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As More Women Move Into Hostels, What Data Says About Campus Safety
The number of girl students residing in hostels across India has increased over the years, according to the All India Survey on Higher Education.
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Punjab's Lovely Professional University Suspends Classes, Postpones Mid-Term Exams Amid Unrest
Massive student protests erupted in Punjab's Phagwara area early Sunday morning after news spread on social media regarding the alleged rape of a university student within the campus premises.
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Sachin Pilot Detained As Punjab Congress Protests Dalit Labourer's Suicide
The Congress on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the Punjab government over the suicide of Sangrur labourer Gulzar Singh, marching towards state Finance Minister Harpal Cheema's house.
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Protesters Demand Case Against Anti-Khalistani Terrorist, Block Highway In Ambala
The protesters were demanding registration of a case against Gursimran Singh Mand and alleged that the administration had failed to take action despite repeated representations
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Explained: Why Punjab's MGNREGA Protest Is A Political Test For AAP
Thousands of MGNREGA employees and workers from all 23 Punjab districts and nearly 250 blocks gathered in Khanna on Monday to press for their long-pending demands.
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Water Cannons Used On Protesting Teachers Trying To Reach Amarinder Singh's House
Police on Tuesday lobbed teargas shells and used water cannons to disperse schoolteachers as they tried to force their way through barricades put up on the Chandigarh-Mohali border in a bid to reach Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's official residence.
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Case Against Opposition Leaders In Punjab For Protests Amid Covid Restrictions
Several opposition leaders in Punjab, including Sukhbir Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal and Saravjit Kaur Manuke of the Aam Aadmi Party, were booked for staging protests against the state government in violation of Covid restrictions.
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Punjab Chief Minister Says BJP Facing "Spontaneous Anger" Of Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said BJP leaders were facing "spontaneous anger" of farmers and termed as "hilarious" claims of the BJP's state unit that the protesters were not farmers but Congress workers.
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Punjab Farmers Block Congress MP's Car, Ask Him To Join Protest
Ahead of a two-day special assembly session to counter the Union government's farm laws, protests continued in Punjab today with farmers from Sangrur district surrounding a Congress MP and demanding his resignation from the Lok Sabha in solidarity with the protesters.
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Farmer Dies By Suicide During Protest: Punjab Police
A 70-year-old farmer died after consuming some poisonous substance during a protest against the new farm Bills in Muktsar district of Punjab, police said on Saturday.
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Panjab University Protest: Water Canons, Tear Gas Used As Students Target Cops
Violent clashes between students and the police were witnessed in the Panjab University on Tuesday as the week-long protests over the huge fee hike suddenly turned ugly. The police, which had brought in water cannons to quell the protesters, were targeted with stones and several of them were injured. Many of the students finally took refuge in the...
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Opposition Protests Drown Out Sushma Swaraj's Statement On Pakistan
Parliament today witnessed uproar and noisy slogan shouting as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj briefed both Houses on her recent visit to Pakistan.
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'Blocked' From Temple in Congress-ruled Assam, Angry Rahul Gandhi Blames RSS
An aggressive Rahul Gandhi today alleged that he had been stopped from entering a temple in Congress-ruled Assam by "RSS people" during his visit to the northeastern state last week.
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In a Show of Strength, Akali Dal Challenges Congress for 2017 Assembly Elections
Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in a show of strength at a rally in Bathinda today took on the Opposition parties and Sikh radical groups, which the Akali Dal leaders say, have orchestrated a two month long anti-government protests.
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Akali Dal, BJP to Hold Rally in Bathinda as Radicals Call for Punjab Shutdown
In a counter to protests by Sikh radical groups in Punjab, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal along with its ally BJP will hold a Sadbhawana rally in the party's stronghold in Bathinda on Monday in a show of strength.
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As More Women Move Into Hostels, What Data Says About Campus Safety
The number of girl students residing in hostels across India has increased over the years, according to the All India Survey on Higher Education.
-
Punjab's Lovely Professional University Suspends Classes, Postpones Mid-Term Exams Amid Unrest
Massive student protests erupted in Punjab's Phagwara area early Sunday morning after news spread on social media regarding the alleged rape of a university student within the campus premises.
-
Sachin Pilot Detained As Punjab Congress Protests Dalit Labourer's Suicide
The Congress on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the Punjab government over the suicide of Sangrur labourer Gulzar Singh, marching towards state Finance Minister Harpal Cheema's house.
-
Protesters Demand Case Against Anti-Khalistani Terrorist, Block Highway In Ambala
The protesters were demanding registration of a case against Gursimran Singh Mand and alleged that the administration had failed to take action despite repeated representations
-
Explained: Why Punjab's MGNREGA Protest Is A Political Test For AAP
Thousands of MGNREGA employees and workers from all 23 Punjab districts and nearly 250 blocks gathered in Khanna on Monday to press for their long-pending demands.
-
Water Cannons Used On Protesting Teachers Trying To Reach Amarinder Singh's House
Police on Tuesday lobbed teargas shells and used water cannons to disperse schoolteachers as they tried to force their way through barricades put up on the Chandigarh-Mohali border in a bid to reach Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's official residence.
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Case Against Opposition Leaders In Punjab For Protests Amid Covid Restrictions
Several opposition leaders in Punjab, including Sukhbir Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal and Saravjit Kaur Manuke of the Aam Aadmi Party, were booked for staging protests against the state government in violation of Covid restrictions.
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Punjab Chief Minister Says BJP Facing "Spontaneous Anger" Of Farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said BJP leaders were facing "spontaneous anger" of farmers and termed as "hilarious" claims of the BJP's state unit that the protesters were not farmers but Congress workers.
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Punjab Farmers Block Congress MP's Car, Ask Him To Join Protest
Ahead of a two-day special assembly session to counter the Union government's farm laws, protests continued in Punjab today with farmers from Sangrur district surrounding a Congress MP and demanding his resignation from the Lok Sabha in solidarity with the protesters.
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Farmer Dies By Suicide During Protest: Punjab Police
A 70-year-old farmer died after consuming some poisonous substance during a protest against the new farm Bills in Muktsar district of Punjab, police said on Saturday.
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Panjab University Protest: Water Canons, Tear Gas Used As Students Target Cops
Violent clashes between students and the police were witnessed in the Panjab University on Tuesday as the week-long protests over the huge fee hike suddenly turned ugly. The police, which had brought in water cannons to quell the protesters, were targeted with stones and several of them were injured. Many of the students finally took refuge in the...
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Opposition Protests Drown Out Sushma Swaraj's Statement On Pakistan
Parliament today witnessed uproar and noisy slogan shouting as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj briefed both Houses on her recent visit to Pakistan.
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'Blocked' From Temple in Congress-ruled Assam, Angry Rahul Gandhi Blames RSS
An aggressive Rahul Gandhi today alleged that he had been stopped from entering a temple in Congress-ruled Assam by "RSS people" during his visit to the northeastern state last week.
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In a Show of Strength, Akali Dal Challenges Congress for 2017 Assembly Elections
Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in a show of strength at a rally in Bathinda today took on the Opposition parties and Sikh radical groups, which the Akali Dal leaders say, have orchestrated a two month long anti-government protests.
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Akali Dal, BJP to Hold Rally in Bathinda as Radicals Call for Punjab Shutdown
In a counter to protests by Sikh radical groups in Punjab, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal along with its ally BJP will hold a Sadbhawana rally in the party's stronghold in Bathinda on Monday in a show of strength.
