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MUTSU protests reservation policy: Imphal, Apr 28: The Manipur University Tribal Students' Union (MUTSU) has called for a series of agitations to protest the reservation policy followed by the University. The students today called a strike within the campus and also decided to boycott the visit of a UGC team. Sources from the union said the tribal population in the state was more than 32 per cent, whereas, only 12 per cent reservation was provided to them. Meanwhile, Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh said the state government had no say in the reservation policy of the university as was a Central university. However, he assured that the state government would urge the Union Human Resources Ministry to fulfill the demands of the tribal students. MU officials said the university was following the norms laid down for all central universities and it could not change the guidelines on its own. Source : United News of India Another Story :

Planning stir over retirement age: Imphal, Jan 31: The government college teacher community is contemplating to launch a stir if the teachers’ demands for increasing the age of superannuation to 62 years as per UGC norms and filling up of vacancies continue to be ignored by the government. Informing this to mediapersons at the Manipur Press Club on Thursday, P Laingam, president, All Manipur College Teachers Association said the demand for raising the age of superannuation to 62 for college teachers is a long-standing demand, but despite being aware that the teachers` demand is justified, the government has been sidelining the matter. The teachers` demand is that all components of established UGC norms in respect of higher education should be implemented in Manipur, he stated. He also noted that in 23 states of the country, the age of superannuation for colleges and university teachers has been increased from 60 to 62 and even 65 years. This is true of all the north-east states except...