New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The annual fee for undergraduate courses in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has been hiked from Rs.90,000 to Rs.2 lakh, official sources said on Thursday. “The Human Resource Development…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Terming as “unprovoked action” the baton-charge by police on students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, the BJP on Thursday said police should change its behaviour towards young…
Srinagar, April 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday ordered a magisterial probe into the unrest in the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, where non-local students are boycotting classes in protest. “The…
Srinagar, April 7 (IANS) The stand-off in the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here continued on Thursday with non-local students staying away from classes. Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh arrived here on…
Srinagar: Security beefed-up at the Srinagar campus of National Institute of Technology where clashes broke out between a section of students and police on April 7, 2016. The campus atmosphere has been surcharged ever since…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The annual fee for undergraduate courses in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) has been hiked from Rs.90,000 to Rs.2 lakh per annum, official sources said. The decision to hike…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday condemned the use of force against students at the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar. “Please listen to students and understand their problems and concerns,…
London, April 7 (IANS) Sex education for youngsters should be much more than just about pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, says a new study, adding that there is an urgent need to explicitly focus on…
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) A day after being heckled during a demonstration by students of a women’s college, Calcutta University vice chancellor Sugato Marjit on Wednesday alleged that the incident was “instigated” by outsiders and…
Hyderabad: Students stage a demonstration at University of Hyderabad to demand the immediate removal of Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao on April 6, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Protests erupted again on and…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Wednesday said benefits of the Right to Education (RTE) Act should also be extended to children in the age group…
Agartala, April 6 (IANS) The visiting central team will resolve the problems faced by students protesting in the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Jammu and Kashmir soon, union minister Ram Shankar Katheria said here…
Jammu: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti takes oath as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister in Jammu, on April 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mehbooba Srinagar, April 6 (IANS) A three-member team of central government officials visited the…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Press Council of India (PCI) on Wednesday served notice to the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, for allegedly imposing restrictions on media from covering of news in the…
Surat, April 6 (IANS) A three-member team from the HRD ministry visiting the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Jammu and Kashmir will remain stationed there till the exams are over, union minister Smriti Irani…
Srinagar, April 6 (IANS) A team from the union Human Resource Development Ministry on Wednesday met the protesting students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here to know their grievances. The three-member team, headed…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued a notice to the West Bengal government over the possibility of closure of a primary school due to non-availability of water….
By Ranvir Nayar Paris, April 6 (IANS) India is at the cusp of a great transformation, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said at a function here at which she and Unesco Director General Irina…
Hyderabad: A view of Hyderabad University after students protesting against university Vice-Chancellor P. Appa Rao after he returned from a nearly two-month leave ransacked it on March 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS)…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday condemned the police action on students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar, saying the government “must stop this immediately”. “Lathicharge…