JNU students demand dean's dismissal, stir enters Day 2
5 years, 2 months ago

JNU students demand dean's dismissal, stir enters Day 2

India Today  

Students' protest continued for the second day at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi on Tuesday Several student organizations, including the JNU Students' Union, are protesting against the decisions taken at the Inter-Hospital Administration Committee meeting on Monday. Saket Moon, Vice-President of JNU Student Union said, "It is quite unfortunate that the university administration now wants to destroy the original soul of JNU. Moon further said that 60 per cent students in JNU come from weaker families, but the JNU administration has decided to increase the hostel fees, not only the mess charge as well as part of the salary of the guard posted in the hostel on behalf of the students will be given. Prashanth, chairman of JNU unit of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad said, "We are with the JNU Students' Union.

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'Please be lenient': When Manmohan Singh shielded protesting JNU students
2 weeks ago

'Please be lenient': When Manmohan Singh shielded protesting JNU students

India Today  

Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi has long been a hotbed of student protest. Speaking to news agency PTI, a retired JNU professor described Singh’s intervention as “a reflection of his understanding of the importance of dissent in a democratic society.” Bhattacharya, who passed away in 2016, later acknowledged Singh’s role in diffusing the situation. After Singh passed away on December …

Protests in Bengaluru demand 'unconditional apology' from Shah over Ambedkar remarks
3 weeks ago

Protests in Bengaluru demand 'unconditional apology' from Shah over Ambedkar remarks

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Members of Dalit Vidyarthi Parishat, Bangalore University Research Scholars’ Association, Ambedkar Students’ Association of GKVK, All India Students’ Association and others protested against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his alleged remarks against Dr BR Ambedkar. Shah’s words trivialise the historical and ongoing struggles of Dalits, adivasis, and other marginalised communities who see Ambedkar as a beacon of hope …

Reservation row: J&K student association host protest in New Delhi
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Reservation row: J&K student association host protest in New Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association on Saturday held a peaceful sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, opposing the current reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Students Association supporters holding placards protest urging the government to revise the new reservation policy, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday. Dozens of students, along with members of …

Long-standing demands likely to be fulfilled: JNUSU members
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Long-standing demands likely to be fulfilled: JNUSU members

Hindustan Times  

Members of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union on Monday said that several of their long-standing demands are likely to be fulfilled soon. The students were staging a hunger strike, which started on August 11, on the university campus to press for several demands, including increase of scholarship amounts, reinstating the JNU entrance exam, conducting a caste census, reinstating the gender …

Hunger strike at JNU enters 6th day, health of protesting students deteriorate: JNUSU
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hunger strike at JNU enters 6th day, health of protesting students deteriorate: JNUSU

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union has been staging an indefinite hunger strike, which entered its sixth day on Saturday with the health of several protestors deteriorating, according to the students body. Hunger strike at JNU enters 6th day, health of protesting students deteriorate: JNUSU The students have been protesting on the campus against purported unresponsiveness of the …

Considering starting sensitisation camps on caste, says JNU V-C
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Considering starting sensitisation camps on caste, says JNU V-C

The Hindu  

Two days after casteist slogans were found painted on the walls of Jawaharlal Nehru University ’s Kaveri Hostel, Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday said an inquiry is under way to identify the culprits. JNUSU president Dhananjay said, “We put forth a demand for sensitisation on issues pertaining to caste and identity among students since such incidents have increased recently.” …

Over dozen students protesting NEET irregularities detained in Delhi
6 months, 1 week ago

Over dozen students protesting NEET irregularities detained in Delhi

The Hindu  

Over a dozen students were detained while attempting to march towards the Parliament on July 2 to protest against alleged irregularities in several competitive exams. The students belonging to different outfits under the banner "India against NTA" gathered at the Patel Chowk metro station in New Delhi and started raising "anti-NTA" slogans. Carrying posters and banners with slogans like "Sack …

New narrative around JNU poses a challenge to intellectual freedom and opportunity
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New narrative around JNU poses a challenge to intellectual freedom and opportunity

