VARANASI (PTI): Three students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) last week started a fast unto death in front of the vice chancellors lodge in protest against the indefinite closure of the University.

Meanwhile the call for a general strike in the city by the students evoked poor response.

University sources said tension still prevailed in the campus and the hostels were being vacated by police and University authorities More than 70% of students had already left the hostels the sources Said

Article extracted from this publication >> February 25, 1994