Tag: Utkal University

Bhubaneswar: Giving new wings to dreams of students interested in gaining exposure in foreign universities, Utkal University is going to launch student and faculty exchange and other inter-university research programmes involving foreign student and faculties. Vice Chancellor of the varsity, Soumendra Mohan Patnaik informed about the programme on the sidelines of the two-day symposium on […]

Bhubaneswar: The rift in Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), the students’ wing of ruling BJD, came to the fore on Tuesday after two of its groups clashed with each other at the Utkal University here. Supporters of both groups staged road blockades and burned tyres at different places leading to arrest of three persons. As […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high inside the Utkal University campus in Bhubaneswar today when around 35 Integrated MBA aspirants along with their guardians staged a protest before the business administration department against the conduct of unscheduled entrance examination for the course a day ahead of the dates of exam mentioned in some admit cards. According to […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Utkal University, Bhubaneswar has found a place among the 75 discipline-specific National Resource Centres (NRCs) identified by the HRD Ministry for online refresher programmes for development of at least 1.5 million higher education faculty members. Each of the 75 NRCs have to prepare discipline wise online training material with focus on latest developments, […]

Bhubaneswar: Students of Rama Devi (RD) Women’s University took to streets today reiterating their demands for land for the second campus of the varsity and retention of autonomous status for its Plus-II & Plus-III colleges. The students argued that Rama Devi was famous as a college and the Plus-II and Plus-III students are its identity.  […]

Bhubaneswar: The controversy surrounding the proposal to set up the second campus of Rama Devi Women’s University on Utkal Varsity premises was put to rest today after it was decided that an extension campus will be set up on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The vice-chancellor of RD University Padmaja Mishra today announced that an annexure […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of continued protests against the proposal to set up the second campus of Rama Devi (RD) Women’s University on the premises of Utkal University, the State Government has revamped the committee to identify a suitable location for the new campus. In this regard, Higher Education Minister Ananta Das held a discussion […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high on Utkal University campus after students resorted to vandalism and set fire to a defunct ambulance parked outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office here on Friday protesting Odisha government’s proposal to set up the second campus of Rama Devi (RD) Women’s University on their premises. It is for the second consecutive day that […]

Bhubaneswar: The second campus of the Rama Devi (RD) Women’s University will be set up on the premises of the Utkal University here and the formal procedure for the same has already begun. According to sources, the new campus will be built on 30 acres land on the Utkal University premises. The State Government has […]

Bhubaneswar: A youth was reportedly forced to walk on his knees till the police station for allegedly making obscene gestures at a girl student of Utkal University here. The matter came to the fore after a video of the incident went viral. According to information, the accused was passing indecent remarks at the girl near […]

Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education department has sought a report from the Vice Chancellor (VC) of Utkal University on the harassment allegations levelled against assistant professor of Psychology department, Maheswar Satpathy. In a letter from the department the VC has been asked to, “furnish a detailed report on the allegation made against Maheswar Satpathy, Asst. Professor, […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension erupted at Utkal University in Bhubaneswar today after an unidentified miscreant allegedly showed up naked in front of two girl students of the university inside the campus premises. According to sources, an unclad man suddenly appeared before the girls while they were coming into the varsity campus through the gate near Acharya Vihar […]

Bhubaneswar: Following a five-day long agitation by students of the Psychology department of Utkal University, the authorities today discontinued all the academic & student-related activities of assistant professor, Maheswar Satpathy over complaints of mental harassment by students. In a letter addressed to the post graduate students, Head of the Department Bhaswati Patnaik stated, “All academic […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting students’ unrest and repeated violence on campus, vice chancellor of Utkal University Soumendra Mohan Patnaik along with his other colleagues today staged a sit-in in front of his office. The strike, which he called ‘Introspective Silent Fasting’ began in the morning today and will continue till 8pm. Patnaik appealed to the students to […]

Bhubaneswar: Students unrest once again gripped the Utkal University here a few hours after the university reopened today after more than 20 days of sine die. Demanding election to the students’ union, the activists gheraoed the office of the varsity’s Vice-Chancellor Soumendra Mohan Patnaik. They also gheraoed Patnaik while he was coming out of his […]