Colleges with large number of NE, Tibetan students put on alert

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsIn view of the exodus of Northeast students from Bangalore and the stabbing of a Tibetan student in the city, some of the prestigious colleges in the city have been put on high alert.Teresian College, JSS Law College, St Philomena’s College, Mahajana’s College and professional colleges have been put on alert.Uniformed and plainsclothes police personnel have stepped up vigil in and around these colleges. The authorities have asked the students to keep them informed about any threats and are trying to instill confidence among them. However, some students from St Philomena’s College, JSS Pharmacy College and Teresian College have already left for home, saying they would return after the unrest subsides.Sister Sajitha, principal of Teresian College, has requested Northeasterners and Tibetan women students staying as paying guests and in rented houses to shift to the college hostels situated within the campus as it is safer.“The college has over 150 Northeasterners and over 60 Tibetan girls. I have asked them to stay put on the campus. If anyone insists on staying out, their local guardian should take the responsibility,” said Sister Sajitha.JSS Pharmacy College principal Shivakumar said that their campus is completely safe and most of the Northeast students are put up in hostels on the campus. A few students had sought permission to return home, but the principal said he had persuaded them to not leave.Fr Leslie Moras, principal of St Philomena’s College, said that in view of the apprehensions among students sparked by SMSes, he has asked them not to venture out of the campus.JSS Law College principal K S Suresh said he has been personally speaking to students in order to instill confidence among them.DCP Basavaraj Malagatti said that every possible measure has been taken to ensure the safety of the students by providing security at colleges, hostels and areas where they are concentrated.first published:August 17, 2012, 10:36 ISTlast updated:August 17, 2012, 10:36 IST
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In view of the exodus of Northeast students from Bangalore and the stabbing of a Tibetan student in the city, some of the prestigious colleges in the city have been put on high alert.

Teresian College, JSS Law College, St Philomena’s College, Mahajana’s College and professional colleges have been put on alert.

Uniformed and plainsclothes police personnel have stepped up vigil in and around these colleges. The authorities have asked the students to keep them informed about any threats and are trying to instill confidence among them. However, some students from St Philomena’s College, JSS Pharmacy College and Teresian College have already left for home, saying they would return after the unrest subsides.

Sister Sajitha, principal of Teresian College, has requested Northeasterners and Tibetan women students staying as paying guests and in rented houses to shift to the college hostels situated within the campus as it is safer.

“The college has over 150 Northeasterners and over 60 Tibetan girls. I have asked them to stay put on the campus. If anyone insists on staying out, their local guardian should take the responsibility,” said Sister Sajitha.

JSS Pharmacy College principal Shivakumar said that their campus is completely safe and most of the Northeast students are put up in hostels on the campus. A few students had sought permission to return home, but the principal said he had persuaded them to not leave.

Fr Leslie Moras, principal of St Philomena’s College, said that in view of the apprehensions among students sparked by SMSes, he has asked them not to venture out of the campus.

JSS Law College principal K S Suresh said he has been personally speaking to students in order to instill confidence among them.

DCP Basavaraj Malagatti said that every possible measure has been taken to ensure the safety of the students by providing security at colleges, hostels and areas where they are concentrated.