Bhubaneswar, Feb. 21 -- Students of Shailabala Women's Autonomous College in Cuttack escalated their agitation on Saturday, staging a demonstration in front of the college campus to demand university status for the institution.

The students, who have been protesting for the past 28 days, expressed their frustration after the recent State Budget, tabled on Friday, failed to address their long-pending demand for university recognition. Despite previous sit-in protests and appeals, the students allege that the government has not taken any concrete steps toward fulfilling their request.

The protesting students, holding placards and chanting slogans, voiced their disappointment over what they described as the government's inaction on the mat...