Osmania University tense after beef festival clashes

Twenty four hours after trouble broke out at a beef festival organised on the Osmania University in Hyderabad, the campus is still looking under siege. Policemen are guarding entry and exit routes to ensure no outsiders enter and instigate trouble. The festival had been organised by several student groups who claimed to be opposing "food fascism" in hostels, the police said on Monday. The beef festival saw clashes, where five students were injured, and vehicles were burnt.