The Hindu  

On April 10, the day World QS rankings declared Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University as India’s top-ranked university, JNU’s Narmada hostel lights up at 9 p.m. As students eat dinner in the mess and wrap up for the night, two young men use markers to write ‘Hastinapur University’ on chart paper stuck in front of the hostel. The student experience Garwita …

In first JNU student polls in four years, Left sweeps 4-0
9 months, 2 weeks ago

In first JNU student polls in four years, Left sweeps 4-0

Hindustan Times  

A coalition of Left student parties, the Left Unity, swept the student union elections at Jawaharlal Nehru University, winning all four central panel seats on offer — president, vice president, general secretary, and joint secretary. For the elections, student organisations such as the All India Students’ Association, Democratic Students’ Federation, Students’ Federation of India, and the All India Students’ Federation …

JNU students’ union elections | Left candidates trounce ABVP
9 months, 2 weeks ago

JNU students’ union elections | Left candidates trounce ABVP

The Hindu  

Sloganeering accompanied with dafli and dhol, reached a crescendo on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus as the counting for the students’ union election progressed on Sunday. Around 11.30 p.m, the election committee declared that the United Left panel won three posts of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union, while the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association won one post. General secretary …

Student bodies hold protests on campuses in Delhi University and Jamia
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Student bodies hold protests on campuses in Delhi University and Jamia

Hindustan Times  

Student organisations from at least two universities in Delhi conducted protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019 on Tuesday, a day after the Centre implemented the contentious law that paves the way for citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Students from Jawaharlal Nehru University had also scheduled a protest against the law on Tuesday, but were unable …

‘Hate propaganda’: JNU students protest against makers of ‘Bastar: The Naxal Story’
11 months ago

‘Hate propaganda’: JNU students protest against makers of ‘Bastar: The Naxal Story’

The Hindu  

A section of students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday protested against the teaser of upcoming film Bastar: The Naxal Story, demanding “immediate action” against the director and actors of the movie. The film, directed by Sudipto Sen — known for his previous controversial production, The Kerala Story — showed in its teaser a scene wherein actor Adah Sharma, …

Cease all ongoing inquiries against students: JNU students' outfits to V-C
1 year ago

Cease all ongoing inquiries against students: JNU students' outfits to V-C

Hindustan Times  

The JNUSU, supported by 11 members of the different students' outfits and hostel presidents, in the letter to the vice chancellor demanded that all disciplinary actions against the students ordered by the Chief Proctor Office should be rescinded and the new varsity manual be withdrawn. "We, the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, are writing to you to register out strong …

JNU Bans Protests Within 100 M of Academic Buildings; Students May Face Expulsion if Rules Flouted
1 year ago

JNU Bans Protests Within 100 M of Academic Buildings; Students May Face Expulsion if Rules Flouted

News 18  

Putting up wall posters and staging dharnas within 100 metres of the academic buildings at the Jawaharlal Nehru University can lead to a fine of up to Rs 20,000 or expulsion while any “anti-national” act will attract a Rs 10,000 fine, according to a new manual. Earlier, protests within 100 metres of the administrative blocks, which house the offices of …

JNU bans campus protests, students flouting restrictions may face expulsion
1 year ago

JNU bans campus protests, students flouting restrictions may face expulsion

India Today  

Jawaharlal Nehru University has imposed new rules significantly restricting protests and demonstrations on campus. Earlier, protests within 100 metres of the administrative blocks, which house the offices of the Vice-Chancellor, registrar, and proctors, among others, were prohibited as per a High Court order. However, the revised Chief Proctor Office manual, approved in November 2023, prohibits protests within 100 meters of …

DU, Jamia, JNU students detained for pro-Palestine protests outside Israeli embassy
1 year, 2 months ago

DU, Jamia, JNU students detained for pro-Palestine protests outside Israeli embassy

Firstpost  

When some of the students tried to march towards the embassy, they were detained as they did not have the required permission to hold the protest, said a police officer, adding that “no one was allowed to violate law and order” Police on Monday detained some students as they tried to hold a protest near the Israeli embassy here in …

