<p>Srinagar: Academic activities were suspended at two colleges, including the National Institute of Technology (NIT), here on Thursday as a precautionary measure, a day after protests against a student's social media post spread to other institutes, officials said.</p>.<p>While officials of NIT-Srinagar declared a holiday for Thursday, Islamia College of Science and Commerce suspended all classworks and internal examinations scheduled for the day.</p>.Academic activities suspended at NIT Srinagar after protests over student's social media post.<p>Protests were held at the NIT-Srinagar on Tuesday over a student's social media post allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The protesters demanded stringent action against the non-local student who has been sent home on leave.</p>.<p>The students blocked both the gates of the institution, located in the Nigeen area of the city, and raised slogans inside the campus.</p>.<p>After the protests, police registered a case and started an investigation. Police filed a case against the student for promoting religious enmity between communities.</p>.<p>Protests were also held at Amar Singh College and Islamia College here on Wednesday against the post, videos of which were shared by many social media users.</p>.<p>"The police received information about a protest by students at the NIT campus. Upon investigation, it was discovered that a student had posted objectionable content on social media, though the video was not the student's own, but taken from YouTube," Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, V K Birdi said on Tuesday.</p>.Protests held at NIT-Srinagar over social media post hurting religious sentiments.<p>Birdi said the content of the post has hurt the religious feelings of the people. 'The police have received a written complaint from the NIT registrar urging legal action. We have taken legal action under relevant sections of the law. The investigation is going on,' the IGP had said. </p>
<p>Srinagar: Academic activities were suspended at two colleges, including the National Institute of Technology (NIT), here on Thursday as a precautionary measure, a day after protests against a student's social media post spread to other institutes, officials said.</p>.<p>While officials of NIT-Srinagar declared a holiday for Thursday, Islamia College of Science and Commerce suspended all classworks and internal examinations scheduled for the day.</p>.Academic activities suspended at NIT Srinagar after protests over student's social media post.<p>Protests were held at the NIT-Srinagar on Tuesday over a student's social media post allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The protesters demanded stringent action against the non-local student who has been sent home on leave.</p>.<p>The students blocked both the gates of the institution, located in the Nigeen area of the city, and raised slogans inside the campus.</p>.<p>After the protests, police registered a case and started an investigation. Police filed a case against the student for promoting religious enmity between communities.</p>.<p>Protests were also held at Amar Singh College and Islamia College here on Wednesday against the post, videos of which were shared by many social media users.</p>.<p>"The police received information about a protest by students at the NIT campus. Upon investigation, it was discovered that a student had posted objectionable content on social media, though the video was not the student's own, but taken from YouTube," Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, V K Birdi said on Tuesday.</p>.Protests held at NIT-Srinagar over social media post hurting religious sentiments.<p>Birdi said the content of the post has hurt the religious feelings of the people. 'The police have received a written complaint from the NIT registrar urging legal action. We have taken legal action under relevant sections of the law. The investigation is going on,' the IGP had said. </p>