Arrests at JNU could harm our democracy
9 years, 1 month ago

Arrests at JNU could harm our democracy

Deccan Chronicle  

The recent JNU-related incident of arresting the students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and charging him with sedition is a completely botched affair, made infinitely worse by Union home minister Rajnath Singh’s thoroughly misconceived intervention. Without a shred of proof, Mr Singh chose to make the implausible claim on Sunday that the action of a section of the student body — which was protesting the hanging of Afzal Guru, convicted for the attack on Parliament, three years ago — had received support of Lashkar-e-Tayyaba chief Hafiz Sayeed. In the case of both Hyderabad and JNU, a BJP MP acted as trigger by falsely representing non-ABVP student politics as “anti-national” to the Union HRD minister and the upper echelons of the government. n the JNU case, the HRD minister and the home minister have both come out using language lacking in balance against students and even indulging in a reference to “Mother India”, as Smriti Irani did.

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Jadavpur University Protests: Campus Unrest Highlights West Bengal’s Turbulent History of Student Politics
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Jadavpur University Protests: Campus Unrest Highlights West Bengal’s Turbulent History of Student Politics

The Hindu  

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Bengal: Protest erupt after JU student arrested over March 1 campus clash

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: A second-year civil engineering student from Jadavpur University was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the clash that rocked the varsity campus on March 1. A few hundred students held a rally from Jadavpur University to Jadavpur police station on Tuesday. “Souptik Chandra, a student at the university has been arrested in connection with the case related to setting …

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ABP News  

A first-year Philosophy student at Jadavpur University in Kolkata was arrested in connection with allegedly setting a fire within the campus. While speaking to the news agency, a leader of the JU SFI unit said that Mahata was called to the Jadavpur police station to record his statement regarding the violence at the Trinalmool Congress, West Bengal College and University …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Hindu  

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'Don't Want Bangladesh-Like Situation': Calcutta High Court Directs State To Manage Student Unrest Amidst Violent Clashes At Jadavpur University
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

'Don't Want Bangladesh-Like Situation': Calcutta High Court Directs State To Manage Student Unrest Amidst Violent Clashes At Jadavpur University

Live Law  

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Version of students should also be probed in JU violence: Calcutta HC directs Bengal Govt
2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to treat the version of students of Jadavpur University who were caught in a scuffle with the State Education Minister as an FIR. Learned Advocate General submits that police authorities would act on the email of March 2, 2025, submitted by one Indranuj Roy who has suffered injuries and …

JU Protest: Edu Minister Claims ‘Orchestrated Attack’; Police Tighten Security For Class 12 Exams Amid SFI Strike
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ABP News  

Jadavpur University Protest: A day after being heckled by Left student activists at Jadavpur University, West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on Sunday claimed that the attack on him and members of a professors' association was "orchestrated." ‘Minister Wanted To Run Over Students’: CPI’s Md Salim On Jadavpur Protest Commenting on the incident, CPI West Bengal State Secretary Md Salim …

1 arrested for Jadavpur University vandalism, more protests planned tomorrow
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1 arrested for Jadavpur University vandalism, more protests planned tomorrow

India Today  

Kolkata Police on Sunday arrested one person, who was later remanded until March 12, in connection with the ransacking and arson at the Sikkha Bondhu teachers' union office at Jadavpur University. Additionally, seven FIRs have also been registered following violent clashes on campus during a protest demanding an immediate announcement of student union election dates in West Bengal. Saturday's unrest …

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Nepal PM Intervenes as Tensions Rise Over Nepalese Student’s Death at KIIT

Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India TV News  

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8 months ago

JNU admin ignores students’ plight, issues unnecessary advisories: JNUSU

New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Parliament security breach | Sixth accused arrested; sent to 7-day police custody

The Hindu  

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Parliament security breach | ‘Mastermind’ Lalit Jha sent to 7-day police custody

The Hindu  

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1 year, 3 months ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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India Today  

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JMM leader, kin arrested for opening fire in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur; 1 injured

Hindustan Times  

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Leaders slam TN govt for arresting protesting teachers
1 year, 5 months ago