Kalakshetra Row: Protest Far From Over Despite Accused Being Penalised
1 year, 9 months ago

Kalakshetra Row: Protest Far From Over Despite Accused Being Penalised

The Quint  

Dravidar Kazhagam President K Veeramani on Tuesday criticised the institution and said there was apprehension about whether the setting up of the panel was a diversionary tactic or an attempt at whitewashing the issue, the Telegraph India reported. A student currently studying at Kalakshetra told The Quint that the lack of an official student council in the college has been …

Student leaders allege VC and former registrar working against students
1 year, 9 months ago

Student leaders allege VC and former registrar working against students

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Leaders of Kakatiya University JAC on Friday urged the state government to conduct job-related examinations only after constituting the new committee of TSPSC. The JAC leaders alleged that registrar Srinivas Rao who belongs to Andhra Pradesh harassed the students by arresting and filing false cases against them. In a statement issued here, PDSU state general secretary Adampaka Vijaykanna alleged …

JNUSU's Attack Claim: TN CM Urges Action
1 year, 10 months ago

JNUSU's Attack Claim: TN CM Urges Action

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday urged Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit to initiate action in respect of ’attack’ on students. The Left-controlled JNU Students’ Union alleged on February 19 that ABVP activists attacked some students, an allegation denied by the right-wing students outfit. Read | JNUSU Claims Attack on Students, ABVP Denies …

JNU professor claims 'attacked by gangsters' in Delhi's RK Puram, university demands action
1 year, 11 months ago

JNU professor claims 'attacked by gangsters' in Delhi's RK Puram, university demands action

India Today  

Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association raised concerns over an alleged attack on a JNU professor, Dr Satiya Brat Das, last week. "Furthermore, shockingly, the gang allegedly seems to have obtained Dr Das’s telephone number from JNU security and harassed him with threats to his life and extortion demands for the rest of the night," the JNUTA statement read. It is …

JNU Admin Orders Inquiry as University Walls Defaced With Anti-Brahmin Graffiti
2 years, 1 month ago

JNU Admin Orders Inquiry as University Walls Defaced With Anti-Brahmin Graffiti

The Quint  

“The administration condemns these exclusivist tendencies on campus. Such incidents will not be tolerated as JNU belongs to all,” news agency ANI reported quoting a notice from the Registrar of JNU. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union on Friday condemned the incident and urged the administration to take strict action against the miscreants. However, it added that political art and …

JNU campus defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans, admin condemns
2 years, 1 month ago

JNU campus defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans, admin condemns

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Several walls on Jawaharlal Nehru University campus were defaced on Thursday with anti-Brahmin slogans. Meanwhile, the administration has condemned the incident, saying that School of International Studies and Grievances Committee has been asked to inquire and submit a report to Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit at the earliest. “The Vice Chancellor, Prof Santishree D Pandit has taken a …

JNU walls defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans by leftists
2 years, 1 month ago

JNU walls defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans by leftists

Op India  

Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University is once again in controversy. JNU Teacher’s Forum took it to Twitter and wrote, “While the Left-Liberal gang intimidates every dissenting voice, they appeal to elect EC representatives that “can assert the values of mutual respect and civility, & equal & just treatment of all.” ‘civility’ & ‘mutual respect. The ordeal of ‘civility’ and ‘mutual respect’ …

JNU clash: Security branch to submit report on scuffle between two groups of students on campus
2 years, 1 month ago

JNU clash: Security branch to submit report on scuffle between two groups of students on campus

India TV News  

Highlights JNU authorities have instructed security branch to take necessary steps today It has asked to submit a detailed report on the incident of clash which took place on Nov 10 The scuffle broke out near Narmada hostel on Thursday, said Delhi Police JNU clash case : After a scuffle broke out between two groups of students on the campus, …

Delhi: Students injured as two groups clash over personal issue at JNU campus
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi: Students injured as two groups clash over personal issue at JNU campus

