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Education

Kashmiri students beaten in Jodhpur

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DGP takes up issue with Rajasthan Police Jammu and Kashmir police chief has taken up the issue of beating up of Kashmiri students at Vyas College of Engineering and Technology, Jodhpur by local students with the Rajasthan police. Talking to us, DGP K Rajendra said the matter was taken up with the Rajasthan police. “I enquired about the condition of the students with the concerned Superintendent of Police in Jodhpur in whose jurisdiction the college falls,” he said. Dozens of Kashmiri students studying in Vyas College of Engineering and Technology,…

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India’s most militarized campus: One soldier for every two students at NIT Srinagar

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Five companies of central paramilitary forces numbering 600 soldiers guarding about 1,500 students. That’s almost one soldier for every two students. Welcome to Srinagar’s National Institute of Technology (NIT), which has become perhaps the country’s most militarised campus following clashes among students. The local police, accused of thrashing outstation students, is virtually invisible. Two companies of CRPF had been deployed earlier and three companies of Sashastra Seema Bal joined them after campus violence in the last few days, which began after a group of students celebrated West Indies’ win over…

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Nine students belonging to JK arrested, suspended by Rajasthan university

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Nine students and a hostel warden from Jammu and Kashmir were arrested following a clash in the hostel mess of a private university in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district over Indian cricket team’s loss against West Indies in the T20 World Cup last week. The Mewar University today said it has suspended these nine students, who were released on bail on Monday, along with seven others for creating nuisance on the varsity premises on March 31. “16 students have been suspended till April 25. The accused students created ruckus in the hostel…

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‘We crossed limits’, say non-local students

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Six days after non-Kashmiri students resorted to violent protests against Kashmiri students celebrating India’s defeat against West Indies in the T20 world cup semifinal, a group of non-Kashmiri National Institute of Technology (NIT) students accepted that ‘they resorted to things which were beyond limits (sic).’ Non-Kashmiri students had protested and chanted ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogans on Friday, a day after Kashmiri students celebrated India’s defeat in the campus. But on Friday afternoon, last week, the non-Kashmiri group resorted to violence, vandalised NIT property and allegedly attacked Kashmiri students, a…

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Conversion of REC into NIT ‘a big loss for Kashmiris’

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The conversion of Regional Engineering College Srinagar into National Institute of Technology has least benefitted Kashmiri students. According to educationists Kashmiris lost the engineering college and its assets worth hundreds of crores to Government of India way back in 2003 when it was converted into NIT from REC. An NIT professor told on the condition of anonymity that the most unfortunate part is that only 15% Kashmiri students get admitted in the college for engineering courses. “Though there is 50:50 ratio for admission for J&K state and outside state students,…

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AICTE to reserve 10 seats for J&K in all institutes

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At a time when Kashmiri students are pitted against the non-Kashmiris in NIT Srinagar, the All India Council of Technical Education has decided to rework the scholarship scheme for J&K students. Starting this academic session, the AICTE will allow up to 10 students — instead of just two — from the region to study at an institute outside the state. The move is aimed at ensuring that students do not feel “isolated” on a far off campus. The AICTE is cautious that the upper ceiling must be 10 so that…

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Mewar University suspends 16 Students from J&K post T20 Clash

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Sixteen students from Jammu and Kashmir have been suspended by the Mewar University for their alleged role in the scuffle over the India-West Indies T20 World Cup match last week, a media report said today. Earlier, police had arrested nine students and one employee — all from Jammu and Kashmir —on Thursday after they got into a fight after the match, which India lost to West Indies. The students were, however, released on bail Monday. “We have decided to take strong disciplinary action against these students. It needs to be…

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Unrest on NIT Srinagar campus as outstation students protest, lathicharged; CRPF deployed

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About 500 NIT Srinagar students in shape of mob carrying banners tried to take out a march out of NIT Srinagar. Unrest was witnessed again on Tuesday at NIT Srinagar, the scene of last week’s clash, with outstation students expressing a sense of insecurity and attempting to leave the campus, leading to a confrontation with police which resorted to lathicharge in which some were injured. With the situation being tense, CRPF was tonight deployed at campus and Jammu and Kashmir government assured full security to the students from other states…

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Harassment of Kashmiri students in India flayed

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Clashes reported in Kupwara, Pulwama districts All Parties Hurriyet Conference has expressed grave concern over the arrest and harassment of Kashmiri students in different states of India. The APHC in a statement issued in Srinagar, today, said that such undemocratic and immoral tactics were meant to destroy the educational career of the Kashmiri students. The statement said that it was the responsibility of the Indian government to protect the Kashmiri students from the attacks by goons of Hindu extremist organizations. Meanwhile, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali…

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NIT students return to classes after 3 days

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Three days after the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar was shut following demonstrations over the outcome of India-West Indies T20 Cricket World Cup match, normal class work resumed at the institution today. The officials said most of the students attended the classes and situation was peaceful. “Normal class work has started. Everything is fine. Most of the students attended their classes. A majority of the final year students were present and students who put up in hostels also attended the classes,” said NIT registrar FA Mir. Mir said the…

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