Imphal, Feb. 19 -- Irate students supported by their parents and guardians staged a protest demonstration demanding the authority concerned to allow them to appear in the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examinations 2025 in Imphal, Manipur.

The exams began on Wednesday and will be continued till March 7.

A total of 31 students of the P Namjolung High School in Imphal East district were denied permission to appear in the HSLC examinations 2025 conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BSEM).

The students were denied to collect their examination admit cards owing to the lack of communication with their school authority, officials said.

The agitating protesters demanded to make an alternative arrangement to appear in ...