Utkal University, hit by campus violence, reopens Thursday

October 7th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Wednesday constituted a task force consisting eminent academicians to prepare a prospective plan document for higher education, officials said. The task force will be led by Trilochan Pradhan, a former director of the Institute of Physics and former vice-chancellor of the state's Utkal University, according a government notification.

September 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar offered 100 acres of land to the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to set up a centre in his state, the varsity Thursday asked for another 150-200 acres. "As per the lay-out proposed for the upcoming campus, we would require around 250-300 acres of land," AMU spokesman Rahat Abrar told IANS over telephone.

September 15th, 2009 VARANASI - Four engineering students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) here have been booked for allegedly ragging a first year student outside the varsity campus, police said Tuesday. The four students -- two of B.

September 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.

September 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.

September 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh Police have made elaborate security arrangements for the Panjab University Campus Students Union (PUCSU) elections Friday, officials said Thursday. "To keep an eye on any anti-social elements, our officials will be deployed at various sensitive positions of PU.

August 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.

July 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.

June 18th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Panjab University (PU) has decided to install over 50 CCTV cameras all across its campus here in order to maintain law and order. "Earlier we had installed CCTV cameras on a trial basis in the canteens and at the entrance of all the hostels.

June 18th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - To step up security on its sprawling 550-acre campus here, the Panjab University has decided to install over 50 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, an official said here Thursday. "Earlier, we had installed CCTV cameras on a trial basis in the canteens and at the entrance of all hostels.

June 6th, 2009 KANPUR - The death of a student sparked off violence and tension in a university campaus here as agitated students set vehicles ablaze and fought a pitched battle with police, officials said Saturday. Students of the Chandra Shekhar Azad Agriculture University (CSAAU) took to the streets Saturday morning, alleging Sunil Yadav, who fell ill Friday, died due to delay by the varsity authorities in calling an ambulance.

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As Delhi University Monday launches its admission process for the new academic session beginning in July, police have taken several measures to provide security to tens of thousands of students and their parents who will be thronging the north campus area. "A huge rush of students is expected during the admission process and to tackle this, along with huge traffic, nearly 300 personnel would be deployed at different locations in the north campus," said a senior police officer.

January 26th, 2009 ROHTAK - Haryana's Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) Tuesday became a completely Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) campus with the commencement of an integrated telephony and internet system. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda inaugurated the facility on the university campus here.

January 19th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government has identified 400 acres of land in Malappuram district for setting up an off campus centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), a state minister said Tuesday. Last year, the central human resource development ministry had decided to set up five off campus centres of the AMU across the country, of which one campus was to be in Kerala.

January 1st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - It isn't often that the vice chancellor of a university stands at the campus gate himself to teach traffic rules to students. But that's exactly what is happening in Panjab University where road accidents have been on the rise.