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BESU's teachers and students go on hunger strike

Howrah, Feb 21 (UNI) Teachers and students of the Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU) today boycotted all classes and went on a relay hunger strike demanding upgradation of the institute.

The agitation of the professors took new turn today when the students joined the former demanding implementation of the recommendation of the Anandkrisnan Committee for upgration of the BESU.

BESU's Teacher Union Secretary Sujoy Mukherjee has expressed concern of the Centre for alleged neglect of this premier engineering college of the country.

Mr Mukherjee told UNI that BESU had given an ultimatum of 72 hrs for addressing their demand or else the agitation would be intensified further.

Blaming both the centre and state governments for remaining 'silent' on the issue, Dr Mukherjee said though the Anandkrisnan Committee's recommendation was submitted to the Ministry of Human Resources Development in February last year to declare BESU as an autonomous institute and make necessary budgetory allocation for it within a timeframe, nothing had so far been done.

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Need to strengthen Tribal Council in tsunami hit islands

Port Blair, Feb 21 (UNI) Top administration officials in Andaman and Nicobar Islands have stressed the need for strengthening the Tribal Council of the arehipelago. '' This could be done by involving the council in planning and development in the tsunami hit islands,'' Chief Secretary of remote Andaman and Nicobar islands, Mr Shumsher K Sheriff said here today. Addressing a workshop on community participation and project sustainable in Port Blair, the top most official of the remote archipelago, said the.....

Committee on literacy mission

Patna, Feb 21 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced constitution of a high level committee to monitor the progress of National Literacy Mission (NLM) activities to the ongoing campaign for achieving universal literacy. Chairing a meeting of state literacy mission authority here, Mr Kumar said the committee would chalk out a detailed work programme with a view to make all the people between 15-35 year age, literate within a stipulated time frame. Human resources development minister of the state.....

Mizo administration deletes Mithun sacrifice in Chapchar Kut

Aizwal, Feb 21 (UNI) In the face of stiff opposition from animal rights activists and religious scholars, the Mizoram administration has decided to delete Mithun sacrifice from Chapchar Kut, the biggest community festival in the state. Official sources said here today that Chapchar Kut organising committee deliberated on the issue in a meeting yesterday and decided not to sacrifice Mithun in the festival, scheduled on March 9 and 10. Chief of Association for Environment Preservation (ASEP) in Mizoram New World Laldingliana.....
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