Haflong, Aug. 26 -- Demanding a degree college in Mahur, hundreds of students on Tuesday staged a sit-in at Mahur town in Dima Hasao district.

Organised under the banner of Indigenous Students Forums (ISF), Indigenous Women Forum (IWF) and Public of Mahur, the students also sought introduction of multi-stream facility (commerce and science) at the only higher secondary school of Mahur i.e Mahur Higher Secondary school and Tribal Medical College at Lasang.

The students also submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma through the district administration.

Mahur has only one higher secondary school - Mahur Higher Secondary School with 60 seats.

Every year over 300 applicants apply.

However, most of the left-out students ...