JNU

This is a book written with scrupulous honesty, even innocence

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.

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

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.

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

The violence took place at the JNU's Kaveri Hostel on Sunday allegedly over serving of non-vegetarian food on Ram Navami in its mess, with police saying 20 students were injured in the clash

The warning by JNU came a day after two groups of students clashed at the varsity's Kaveri Hostel on Sunday allegedly over serving of non-vegetarian food on Ram Navami in the mess

Security has been tightened at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to maintain peace and ensure no untoward incident takes place again, a day after a clash in the campus over non-vegetarian food

"We received a complaint from a group of students who are members of JNUSU, SFI, DSF and AISA against unknown ABVP students," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Manoj C. said

On the JNU campus, Congress sympathisers were seen as social deviants

Varun Gandhi's comment came in view of the press statement released by Pandit after her appointment as JNU VC on Monday, wherein the BJP leader found grammar mistakes

The Ministry of Education on Monday appointed Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as the vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, making her the first woman to hold the post. She is currently a political science professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Savitribai Phule University in Maharashtra. The 59-year-old Pandit is also an alumna of JNU where she pursued her MPhil as well as PhD in International Relations. Her thesis was on ' Parliament and Foreign Policy in India -- The Nehru years'. "President Ram Nath Kovind, who is Visitor to the University, has approved the appointment of Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as JNU Vice-Chancellor. Her appointment is for five years," a senior Ministry of Education official said. Pandit began her teaching career at Goa University in 1988 and moved to Pune University in 1993. She has held administrative positions in various academic bodies. She has also been a member of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Indian

According to the Ministry of Education, Kumar has been appointed as the chairman of the higher education regulator for a period of five years

Both the universities said that officials shall follow staggered timings to avoid over-crowding in offices

The police further said that the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has not lodged any complaint so far.

Jawaharlal Nehru University retained its position as the country's second best university while Jamia Millia Islamia rose to the sixth spot from 10th rank last year

The campus will reopen for PhD research scholars, PhD (PWD) and 9B students specifically for those who are to submit their papers by December 31 this year.

The exams will be conducted by the National Testing Agency online at designated centres

He further suggested that for undergraduate admission based on Class 12 marks, Universities can devise appropriate procedures which are fair and transparent.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) entrance exam will be conducted whenever it is safe for the students to write it, assured JNU Vice-Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar on Wednesday.