India TV News  

Highlights Social media videos showed some students running on the campus with sticks During the fight, two students sustained minor injuries, a police official said The Delhi Police said they have not received any formal complaint in the matter Two students were injured after a scuffle between two groups of students on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Thursday. Commenting …

Clashes break out in JNU between student group, staff members; many injured
2 years, 4 months ago

Clashes break out in JNU between student group, staff members; many injured

India TV News  

Highlights JNU student wing ABVP shared a number of tweets on its timeline of the clashes ABVP claimed that the University administration attacked students for asking scholarship dues The clashes broke out between ABVP and staff members of the JNU JNU Clashes: Ruckus broke out on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in Delhi between an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad -led …

JNU non-veg row: 60 students, staff quizzed, no arrests so far
2 years, 8 months ago

JNU non-veg row: 60 students, staff quizzed, no arrests so far

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police have recorded the statements of over 60 people in connection with the clash between two student groups at Jawaharlal Nehru University on April 10. A senior police officer said that the people whose statements were recorded include a meat vendor who was allegedly shooed away by a group of students, members of both Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad …

JNU doesn’t impose food choice on students: Vice-chancellor Pandit
2 years, 8 months ago

JNU doesn’t impose food choice on students: Vice-chancellor Pandit

Hindustan Times  

Days after two groups clashed allegedly over the serving of non-vegetarian food in a hostel mess in Jawaharlal Nehru University where a puja had been organised by some students on Ram Navami, vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Wednesday said the university doesn't impose food choices on students and stressed that they can debate and agitate but should not indulge in …

JNU clash on Ram Navami: FIR filed, probe initiated over Left students' complaint
2 years, 8 months ago

JNU clash on Ram Navami: FIR filed, probe initiated over Left students' complaint

India Today  

The Delhi Police on Monday received a complaint from Left students against unknown Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad students following a clash in the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Ram Navami. Meanwhile, the All India Students' Association called for a protest against the alleged violence by ABVP at the JNU campus. 11th April, 2pm pic.twitter.com/bQ6aJWG6gR — AISA Delhi April 10, 2022 …

Ram Navami: Student unions clash in JNU over eating non-veg food
2 years, 8 months ago

Ram Navami: Student unions clash in JNU over eating non-veg food

Firstpost  

ABVP, student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party, protested at the JNU campus demanding that non-vegetarian food should not be prepared in the mess on the occasion of Ram Navami New Delhi: On the occasion of Ram Navami, a clash broke out between students backed by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, National Students Union of India and Left-backed students on the …

30-days on, DU Reopening Protest Continues, Students Burn VC’s Effigy, 'Reject Online Education'
3 years ago

30-days on, DU Reopening Protest Continues, Students Burn VC’s Effigy, 'Reject Online Education'

News 18  

Several student organisations have been protesting for over a month at North Campus, Delhi University, demanding the reopening of colleges. Effigy burning of a VC who has ignored students for 30 days!Yogesh Singh must answer for his negligence!#30daysofindefinitestrike pic.twitter.com/gedbDxNfPp — AISA – Delhi University December 7, 2021 Students of Delhi University are protesting at DU since one month but adamant …

JNU sees fresh clashes between ABVP-left student parties
3 years, 1 month ago

JNU sees fresh clashes between ABVP-left student parties

Firstpost  

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union accused each other of attacking their members and injuring other students on Sunday New Delhi: Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh -affiliated ABVP and the JNUSU allegedly got into an argument over organising a programme at the student union hall in Jawaharlal Nehru University campus here, police said …

Students, teachers protest against NEP, DU FYUP
3 years, 2 months ago

Students, teachers protest against NEP, DU FYUP

India Today  

Several organisations of students and teachers on Thursday staged a protest against the National Education Policy and re-introduction of Four Year Undergraduate Programme in Delhi University. Location of DU protest The protest was held outside Shastri Bhawan which houses the office of the Ministry of Education here. DU protest: Answer from ministry As no one from the ministry appeared before …

JNU administration dismissed rumours, steps up efforts to control Covid-19 spread
3 years, 8 months ago

JNU administration dismissed rumours, steps up efforts to control Covid-19 spread

