Bhubaneswar, Dec. 7 -- Tension flared at Ravenshaw University in Cuttack on Saturday as students launched a protest after the dates of the All-India East Zone Inter-University Sports Competition clashed with the ongoing semester examinations. Agitated students staged a sit-in in front of the Administrative Block, accusing the university of scheduling exams that directly overlapped with the sporting event for which they were officially selected to represent the institution.

Students alleged that, despite raising the issue earlier, the administration failed to take corrective action, forcing them to resort to a protest. They demanded the postponement of exam dates for participating sportspersons and the conduct of a special examination exc...