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Umar Khalid released on bail from Tihar jail to attend sister's marriage

Student activist Umar Khalid was released from Tihar Jail on Friday after he was granted seven-day interim bail by the court to attend his sister's marriage, said a prison official

Court acquits Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi in 2020 Delhi riots case

A court discharged former JNU student Umar Khalid and United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. The FIR in the case was registered on the basis of the statement of Constable Sangram Singh who said a riotous mob had pelted stones on Main Karawal Nagar Road, besides setting ablaze several vehicles in a nearby parking lot on February 24, 2020. Special Public Prosecutor Madhukar Pandey confirmed that Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi were discharged in the matter by the court of Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala. A detailed order in the matter is awaited. Umar Khalid is accused in several other cases and facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the larger conspiracy behind the riots and these matters are pending in court. The Karawal Nagar police station had registered an FIR against both accused along with others under various provisions of the IPC, including rioting and criminal conspi

JNU has adopted nationalism, leftist agenda on campus won't succeed: VHP

The VHP on Saturday described as "coward leftist" those who wrote anti-Brahmin slogans in the JNU and asserted that such activities will never succeed in disrupting "peace and amity" on the campus. It said that the university has adopted the idea of "nationalism and social harmony" which cannot be undermined by such slogans. In a video statement, VHP working president Alok Kumar also said he was confident that the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration and Delhi police will conduct a probe into the incident and take legal action against them. On Thursday, several walls of a School Of International Studies building on JNU campus was found defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans, photos of which were shared on social media. Some of the slogans on the university walls were "Brahmins leave the campus", "there will be blood", "Brahmin Bharat chhodo", and "Brahmins-Baniyas, we are coming for you. We will avenge." Slamming those behind these slogans, Kumar said, "JNU is a strange wor

JNU urges all centres to install CCTVs amid campus defacement row

A day after some walls on the JNU campus were defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans, the university on Friday asked all its centres to install CCTV cameras and instructed students and staff members to remain vigilant to prevent such incidents in future. Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor Santishree D. Pandit visited the building in the School of International Studies (SIS)- II, whose walls were spray-painted with slogans asking members of Brahmin and Baniya communities to leave the campus and the country, and took stock of the situation. She called an emergency meeting during which several measures were discussed to improve security on the campus, sources told PTI. It was decided to shift the reading rooms situated in the SIS-I building and on the second floor of the SIS-II building to the latter's ground floor from Monday to ensure better security on the campus, they said. V-C Pandit also interacted with the students, staff and faculty members and asked them to be vigilant so

JNU campus walls defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans, admin condemns

Several walls on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus were defaced on Thursday with anti-Brahmin slogans. Students claimed that the walls in the School of International Studies- II building were vandalised with slogans against Brahmin and Baniya communities. 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 Some of the slogans on the wall are "Brahmins Leave The Campus", "There Will Be Blood", "Brahmin Bharat Chhodo" and "Brahmino-Baniyas, we are coming for you! We will avenge." Hours after the incident, the administration issued a statement, saying such incidents will not be tolerated as JNU belongs to all. "The Vice Chancellor, Prof Santishree D Pandit has taken a serious note of the incident of defacement of walls and faculty rooms by some unknown elements in SIS, JNU. The administration condemns th

JNU VC: Why so few women in top leadership, empower women in 'Amrit Kal'

JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Thursday said that Amrit Kal' cannot come in the country without women empowerment even as she asked why there were so few women in top leadership. She also said the country should think of ways to bring young girls who are forced to leave studies back to education. Pandit was speaking on the inaugural day of a three-day conference and expo organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). "We are third in the country and the best in terms of inclusion and equality The idea behind the conference which has greatly impressed me is facilitating innovation from Lab to Land', she said. The VC also claimed that women's problems like menstruation, menopause or any other thing does not get much attention in research. "They (Women students) do very well at the entry-level, both as faculty and as students. But something happens at the middle and the higher level. Why are so many women not in a position of leadership?" she wondered. STREE2020 ..