India Today  

The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration, in an official statement through Twitter, has said it has ramped up efforts to contain Covid-19 spread and help the students, staff, teachers, and their families residing on the campus. Instead, take care and keep yourself physically and mentally fit.” During the current wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the JNU administration has ramped up its efforts …

JNUSU demands phased return of students on campus, starts indefinite sit-in
4 years, 2 months ago

JNUSU demands phased return of students on campus, starts indefinite sit-in

India Today  

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union is demanding the phased return of the students on campus in the upcoming days and has organised an indefinite sit-in at the university gate to make their demands heard. The march was addressed by JNUSU office-bearers, including its general secretary Satish Chandra, who said, "Students must be allowed inside in a phased manner. They …

JNUSU Starts Indefinite Sit-in Demanding Phased Return Of Students To Campus
4 years, 2 months ago

JNUSU Starts Indefinite Sit-in Demanding Phased Return Of Students To Campus

News 18  

New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru Students’ Union has started an indefinite sit-in at the university gate to demand a phased return of students to the campus. The march was addressed by JNUSU office-bearers, including its general secretary Satish Chandra, who said, “Students must be allowed inside in a phased manner. Proper SOP, including testing and quarantine facility, must be ensured …

JNUSU urges Delhi CM to facilitate phased return of students to campus
4 years, 4 months ago

JNUSU urges Delhi CM to facilitate phased return of students to campus

India Today  

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union has recently penned a letter to the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to facilitate the phased entry of students who are “not being allowed” back into the campus amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. "Keeping in mind the plight of final year students who are to submit their thesis on or before December …

JNU Student Union Write to Delhi CM Kejriwal, Urges Him to Facilitate Phased Return of Students to Campus
4 years, 4 months ago

JNU Student Union Write to Delhi CM Kejriwal, Urges Him to Facilitate Phased Return of Students to Campus

News 18  

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union on Sunday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, urging him to facilitate a phased return of students who are “not being allowed” to come back to the varsity. “Keeping in mind the plight of final year students who are to submit their thesis on or before December 31 as per the University Grants Commission …

JNUSU has 'no legal right' to make campus a shelter for Delhi violence victims, says admin, warns of disciplinary action
4 years, 10 months ago

JNUSU has 'no legal right' to make campus a shelter for Delhi violence victims, says admin, warns of disciplinary action

Firstpost  

In a notice, JNU registrar Pramod Kumar warned of disciplinary action against students found involved in providing shelter to victims of northeast Delhi’s violence New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration on Friday warned the university’s students’ union against providing shelter to the victims of the northeast Delhi violence on the campus. In a notice, JNU registrar Pramod Kumar warned …

Month on since JNU attack, Delhi Police yet to nab perpetrators: Testimonies call assault predetermined, 'impossible' without complicity of insiders, admin, cops
4 years, 11 months ago

Month on since JNU attack, Delhi Police yet to nab perpetrators: Testimonies call assault predetermined, 'impossible' without complicity of insiders, admin, cops

Firstpost  

At the time when the masked goons had highjacked JNU campus, Delhi Police were busy filing an FIR against JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, who, hours before, had her head split in the attack, and was later treated with 16 stitches. Exactly a month ago, on 5 January 2020, masked mobs ran amok in the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi assaulting …

'Islamophobic violence harsh reality of Modi regime': Manchester University Students' Union support anti-CAA stir, condemn 'state-sanctioned terror' inside varsities
4 years, 11 months ago

'Islamophobic violence harsh reality of Modi regime': Manchester University Students' Union support anti-CAA stir, condemn 'state-sanctioned terror' inside varsities

Firstpost  

Joining the growing chorus of voices against the Citizenship Act, NRC and crackdown on protesting students in India, the Students’ Union of the University of Manchester on Monday issued a statement of solidarity with anti-CAA protesters and students Joining the growing chorus of voices against the Citizenship Act, proposed NRC and crackdown on protesting students in India, the Students Union …

