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Visva Bharti Writes To President Over Road At Santiniketan Campus
Visva-Bharati authorities on Sunday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her intervention for returning of a road lined by heritage buildings on the central university's campus from the West Bengal government.
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Bengal Court Stays Visva-Bharati's Land Eviction Notice To Amartya Sen
A court in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday stayed an eviction notice by Visva-Bharati served on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asking him to vacate 0.13 acre (5,500 square feet) of land which the university claims he is illegally occupying.
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Impasse In Visva-Bharati Over Students' Demands To Reopen Hostels, Conduct Online Exams
Stalemate continued in Visva-Bharati University as students demanding the reopening of hostels and conducting of online examinations refused to withdraw their sit-in demonstration outside the registrar's office till their demands were met.
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Visva-Bharati Announces Schedule For Four-Day Event, No Word Yet On 'Poush Mela'
'Poush Mela' -- the annual heritage fair -- showcases diverse art and craft in West Bengal's Santiniketan during this time of the year, drawing lakhs of people from across the country as well as abroad.
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Visva-Bharati VC Talks Tough With Teachers Over Thefts In Purported Video, Stokes Controversy
Visva-Bharati University Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty courted controversy Saturday when a video circulated on social media purportedly showed him blaming a section of teachers for not doing enough to prevent incidents of theft in different departments of the varsity.
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Calcutta High Court Rues Politics In Educational Institutes, Sets Aside Rustication Of Visva Bharati Students
Noting that some students are also compelled to give up education for want of funds, the court said parents who toil in sweat and blood to provide education to their children lose faith and "the nation stares at a bleak future."
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Expelled Visva-Bharti Students Mail To The Varsity Seeking To Attend Classes
All the three expelled post graduate students of Visva-Bharti on Thursday mailed to the central university authorities to allow them to attend classes at the earliest as directed by Calcutta High Court in an interim order.
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Visva-Bharti Agitators Begin Relay Hunger Strike, Wishes VC On Teachers' Day With Flowers
Students of Visva-Bharti at Santiniketan, who have been staging a sit-in over rustication of three peers for more than a week, began a relay hunger strike on Sunday.
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Visva Bharati Announces Immediate Resumption Of Admission Process After High Court's Interim Ruling
With the Calcutta High Court on Friday banning demonstrations anywhere within 50 metres of the Visva Bharati campus at Santiniketan, the central university announced immediate resumption of admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate courses, citing the interim order.
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Visva-Bharati University Suspends Admissions Temporarily Amid Students' Protest
Confirming that Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty is “under siege” due to the ongoing agitation by a section of students, Visva-Bharati University on Monday temporarily suspended the admission process for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, a notice said.
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Visva-Bharati University Pre-Degree Exams To Be Held Online From July 5
The two exams are equivalent to the final board tests of Classes 10 and 12 for the Visva-Bharati students. Visva-Bharati offers pre-degree (10+2) courses in science and humanities through the two schools under the university.
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PM Modi Hails Visva Bharati, Says It Should Help Farmers, Artisans Find Global Markets
While addressing the convocation of Visva Bharati University, Prime Minister Modi asked its students to help farmers and artisans in villages adopted by the institution find global markets for their products. As many as 2,535 students received their degrees at the convocation today.
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Visva-Bharati Is Free Ocean Of Knowledge: PM Modi At Convocation Ceremony
“For Gurudev Tagore, Visva-Bharati was not only an institute for imparting knowledge. It is an attempt to lift Indian culture to the top,” PM Modi said in his address.
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Amartya Sen Asks Visva-Bharati To Withdraw "False Allegations" That He Is Illegally Holding Land
Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Monday wrote to Visva-Bharati university demanding that it withdraws the allegation that his family is in "illegal" possession of land in its Santiniketan campus and alleged that the accusations are a crude attempt at harassment.
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"Measure Amartya Sen's Santiniketan Plot": Visva Bharati To Bengal Government
Amid the controversy over Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's family being in "illegal" possession of land in Visva-Bharati campus, the central university on Saturday demanded that the West Bengal government measure the plot to resolve the issue.
