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Phased opening: JNU allows final-year PhD scholars to return to campus

As part of its eighth and ninth phase of reopening, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has allowed final-year PhD students to return to the campus. While the "9B students" (day-scholars), who have to submit their theses on or before June 30, are allowed to enter the campus from Monday, PhD scholars residing in the hostels will be allowed to return from February 22, a notification dated February 12 said. The university has also allowed the reopening of the library canteen with immediate effect. The B and C gates of the campus towards Saraswati Puram will also be opened for central school students and their parents during the school opening and closing times, it said. Earlier, JNU had allowed fourth semester M.Phil and M.Tech students of its science school and special centre, as well as final semester MBA students, both day-scholars and hostel residents, to return to campus in the seventh phase of reopening. The B R Ambedkar Central Library of the university has also partially ..

No proposal for changing name of JNU, says Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

There is no proposal for changing the name of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Monday. BJP general secretary C T Ravi had proposed last year a name change of the JNU after Swami Vivekananda. "No sir," Nishank said in response to a question in the Lok Sabha whether the government had any proposal for changing the name of the university in Delhi. In November, Ravi had tweeted: "It is Swami Vivekananda who stood for the "Idea of Bharat". His philosophy & values signify the "Strength of Bharat". It is only right that Jawaharlal Nehru University be renamed as Swami Vivekananda University. Life of Bharat's patriotic Saint will inspire generations to come.

UAPA: Court dismisses bail pleas of Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal

A court here on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of JNU student and Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal

Censor Board denies nod for Malayalam movie on JNU students' agitation

Malayalam film 'Varthamanam', set in the backdrop of students protest held in JNU in Delhi early this year, has been denied permission for screening by the Censor Board of Film Certification

Teachable moments from JNU

Book review of JNU Stories: The First 50 Years

PM Modi to unveil life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda on JNU campus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a statue of Swami Vivekananda at the JNU campus, via video conferencing

PM Modi to unveil life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda on JNU campus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on November 12, via video-conferencing

5% of total induction should comprise of disabled students: HC to JNU

Delhi High Court on Friday told JNU that whatever method it may adopt to reserve seats for the disabled category, five per cent of the total final admissions should comprise persons with disabilities

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No interim orders without seeing replies of states: SC on Sharjeel Imam

The counsel representing Assam sought time to file reply on the plea

Delhi Police arrests JNU student Sharjeel Imam in sedition case from Bihar

"We have arrested Sharjeel Imam from Jehanabad," said Rajesh Deo, deputy commissioner of police, Crime Branch

JNU notification 2020: Registration process for JNUEE exam begins

The registration of applications for the JNUEE 2020 examinations will begin on March 2, 2020 and the deadline is March 31, 2020

Delhi govt gives permission to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar in JNU sedition row

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier said he would ask for an early decision on the matter

Former ABVP member arrested for sexually harassing woman on JNU campus

The incident took place on Wednesday and we have initiated an investigation into the matter

Sharjeel Imam sent to 6 days' judicial custody on sedition charges

Imam was produced at the residence of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushottam Pathak in the evening amidst high security, said the lawyer, appearing for the JNU research scholar.

Poetry at Shaheen Bagh

At Shaheen Bagh - or similar protests across the country, such as at Park Circus in Kolkata - women have emerged as the face of the protests

JNU's SC, ST faculty accuse admin of discrimination, meet Paswan over issue

After meeting the faculty members, Paswan said the allegations levelled by the delegation were serious and should be looked into.

Delhi HC asks Google and WhatsApp to provide data on JNU violence to police

Justice Brijesh Sethi directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration to provide at the earliest the CCTV footage of the violence sought by police.

JNU violence: Economist Amit Bhaduri gives up emeritus professorship

In his letter to the vice-chancellor of JNU, Bhaduri expressed pain at throttling of dissent by the university administration

Registration of 300 students blocked due to 'fake Proctor inquiries': JNUSU

The union had on Saturday asked students of the university to pay their academic tuition fee but not the hiked hostel fee