60 minutes with Sitaram Yechury
4 years, 11 months ago

60 minutes with Sitaram Yechury

The Hindu  

CPI General Secretary Sitaram Yechury was president of the JNU Students’ Union in the post-Emergency period, and earned the distinction of obtaining former PM Indira Gandhi’s resignation as chancellor of the university. Suddenly one them asked, “Do you smoke?” I said yes, so he said, “Then light one up.” In 1975, two years after you started at JNU, Emergency was …

JNUSU to continue boycott of semester registration process, says will ask JNUTA members to hold parallel classes
4 years, 11 months ago

JNUSU to continue boycott of semester registration process, says will ask JNUTA members to hold parallel classes

Firstpost  

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union said on Thursday it will continue to boycott the registration process for new semester and will request the teachers’ body to take parallel classes. New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union said on Thursday it will continue to boycott the registration process for new semester and will request the teachers’ body to take parallel classes. …

Slogans on Kashmir in JNU, blackmailing tactics against VC, stalling of academic activities expose Left’s intellectual bullying
4 years, 11 months ago

Slogans on Kashmir in JNU, blackmailing tactics against VC, stalling of academic activities expose Left’s intellectual bullying

Firstpost  

We have been told, all along, that the Left-backed student ‘uprising’ in JNU is over a rise in fees. This so-called ‘uprising’ involved boycotting classes, not allowing faculty members to enter their laboratories, blocking ambulance service for an ailing Dean, holding a female associate Dean hostage for 30 hours, attacking the houses of wardens in the night, abusing and threatening …

JNU registrar says campus is calm and academic, admin units functioning normally, even as some students, teachers boycott classes over fee hike row
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU registrar says campus is calm and academic, admin units functioning normally, even as some students, teachers boycott classes over fee hike row

Firstpost  

The JNU administration said classes in many schools have begun for the new semester and the campus, while a section of students and teachers continued to abstain from classes amid standoff with authorities over the fee-hike issue New Delhi: The JNU administration on Tuesday said classes in many schools have begun for the new semester and the campus witnessed a …

The JNU difference
4 years, 11 months ago

The JNU difference

The Hindu  

O f the many thousands of students who have passed through the portals of Jawaharlal Nehru University over the past five decades, few would say that the time they spent in JNU did not transform their lives, world view and social attitudes. Night meetings The post-dinner public meetings around the year, especially as part of the students’ union election process, …

JNU violence: Delhi Police questions 3 students including Aishe Ghosh; students, teachers boycott classes
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: Delhi Police questions 3 students including Aishe Ghosh; students, teachers boycott classes

Live Mint  

The Delhi Police on Monday questioned three JNU students, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, in connection with the January 5 violence on campus, even as students and teachers boycotted classes on the opening day of the winter semester amid a standoff over the hostel fee hike issue. As the JNU students union continued to boycott the registration for the winter …

Left leaning students' outfits, ABVP hold protest at JNU campus against Jan 5 violence
4 years, 11 months ago

Left leaning students' outfits, ABVP hold protest at JNU campus against Jan 5 violence

India TV News  

Members of the Left-leaning students' outfits and the ABVP held protests at the Jawaharlal Nehru University here on Friday against the January 5 violence on the campus. While the RSS-affiliated ABVP took out a silent protest march inside the varsity premises, students belonging to the Left-leaning outfits organsied a poster making event and formed a human chain. While students from …

JNU VC appeals to students to return to campus for winter semester registration
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU VC appeals to students to return to campus for winter semester registration

India Today  

Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar appealed to all students who went home following violence in the varsity, to return to their hostels asserting that normalcy has been restored. Our internal security is manned by ex-servicemen and I have also requested police to be at gates and come inside if any law and order situation arises, said Kumar. On …

JNU violence: The night of the long rods
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: The night of the long rods

The Hindu  

He’s known as Khaki in Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Sabarmati hostel. Towards the end of October, the JNU Students’ Union called for a “complete university strike” against the draft hostel manual which was part of the fee hike project of the university. ABVP’s posters on campus read: “By preventing and threatening bonafide students willing to register for the winter semester, the …

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