Delhi Police register two separate FIRs in Thursday's clashes in JNU

Police have registered two separate FIRs in connection with a scuffle that broke out between two groups of students on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, officials said on Friday. Police had said that two students were injured in Thursday's clash, while university sources claimed only one student suffered injuries. The scuffle near the Narmada Hostel was a fallout of events that unfolded at a birthday party on Wednesday, the sources said earlier. Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest) Manoj C said, "On the complaint of JNU student Nishant Nagar, a case under sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered. He further added that on the complaint of another JNU student Kartik, a second FIR under similar sections has been registered in Vasant Kunj North police station and further investigation is underway. A few purported video clips were circulated on

JNU begins registration process for UG admissions; first semester from Nov

Candidates who have already locked their seats will have to visit the campus in the first week of November for physical verification of their documents

JNU admission 2022: Registration process begins for undergraduate courses

Candidates can apply for the programmes through the official website of JNU -- jnuee.jnu.ac.in

JNU VC meets UGC chairman; discusses release of grant, faculty increment

JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit met UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar and discussed a slew of issues, including the release of grants and faculty increment, the varsity has said. The meeting took place on Tuesday to expedite several pending issues pertaining to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Meanwhile, the UGC chairman has assured to positively look into the pending matters of JNU at the earliest, the varsity said. Santishree D. Pandit, Vice Chancellor, JNU along with the Registrar met Prof M Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman, UGC on 20th September 2022, the varsity said in a statement on Wednesday. During the meeting, various matters about the faculty, staff and students of the university were discussed. The issues related to the extension of the deadline for CAS (Career advancement Scheme) application, duration of various fellowship grants, five non compounded increments to faculty for PhD, long pending cases of release of pensionary benefits, the release of grants under ...

No criminal role in Delhi riots, argues Khalid; HC holds order on bail plea

The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its order on a bail plea by Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020 as the former JNU student contended that he neither had any criminal role in the violence nor any conspiratorial connect with any other accused in the matter. Khalid, arrested by Delhi Police in September 2020, said that there was no material to support the case of the prosecution against him and that he raised issues that several others were discussing in the other country, including those concerning the Citizenship Amendment Act. Maintaining that there was nothing illegal in raising such issues, he also said that his Amravati speech - which forms the basis of the allegations against him - not only had a categorical call for non-violence but also did not lead to violence anywhere. Accusing the prosecution of making stuff up as it went along, he argued that parts of the Delhi police charge sheet have no basis and the

JNU imposing fines of up to Rs 15,000 over protests, claim students

A section of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 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". However, JNU chief proctor Rajnish Kumar Mishra has denied the allegations, saying the actions are taken after following due procedure. Among the students, who have got notices, are student activists -- former JNU Sudents Union (JNUSU) vice president and PhD scholar Simone Zoya Khan and Kaushik Raj. Kaushik has been served notice for the 2018 protest in which, he claims, he did not even present. As per the notice dated August 29, Kaushik has been directed to submit Rs 10,000 by September 5 "in any case". "...He is therefore directed to deposit the amount of Rs 10,000. Otherwise, he may not be allowed to register during the coming sem

'Anthropologically, gods don't belong to upper caste,' says JNU VC

Amid a slew of caste-related violence in the country, JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday said anthropologically gods do not belong to the upper caste and that even Lord Shiva could be from scheduled caste or tribe. Delivering the Dr B R Ambedkar Lecture Series titled 'Dr B R Ambedkar's Thoughts on Gender Justice: Decoding the Uniform Civil Code', she also said the "status of shudras given to women in Manusmriti" makes it extraordinarily regressive. "Let me tell all women that all women according to Manusmriti are shudras so no woman can claim she is a brahmin or anything else and it is only by marriage that you get the husband or father's caste on you. I think this is something which is extraordinarily regressive," she said. Taking about the recent caste violence involving a nine-year-old Dalit boy, she said that no god belonged to the upper caste. "Most of you should know the origins of our gods anthropologically. No god is a brahmin, the highest is a ...

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JNU asks canteen owners to clear dues, vacate varsity premises by June 30

As many as 10 canteens/dhabas/Xerox shops at the campus have been served these notices

Reducing India to civic state bound by Constitution ignores history: JNU VC

Reducing India to a civic nation bound by a Constitution disregards its history, ancient heritage, culture and civilisation, JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said here on Friday.

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Delhi riots case: High Court asks Sharjeel Imam to place case documents

The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the appeals of JNU scholar-activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid to May 19 and 24 respectively, who had challenged the trial court orders

ABVP protests in JNU, blames left for not letting mess workers prepare food

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) alleged that stopping mess facilities has created a huge burden on students as they are left in the lurch.

JNU doesn't impose food choices, zero tolerance for violence: VC

''We have zero tolerance towards violence. Debate, discuss, agitate but students should not indulge in violence,'' the VC said