Tag: Campus Poll

Bhubaneswar: With only one day left for the Students’ Union elections, the ‘What I Stand For’ meeting has already begun in various poll-bound colleges and universities across the state. At the meeting, the contesting candidates would present their vision in their speeches before the students. The meeting is being held under the supervision of faculties […]

Bhubaneswar: Incidents of poll violence on campus were reported from various colleges across the State today two days after nomination filing process got over. The Students’ Union poll was cancelled in the University Law College and girls’ hostel inmates were asked to leave the rooms immediately. On the other hand, miscreants hurled two bombs at […]

Bhubaneswar/Rourkela/Berhampur: Amid sloganeering and rallies, filing of nominations by aspiring candidates for the students’ union elections concluded at different colleges and universities of Odisha today. However, sporadic instances of pre-poll violence led to declaration of sine die and cancellation of polls at a few colleges. In Bhubaneswar, members of different students’ organizations took out rallies […]

Bhubaneswar: Authorities of the BJB Autonomous College today declared cancellation of students’ union poll for this year citing ongoing tension on the college premises. Principal of the college Mohammed Nawaz Hasan stated the college will remain closed sine die until further orders. Students were asked to vacate hostels by Saturday evening. Police personnel have been […]

Cuttack: Students’ Union at the Ravenshaw University is rechristened as Students’ Council and, henceforth, campus poll process will be held in line with general polls, said an official of the varsity today. After a meeting chaired by Vice Chancellor PC Sarangi at the university, varsity sources stated that this year students’ representatives will be elected […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high on premises of Utkal University here after two students group clashed with each other during the students union poll on Wednesday. One student of Library Science department sustained injuries during the clash. According to sources, the incident took place when the student was on his way to cast his vote. He […]

Bhubaneswar: The fate of candidates for the students’ union elections at various poll-bound colleges and universities across the State will be determined today as voting for the elections has begun on various campuses. As per the announcement, the voting began at 8 am and would continue till 2 pm. Presiding officers and supervising officers have […]

Bhubaneswar: The ‘Why I Stand For’ meeting would be held in all poll-bound colleges and universities across the State on the eve of the students’ union elections today. With only one day left for the D-Day, the candidates would make their last-minute efforts to convince students to vote for them. The candidates would present their […]

Bhubaneswar: With the students’ union elections in Odisha just four days away, the authorities of six more colleges today cancelled elections in four colleges and declared sine die due to violence. Besides, tension prevailed in the Utkal University campus on the issue of validation of candidature of a student. Tension ran high in Maharishi College […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours before the announcement of an official notification for campus polls at colleges and universities across Odisha, authorities of three colleges in Bhubaneswar today cancelled the process for students’ union polls this year citing pre-poll violence and disturbances in their premises. While the authorities of College of Basic Science and Humanities issued a notice […]

By Sandeep Sahu Time was when the college campus was the cradle that spawned the leaders of the future. Before independence, the college campuses were the places where the issues of the day were debated, preparing student leaders for the long struggle ahead. In more recent times, the likes of Prakash Karat, Sitaram Yechury, DP […]