OU campus on the boil again

Osmania University campus remained tense on Friday as students took out rallies to protest Congress MP YS Jaganmohan Reddys Odarpu yatra and the violence which ensued in Warangal. After a gap of four months, the campus once again reverberated with drum beats and slogans in support of a separate state. The first spell of protests took off around 12 noon after OU Joint Action Committee) members called for a march against the Odarpu yatra and the violence in Mahbubabad station in Warangal district.Over 50 students marched to NCC Gate of OU campus and blackened the statue of Rajiv Gandhi to mark their protest against the Congress administration. The students then marched to Tarnaka cross roads shouting slogans against Jagan and burnt his effigy. However, though the protesters blocked both the main entrances of the university,they did not disturb the PG examinations which were going on at various colleges on campus.

Meanwhile, in a meeting held by the JAC members, students called for a campus bandh on Saturday. Neither classes nor examinations will be held on Saturday. We have also given a call to hold dharnas at the doorstep of all Congress party leaders in Hyderabad, a JAC member said. He said there would be massive protests on campus on Saturday. More statues of Congress party leaders would be damaged in protests that will commence from Saturday, they threatened. We will demolish the statues of these party workers and replace them with statues of Telangana martyrs, protesters said.Women students of the university also held marches to the main gate and shouted slogans in support of the Telangana formation.
The sudden spurt of protests on campus have got several students worried about their academic future yet again. The last phase of agitations had derailed the academic schedule of the university. We are worried that this would start affecting our future yet again, said a student from MBA dept. Students also feared that the campus placement process, which was likely to start from June 1, would be affected. Some of the students, however, maintained that the agitation might not last long as there are only a few T agitators on campus at present. Most of them are on vacation. The agitation might not be severe this time, a student said. The university authorities have asked all students to stay back in their hostels and not participate in the agitation.
=======================
OU exams postponed

Osmania University on Friday postponed MBA IVth semester examination scheduled for Saturday in view of the bandh call given by Telangana Rashtra Samithi.. BCA IInd year (IInd semester) exams scheduled for the same day has also been postponed. It is only a preventive measure. There is no change of the schedule of the remaining exams, said B S Rao, OU spokesperson. Officials said the revised dates will be put on the universitys website. Meanwhile, tension on OU campus on Friday did not affect the post-graduate exams.
========================
Eamcet on schedule

To address concerns of candidates appearing for Eamcet scheduled on May 30,officials assured on Friday that the exam will be conducted as per schedule. They said all arrangements have been for the exam.
=========================
(source-toi)