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Looking For Justice, RG Kar Victim's Parents Call On West Bengal Governor
RG Kar victim's parents met the West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and requested him to take up their grievances with President Droupadi Murmu and Home Minister Amit Shah.
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SFI Holds Demonstration Demanding Opening of Presidency University Campus
Around 50 members of SFI, which controls the Presidency University Students Council, Kolkata, went inside the main campus in College Street and began a sit-in urging the authorities to immediately take initiatives in this regard.
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Students' Federation Of India Protests Against National Education Policy In Kolkata
Around 150 activists of the CPIM's students wing from different colleges and universities marched from Subodh Mallick Square to Presidency University gate in College Street area, Kolkata, shouting slogans against the NEP and demanding that it be revoked forthwith.
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JNU, Calcutta University Alumnus Abhijit Banerjee Shares Economics Nobel With Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer
Abhijit Banerjee was educated at the Presidency College (then affiliated with University of Calcutta), Kolkata, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988.
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Jadavpur University To Screen "Ram Ke Naam", No Consent For Presidency
Anand Patwardhan's award-winning documentary film Ram Ke Naam will be screened on the Jadavpur University campus at 6 pm today "in solidarity with students of the University of Hyderabad" -- six of whom were detained for trying to screen it on August 20.
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"Anarchy" At Kolkata's Famous Presidency University Over Hostel Protest
Never in its 200-year history has Presidency seen such a dismal convocation - neither as a college nor as a university. Locked out by students, the vice chancellor was forced to hold the prestigious event at a small state-run cinema hall and she could not hide her anger.
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Presidency University's Convocation Venue Shifted Amid Students' Protests
The vice-chancellor and registrar of Presidency University were stopped from entering the campus Monday by agitating students, forcing the authorities to shift the venue of Tuesday's convocation.
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Mamata Banerjee Government In The Dock Over College Admissions
The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has suddenly extended the deadline for college admissions from July 6 to 10. In what is a clear admission by the state government that things have gone horribly wrong this academic year, the Trinamool Congress is set to send heads rolling sources have told NDTV. Jaya Dutta, president of Trinamool Chatr...
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Presidency University Inks MoU With Singapore Institute
The Presidency University has signed a MoU with Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore for training 30 top civil servants in West Bengal.
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Mamata Banerjee on UK visit, Greets 'Great Nation' Britain
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today greeted the "great nation" of Britain as she landed here on a five-day visit seeking to woo foreign investment for her state.
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For Nearly 24 Hours, Top Official at Famous Presidency University Was Held Hostage
It was a forced sleepover for the top officials at Kolkata's famous Presidency University who were locked into a room by a group of 50 students opposed to new rules for admission.
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Presidency University's Bicentenary Celebrations to Go Global
The bicentennial celebrations of the prestigious Presidency University - founded in 1817 as Hindu College - will be a national and international event, with seminars in Indian cities, Britain and the US, officials said.
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Bengal gang-rape: Victim's father demands CBI probe, to meet President
Demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, the grieving father of the teenage Bengal girl - gang-raped twice and allegedly set ablaze - on Saturday said the family would meet President Pranab Mukherjee on January 7 amid mounting protests in the city.
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Manna Dey: Kolkata's Coffee House weeps for its balladeer
For Kolkata's famous intellectual hub Coffee House was in mourning at the passing away of Manna Dey who rendered the famous song that for generations has been regarded as its anthem.
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Bengal rape cases: Three groups of villagers to meet the President today
A group of residents from West Bengal's Kamduni village, where a 20-year-old college student was gang-raped and murdered last month, will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. Two other groups will also meet the President to lodge their protest against similar incidents in their villages in Murshidabad district.
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Looking For Justice, RG Kar Victim's Parents Call On West Bengal Governor
RG Kar victim's parents met the West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and requested him to take up their grievances with President Droupadi Murmu and Home Minister Amit Shah.
-
SFI Holds Demonstration Demanding Opening of Presidency University Campus
Around 50 members of SFI, which controls the Presidency University Students Council, Kolkata, went inside the main campus in College Street and began a sit-in urging the authorities to immediately take initiatives in this regard.
-
Students' Federation Of India Protests Against National Education Policy In Kolkata
Around 150 activists of the CPIM's students wing from different colleges and universities marched from Subodh Mallick Square to Presidency University gate in College Street area, Kolkata, shouting slogans against the NEP and demanding that it be revoked forthwith.
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JNU, Calcutta University Alumnus Abhijit Banerjee Shares Economics Nobel With Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer
Abhijit Banerjee was educated at the Presidency College (then affiliated with University of Calcutta), Kolkata, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988.
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Jadavpur University To Screen "Ram Ke Naam", No Consent For Presidency
Anand Patwardhan's award-winning documentary film Ram Ke Naam will be screened on the Jadavpur University campus at 6 pm today "in solidarity with students of the University of Hyderabad" -- six of whom were detained for trying to screen it on August 20.
-
"Anarchy" At Kolkata's Famous Presidency University Over Hostel Protest
Never in its 200-year history has Presidency seen such a dismal convocation - neither as a college nor as a university. Locked out by students, the vice chancellor was forced to hold the prestigious event at a small state-run cinema hall and she could not hide her anger.
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Presidency University's Convocation Venue Shifted Amid Students' Protests
The vice-chancellor and registrar of Presidency University were stopped from entering the campus Monday by agitating students, forcing the authorities to shift the venue of Tuesday's convocation.
-
Mamata Banerjee Government In The Dock Over College Admissions
The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has suddenly extended the deadline for college admissions from July 6 to 10. In what is a clear admission by the state government that things have gone horribly wrong this academic year, the Trinamool Congress is set to send heads rolling sources have told NDTV. Jaya Dutta, president of Trinamool Chatr...
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Presidency University Inks MoU With Singapore Institute
The Presidency University has signed a MoU with Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore for training 30 top civil servants in West Bengal.
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Mamata Banerjee on UK visit, Greets 'Great Nation' Britain
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today greeted the "great nation" of Britain as she landed here on a five-day visit seeking to woo foreign investment for her state.
-
For Nearly 24 Hours, Top Official at Famous Presidency University Was Held Hostage
It was a forced sleepover for the top officials at Kolkata's famous Presidency University who were locked into a room by a group of 50 students opposed to new rules for admission.
-
Presidency University's Bicentenary Celebrations to Go Global
The bicentennial celebrations of the prestigious Presidency University - founded in 1817 as Hindu College - will be a national and international event, with seminars in Indian cities, Britain and the US, officials said.
-
Bengal gang-rape: Victim's father demands CBI probe, to meet President
Demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, the grieving father of the teenage Bengal girl - gang-raped twice and allegedly set ablaze - on Saturday said the family would meet President Pranab Mukherjee on January 7 amid mounting protests in the city.
-
Manna Dey: Kolkata's Coffee House weeps for its balladeer
For Kolkata's famous intellectual hub Coffee House was in mourning at the passing away of Manna Dey who rendered the famous song that for generations has been regarded as its anthem.
-
Bengal rape cases: Three groups of villagers to meet the President today
A group of residents from West Bengal's Kamduni village, where a 20-year-old college student was gang-raped and murdered last month, will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. Two other groups will also meet the President to lodge their protest against similar incidents in their villages in Murshidabad district.
