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Visva Bharati-Amartya Sen land row: Nobel laureate accuses university VC of acting on Centre's behest
•A controversy erupted on Thursday when reports said that the university wrote to the West Bengal govt alleging that land owned by it was wrongfully recorded in the names of private parties, including Sen
Tagore's vision essence of Centre's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' mission, says Narendra Modi at Visva-Bharati centenary celebrations
•The PM also spoke of inclusiveness in an apparent jibe at Mamata Banerjee-led government which has labelled the BJP as an outsider in the run-up to the Assembly election in the state
Visva Bharati University releases provisional merit list for UG, PG courses; check at vbu.ucanapply.com
Trendingdesk •The varsity prepares separate merit list for each course. The list entails details of all shortlisted applicants and also the total number of seats that are available
Delhi riots: India a secular country, we can't divide Hindus and Muslims, says Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
•Sen also said the transfer of Justice S Muralidhar from the Delhi High Court to the Punjab and Haryana High Court is natural to raise questions
Undergrad Bangladeshi student at Visva Bharati University asked to leave India in 15 days for engaging in 'anti-govt' activities
•A Bangladeshi student of Visva Bharati University has been asked by the home ministry to leave the country for reportedly engaging in 'anti-government activities'
Visva Bharati prohibits all staff from speaking to media on varsity-related matter without prior permission of authorities
•Visva Bharati university said any public statement, which teaching, non-teaching staff wish to air, should be sent to assistant registrar and public relations in-charge Anirban Sircar in writing from now on
Visva Bharati University willing to hold annual 'Basanta Utsav' on its usual schedule if West Bengal govt provides adequate security, says varsity officials
•Earlier, Visva Bharati University officials had said the spring festival will be held on 19 February instead of 9 March, citing law and order issues
Visva Bharati University likely to drop plan to deploy CISF on campus after audit shows costs are 4 times the varsity’s security budget
•Visva Bharati University, which had sought CISF deployment on its campus citing security concerns, is likely to drop the plan as the cost for the paramilitary force deployment is too high for the varsity's budget for security
Swapan Dasgupta’s lecture on CAA stalled by SFI protest at Kolkata’s Visva Bharati University, students say won’t allow anyone who ‘promotes hatred’
•BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta, who was scheduled to deliver a lecture on Wednesday at the Visva Bharati University on the Citizenship Amendment Act, faced protests by members of the CPM-backed SFI who also stalled the programme.
Daily Bulletin: Mamata to meet Modi in New Delhi; Cabinet mulling ordinance to ban e-cigarettes; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Here are today's top stories: Mamata Banerjee to meet Narendra Modi today; TMC chief to discuss issues of funds to West Bengal; Maharashtra polls: Election Comission to review state's poll preparedness; and more