To check Oneindia News on your Mobile
go to:   http://m.oneindia.in/news/
  •  

Adidravidar students observes fast

Puducherry, Feb 28 (UNI) Inmates of the adidravidar students hostel here are on a fast since last night to press their demands, including provision of basic amenities at the hostel.

The students also abstained from their classes today.

Meanwhile, the adidravidar students of the hostel of Motilal Nehru Polytechnic today took out a procession to the office of the Adidravidar department and sought an appointment with the Director.

Since, it was turned down they locked the gate of the building and picketed it.

They were demanding the provision of scholarship, shifting the hostel from Kumaruguruppallam to another place and taking the students for excursion, among other things.

Hearing the news, the students, who are on fast also joined them in the picketing.

Officals intervened and assured that they would look into their demands, following which they dispersed.

UNI

Budget 2007-08 is 'anti farmer and poor' : BJP

Hyderabad, Feb 28 (UNI) BJP Andhra Pradesh unit President B Dattatraya today said the union budget 2007-08, presented by the Finance minister P Chidambaram, was 'anti-farmer and anti -poor'. According to a press release here, Mr Dattatraya said the minister has failed to introduce any 'comprehensive greivence scheme' for farmers and had not metioned about remunarative price to the agriculture produce, besides neglecting the increasing farmer suicides . Alleging that the Centre has not disclosed the details of the beneficiaries of.....

Over 200 youths arrested for taking drugs at party near Pune

Pune, Mar 4 (UNI) More than 200 youth, including 26 girls, were arrested for taking drugs at a party in a private hotel in Khanpur area near here in the early hours today. The invite for the party was put out on a web-site, police said. Acting on a tip-off, plain clothes policemen raided the party and arrested college-going girls and boys, Rural Superintendent of Police Vishwas Nangre Patil said. The possibility of an international drug syndicate cannot be.....

Eight thousand students to appear for Plus-2 exam

Puducherry, Feb 28(UNI) Over eight-thousand students will appear for the plus two examination beggining here tomorrow. According to official sources, as many as 4421 boys and 3930 girls belonging to 33 government schools and 29 private schools would appear for the examination in Puducherry region, while, 626 girls and 528 boys would appear for the examination in Karaikal region. Twenty-three centres have been set up for the examination and 526 lecturers and 118 ministerial staffs were deployed for exam duty.UNI.....
User Comments
[ Post Comments ]
Be the first to comment on this article.
Oneindia  Oneindia Login