JNU students protest over hostel fee hike: Over 100 protesters detained, several injured in 'baton charge'; CPM, RJD leaders extend support
5 years, 1 month ago

JNU students protest over hostel fee hike: Over 100 protesters detained, several injured in 'baton charge'; CPM, RJD leaders extend support

Firstpost  

JNU students, who have been agitating since three weeks against a hike in hostel fees and a draft hostel manual which imposes dress codes and curfew timings, on Monday took out a protest march towards the Parliament, where the Winter Session commenced Over 100 students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University were detained by the Delhi Police on Monday as they marched towards the Parliament demanding a complete roll back of the hostel fee hike. The administration’s officials and the panel should speak to the elected union to solve the issue.” CPM, RJD leaders extend support Meanwhile, political leaders including CPM’s Sitaram Yechury and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav extended support to the protesting students and condemned the use of force by the police. In the video, the police can be seen misbehaving with students Rajad Netri and Priyanka Bharti.” अपने लोकतांत्रिक अधिकारों के तहत फ़ीस बढ़ोतरी का विरोध कर रहे JNU छात्रों पर दिल्ली पुलिस द्वारा किए गए बर्बर व्यवहार व प्रताड़ना का हम विरोध करते है।हम इस लड़ाई में सभी छात्र संगठनों के साथ खड़े है।विडीओ में छात्र राजद नेत्री प्रियंका भारती के साथ कैसे दुर्व्यवहार किया जा रहा है https://t.co/pwAJtYpuB4 — Tejashwi Yadav November 18, 2019 Pawan Khera, spokesperson for the Congress, told News18 the crackdown by police shows that the government is afraid of the youth. He also condemned Delhi Police action against the students protesting against the fee hike, saying it was “completely unjustified” and may further flare up the situation.

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Jharkhand: Government Polytechnic College students locked up inside hostel for not paying contribution money
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jharkhand: Government Polytechnic College students locked up inside hostel for not paying contribution money

New Indian Express  

RANCHI: As many as 90 students of Government Polytechnic College in Saraikela were allegedly locked inside the hostel for at least two hours on the behest of the principal for failing to pay the contribution money for the fresher’s party being charged forcefully by them. They also used social media to appeal for justice, which prompted the police to take …

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 …

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 …

Students clash with police at Kakatiya University
1 year, 9 months ago

Students clash with police at Kakatiya University

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Tempers got frayed at the Kakatiya University campus when the members of the varsity's Joint Action Committee protested against university officials denying permission for a meeting in front of the University Library in Hanamkonda on Wednesday. For the past few days, the members of JAC have been lobbying with the office of the Vice-Chancellor seeking permission to conduct the …

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 …

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 …

JNU Imposing Fines of Up to Rs 15k Over Protests, Claim Students
2 years, 4 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, 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 …

Protest against denial of permission to Rahul Gandhi\'s visit
2 years, 8 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, 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 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 …

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 …

Year After Attack in JNU Campus, Students, Teachers Await Arrest of Masked Goons
4 years ago

Year After Attack in JNU Campus, Students, Teachers Await Arrest of Masked Goons

News 18  

A year after a mob entered the JNU campus, damaged property and left many bleeding, students and teachers are still waiting for the police and the varsity administration to bring to justice those responsible for the incident that had sparked nationwide protest. While clamour grew for the removal of JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar after the incident, Delhi Police …

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 …

Covid-19 Lockdown: JNU admin files FIR against students who violated lockdown, misbehaved with guards
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 Lockdown: JNU admin files FIR against students who violated lockdown, misbehaved with guards

India Today  

Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has filed an FIR over violation of coronavirus lockdown by students at the university premises on April 1. FIR details mention that a student violated lockdown and misbehaved with security personnel, and later gathered a crowd, violating the lockdown. The University had on Thursday said that strict action will be taken against the violators of the …

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 …

Month after mob attack on JNU campus, probe has zero answers
4 years, 11 months ago

Month after mob attack on JNU campus, probe has zero answers

Hindustan Times  

A month after an armed mob attacked students and teachers on JNU campus, a special police investigation team and a panel set up by the university have unearthed little about the violence that sparked an outrage and raised questions about inability of the police to control it. JNUSU members, who are from the Left parties, said though they have been …

'Public Universities Can't Put The Burden of Paying Contractual Staff On Students': Delhi HC Issues Notice On JNUSU Plea Against New Hostel Manual
4 years, 11 months ago

'Public Universities Can't Put The Burden of Paying Contractual Staff On Students': Delhi HC Issues Notice On JNUSU Plea Against New Hostel Manual

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to Jawaharlal Nehru University to file a reply in 2 weeks, in a plea moved by JNU Students Union challenging the new hostel manual. The court has further noted that, even though it is argued by the University that there's no difference between the old and the new manual regarding the …

JNUSU Moves Delhi HC, Cites Changes To Hostel Manual As Illegal And Arbitrary [Read Petition]
4 years, 11 months ago

