Chandigarh, Nov. 29 -- The PU Bachao Morcha called off its nearly month-long protest on Friday after Panjab University authorities issued written assurances addressing three core demands raised during their agitation for the announcement of senate elections.

The protest, marked by sit-ins, campus marches and repeated threats of exam boycotts, remained stationed outside the Vice-Chancellor's office for nearly a month.

The protesting group had led the large-scale November 10 PU Bandh protest, boycotted examinations and escalated their agitation to the point where university authorities were compelled to postpone scheduled exams twice. The movement reached its decisive turning point on Thursday, when the chancellor's office approved the se...