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24-Year-Old Woman Dies At Visva Bharati University, Cops Face Protest From Students
A 24-year-old woman student of Visva Bharati university, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh, allegedly died by suicide, an official said on Friday.
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Santiniketan Plaque Without Rabindranath Tagore's Name Removed After Row
The controversial plaques at Santiniketan that did not feature its founder Rabindranath Tagore's name have been removed by the Visva-Bharati University, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Remove Santiniketan Plaques Without Rabindranath Tagore's Name: Mamata Banerjee To Centre
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the Centre to remove the plaques on UNESCO World Heritage Site status to Santiniketan.
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Mamata Banerjee's Warning Over Missing Tagore Name On Santiniketan Plaques
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the authorities for not inscribing the name of Rabindranath Tagore in the plaques of UNESCO World Heritage Site' at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan.
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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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India Now Has 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites After 2 More Added To List
The number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India has grown to 42 with the 'Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala' finding a place in the coveted list on Monday, the ASI said.
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Visva-Bharati Submits Documents In Court To Support Amartya Sen's Eviction Notice
The Visva-Bharati University on Saturday submitted several documents to a court in West Bengal's Birbhum district to justify the eviction notice it has served on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asking him to vacate 0.13 acre of land.
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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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Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan Recommended To UNESCO Heritage List
Santiniketan - the place where Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by an international advisory body, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said.
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Politicians, Artists Protest Near Amartya Sen's Santiniketan House
Intellectuals held a sit-in near the ancestral house of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen here on Saturday protesting against the notice by Visva-Bharati university to the economist.
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Amartya Sen Is Covid Positive, Mamata Banerjee Wishes Speedy Recovery
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wished Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen a speedy recovery from COVID-19.
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Tribal Girl Gang-Raped in Bengal's Santiniketan: Police
A tribal girl has been gang-raped in West Bengal's Birbhum district by at least five men when she was returning home from a village fair, police said today.
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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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24-Year-Old Woman Dies At Visva Bharati University, Cops Face Protest From Students
A 24-year-old woman student of Visva Bharati university, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh, allegedly died by suicide, an official said on Friday.
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Santiniketan Plaque Without Rabindranath Tagore's Name Removed After Row
The controversial plaques at Santiniketan that did not feature its founder Rabindranath Tagore's name have been removed by the Visva-Bharati University, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Remove Santiniketan Plaques Without Rabindranath Tagore's Name: Mamata Banerjee To Centre
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the Centre to remove the plaques on UNESCO World Heritage Site status to Santiniketan.
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Mamata Banerjee's Warning Over Missing Tagore Name On Santiniketan Plaques
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the authorities for not inscribing the name of Rabindranath Tagore in the plaques of UNESCO World Heritage Site' at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan.
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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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India Now Has 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites After 2 More Added To List
The number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India has grown to 42 with the 'Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala' finding a place in the coveted list on Monday, the ASI said.
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Visva-Bharati Submits Documents In Court To Support Amartya Sen's Eviction Notice
The Visva-Bharati University on Saturday submitted several documents to a court in West Bengal's Birbhum district to justify the eviction notice it has served on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asking him to vacate 0.13 acre of land.
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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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Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan Recommended To UNESCO Heritage List
Santiniketan - the place where Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by an international advisory body, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said.
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Politicians, Artists Protest Near Amartya Sen's Santiniketan House
Intellectuals held a sit-in near the ancestral house of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen here on Saturday protesting against the notice by Visva-Bharati university to the economist.
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Amartya Sen Is Covid Positive, Mamata Banerjee Wishes Speedy Recovery
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wished Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen a speedy recovery from COVID-19.
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Tribal Girl Gang-Raped in Bengal's Santiniketan: Police
A tribal girl has been gang-raped in West Bengal's Birbhum district by at least five men when she was returning home from a village fair, police said today.
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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.