Leaders slam TN govt for arresting protesting teachers

Deccan Chronicle  

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Naidu’s arrest an act of political vengeance: Pawan Kalyan
1 year, 6 months ago

Naidu’s arrest an act of political vengeance: Pawan Kalyan

The Hindu  

Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan has said that former CM N. Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest was an act of political vengeance. He strongly condemned the arrest and took strong objection to detention of TDP leaders and activists whose right it was to protest against the shabby treatment being meted to Mr. Naidu. Live Updates: Chandrababu Naidu arrest live updates | …

Karnataka home minister orders to examine cases filed in 2020 Bengaluru riots
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Karnataka home minister orders to examine cases filed in 2020 Bengaluru riots

India Today  

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has asked officials to examine the request of a Congress MLA to withdraw cases against "innocent" youths and students, who were arrested under "false cases" in connection with protests and riots in the city's DJ Halli and KG Halli, Shivamogga and Hubballi among other places. "It has been requested that innocent youths and students have …

'Is It Because He Questioned Exam Paper Leak?' Arrest of Telangana BJP Chief Triggers War of Words
1 year, 11 months ago

'Is It Because He Questioned Exam Paper Leak?' Arrest of Telangana BJP Chief Triggers War of Words

News 18  

The midnight arrest of Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar from his residence at Karimnagar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state has created a flutter. Party members say the police did not state the reason for the arrest and took Kumar — who had gone home to take part in the funeral rituals of a relative …

Student leaders allege VC and former registrar working against students
1 year, 11 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 …

DC Edit | Dissent, even if unseemly, should not lead to arrest
2 years ago

DC Edit | Dissent, even if unseemly, should not lead to arrest

Deccan Chronicle  

The timely and resolute intervention of the Supreme Court to prevent the incarceration of Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera for cases registered against him over his comment that was critical of the Prime Minister has spared our blushes seeing as we call ourselves the oldest democracy in the world. It also issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh and Assam governments to …

JNUSU's Attack Claim: TN CM Urges Action
2 years, 1 month 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 …

JNUSU Claims Attack on Students, ABVP Denies Charge
2 years, 1 month ago

JNUSU Claims Attack on Students, ABVP Denies Charge

News 18  

The Left-controlled JNU Students’ Union on Sunday alleged that ABVP activists attacked some students after a march seeking justice for an IIT Bombay student who died by suicide. The RSS-affiliated ABVP accused the Left-backed student outfits of ”insulting” Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union organised seeking justice for IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki. Read | IIT-B Modifying …

Odisha: Scuffle between JNU Leftists and ABVP leaders, students oppose Utkal University campus being used for anti-India propaganda
2 years, 1 month ago

Odisha: Scuffle between JNU Leftists and ABVP leaders, students oppose Utkal University campus being used for anti-India propaganda

Op India  

At Bhubaneswar’s Utkal University, a seminar by JNU professor Surajit Mazumdar was disrupted by student leaders on Sunday, February 13. The ABVP student leaders have stated that some Leftists from JNU were trying to spread anti-India activities on the Utkal University campus and have asked why the campus facility was being used by an organisation named ‘Citizen Forum’ on a …

JNU professor claims 'attacked by gangsters' in Delhi's RK Puram, university demands action
2 years, 2 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 …

Delhi: Students injured as two groups clash over personal issue at JNU campus
2 years, 4 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 …

JNU Imposing Fines of Up to Rs 15k Over Protests, Claim Students
2 years, 6 months ago

JNU Imposing Fines of Up to Rs 15k Over Protests, Claim Students

News 18  

A section of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University has claimed that the administration has imposed thousands of rupees fines on them for participating in protests and “banned” them from registering for the next semester. The amount of fine varies from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000, the students claimed and accused the administration of “harassment”. Among the students, who have got …

Clashes break out in JNU between student group, staff members; many injured
2 years, 7 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 …

Students Have Understood JNU Not a Place for 'Anti-national' Activities, Says Chancellor V K Saraswat
2 years, 7 months ago

Students Have Understood JNU Not a Place for 'Anti-national' Activities, Says Chancellor V K Saraswat

