As per a media report, all of the cops asked not to carry lathis after allegations were made last time that lathis were used.
Tag: Jawaharlal Nehru University
JNU administration restricts entrance timings, draws sharp criticism
AISA claimed that the students received a notice on Tuesday morning from JNU administration about closing timings for the main gate and the common room space.
30-year-old research assistant falls to death in JNU
A 30-year-old research assistant at Indian Council of Social Science Research(ICSSR), Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) died after he fell while rock climbing in the campus, according to the police. The research assistant has been identified as Praveen Tiwari, a resident of the varsity’s Brahmaputra Hostel, the police said. As quoted by[Read More…]
Library fund cut news bogus, says JNU administration
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru Universty (JNU) on Thursday rebutted the students’ union’s charge of a 75 per cent cut in the library budget and termed the media reports based on the allegation “baseless” and the allegation itself “fabrication of facts”. “Reports in the media that the annual budget for[Read More…]
JNU has cut library budget to one-fourth, claims students union
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) on Friday alleged that the university has slashed its library budget from Rs 8 crore to less than Rs 2 crore and doesn’t have funds to renew the subscription of e-journals, a crucial tool for research. The student body termed the[Read More…]
Najeeb Ahmed case: HC allows CBI to file closure report
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the CBI to file its closure report into the disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed, a Jawaharlal Nehru University student who went missing from here in October 2016. A bench of Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Vinod Goel allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation[Read More…]
Some JNU forces anti-India, waging war against it: Sitharaman
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday alleged that some forces in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are openly waging a war against the country and said that she would not hesitate in calling them “anti-India”. “I feel sad for so many things happening there. During the election time, arguments,[Read More…]
Three BJP Northeast CMs at left wing hub to campaign for ABVP
Given that sizable number of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students come from North -Eastern states, BJP brought in three of Chief Ministers from Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, to attend a student meet at JNU campus in Delhi. Chief Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal (Assam), Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh) and N Biren[Read More…]
JNU students take out rally to demand VC’s removal
New Delhi: At least 1,000 students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) embarked on a march towards the Human Resource Development Ministry on Tuesday, demanding the removal of their Vice Chancellor. The students began their march from Mandi House with slogans, banners and placards denouncing Vice Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar for[Read More…]
Talk on Ram Mandir cancelled because JNU fears my arguments: Swamy
BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said his lecture on the Ram Mandir issue was cancelled by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) authorities because they feared his “powerful” arguments in favour of the temple. A talk by Swamy was scheduled to take place on Wednesday evening at Koyna Hostel in[Read More…]
Delhi HC instructs police to ‘keep away’ from JNU
An order from the Delhi High Court has been asked to keep away from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus unless there is any proof of disturbance of law and order or in the case of varsity seeking its assistance adding that the university is not a place where the[Read More…]
JNU VC wants Army tanks in campus as inspiration for students
Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice- Chancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar on Sunday requested Union Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan and General V K Singh to help in procuring an Army tank that could be stationed at a prominent place on a university campus to serve as a constant reminder to students of the sacrifices made by Indian Army.[Read More…]
Government to corporatise autonomous universities; IIMC to merge with JNU or Jamia
The state-owned institutes such as the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and the Delhi Public Library, are on the verge of being corporatised. While the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) will be merging with either the Jawaharlal Nehru University or[Read More…]
JNU seat-cuts: Students block gate, protest outside UGC office
Students of JNU angered by the seat-cut according to the new UGC gazette staged protests on Friday both inside and outside the Campus. While a bunch of students who blocked the main gate of the university, some marched till the UGC office at ITO hoping to meet with the officials[Read More…]
