Tag: ABVP
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‘Fundamentalism negates religion’
Swami Agnivesh is a social activist and spiritual leader based in the Capital. He was recently attacked in Pakur, Jharkhand, when he went to address tribals, allegedly by members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). He suspects that the state government was also involved in the attack. Born …
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August 25, 2018 -
ABVP, DU students protest against Metro fare hike, demand roll-back
“After the Metro fare hike, travelling to college has burnt a hole in the students’ pockets'', former DUSU EC added.
August 10, 2018 -
ABVP seeks for action against former HPAU V-C
Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has demanded removal of Dr KK Katoch from the post of Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission, Shimla following allegations of misappropriation of funds when he was Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur. They alleged that he along with Director of Research visited Magnolia in …
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April 9, 2018 -
Dooars tribal body backs India shutdown
The Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad (ABAVP) has decided to support a ‘Bharat Bandh’ (shutdown) on 2 April called by a group of organizations in response to a proposal from the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Adhiniyam Bachao Sangharsha Samiti, Dooarsbased Adivasi leader, Tej Kumar Toppo, said on Friday. The groups have started protesting against …
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March 31, 2018 -
Kerala college prof’s sexist remarks against girls spark protest
The outrage against the sexist remarks made by a professor in Kerala’s Farook Training College has invited great flak from various quarters. A clip of the speech allegedly made by professorJouharMunavvir, likening girl students’ chests to sliced watermelons on display, had been doing the rounds on social media for the past few weeks. Scores of …
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March 21, 2018 -
Change of guard favours expelled BJP leader in HP
A sufferer of bitter ‘Dhumal-Shanta’ rift in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh, a former minister from Solan, Mohinder Nath Sofat, who was shown the door twice by party in 15 years, last time in 2012, can hope for a ‘home-coming’. Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur dropped a hint in this regard and asked …
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February 27, 2018 -
Rallies, plays to protest Kushmandi rape
The Revolutionary Socialist Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and student organization Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parisad condemned the Kushmandi gang rape with rallies and street plays in Balurghat on Thursday. They demanded immediate arrest of the criminals and concrete police and administrative action. Political leaders of different parties also condemned the heinous act and have criticized the …
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February 23, 2018 -
Protests over principal’s suspension
The decision of the Uttarakhand Higher Education Department to suspend its director and the principal of a post graduate college took on a political colour in the hill state on Friday when the staff of the MB government post graduate college in Haldwani (Nainital) launched a strike against the decision. A chemistry practical examination to …
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February 3, 2018 -
Kasganj violence: Police arrest man for ‘killing’ Chandan Gupta
The accused in the death of Chandan Gupta, who was killed during communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj town, has been arrested, the police said on Wednesday. The accused is identified as Saleem, who operates a cloth house in Kasganj. Chandan was allegedly shot dead during the communal clashes in Kasganj town after volunteers of …
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January 31, 2018 -
Kasganj unrest: Rumoured to have died in violence, man responds; slams false reports
A man rumoured to have been killed in the communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district on Republic Day, surfaced on Tuesday to trash reports of his death. The 24-year-old youth, Rahul Upadhyaya, said his death was falsely reported and he was informed about it by a friend. Upadhyaya was the second youth who, along …
January 30, 2018 -
Kasganj clash: Fresh violence reported; mob vandalise, burn down shops
Reports of fresh violence have emerged in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district on Saturday after a 16-year-old boy, Chandan Gupta, was killed and at least two persons were injured in clashes on Republic Day. As per media reports, five shops were torched and multiple properties were vandalised by a mob, while they were returning from the cremation …
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January 27, 2018 -
Four SDPI members arrested in connection with ABVP member’s killing in Kerala
Four members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) were arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Kannur in Kerala. All four had fled to Wayanad after allegedly committing the crime. The arrests came a day after Shyam Prasad was hacked to death …
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January 20, 2018 -
Another JNU student ‘goes missing’
A 26-year-old student, pursuing PhD at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here, has gone missing from the campus, the police said. Mukul Jain, enrolled in Life Sciences course, has been missing since January 8, they said. A missing report was registered in the evening of January 8. It is suspected that he was having some problems …
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January 10, 2018 -
Himachal: RSS, ABVP call the shots in new BJP govt
With an organisation man Jai Ram Thakur’s rise as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, the Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarathi Parishad (ABVP) are calling the shots in new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Whether ministers, or other political appointments, the BJP men having roots in the organisation have got prominence in …
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January 1, 2018 -
JNU student case: CBI plea seeking lie detection test dismissed
A court on Tuesday rejected the CBI’s plea seeking consent for lie detection test of nine students in connection with the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed. Ahmed, 27, an M.Sc First Year student, went missing on October 15 last year after an alleged fight with the members of the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya …
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November 21, 2017 -
If AAP, BJP opposing Metro fare hike, then who did it, asks Maken
Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken on Friday kicked off a week-long “Save Metro” campaign in the national capital and asked that if both the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are protesting against the fare hike, then who actually raised the fares. “The AAP and the BJP’s student’s wing ABVP (sic), …
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October 13, 2017 -
ABVP calls for rally in Kerala against RSS workers’ killings
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Thursday announced a big rally on November 11 in Thiruvananthapuram to protest the “cold blooded murders” in Kerala it alleged were being committed by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)- affiliated students wing said that it expects to see nearly 25,000 students …
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October 12, 2017