Op Rai

By alleging that she was stopped from entering a toilet by the security guards of proctorial board with discriminatory attitude, a Dalit girl who is an Arts student has left Banaras Hindu University.

Two private civic workers died in a factory in Akrampur Industrial area in Unnao on Saturday after inhaling poisonous gasses released from the effluent treatment plant.

Acting on a tip-off, the district administration on Thursday busted a racket in refilling of LPG cylinders in Gomtinagar.

The chief proctor of BHU, Prof O P Rai, termed the sudden outbreak of a series of protests and clashes on campus as mere coincidence, and said though the incidents took place one after the other in a short span of time, but he doesn’t see any conspiracy to vitiate the atmosphere in the university behind it.

The Delhi-Hardwar national highway has been closed to vehicular traffic from today till July 20 to ensure smooth movement of Shiva devotees, Kawad , police said.

Over 8,000 aspirants appeared for IIT-JEE that was held in two shifts across 21 centres attached to Banaras Hindu University on Sunday.

The UP unit of special investigation team (SIT) on Wednesday registered an FIR against 10 officials of the education department, including five teachers, who had secured appointment on forged documents and marksheets.

According to the project manager, C&DS, Op Rai, the director was upset by the recycling plant still being non-operational.

Protests and demonstrations opposing removal of Vikas Singh, first elected general secretary of Student Council (SC) of BHU kept the varsity administration on toes on Wednesday.

Various provisions of UP Value Added Tax Act were discussed during a seminar organized at one of the hotels in Cantonment area on Sunday.

The Lanka police recorded the statements of some of organising committee members of the recently organised 55th All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AICOG-2012) in connection with alleged hote booking scam.

Fists of fury and sparks will fly at BHU’s Madhuban park, where till now lovebirds would nestle. The BHU administration, vide a notification dated January 6, has designated the park located near faculty of music and performing arts as the new site for protests by students, teaching and non-teaching staff.

Students of Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyan (SVDV) faculty at BHU, who are upset over the appointment of a Muslim assistant professor in Sahitya department, resumed their agitation on Monday expressing dissatisfaction over the reply submitted by the university authorities in response to their queries.

A student of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has accused two Proctorial Board security guards of stopping her from entering a campus toilet because she was a Dalit.