NIT Srinagar Withdraws Temporary Closure Orders

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has withdrawn its temporary closure orders. The authorities said the issue has been resolved and the normalcy restored on campus, at hostels and academic activities will continue on Monday.

Earlier, on Friday, the institution was closed citing the incidents emerged soon after the exit of Indian cricket team from T20 World Cup in semi-finals against West Indies. 

In a statement Dr. Rajath Guptha, director of NIT, reassured the students, faculty and parents that the temporary situation arising out of tension from disappointment at the outcome of the cricket match on 31 st March had been overcome.

The director also assured the parents, students and all concerned that there is no cause for apprehension  and students are safe, secure and on campus.

On late Thursday night, some local students in the NIT Srinagar campus fired crackers and celebrated the defeat of Indian team T20 World Cup.

Taking this as serious offense, students mostly from outside Jammu and Kashmir took out a protest march holding Indian flag in the afternoon of Friday. In this charged atmosphere at campus, some Kashmiri students raised pro-Pakistani slogans and non-locals raised pro-India and anti-Pakistan slogans, before things were controlled by police and CRPF jawans who were called in by college authorities. Police fired teargas canisters to disperse the gathered students where some mild stone pelting took place on the windows of hostel buildings.