Six students in Uttar Pradesh detained for raggingSeptember 10th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Six students of a private engineering college have been detained for allegedly ragging a student in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said Thursday. Police detained the six students, who are in their second year at Ganeshi Lal Narayandas Institute of Technology, Wednesday night for ragging Vikas Parashar, a first year student.
Police face opposition from Allahabad University studentsSeptember 10th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Police had to face stiff opposition from students in Allahabad University Thursday when they tried to arrest the 12 students who Wednesday carried out violent protests on the campus while demanding restoration of students' union polls. Owing to the strong opposition of the varsity students, police managed to arrest only two of the 12 students who have been booked for Wednesday's vandalism on the campus.
Allahabad University students riot for union pollsSeptember 9th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Demanding restoration of the students' union polls in the Allahabad University, some students went on a rampage, attacking public transport and clashing with police, officials said. Police assaulted students with batons as they tried to enter the vice-chancellor's office on the varsity campus.
Spend, splurge, woo for Panjab University pollsAugust 31st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Poll fervour is gripping the Panjab University (PU) campus, as student elections draw near. Political parties are throwing the rule book out of the window as they splurge to woo young voters.
16 students suspended for ragging in Madhya PradeshAugust 23rd, 2009 BHOPAL - Sixteen students of Dr. Harisingh Gour University in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar town have been suspended for 15 days after being accused of ragging their juniors, an official said Sunday.
Orissa university shuts campus following clashAugust 22nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Utkal University campus here was shut following clashes between two groups of students, police said Saturday. The clash was over students union elections, about a month away.
Kirori Mal College expels 2 students involved in raggingAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Kirori Mal College on Monday decided to expel two students for their involvement in a ragging episode. Two final year students, Akshay Chaudhary and Hani Mohammad, allegedly ragged and vulgarly harassed first year student Ashutosh in the college hostel on Sunday.
An old varsity embraces new ways to help aspirantsJuly 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Students and faculty at Panjab University, one of India's oldest varsities, are pulling out all stops to help harried admission seekers, many of whom hail from outside Chandigarh. From downloading forms to giving guidance to flashing information on an LCD screen, they are doing it all in the sweltering heat.
Panjab University to form committees to curb raggingJuly 2nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In order to curb incidents of ragging, the Panjab University (PU) Thursday announced various steps, including forming of committees on the campus from the next academic session. "We are committed to make PU campus totally ragging free.
President writes to Governors to wipe out raggingJune 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expressing her deep concern over the increasing number of ragging incidents, President Pratibha Patil asked all the Governors and Lt Governors to take steps to eliminate menace of ragging from the educational institutions in their respective states and Union territories. In a letter written to all the Governors and Lt Governors the President noted that, the perverse practice of ragging has not only become rampant in our educational institutions but also acquired hideous proportions costing the sanity of the institutions and life of some of the students.
President asks states to enact laws to check raggingJune 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Concerned over several incidents of ragging reported from across the country, President Pratibha Patil Friday wrote to all the state governments to enact laws to prevent ragging in educational institutions. In a letter written to all governors and Lieutenant Governors, Patil asked them to help to eliminate the menace of ragging.
President suggests legislation to curb raggingMay 9th, 2009 BANGALORE - Expressing concern at ragging incidents in colleges, one of which led to the death of a student, President Pratibha Patil Saturday said if necessary, a law should be considered to curb the practice. 'I am deeply concerned about incidents of ragging which has become rampant in college campuses.
Goa University students allege ragging, seniors cry foulApril 14th, 2009 PANAJI - First year masters students of Goa University have accused their seniors of ragging and making vulgar remarks. The second year students have rubbished the allegations, saying that a professor they had accused of sexual harassment has instigated the juniors against them.
Court asks JNU to re-admit evicted hostellersMarch 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday rapped the Jawaharlal Nehru University for evicting three students for their alleged involvement in a hostel scuffle, when an enquiry was still pending. Justice S. Ravinder Bhat, who directed the university to wrap up the enquiry within a week, asked the authorities to re-admit them in the hostel with immediate effect.
College students in Chhattisgarh suspended for ragging juniorsJanuary 9th, 2009 RAIPUR - Fourteen students at a college in the city were Saturday suspended by the authorities, a day after the police registered a case against them for ragging their juniors throughout the night. Government Science College principal Geeta Tiwari called a meeting of the college's anti-ragging committee, which decided to suspend the 14 students, who are on the run since they slapped 14 juniors about 90 times one by one in the institute's Shastri hostel Wednesday night.
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