Tension continues in AMU, exams postponed
Aligarh, May 6: Aligarh Muslim University on Sunday postponed all examinations amid the prevailing tension within the campus over the portrait of Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
A university spokesperson said the examinations of the 2017-18 session will now commence from May 12, with no further postponements.
The decision was taken in a consultative meeting with University Vice Chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor, Deans of various faculties and Principals of all colleges.
A 16-member coordination committee was also formed to look at the prevailing situation and to maintain peace.
The Hindutva groups have continued to mount pressure on the university administration to remove the portrait of Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
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Mathura train derailment: All three impacted rail lines fixed, normal traffic resumes
Mathura (PTI): Normal rail traffic between Delhi and Mathura resumed on Friday following the restoration of three tracks two days after a good train derailed in the area, officials said.
The Mathura-Palwal section has four railway lines of which traffic on three was disrupted due to the derailment of 25 wagons of the goods train on Wednesday between Vrindavan and Ajhai stations, they said.
"Traffic on the third line was restored at 10.30 pm on Thursday, while the other two lines were fixed on Friday afternoon and normal traffic was restored on the routes," Prashasti Srivastava, said the divisional commercial manager and public relations officers of Agra in North Central Railway.
"The railways had to either cancel some trains or the route of dozens of trains was diverted," she said earlier on Friday.
Meanwhile, a six-member committee has been formed to probe the cause of the derailment, chief PRO of North Central Railway (Prayagraj) Shashikant Tripathi said.
When asked about any suspected sabotage or terrorism link in the case, the official said things could be ascertained only after the probe is completed.
The derailment had impacted the services of around 30 trains on the route. Nearly 500 workers were deployed to clear the tracks, according to officials.
Divisional Railway Manager, Agra Division, Tej Prakash Agarwal told reporters on Wednesday that traffic on three railway lines was interrupted due to the derailment.
"Twenty-five wagons of the train taking coal to Suratgarh power plant (in Rajasthan) derailed after the Vrindavan yard," Agarwal said, adding that no one was injured in the incident.
While the exact cause of the derailment remains undetermined, officials are not ruling out any possibilities, including sabotage, General Manager of North Central Railway Upendra Chandra Joshi had said.
