oil and natural gas production by India's premier oil exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has been hit in Assam following a 96-hour oil blockade ... Read more...
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Student’s group threatens oil blockade in Assam
December 20th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 20 (IANS) An influential students' group in Assam has threatened a 96-hour oil blockade beginning 5 a.m. Monday to protest an alleged move by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) ... Read more...
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Rajkhowa - from student leader to India’s most wanted
December 2nd, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati/Dhaka, Dec 2 (IANS) For 30 long years till his arrest, Arabinda Rajkhowa remained a fugitive much sought after by Indian security forces, staying the better part of that ... Read more...
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Elephant depredations may force shutdown of Assam tea plantations
November 25th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 25 (IANS) Angry over frequent depredation by wild elephants, an influential students' group Wednesday threatened an indefinite shutdown of tea plantations in Assam.
The immediate provocation for the Assam Tea ... Read more...
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Sikh students group marches against 1984 ‘genocide’
November 1st, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Holding placards and tyres slung around their necks as a mark of protest, members of the All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) took out a march in ... Read more...
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Manipur schools, colleges shut for over a month
October 18th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Oct 18 (IANS) Parents of students in Manipur have formed an association to secure reopening of schools and colleges, which are shut for over a month, as a students' group has ... Read more...
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Don’t rake up Kashmir issue, students’ body tells OIC
October 3rd, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Taking a strong stand against the appointment of a special envoy for Jammu and Kashmir by the Organisation of Islamic Countries, a students' group has asked it ... Read more...
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Islamic students group wants Beyonce’s Malay gig banned
September 29th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Kula Lumpur, Sept 29 (ANI): An organisation of Muslim students has urged authorities to ban the soon-to-be held Beyonce concert, because they doubt the songbird would follow the countries dress code.The ... Read more...
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Premiere Show ‘90210′, Second Season Commences
September 9th, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by GD
By Meena KarOn Tuesday night, the sexiest statement ever, was made in the first episode of Season 2 of the entertaining show "90210".After the premier show followed the series premiere of ... Read more...
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Students group threatens I-Day celebration boycott in Jammu
August 9th, 2009 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 9 (IANS) A students' group here Sunday threatened to boycott the official Independence Day celebrations and asked the state government to give in writing that the proposed central university ... Read more...
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Advani under fire for announcing autonomous state in Assam
March 27th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, March 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani's statement announcing an autonomous state to two ethnic communities in Assam if voted to ... Read more...
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Government’s dual policy for northeast separatists attracts crticism
July 5th, 2008 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, July 5 (IANS) The issue of ongoing peace talks between the government and various separatist groups in the northeast has triggered a debate, with experts and rights leaders ... Read more...
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Muslim students burn school textbook copies in Kerala
June 24th, 2008 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Malappuram (Kerala), June 24 (IANS) The weeklong protests over the Class 7 social studies textbook in Kerala turned ugly Tuesday as activists of a Muslim students group set fire to thousands of ... Read more...
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Students group to challenge apex court verdict on OBC quota
April 10th, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Youth for Equality (YFE), a students' organisation that spearheaded the anti-reservation agitation last year against the 27 percent quota for other backward classes (OBC), Thursday said it ... Read more...
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