JNUSU Moves Delhi HC, Cites Changes To Hostel Manual As Illegal And Arbitrary [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union has moved the Delhi High Court in order to challenge the amendments made to the Hostel Manual by the University administration. Filed by JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh, Vice President Saket Moon, General Secretary Satish Chandra Yadav, and Joint Secretary Md Danish, the petition challenges the decision of the Inter Hostel Administration by citing it as …

JNU Students' Union to move Delhi High Court today for quashing of new hostel manual that contains provisions for fee hike
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU Students' Union to move Delhi High Court today for quashing of new hostel manual that contains provisions for fee hike

Firstpost  

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union on Sunday said it will approach the Delhi High Court on 20 January seeking a direction for quashing the new hostel manual which has provisions for fee hike. New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union on Sunday said it will approach the Delhi High Court on 20 January seeking a direction for quashing …

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, …

Three suspects in January 5 JNU violence absconding: Police
4 years, 11 months ago

Three suspects in January 5 JNU violence absconding: Police

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi HT Image Police on Tuesday said that the masked woman, identified as a Delhi University student, and two Jawaharlal Nehru University students – Akshat Awasthi and Rohit Shah – have gone into hiding after being served notices to join the probe. The five, including JNU Students Union president Aishe Ghosh, are among nine JNU students, who were on …

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 …

Aishe Ghosh and three others appear for questioning before Delhi Police SIT regarding 5 Jan violence in JNU campus
4 years, 11 months ago

Aishe Ghosh and three others appear for questioning before Delhi Police SIT regarding 5 Jan violence in JNU campus

Firstpost  

Aishe Ghosh, the president of the JNU students’ union, appeared for questioning before the special investigating team of the Delhi Police’s crime branch regarding the 5 January violence case. Aishe Ghosh, the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union, appeared for questioning before the special investigating team of the Delhi Police’s crime branch regarding the 5 January violence case. …

JNUSU accuses Delhi Police and varsity administration of shielding ABVP, counters claims that servers were damaged
4 years, 11 months ago

JNUSU accuses Delhi Police and varsity administration of shielding ABVP, counters claims that servers were damaged

Firstpost  

The JNUSU accused the Delhi police of shielding ABVP members and also questioned the authenticity of the videos and pictures being used by the police as evidence. The Jawaharlal Nehru Students’ Union on Saturday alleged that the Delhi Police was informed about a mob’s presence inside the campus much before the violence on 5 January but the cops ignored the …

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 …

JNU violence: Delhi police names nine suspects and 4 Left organisations, suspects include JNUSU Pres Aishe Ghosh
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: Delhi police names nine suspects and 4 Left organisations, suspects include JNUSU Pres Aishe Ghosh

Op India  

After 5 days of violence, the Delhi Police on Friday addressed a press conference and accused left-wing students of instigating violence in the Jawaharlal University. Read: JNU violence: Read the detailed chronology of events since attacks started on teachers and their family in October The Delhi police presented several pieces of evidence to show that how some masked miscreants allegedly …

JNU violence: 3 JNU professors move Delhi HC with PIL to preserve data, CCTV footage, evidence
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: 3 JNU professors move Delhi HC with PIL to preserve data, CCTV footage, evidence

The Hindu  

Three professors of JNU on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to preserve data, CCTV footage and other evidence relating to the January 5 violence at the varsity campus. The petition also sought directions for preservation and retrieval of all material/evidences available with WhatsApp INC, Google INC and Apple INC pertaining to relevant data of WhatsApp groups ‘Unity …

JNU protestor bites top Delhi Police officer as he tries to control mob
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU protestor bites top Delhi Police officer as he tries to control mob

Op India  

In a bizarre incident, a woman ‘protestor’ in Delhi bit a senior police officer near Shashtri Bhavan during the ongoing JNUSU protest in Delhi. Delhi Police: A protester at Vijay Chowk today bit Additional DCP Southwest when the police officer was trying to stop protesters from marching towards the Parliament. Read: After Pakistan comes out in support of JNU, Pakistani-inspired …

Delhi Police identifies JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, 8 others as suspects in JNU violence
5 years ago

Delhi Police identifies JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, 8 others as suspects in JNU violence

India Today  

The Delhi Police on Friday said it has identified nine people, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, as suspects in the JNU violence case. Meanwhile, responding to the development, JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh said, "Delhi Police can do their inquiry. Dr Joy Tirkey, DCP/Crime: Those identified include- Chunchun Kumar, Pankaj Mishra, Aishe Ghosh, Waskar Vijay, Sucheta Talukraj, Priya Ranjan, Dolan Sawant, …

JNU violence: 3 professors move HC, ask for preservation of CCTV footage, evidence
5 years ago

JNU violence: 3 professors move HC, ask for preservation of CCTV footage, evidence

India Today  

Three professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to preserve data, CCTV footage and other evidence relating to the January 5 violence at the varsity campus. The petition also sought directions for preservation and retrieval of all material/evidences available with WhatsApp INC, Google INC and Apple INC pertaining to relevant data of WhatsApp …

JNU protests: BJP leader MM Joshi seeks Jagadesh Kumar's ouster, says VC's atttitude shocking, deplorable
5 years ago

