Police fire several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse protesting pro-Telangana students who indulged in stone-throwing and violence at the Osmania University campus in Hyderabad. Tension gripped the Campus as students tried to take out a procession with the body of the student who allegedly committed suicide yesterday.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, a bandh being observed in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. The Student Joint Action Committee of Telangana Universities has called for the bandh demanding the resignation of MLAs from the region following student's suicide. <br/><br/>The all-party JAC has extended solidarity to the bandh demanding the centre to announce a clear time-frame for carving out Telangnana State. Our Hyderabad correspondent reports that road commuters are facing severe hardships as the state Road Transport Corporation has suspended its services in the region.
News On AIR | January 20, 2010 5:38 PM
Police fire tear gas shells to disperse protesting students