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Students holds referendum on whether JNU VC should be removed
Jawaharlal Nehru University students voted in a referendum on Tuesday. The vote asked if the university's vice chancellor should be removed. Over 3,000 students participated. This followed protests and suspensions of student leaders. The university and students' union have faced several controversies. Results are expected Wednesday. Students sought to express their views on the VC's position.
Former UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar appointed Chairman of Board of Governors, IIM Calcutta
In a notable appointment, M Jagadesh Kumar, the former UGC chairman, has taken on the role of Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIM Calcutta for the next four years, a decision made by President Droupadi Murmu. Kumar brings a wealth of experience, having previously served as the Vice Chancellor of JNU and as a professor at IIT Delhi.
'Mediocre' appointments damage human capital, youth's future: Varun Gandhi on new JNU VC
The central government appointed Pandit as the vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, making her the first woman to hold the post.
JNUTA opposes 2nd term for VC Jagadesh Kumar: ‘He took arbitrary decisions, weakened university'
Demanding appointment of a new VC at the earliest, JNUTA members alleged Kumar had been enjoying an autonomy that had proven detrimental to the "unique character of the university".
JNUSU, JNUTA continue boycott; admin appeals
. The registrar issued a statement on Monday which alleged JNUTA violated service contracts of teachers and it was the fundamental right of JNU students to attend classes and the teachers union’s action reflected “intention to disrupt normal functioning of the university”.
VC selects JNUTF members to probe violence
All five professors that JNU vice-chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar appointed to a committee to probe last Sunday’s violence unleashed on teachers and students by a yet to be identified masked mob are members of the recently-formed JNU Teachers Federation.
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All is well, says JNU vice chancellor at meet with HRD secretary
JNU VC finally attends a meeting at the human resource development ministry. At his meeting, he is learnt to have said that life on the campus was normal at the moment. Khare is learnt to have emphasised on the need to maintain calm and advised Kumar to attempt an outreach to students as well as the media to ensure a ‘balanced’ perspective.
Be more communicative with students, faculty: HRD Ministry officials advise JNU VC
The Left-controlled JNUSU and the ABVP have blamed each other for the violence that continued for two hours. That night, the HRD ministry sought an immediate report from the registrar. HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank,' said in Bhubaneswar on Monday that educational institutions cannot be allowed to become "political adda".
Efforts on to facilitate semester registration for 'willing' students: JNU VC tells HRD Ministry
HRD Ministry officials met JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Wednesday and took stock of efforts being made to restore normalcy on the campus, officials said.
What has changed in JNU is that students have started taking law in their own hands: JNU VC
All our senior wardens and dean of students are in touch. The entire hostel administration is doing everything possible.
JNU: In news for all the wrong reasons
Shortly after Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar took over as VC of the JNU, in Jan 2016, he emphasised faculty and students should be known for their scientific and social contributions and it should not be in the news for the wrong reasons. Ironically, JNU has been in the news for the wrong reasons, thereafter.
Last-minute decision to back VC derailed JNU peace formula
The student agitation at the JNU campus almost ended a month ago, after a formula devised by the HRD ministry was agreed at the highest levels to restore normalcy in the university.
Students vacated admin building, will attend office: JNU VC; JNUSU dismisses claim
Delhi Police is set to provide adequate security to the JNU vice-chancellor and other officials who are going to start attending office in the JNU campus where the agitating students are protesting against the fee hike. The students said they will not vacate the administration block till their demands, including rollback of hostel fee hike, are met.
Tank is tribute to Armed Force Personnel who trained here: JNU V-C
A controversy is raging after the V-C on Sunday asked two Union ministers VK Singh and Dharmendra Pradhan to help the university get a decommissioned tank.
FIR against around 24 JNU students for misbehaving with Vice Chancellor Jagdeesh Kumar
Around 24 students, including some of those who were suspended by the JNU administration for allegedly disrupting an Academic Council meeting in December last year, have been booked for wrongfully confining and insulting the JNU V-C.
JNU students booked for 'illegally' occupying admin block
While the VC had yesterday claimed that the amended admission rules will not be retrospectively implemented and students currently enrolled will not suffer.
Don’t want interference on campus: JNU V-C M Jagadesh Kumar
JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar told ET he doesn’t "desire any external interference" on his campus and wants all differences "to be tackled intellectually".
JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar gets big pay hike as TRAI member, says will keep both posts
Kumar, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, was appointed as a temporary member of Trai by the government in March last year.
You resorted to criminalisation of dissent: Homi Bhabha to JNU VC Jagadesh Kumar
Bhabha asserted that the event which should have been a "passionate" debate has turned into an ugly media spectacle of no conceivable value.
Stand up against government pressure: Harvard Professor Arthur Kleinman to JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar
Harvard University Professor Arthur Kleinman has adviced JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar to stand up against government pressure, warning him failure to do so will "redound" on JNU in the most negative way.
What is happening in JNU? Foreign scholars ask Vice Chancellor
Foreign scholars have asked the Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar about reasons behind him "jumping to unwarranted conclusions".
Why did you allow police on campus? Noam Chomsky to JNU VC Jagadesh Kumar
Renowned thinker and academician Noam Chomsky has questioned JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar's decision to allow police on its campus.
JNU VC Jagdesh Kumar appeals to students to reconsider march
Jagdesh Kumar has appealed to the students to reconsider their march to Jantar Mantar this afternoon in protest against arrest of their president in a sedition case, citing "safety" reasons.
VC appeals to political parties to not 'interfere' in JNU row
"I appeal to all political parties to not interfere in this matter. The university can deal with these issues internally," Kumar said.
ABVP is common thread in controversies at institutions like JNU and Hyderabad Central University
Bigger problem, university administrators say, arises when one version of 'anti-national' activity is backed by government.
After Subramanian Swamy hoax, HRD Ministry sets ball rolling for new JNU VC
Subramanian Swamy may have set the stage for appointment of the next Vice chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University with his claims of being an informal frontrunner; the formal process, however, has only been initiated now by the HRD Ministry.
JNU VC appointment has to be done by search committee: HRD Minister Smriti Irani
HRD Minister Smriti Irani today discounted reports that the post of JNU Vice-Chancellor was being offered to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.
Need powers to rusticate anti-nationals first: Subramanian Swamy
The BJP leader said: "I think JNU needs an Anti Narcotics Bureau campus branch office to raid dorms and arrest Naxals, jehadis and Elis. BSF camp also."
Will oppose any move to appoint 'regressive' Swamy as JNU VC: JNUSU
Up in arms over reports of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy being offered the JNU VC post, the student community of the varsity have threatened to "resist any attempts".
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