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Visva Bharti Writes To President Over Road At Santiniketan Campus
Visva-Bharati authorities on Sunday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her intervention for returning of a road lined by heritage buildings on the central university's campus from the West Bengal government.
-
Bengal Court Stays Visva-Bharati's Land Eviction Notice To Amartya Sen
A court in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday stayed an eviction notice by Visva-Bharati served on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asking him to vacate 0.13 acre (5,500 square feet) of land which the university claims he is illegally occupying.
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Impasse In Visva-Bharati Over Students' Demands To Reopen Hostels, Conduct Online Exams
Stalemate continued in Visva-Bharati University as students demanding the reopening of hostels and conducting of online examinations refused to withdraw their sit-in demonstration outside the registrar's office till their demands were met.
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Visva-Bharati Announces Schedule For Four-Day Event, No Word Yet On 'Poush Mela'
'Poush Mela' -- the annual heritage fair -- showcases diverse art and craft in West Bengal's Santiniketan during this time of the year, drawing lakhs of people from across the country as well as abroad.
-
Visva-Bharati VC Talks Tough With Teachers Over Thefts In Purported Video, Stokes Controversy
Visva-Bharati University Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty courted controversy Saturday when a video circulated on social media purportedly showed him blaming a section of teachers for not doing enough to prevent incidents of theft in different departments of the varsity.
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Calcutta High Court Rues Politics In Educational Institutes, Sets Aside Rustication Of Visva Bharati Students
Noting that some students are also compelled to give up education for want of funds, the court said parents who toil in sweat and blood to provide education to their children lose faith and "the nation stares at a bleak future."
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Expelled Visva-Bharti Students Mail To The Varsity Seeking To Attend Classes
All the three expelled post graduate students of Visva-Bharti on Thursday mailed to the central university authorities to allow them to attend classes at the earliest as directed by Calcutta High Court in an interim order.
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Visva-Bharti Agitators Begin Relay Hunger Strike, Wishes VC On Teachers' Day With Flowers
Students of Visva-Bharti at Santiniketan, who have been staging a sit-in over rustication of three peers for more than a week, began a relay hunger strike on Sunday.
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Visva Bharati Announces Immediate Resumption Of Admission Process After High Court's Interim Ruling
With the Calcutta High Court on Friday banning demonstrations anywhere within 50 metres of the Visva Bharati campus at Santiniketan, the central university announced immediate resumption of admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate courses, citing the interim order.
-
Visva-Bharati University Suspends Admissions Temporarily Amid Students' Protest
Confirming that Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty is “under siege” due to the ongoing agitation by a section of students, Visva-Bharati University on Monday temporarily suspended the admission process for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, a notice said.
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Visva-Bharati University Pre-Degree Exams To Be Held Online From July 5
The two exams are equivalent to the final board tests of Classes 10 and 12 for the Visva-Bharati students. Visva-Bharati offers pre-degree (10+2) courses in science and humanities through the two schools under the university.
-
PM Modi Hails Visva Bharati, Says It Should Help Farmers, Artisans Find Global Markets
While addressing the convocation of Visva Bharati University, Prime Minister Modi asked its students to help farmers and artisans in villages adopted by the institution find global markets for their products. As many as 2,535 students received their degrees at the convocation today.
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Visva-Bharati Is Free Ocean Of Knowledge: PM Modi At Convocation Ceremony
“For Gurudev Tagore, Visva-Bharati was not only an institute for imparting knowledge. It is an attempt to lift Indian culture to the top,” PM Modi said in his address.
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Amartya Sen Asks Visva-Bharati To Withdraw "False Allegations" That He Is Illegally Holding Land
Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Monday wrote to Visva-Bharati university demanding that it withdraws the allegation that his family is in "illegal" possession of land in its Santiniketan campus and alleged that the accusations are a crude attempt at harassment.
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"Measure Amartya Sen's Santiniketan Plot": Visva Bharati To Bengal Government
Amid the controversy over Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's family being in "illegal" possession of land in Visva-Bharati campus, the central university on Saturday demanded that the West Bengal government measure the plot to resolve the issue.
