AMU seeks more land from Bihar government for new campus
Lucknow, Sep 24 (IANS) 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.

"Going by the lay-out prepared for the forthcoming five AMU centres, in an ... Read More

Court asks DU to issue migration certificate
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Delhi High Court Thursday asked Delhi University (DU) to issue a migration certificate to a student who wanted to shift to another college due to safety concerns.

Justice Anil Kumar asked the university administration to issue the migration certificate to Ayesha Chaudhary, a second-year student of the Ram Lal Anand College, who wants to switch to Maitryee College.

In her petition, Ayesha pleaded that Ram Lal Anand college had refused to ... Read More

Himachal professor held for making advances at student
Shimla, Sep 24 (IANS) A senior professor in Himachal Pradesh has been arrested on charges of making advances towards a woman student, an official said Thursday.

V.S. Varwal of the Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry was arrested Wednesday, when a student who was doing her M.Sc in post-harvest technology complained, Superintendent of Police (Solan) Prem Thakur told IANS.

"The student alleged that Varwal made undue advances with the intention of outraging her modesty when ... Read More

Tense or bored? Go for a makeover
By Shilpa Raina

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Broke up with your boyfriend or just tired of a monotonous life? If everything around you is in a mess and you are looking for a change, then just head for a makeover to make heads turn.

It's been proved that women, when depressed, go for shopping or binge on food but software professional Nidhi Kala went for a makeover after she broke up with her boyfriend.

"It was ... Read More

Jharkhand Class 12 science topper fails maths in re-evaluation
Ranchi, Sep 19 (IANS) He was declared the science topper in Jharkhand's Class 12 board exams, with a super 96 in maths. But a re-evaluation of his answer sheets after disbelieving students raised a hue and cry saw him failing in the subject - with a poor 24.

According to an official, Manish Kumar had topped in the intermediate science examination when the results were declared in July.

After the results were declared by the Jharkhand ... Read More

Four Varanasi students booked for ragging
Varanasi, Sep 15 (IANS) 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. Tech third year and surprisingly two in the first year -- allegedly assaulted the fresher Monday and forced him to dance like a male stripper outside the university campus in this city, about 250 km from Uttar Pradesh ... Read More

Train food not to blame for students' illness: railway officials
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) The food served in the Ernakulam-Guwahati Express was not responsible for the illness of 39 college girls travelling on the train, as the students were carrying their own food also and also drank water at Chennai station, a railway official said Friday.

At least 39 third-year geography honours students of Bijoy Krishna Girls College in Howrah district who went to south India on an educational tour, allegedly suffered from diarrhoea-like symptoms after ... Read More

Take back child suspended for wearing belt on hip, school told
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday directed the city's Mount Carmel School to allow a student to attend classes again after he was suspended in July for wearing his belt too low.

Rahul Seth, a student of Class 8, was suspended for indefinite period for wearing the belt in the wrong manner, amounting to indiscipline.

A division bench headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal directed the school to let Rahul attend school from ... Read More

Himachal schools close due to heavy rain
Shimla, Sep 11 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has ordered closure of all government schools in the state for the next two days due to heavy rainfall across the state, officials said Friday.

"During the past three days, the state has been witnessing heavy rain, triggering landslides and closure of roads. We have decided to close all primary and senior secondary schools in the state as a precautionary measure," Director of Education, O.P. Sharma told IANS.

He said ... Read More

Police face opposition from Allahabad University students
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) 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.

While carrying out their protests against the ... Read More