Students were also asked to avoid posting match-related material on social media.
Srinagar:
The National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar instructed its students not to watch Sunday’s India-Pakistan Asian Cup cricket match as a group or not to post anything on any social media platform.
In a notice issued by the Student Welfare Dean, the institution’s administration asked students to stay in their assigned rooms during the game.
The notice said: “Students are aware that cricket series from different countries take place at Dubai International Stadium. Students are requested to consider the game as a sport and not to create any kind of indiscipline in the institution / hostel. instructions are given. “
During the Sunday game, students were asked to stay in their assigned rooms and not to allow other students to enter their rooms and watch the games as a group.
“If there is a group of students watching a game in a particular hall, students assigned to that particular hall will be denied accommodation in an institution’s hostel and all students involved will be fined at least Rs 5,000. . A fine will be imposed, “the NIT said.
Students were also asked to avoid posting match-related material on social media platforms. Furthermore, they were ordered not to leave the hostel rooms during or after the game.
In 2016, clashes erupted at the institute between foreigners and local students following India’s defeat to the West Indies in the T20 World Cup semi-finals, resulting in the closure of the NIT for several days. .
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