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No progress in probe into alleged violation of norms in Ph.D admission of former SFI leader

Probe into alleged irregularities in admission of K. Vidya to Ph.D. programme at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit has stalled. Committee constituted by VC has held two sittings, not collected statements, issued notices, or asked candidates to appear.

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Save University Campaign Committee opposes alleged change in admission criteria at KU

Save University Campaign Committee raises objections to Kannur Univ. VC's decision to change MA English admission criteria for SFI student leader. Committee alleges it undermines quality of PG courses & is an attempt of nepotism & favouritism.

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Student, activists decry govt. decision to ‘sell’ 50% of seats in new medical colleges

Civil society orgs in Vijayawada decried state govt's decision to "sell" 50% of medical seats in 5 new colleges. SFI, KVPS, Praja Arogya Vedika, DYFI, AISF & NEET students held roundtable meeting. GOs 107 & 108 allocates seats under various categories for fee of Rs.60-1cr. Orgs against GOs & will…

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Swimming Federation of India hopeful of men’s water polo team participating in Hangzhou Asian Games

SFI hopeful of men's water polo team making it to Hangzhou Asian Games despite not being ranked in top 8 in Asia. Proposal sent to Sports Ministry for consideration. Last time Indian men's team made it to Games was 1986 in South Korea. Training under Serbian coach for 9 months,…

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Andhra Pradesh: Fill vacant teacher posts in junior colleges and implement mid-day meal scheme, demand SFI activists

SFI activists arrested by police for protesting at Intermediate Board office, demanding immediate steps to fill teacher posts, free textbooks, and implementation of Mid-Day Meal scheme. Pass percentage of 36 in previous academic year due to shortage of teaching staff and textbooks. Police criticised for using force to foil peaceful…

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Case against 2 MLAs after KSU activists ‘forcibly’ freed from police lock-up

MLAs charged with obstructing public servants, threatening and using abusive words. KSU activists released on bail. Roji M John MLA says police often act only against KSU, raid their houses and slap non-bailable offences. MLAs went to station due to police's lack of impartiality.

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Nikhil remanded in judicial custody in fake certificate case

A local court in Mavelikara on Saturday remanded Students’ Federation of India (SFI) former leader Nikhil Thomas, who is accused of forging his degree certificate to gain admission to the MCom programme at MSM College, Kayamkulam, in judicial custody for 14 days.

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Impersonation case | Kerala HC dismisses bail pleas of principal and former SFI leader

The Kerala High Court on June 30, 2023, dismissed the bail pleas by G.J. Shyju, suspended Principal of Christian College Kattakada, and A.Vishak, a former SFI activist in the college in an imperonation case

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Fake certificate: police take agency owner into custody

Saju S. Sasidharan had allegedly fabricated the B.Com degree certificate in the name of Kalinga University, Raipur, using which Nikhil secured admission for M.Com

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Kerala University to blacklist Nikhil Thomas

The University of Kerala has decided to permanently debar former Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader Nikhil Thomas who has been accused of furnishing a forged degree certificate to gain MCom admission at MSM College in Kayamkulam

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Abin, who arranged fake certificate for Nikhil, arrested

Abin C. Raj, who allegedly arranged a fake degree certificate for Students’ Federation of India (SFI) former leader Nikhil Thomas, was taken into custody by the Kayamkulam police after he arrived at Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery from the Maldives on Monday night

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Nikhil Thomas arrested in fake degree certificate case

The Kayamkulam police on Saturday arrested former Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader Nikhil Thomas who is accused of forging his degree certificate.

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Fake certificate case: Former SFI leader Nikhil Thomas taken into police custody

Former Students’ Federation of India leader Nikhil Thomas was held as the Opposition United Democratic Front was planning to intensify protests demanding his arrest.

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Booked for ‘conspiracy to defame’ SFI leader, Asianet journalist moves Kerala HC against FIR

An Asianet journalist accused of a criminal conspiracy to defame a Students’ Federation of India leader in Kerala has moved the Kerala high court seeking quashing of the FIR against her, according to a LiveLaw report.

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Certificate forgery: K. Vidya taken into custody

Former Students Federation of India (SFI) leader K. Vidya, who is accused of forgery, was taken into custody from Meppayur on Wednesday after a two-week investigation into the incident. She was tracked by a police squad from Agali.

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CPI raises concern over academic fraud allegations against SFI leaders

The Communist Party of India (CPI) has expressed concern over the academic fraud scandals centred around Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leaders.

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Kerala University cancels MCom registration of Nikhil Thomas

Kerala University on Wednesday cancelled the MCom registration of former Students Federation of India (SFI) leader Nikhil Thomas who allegedly submitted a forged degree certificate for admission at Milad E-Sherif Memorial (MSM) College, Kayamkulam.

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Kerala Chief Minister returns after 12-day foreign trip to find State in academic and political turmoil

On Tuesday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan returned to Kerala after a tour of the United States of America, Cuba and the United Arab Emirates to find the State in academic and political turmoil.

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SFI expels Nikhil Thomas who is accused of producing fake certificate for admission

The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) has expelled Nikhil Thomas, who has been embroiled in a controversy over a fake degree certificate, from the primary membership of the organisation.

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Another fake certificate row puts govt. on the defensive

The Students Federation of India (SFI) has again come under scathing Opposition attack for questionable academic conduct, seemingly putting the government and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] on the defensive

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KSU to hold education bandh today

The Kerala Students’ Union has called for an education bandh in the State on Tuesday to force the government to open up about the alleged rot in the higher education sector in the wake of a series of cases of certificate forgery and deceit

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BJP, RSS fuelling riots ahead of LS polls: Govindan

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of fuelling riots in various States in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections next year, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretary M.V. Govindan said that the Union government had failed to take any step to…

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Row erupts after SFI leader secures PG admission allegedly furnishing fake degree certificate

The Students Federation of India (SFI) has found itself embroiled in yet another controversy as a district leader of the organisation secured MCom admission at Milad E- Sherif Memorial (MSM) College, Kayamkulam, allegedly furnishing a fake degree certificate.

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Kattakada Christian College case: High Court restrains Principal’s arrest till June 20

The Kerala High Court issued an order on Friday directing the police not to arrest G.J. Shyju, former Principal of Christian College, Kattakada, who has been arraigned as the first accused in the impersonation case involving a former leader of the Students Federation of India (SFI) till June 20

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Threats on social media to professor accused in mark list row: police register case

The Ernakulam Central police have registered a case on a petition filed by Vinodkumar Kallolickal, history professor and coordinator of the Department of Archaeology of Maharaja’s College, alleging intimidation and defamation on various social media platforms in the wake of the mark list row

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