Punjab: Law university in Patiala closed till further orders amid students' protest against VC
Patiala, Sep 24: Amid the ongoing students' protest against the vice-chancellor, the authorities of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) here on Monday issued orders for closing the institution till further orders.
The development came a day after the students held a protest against the vice-chancellor for allegedly violating the privacy of female students at their hostel.
According to the students, the vice-chancellor had allegedly conducted a surprise check of the girls' hostel and had questioned the dressing sense of the girls thus violating their privacy.
The protesting students staged a 'dharna' outside the vice-chancellor's residence on the university campus. They laid siege and spent the night in front of the VC's house, demanding his resignation, officials said.
On Monday, the talks between agitating students and the university officials could not yield any result. The security guards barricaded the main gates of the university and no outsider was allowed to enter the university premises, they said.
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Railways created world record in derailments: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Sep 24: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday mocked the Indian Railways, asserting that it has created a “world record” in derailments.
Banerjee’s comments came hours after a few wagons of an empty goods train jumped tracks in the state’s Jalpaiguri district.
"What is happening with the Railways? Even today, there is the news of derailment. The Railways has created a world record in derailments. But, nobody says anything?" she told reporters after an administrative review meeting in Birbhum.
"People's safety and security is in danger, and they are scared of travelling in trains. Where is the railway minister? Only asking for votes during elections will not help, you have to be by the side of people when they are in danger," Banerjee said.
Five wagons of an empty goods train derailed at New Maynaguri railway station in Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday morning.
No injuries were reported in the incident that occurred around 6.20 am, officials said.
Banerjee, who had served as railway minister twice, claimed that she had run the department smoothly and allocated several projects for West Bengal.
"As the railway minister, I had sanctioned projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore for Bengal," the CM said.
The Railways, in a recent report, had mentioned there were 18 attempts to derail trains across the country since August.
