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JNU VC rejects recruitment irregularities; call allegations 'propaganda'

JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit denies allegations of faculty recruitment irregularities. She labels the accusations from JNUSU and JNUTA as baseless propaganda. The university administration states over 400 interviews and 200 positions were filled recently. Nearly seventy percent of these appointments benefited reserved and marginalized categories. The administration asserts…

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JNUSU reiterates discussion on Umar Khalid's book will go ahead despite venue cancellation

The event was planned for International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. University authorities cancelled the auditorium booking citing incomplete program details. JNUSU called the cancellation arbitrary and authoritarian, vowing to find an alternate venue.

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JNU cancels permission for Umar Khalid book discussion, cites 'non-disclosure of full facts'

Jawaharlal Nehru University cancelled an auditorium booking for a book discussion. The administration cited non-disclosure of full programme facts as the reason. The JNU Students Union condemned the arbitrary and authoritarian decision. They stated discussing books is fundamental to academic and democratic engagement. The discussion will now proceed outdoors to…

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Clashes Erupt at JNU During Student March, Several Injured

Tensions escalated at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Thursday as members of the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) clashed with police during a protest march, resulting in injuries on both sides. Police alleged that the students assaulted officers, while the students accused police of using excessive force.

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JNU V-C’s podcast remarks spark ‘chaos,’ FIR against students, and campus ‘lockdown’

On the night of February 22, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) organised a rally against “casteist remarks” made by JNU Vice Chancellor Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit in a podcast.

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Shrinking funds, broken infra, ‘rising fear’: What’s at stake in JNUSU polls this year?

Outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) election committee office on Wednesday, a student was seen asking a committee member why his nomination was cancelled. The reason, he was told, was his age and not the wheelchair he used.

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JNU to accept National Eligibility Test instead of entrance exams for PhD programs

JNU has announced that it will accept the NET score instead of the entrance test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) as the selection parameter for admission to its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs from the current academic year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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New narrative around JNU poses a challenge to intellectual freedom and opportunity

JNU's political consciousness and student activism are portrayed in a web series and films, sparking controversy and protests.

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At JNU, student ‘flame flickers’ against India’s Modi before election

Will the polls at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University after a four-year hiatus also impact the general election?

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First Dalit president in 27 years and first-ever BAPSA nominee in JNUSU

JNU student elections see historic win for Dalit candidates, marking a shift in campus politics.

The Hindu

JNU Student Union poll results signal downfall of right-wing fascist forces: T.N. CM Stalin

MK Stalin celebrates Left panel victory in JNUSU elections, predicts downfall of right-wing forces in Lok Sabha elections.

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ABVP and Left members break into a scuffle during a meet on holding JNUSU poll

Scuffle breaks out between RSS-affiliated ABVP and Left-backed groups at JNU campus during student union polls on February 9, 2024

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JNUSU alleges violation of reservation policies in hostel allotment, demands inquiry

NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union on Tuesday alleged violation of reservation policies in the hostel allotment process in the varsity, saying hostels are not being allotted to SC/ST students on a priority basis. The students' union demanded that Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) SC/ST/OBC Cell and Equal Opportunity…

The Times of India

Delhi: Ceiling chunk falls on JNU student amid call to fix infra

NEW DELHI: An undergraduate student was on Thursday injured after a chunk of the ceiling at JNU’s Sabarmati Hostel collapsed on him. The incident raised concerns among students and JNUSU members, who alleged they had flagged the “crumbling infrastructure” at varsity hostels but the administration had failed to take any…

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Recalling events that led to JNU brawl over ‘non-veg food, Ram Navami pooja’

On Sunday evening, six students were injured as members of Left groups and the RSS students’ outfit ABVP clashed on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus. While the latter alleged Ram Navami celebrations were obstructed, the former said it was the ABVP that initiated the violence over serving of non-vegetarian food…

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Students clash at JNU hostel over non-vegetarian food

JNU Students Union said that students were attacked by members of the ABVP.

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'When you don't have a choice, what do you do?' Delhi High Court directs JNU to register students at old rates

On January 24, a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court asked the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration to register the students who haven't yet registered for the ongoing winter session as per the old hostel charges.

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Lies, false equivalence, diversions, ad hominem attacks: That’s TV media’s spin on JNU violence

If nothing, a section of the Indian TV media should be awarded for its consistency. Issues, and the news cycles around it, come and go but the medium’s tropes and persistence to spin narratives remain the same.

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