JNU protests: BJP leader MM Joshi seeks Jagadesh Kumar's ouster, says VC's atttitude shocking, deplorable

Firstpost  

Former HRD minister and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday called for the removal of JNU vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, saying it is “shocking” that he is adamant on not implementing a government proposal to resolve the fee-hike crisis in the university New Delhi: Former HRD minister and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday called for …

No compromise over removal of VC: JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh
5 years ago

No compromise over removal of VC: JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh

India TV News  

JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh on Thursday said the students and faculty will not relent till Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar is sacked. Ms. Ghosh said they appealed to HRD Ministry to remove the VC, which in turn said a dialogue will be held on Friday. This comes after HRD Secretary Amit Khare said removal of JNU VC, M. Jagadesh …

Day five after JNU violence: Shards of broken glass in hostel, 'Black Sunday' graffiti in campus
5 years ago

Day five after JNU violence: Shards of broken glass in hostel, 'Black Sunday' graffiti in campus

India TV News  

Shards of broken window panes at Sabarmati Hostel, heavy police deployment at the main gate of the university and heaviness in the air described the day in the JNU campus on Thursday, four days after a masked mob went on a rampage on the premises. Day five after JNU violence: Shards of broken glass in hostel, 'Black Sunday' graffiti in …

JNU students marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan, detained by police; Govt says VC's removal no solution
5 years ago

JNU students marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan, detained by police; Govt says VC's removal no solution

India TV News  

The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University marched towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan protesting the violence in the university campus on Thursday. Before the students tried to proceed towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan, a delegation of JNU Students' Union and JNU Teachers' Association also met Human Resource Development Ministry officials and demanded removal of Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar from his post. The …

JNU students meet HRD officials, Delhi Police detains protestors marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan
5 years ago

JNU students meet HRD officials, Delhi Police detains protestors marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan

India Today  

Hundreds of JNU students on Thursday marched to the HRD Ministry and were later stopped when they tried to go towards Rashtrapati Bhavan during when some of them were roughed up by police who used mild force, in escalating protests for the sacking of the university Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar over the violence in the campus. As the Delhi police …

From Jadavpur to JNU, student protests gained momentum since 2014; India ranks third in number of attacks on education community
5 years ago

From Jadavpur to JNU, student protests gained momentum since 2014; India ranks third in number of attacks on education community

Firstpost  

Attacks at three university campuses – Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University and Jawaharlal Nehru University – within a span of three weeks resulted in injuries to students and raised questions on the role of the police in containing such violence and the safety of varsities in the country Attacks at three university campuses — Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim …

JNU violence: Efforts on to facilitate semester registration for 'willing' students, vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar tells HRD Ministry
5 years ago

JNU violence: Efforts on to facilitate semester registration for 'willing' students, vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar tells HRD Ministry

Firstpost  

Human Resource Development Ministry officials met JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Wednesday and took stock of efforts being made by the varsity administration to restore normalcy on the campus, officials said. New Delhi: Human Resource Development Ministry officials met JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Wednesday and took stock of efforts being made by the varsity administration to restore …

JNU violence: Nature of attacks, booking of JNUSU president, cops' inability to nab suspects, VC's inaction all point at complicity
5 years ago

JNU violence: Nature of attacks, booking of JNUSU president, cops' inability to nab suspects, VC's inaction all point at complicity

Firstpost  

Reports have it that last Sunday, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad allegedly barged into the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus like a Blackshirt squad — there were, in fact, some clad in black and all their faces were masked — and proceeded to savagely beat students and staff, and vandalise property Reports have it that last Sunday, members of …

Kanhaiya Kumar to Deepika Padukone, support builds for JNU after attacks
5 years ago

Kanhaiya Kumar to Deepika Padukone, support builds for JNU after attacks

Hindustan Times  

From former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar to Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone, political figures and celebrities joined protests at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to extend solidarity with students and teachers injured in Sunday’s mob attack. Actor Deepika Padukone is seen at a gathering at JNU in solidarity with the students against Sunday’s violence in the presence of JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh …

Police FIRs name injured JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh
5 years ago

Police FIRs name injured JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: On Sunday, when Jawaharlal Nehru University students and professors were being attacked by masked goons and their hostel rooms and campus property were being vandalised, the university’s administration was busy filing two FIRs against the very students who were being rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre with bloo-dy faces, deep gashes on their heads and fractures. Shortly after …

JNU violence: VC calls for putting 'past behind' even as Delhi Police names Aishe Ghosh in FIRs; Mumbai's Gateway of India protests called off
5 years ago

JNU violence: VC calls for putting 'past behind' even as Delhi Police names Aishe Ghosh in FIRs; Mumbai's Gateway of India protests called off

Firstpost  

Jawaharlal Nehru University vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, under fire from students and faculty members for inaction when masked people unleashed violence inside the campus on 5 January, on Tuesday appealed to “put the past behind”, even as the Delhi Police file two separate FIRs against JNU student union president Aishe Ghosh, who sustained a head injury in the incident. …

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