FTII students, I&B Ministry officials to meet again as 4th meeting ends inconclusively
A fourth meeting on Saturday between officials of the I&B Ministry and striking students of the FTII failed to break the impasse over the stir.
Oct 10, 2015, 15:53 PM IST
Qualification should be criteria for FTII chairmanship: Shabana Azmi
Veteran actress-activist Shabana Azmi has said an individual's qualification should be the criteria for selection to key posts in cultural institutions like the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).
Oct 04, 2015, 11:25 AM IST
I&B panel slams students, faculty; defends FTII administration
An I and B Ministry panel has blamed the agitating students and the faculty of FTII for the prevailing situation at the campus here, as it defended the institute's controversial decision to call police in the campus after the gherao of its director.
Oct 03, 2015, 21:42 PM IST
FTII row: Talks fail to break deadlock; next meeting on Oct 6
With FTII students sticking to their demand for removal of TV actor Gajendra Chauhan as the institute's chairman, a second round of talks here on Thursday between the striking students and I & B Ministry officials failed to break the deadlock but the two sides agreed to meet again in New Delhi on October 6.
Oct 01, 2015, 18:48 PM IST
FTII deadlock: Chauhan to stay, Centre plans to appoint co-chair to placate students
Television actor Gajendra Chauhan, viewed as close to the BJP, will remain as chairperson of the premier Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), and to placate protesting students, the government is planning to install a co-chairperson of the institute, sources said.
Sep 29, 2015, 13:32 PM IST
FTII deadlock continues, I&B officials to hold another round of talks with students
FTII students, who called off their relay hunger strike after the government agreed to come to the negotiating table, held talks with Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry officials here on Tuesday.
Sep 29, 2015, 10:31 AM IST
FTII students end hunger strike
Students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), who were on hunger strike demanding removal of Gajendra Chauhan from the post of chairman, ended it on Sunday shortly after receiving
Sep 27, 2015, 15:21 PM IST
FTII students end hunger strike, meeting with govt on Tuesday
Students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), who were on hunger strike demanding removal of Gajendra Chauhan from the post of chairman, ended it on Sunday shortly after receiving letter by the I&B Ministry.
Sep 27, 2015, 12:55 PM IST
FTII students to end hunger strike if govt fixes meeting date
The agitating FTII students on Friday said they would withdraw their hunger strike to pave way for a dialogue with the government if the I&B Ministry confirmed a date for talks to resolve their demands including removal of actor Gajendra Chauhan from the institute's chairmanship.
Sep 26, 2015, 18:54 PM IST
FTII row: Striking students ready for talks with Centre today
Possibility of a fresh round of talks between the Centre and striking FTII students brightened on Tuesday with the protesters saying they were ready to meet Information and Broadcasting Ministry officials at the institute's campus on Wednesday.
Sep 23, 2015, 08:39 AM IST
FTII strike enters 100th day amid hope given by offer of talks
As Film and Television Institute of India's (FTII) strike against appointment of actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman, enters its 100th day, a ray of hope is seen by the students with the Centre agreeing to a fresh round of talks this week, to break the impasse.
Sep 19, 2015, 22:17 PM IST
Centre's fresh offer to end FTII deadlock – 'unconditional' talks with students
In a bid to resolve the ongoing deadlock at the reputed Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the Centre has reportedly made a fresh offer to the striking students to end the three-month long agitation.
Sep 17, 2015, 09:53 AM IST
Alumni, academics, movie personalities back FTII strike
A group of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) alumni, students of other institutions, film personalities and literary figures gathered at Azad Maidan here on Wednesday demanding immediate intervention to resolve issues raised by Pune's striking FTII students.
Sep 16, 2015, 21:05 PM IST
FTII impasse: Centre makes fresh offer to students for talks
As the impasse over actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan's appointment as FTII head nears 100 days, the Centre on Wednesday made a fresh offer to the striking students for talks but without preconditions.
Sep 16, 2015, 20:25 PM IST
Protesting FTII students detained in Delhi
The Delhi Police on Tuesday detained around 25 students who were on a hunger-strike outside the ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B) here to protest the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as FTII chairman.
Sep 15, 2015, 17:04 PM IST
Aamir Khan comes out in support of FTII students
Superstar Aamir Khan Monday came out in support of FTII students protesting against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of the institute, saying their grievances should be addressed.
Sep 15, 2015, 08:20 AM IST
FTII row: Not leaving post, ready to mediate, says Gajendra Chauhan
Notwithstanding protests over his appointment as chairman of Film and Television Institute of India, Gajendra Chauhan says he is not ready to leave the position but expressed his willingness to mediate between the agitating students and the government.
Sep 14, 2015, 22:42 PM IST
Fasting FTII student in hospital
A third student of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), who was on a relay hunger strike, was taken to a hospital on Sunday after his sugar levels dropped, even as protests against appointment of actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan as institution's chairman continued.
Sep 13, 2015, 20:14 PM IST
FTII row: Second student on hunger strike falls ill, taken to hospital
One more FTII student, who was on hunger strike against Gajendra Chauhan's appointment as the Chairman of the prestigious institute, was on Saturday night admitted to a private hospital, taking the number of protesters hospitalised to two.
Sep 12, 2015, 23:05 PM IST
Fasting FTII student hospitalised
One of the three FTII students on indefinite hunger strike since Thursday last has been hospitalised after his blood sugar levels dropped.
Sep 12, 2015, 11:27 AM IST