{
  "id": 11181911,
  "title": "Pune: Sinhgad Students Barred From NSUI Agitation, Alleges Student Body; Seeks DTE Probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/pune-sinhgad-students-barred-from-nsui-agitation-alleges-student-body",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:11:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-sinhgad-students-barred-from-nsui-agitation-alleges-student-body-seeks-dte-probe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A planned protest by the Pune National Students Union of India (NSUI) against alleged shortcomings at Sinhgad Institute of Technology was halted, with the student organization claiming they were barred from leaving the institute to participate. NSUI district president Adv Abhijit Gore Deshmukh alleged the university was preventing students from raising legitimate concerns about educational and hostel facilities. The students were reportedly denied the right to protest and express their concerns, amid complaints about hostel cleanliness, teaching staff shortages and irregular lectures. The NSUI leader warned that the students would pursue their demands through legal and democratic means if their concerns remained unaddressed.",
  "summary": "Pune: A proposed Pune National Students' Union of India (NSUI) agitation outside the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) office over alleged shortcomings in educational and hostel facilities at Sinhgad Institute of Technology did not take place as planned on Thursday, with the organisation alleging that students were not permitted to leave the institute to participate in the protest. NSUI…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}