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News Reports

BHU protest: After the 10-day time limit given to management ended, SVDV students sharpen their agitation

OpIndia Staff - 2 December, 2019

The protest by BHU students against appointment of professor Firoz Khan in the SVDV dept continues unabated

News Reports

As students burn VC’s effigies, Shankacharya writes to PM Modi on the BHU protests, PMO asks BHU admin for report

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2019

The PMO asked for a report from the BHU administration and Divisional Officer Deepak Aggarwal sent the report to the PMO despite being on a foreign tour.

Social Media

Jignesh Mevani and CPIM Kerala share photos of ABVP activists to express solidarity with JNU students

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2019

Jignesh Mevani and CPIM had apparently shared photos of ABVP activists who participated in the protest march organised by the JNUSU on November 18 demanding a complete rollback of fee hike.

Media

Watch: “You think I can’t buy an AK-47?” JNU ‘student’ threatens to take up arms while protesting against hostel fee hike

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2019

JNU student threatens to buy AK 47 while protesting against the hostel fee hike.

Politics

JNUSU demands protection from administrative action, blames registrar, ignores questions over halted ambulances

OpIndia Staff - 19 November, 2019

The JNUSU President has requested the Joint Secretary of the Human Resource Development Ministry, GC Hosur, to ensure that no administrative action is taken against students for carrying out the protests.

Opinions

There is no ‘fee hike’ in JNU: While free education may be a right, free accommodation is certainly not

Abhishek Banerjee - 19 November, 2019

For almost a week now, the nation has been transfixed at the spectacle of JNU students doing what they are best known for - protests

News Reports

‘Azadi’ slogans make a comeback as JNU protestors march towards parliament

OpIndia Staff - 18 November, 2019

The HRD ministry had instituted a three-member panel to hold a dialogue with the protesting students.

News Reports

Other premier and second-tier institutions charge students upto 20 times more than proposed JNU fees now: Report

OpIndia Staff - 16 November, 2019

The educational institutions which are considered be second-tier also charge students multiple times higher amount compare to what was proposed in JNU.

News Reports