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>The directorate had earlier asked the authorities to take appropriate, coordinated action to prevent students from participating in these programmes. They were also asked to submit reports detailing the actions they have taken.

>Later on Tuesday, Joint Director of Collegiate Education Cynthia Selvi P said that the earlier communication was being withdrawn. The order was issued to principals of all Government Arts and Science Colleges across Tamil Nadu.

>The earlier order issued by the College Education Department requested authorities for "departmental coordination and coordinated joint action be taken between the departments of school education, higher education, police and district administration to prevent students and youth from participating in the protests organized by the Left parties and the Tamil Nadu Cockroach Janata Party."

>The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Odisha government a final opportunity to decide on the premature release of Bajrang Dal member Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, Live Law reported.

>During the previous hearing on July 14, the court had asked the Odisha government to decide on Singh’s remission plea by August 19. However, a bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Vijay Bishnoi was told on Wednesday that no decision has been taken yet, Live Law reported.

>Staines and his minor sons were burnt to death by a mob led by Singh in Odisha in January 1999 when they were sleeping in a jeep. The attackers had accused the missionary of illegal religious conversion.

>Andure had filed an appeal in the High Court, challenging his conviction by a special Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act court. In an interim application, he had sought bail and suspension of his life sentence. The High Court allowed this application Tuesday.

>Andure is the second convict in this case to have secured bail. Earlier, in April this year, co-convict Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar was also granted bail.

>In granting bail, the court relied on the defence argument that a Test Identification Parade (TIP) was not held to enable identification of suspects. Photographs of Andure and his co-accused were shown to the witness instead.

>The court also said that the evidence of extra-judicial confession is weak. “There is no corroboration to the witness’s evidence after five years from the disclosure and significantly after the arrest of Andure,” the court said.

>Andure, who is also facing trial in connection with the Pansare murder, can walk out of jail now as he has secured bail in both cases.

>JAGATSINGHPUR, Odisha: According to police, a group of Dalit women from the village had gone to the local Shiva temple on the occasion of the holy month of Shravan. However, some villagers, allegedly carrying lathis and sticks, prevented the women from entering the temple. It led to a heated exchange of words between the two sides.

>When the women refused to leave, the villagers allegedly snatched and threw their puja offerings on the floor. During the altercation, one of the accused, identified as Satya Rout (40), allegedly attacked a 55-year-old woman with a knife, causing serious injuries. He is alleged to have kicked and assaulted her.

>Later, the woman lodged a complaint at Erasama police station against eight persons, including Rout. Police registered a case against all eight accused persons.