Tag: Students Poll

President-elect of Vikram Deb College in cash-for-vote row

Jeypore: After allegations of cash distribution to garner votes in the students’ union elections in Ramadevi Women’s University, cash-for-votes charges have surfaced in Vikram Deb (VD) College in Jeypore leading to calls for disqualification of the president-elect. Claiming to be in possession of video evidence, a group of students from the college alleged that cash […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
'Sonu song' all the rage in campus polls in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Various renditions of ‘Sonu song’ (originally composed & sung by Kshirsagar) which have already created frenzy in the internet, are now a rage among the college students in Odisha who are using it as a tool to connect with their voters. While student groups are penning down the songs, aspiring candidates are lending their […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Ravenshaw unrest: FIR against 2 for detaining VC, show-cause notices to 100 students

Cuttack: Acting tough on the students, authorities of Ravenshaw University today lodged FIR against two students who reportedly detained the vice-chancellor (VC) Ishan Patro for 12 hours inside his office on Monday night while protesting cancellation of the student union polls. The varsity authorities lodged the complaint at the Malgodown police station against two students […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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Filing of nomination ends amid series of campus violence incidents

Bhubaneswar: As the aspiring candidates filed their nomination papers for the students’ union elections, a series of incidents of violence rocked college campuses across the State today. According to reports, unidentified miscreants hurled bombs at the ladies hostel of NC College in Jajpur early morning today forcing the authorities to close the college sine die. […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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Ravenshaw will not be declared sine die: VC Ishan Patro

Cuttack: Amid growing protests of the students demanding the university authorities to hold direct election this year, Vice Chancellor Ishan Kumar Patro today made it clear that the varsity would not be declared sine die. Patro was rescued by police at around 5 am today after he was gheraoed by agitating students inside his office […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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JNU's presidential candidate Jitendra Suna narrates journey from Kalahandi

Bhubaneswar: After facing hardship for years, Jitendra Suna, a resident of Kalahandi district in Odisha, is running for the post of president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) polls. In an exclusive interview to OTV, Suna spoke about his struggle and how he was inspired to become a part of JNU. In the […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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