Delhi: Holding national flags, 150 youths from 12 states leave for NIT Srinagar

New Delhi: Following the unrest at the national Institute of technology, Srinagar, around 150 students from 12 states on Saturday embarked on their journey from Delhi to Srinagar. The students left to Srinagar to show solidarity with the outstation students of NIT Srinagar. Students, who called the march 'NIT Chalo,' assembled in the national capital and started on their journey on bikes, buses and cars.

Delhi: 150 youths from 12 states leave for #NITSrinagar with tricolors pic.twitter.com/XeJlpdywLQ

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Today, HRD Ministry officials have rejected the demand of outstation students of NIT Srinagar for shifting the institute out of Kashmir but assured them of addressing their "genuine" issues. A group of outstation students of the NIT met Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh and Education Minister Naeem Akhtar along with officials from Union HRD ministry last night to discuss the situation at the institute. "The demand for shifting the NIT out of Kashmir has been outrightly rejected by the HRD ministry officials.It has been made clear to the students," official sources said. The sources said the Ministers and HRD officials however assured the students that their genuine demands like better amenities inside the campus and improving the academic atmosphere will be addressed. "The Board of Governors of the NITs will be meeting on April 11 where all these issues will be addressed," the sources said. (With Agencies input)