Pune: Two weeks after students from the Northeastern states left the city in the wake of a panic-driven exodus, the University of Pune (UoP) has stepped forward with a helping hand. In a welcome initiative, the varsity has started accommodating insecure North-East students in the varsity's hostel. Last week four girl students from different N-E states studying in different affiliated colleges of UoP were admitted in the varsitys hostel as special case. Two more girls will be joining soon, said Dr B R Shejwal, UoPs hostel rector.
Although, the universitys hostel admission is closed, acting on a directive issued by UoPs Vice-Chancellor Dr W N Gade, varsity officials have started accommodating N-E students since last week, according to Shejwal. When contacted Dr Gade said, Yes, we have started this initiative not only for students studying on varsity campus, but also for those from affiliated colleges. I have given instructions to all principals of affiliated colleges of UoP to help lodge N-E students.
There is an acute shortage of space in hostels, as most of them are fully occupied. There are hardly any vacant rooms in hostels, but we have to arrange it. We have also approached the varsitys International Students Centre asking them to provide facilities for these additional students, said Gade.
The total capacity for girl students in the UoP hostel is 1,150, while it is 1,064 for boys. According to sources, the male hostels are already full, and hence the varsity administration is unable to
04:09 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Itanagar: Maharashtra government will make available chartered aircraft to take students of Northeast back to educational institutions in Pune or Mumbai from Guwahati. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told a goodwill team from Arunachal Pradesh, led by MP Takan Sanjoy, on Tuesday that concessional chartered flights would be offered to students willing to go back. In a statement, Sanjoy quoted Chavan as saying, "If state governments send written requisitions, officials...
06:39 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Bangalore: With confidence-building measures and scaled up security in place, exodus of Indians from the Northeast from Bangalore for their home-states fearing backlash over Assam violence has stopped, police and railway officials said on Monday. The country's IT capital came under a thick security cover with over 17,000 police personnel, bolstered by Rapid Action Force and Karnataka State Reserve Police, deployed to instill a sense of confidence in the panic-stricken...
03:59 PM, Aug 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday blamed social networking sites of not co-operating with the government in removing the objectionable content spreading rumours and inciting violence targeting the Indians from the Northeast. Government sources have said that websites such as Google and Facebook are not cooperating in the matter citing international laws. They also say that Twitter accounts can't be blocked as the micro-blogging site is not responding to the...
01:45 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Hyderabad: Two ministers from Assam on Saturday reviewed the situation following the flight of some Assamese from Hyderabad and reassured the migrants that Hyderabad was safe for them. For the second consecutive day, Assam's Minister for Power and Industry Pradyut Bordoloi and Minister for Forests Rakib-ul-Hussain met Northeast Indians living in Hyderabad and tried to instil confidence in them. The ministers were accompanied by Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Sabita Indra...
03:37 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Northeast Indians, who have returned to Guwahati from Bangalore, say they are feeling safe and hope the government will keep its promise of protecting them. ...
11:55 AM, Aug 18, 2012
New Delhi: After the recent mass exodus of the Northeast people from Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh due to threats post the communal violence in Assam, the government on Friday asked relevant agencies to monitor social media websites to check for inflammatory and offensive content. Cellphone operators have also been asked to block all bulk SMSes and videos so that no one can send a message to more than five...
09:20 PM, Aug 17, 2012
Hyderabad: The riots in Assam, the subsequent violence in Mumbai and the ongoing exodus from Bangalore have triggered panic among students from the North East in the twin cities. It appears that some have left the city fearing attacks. They are happy to be back with their parents in their native places but worried about their education. Thingam Bipin, a PhD scholar of comparative literature at the University of Hyderabad...
08:21 PM, Aug 17, 2012
New Delhi: 7:05 PM: Home Ministry asks IB, state police to monitor websites, social media more closely and the government is expected to block websites that spread propaganda. 6:16 PM: The Bangalore police on Friday arrested three persons for allegedly attacking Northeast people. 2:22 PM: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa assured the people from the Northeast that they should not live in fear and should not believe in rumours....
11:13 AM, Aug 17, 2012
Hyderabad: People from the Northeast have been fleeing Hyderabad too, scared by rumours of retaliatory attacks following the Assam violence. Officials have confirmed that 45 per cent of nearly 1,700 people from the Northeast have left from Cyberabad. While the government has appealed for calm, top police officials have been holding meetings to assess the situation and build confidence among the people. Security has also been tightened in areas where...
09:35 AM, Aug 17, 2012
The Additional DGP of Bangalore, Vipin Gopalakrishnan has said that the state and the Centre are doing all they can to bring the situation under control. ...
09:12 AM, Aug 17, 2012
Mumbai: Even as thousands of people from the Northeast continued to flee Karnataka, there were similar concerns in Maharashtra as well. At Mumbai's Kurla Terminus, hundreds of people from the Northeast were seen heading home, despite Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's assurances that full security will be provided to them. Meanwhile, the state Home Minister RR Patil is expected to meet Pune police officials to discuss security arrangements there. Panic hit...
08:12 AM, Aug 17, 2012
New Delhi: The situation in Bangalore continues to remain tense as rumours continue to scare people from the Northeast despite appeals by the state and central government to not panic. Three more trains left for Guwahati on Thursday, packed with professionals and students from the Northeast who were heading home. Throughout the day on Thursday, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, Karnataka Home Minister R Ashok, Karnataka DGP Lalrokhuma Pachuau and...
07:32 AM, Aug 17, 2012
Bangalore: A large number of students and professionals from the Northeast are continuing to leave Bangalore. Rumours in the aftermath of Assam clashes have led to panic and a sense of fear and as many as 11,000 have left over two days. Meanwhile, three trains are slated to leave Bangalore Central for Guwahati on Thursday night as well. There's an exodus from Hyderabad and Pune as well, despite assurances from...
09:05 PM, Aug 16, 2012
While several Northeast students are fleeing Bangalore, there are some who feel that they need to stay back to prove a point. ...
08:38 PM, Aug 16, 2012
New Delhi: Panic has gripped the people from Northeast in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra as they fear for their safety after many reportedly received anonymous SMSes saying they would be targeted in retaliatory attacks following the communal violence in Assam. The fear-struck students and professionals continued to flee Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra for the second day on Thursday. A day after 6,800 people from the northeast left Bangalore...
05:59 PM, Aug 16, 2012
Following thousands of Northeast people fleeing Bangalore because of threatening SMSes, CNN-IBN appeals to the people of India to separate fact from fiction. ...
02:23 PM, Aug 16, 2012
Pune: Thirteen people were arrested for allegedly beating up Northeastern students in Pune last week. The Pune police met members of the Muslim community urging them to disregard a controversial MMS clip that has been doing the rounds. Police say the clip is doctored and aimed at creating communal tension. A case has been filed against unknown persons for circulating it. Security is being stepped up at colleges in the...
01:04 PM, Aug 16, 2012
The Northeast students, who are fleeing Bangalore to return to their home states as a fallout of the recent communal clashes, say they received SMSes saying they would be targeted in retaliatory attacks. ...
12:57 PM, Aug 16, 2012