News 18  

Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University have understood the message that the university is a place for a free exchange of ideas but it cannot be used for activities that are ‘anti-national’ or against the ‘interest of the nation’s sovereignty, its chancellor V K Saraswat has said. Read: ‘We are Nationalists First,’ Says JNU VC, Backs ‘Multiple Narratives’ Beyond ‘Left-hegemonic’ Ones …

Supreme Court ruling to decide fate of 13 pending sedition cases | Details
2 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court ruling to decide fate of 13 pending sedition cases | Details

India Today  

With the Supreme Court of India granting the Centre a day to take instructions on what can be done about pending cases and how the government will handle future cases, India Today takes you through some of the cases that are currently pending in various courts across the country. Among the sedition cases currently pending in various courts are: Lok …

Protest against denial of permission to Rahul Gandhi\'s visit
2 years, 10 months ago

Protest against denial of permission to Rahul Gandhi\'s visit

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Police arrested 11 students when OU Joint Action Committee and NSUI activists protested at the ministers’ quarters for some time on Sunday, against the denial of permission to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the Osmania University campus on May 7. The police also arrested state Congress working president T. Jayaprakash ‘Jagga’ Reddy when he tried to meet the …

JNU non-veg row: 60 students, staff quizzed, no arrests so far
2 years, 10 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 …

Clashes in JNU over non-veg food: Police file two FIRs
2 years, 11 months ago

Clashes in JNU over non-veg food: Police file two FIRs

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi police on Monday registered two First information Reports over the clashes at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus over non-vegetarian food on Sunday night. Scores of JNU students affiliated to the All-India Students Association held a protest near the Delhi police headquarters, demanding the arrest of ABVP activists for their alleged role in the violence. On Sunday …

JNU clash on Ram Navami: FIR filed, probe initiated over Left students' complaint
2 years, 11 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 …

Railway Exam Protests: FIR Registered Against Six Teachers In Patna, Oppn Corners Govt
3 years, 1 month ago

Railway Exam Protests: FIR Registered Against Six Teachers In Patna, Oppn Corners Govt

ABP News  

New Delhi: Bihar Police have registered an FIR against six teachers on charges of instigating the students post the controversy surrounding the results of tests conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board for the Non-Technical Popular Categories. Asserting the case against the teachers is “unfortunate”, Yadav said that he should be arrested before anyone else is arrested in connection with the …

Delhi HC asks police to respond to JNU student Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in sedition case
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC asks police to respond to JNU student Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in sedition case

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on December 1 asked the police to reply on a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a sedition case for allegedly delivering an inflammatory speech and inciting violence during the CAA-NRC protests in 2019. Imam, represented through senior advocate Sanjay R. Hegde, challenged a trial court’s October 22 order by which his bail plea …

JNU sees fresh clashes between ABVP-left student parties
3 years, 4 months 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 …

Supreme Court says police officers siding with ruling party a 'disturbing trend', needs to be stopped
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court says police officers siding with ruling party a 'disturbing trend', needs to be stopped

Firstpost  

The apex court said this while hearing a suspended IPS officer’s plea for protection in a sedition case registered against him in Chhattisgarh New Delhi: Filing of sedition cases when regimes change is a disturbing trend, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, granting protection from arrest to a suspended senior IPS officer against whom two criminal cases for offence of …

JNU violence: No one arrested by Delhi Police in connection with incident, Centre tells Lok Sabha
3 years, 7 months ago

JNU violence: No one arrested by Delhi Police in connection with incident, Centre tells Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

On 5 January, 2020, around 100 masked persons armed with sticks went on a rampage inside the campus, leaving 36 students, teachers, and staff injured New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that no arrest has been made by the Delhi Police in connection with January 2020 …

Line between right to protest and terrorist activity blurred: Delhi HC
3 years, 9 months ago

Line between right to protest and terrorist activity blurred: Delhi HC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In its anxiety to suppress dissent, the State has blurred the line between right to protest and terrorist activity and if such a mindset gains traction, it would be a "sad day for democracy", the Delhi high court observed on Tuesday while granting bail to three students from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia arrested over a …

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