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Lady Shri Ram College for Women will resume offline classes and its regular academic schedule from Thursday, a day after it shifted classes online following the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl at Aastha Kunj Park near Kalkaji Mandir, the college principal said on Wednesday. "Meetings are going on offline with a large number of students and faculty. Offline classes and regular schedule shall resume from tomorrow," LSR principal Kanika K Ahuja said. The college had cancelled classes on Tuesday and shifted Wednesday's classes online following the incident, citing concerns over the safety, security and well-being of its students. "After we got to know about the unfortunate incident, we cancelled classes. The safety, security and well-being of our students is of paramount importance to us. We have requested our faculty mentors and college counsellor to remain available for any support students may require," Ahuja had said. The decision to resume offline classes comes as the college .
The hostel residents of Lady Shri Ram (LSR) College For Women are a worried lot these days as the college "abruptly" asked them to vacate the 260-room facility by the end of this month for repair works, without making any alternative arrangement for them. "Where will we go mid-semester?" asked a student, complaining they are unable to find a viable accommodation for themselves. The hostel notification has come as a shock to the students as they go house-hunting after classes, but are met with a dearth of flats in nearby areas and high rental for PG accommodation. The authorities decided to get the hostel vacated and repaired after an inmate recently suffered injuries after a bathroom cubicle roof collapsed. Lady Shri Ram College has a small 260-room hostel that is allocated to first-year students based on merit across categories. The hostel authorities have informed the students that their security deposit will be refunded along with the fee for the remaining term. However, the h