KHATIMA NEWS
Nainital
Congress has questioned the impartiality of Soban Singh Jeena University after a graph showed in-charge Vice-Chancellor Prof. Praveen Bisht wearing an ABVP scarf at a public programme. The party has sought an explanation and urged the university to ensure equal treatment for students linked to all organisations.
Dehradun
Tensions at Dehradun’s DBS PG College escalated after NSUI won the student union election, with clashes reported on campus and an alleged abduction involving 2 students later that night. Police rescued one student from the ABVP’s Karanpur office, while cases and complaints from both sides are being examined.
Chamoli
The NSUI won every listed at Gopeshwar PG College, Chamoli’s largest government college, while ABVP secured most listed positions at Jyotirmath. The Aryan Group won all listed s at Pokhari, and NSUI candidates took the main positions reported from Nandanagar. The results followed voting and counting at the 4 colleges.
Dehradun
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad emerged as the leading organisation in Uttarakhand’s student union elections, claiming victories in 55 colleges. NSUI reported wins in 24 institutions, while independent candidates secured several important s. Counting continued at some colleges late at night after voting ended across 137 colleges and 4 universities.
Chamoli
A protest over the nomination of NSUI-backed presidential candidate Kishan Bartwal disrupted student union election proceedings at PG College Gopeshwar. ABVP workers demanded his nomination be cancelled, briefly blocked the Chamoli-Kund Highway and saw a student taken from the college roof after climbing it with petrol, according to the report.
Nainital
ABVP-backed presidential candidate Shubham Kumar has received support from secretary candidate Kuldeep Karki and university representative candidate Tanmay Bhandari in the DSB Campus student union election in Nainital. The announcement was made at a meeting attended by more than 200 students, with Kumar promising to prioritise student concerns and their resolution.
Chamoli
Nomination papers for Chamoli’s college student union elections were completed on Thursday, with candidates campaigning through rallies and seeking support from students. Campuses reported 11 nominations at Gairsain, 10 at Talwari-Tharali, 12 at Nagnath-Pokhari and multiple contests at Karnaprayag. Withdrawal, final scrutiny, voting and counting are scheduled for 26 and 29 September.
Uttarkashi
The student union election at PG College in Uttarkashi has drawn 12 nominees across 6 s. Amit Shah of Om Group, Kapil Aswal of Aryan Group and Shivam Rana of ABVP will contest the president’s position, while NSUI has entered the race for secretary. Scrutiny and withdrawals are scheduled for 26 September.
Bageshwar
The nomination stage for student-union elections at Pandit Badridatt Pandey Campus in Bageshwar ended on Thursday, with 18 candidates entering different races. The contest for the president’s features Umesh Shahi of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Rahul Kumar of the National Students’ Union of India.
Rishikesh
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad’s Doiwala unit has named 6 candidates for the 2026-27 student union election at Shaheed Durga Mall Government graduate College. The announced panel includes nominees for president, vice-president, secretary, joint secretary, treasurer and university representative, giving students the declared lineup ahead of the election.
