Jnu Violence

JNU row: After brutal violence on students, eerie silence and uncertainty haunts campus

Barricaded roads, restricted traffic movements yet the whole campus was the echoing with slogans and jampacked with students, supporters and some on-lookers. Almost a day after the brutality against several students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, fear, anxiety and uncertainty prevail among the students.

Day after attacks, JNU becomes rallying cry for pan-India student protests

With no arrests yet in the apparently planned attack on students and teachers at the Jawarharlal Nehru University, protests were held across India on Monday and the clamour grew for the resignation of the vice chancellor who is being blamed for inaction during the violence that left 34 people injured.

IIT-Bombay stands in solidarity with JNU, say 'freedom of speech should be protected'

The anger over violence in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is spreading across the country as the students and citizens staged protests on Monday condemning the violent attack on students and faculty of the JNU on Sunday. IIT-Bombay stood in solidarity with JNU and strongly condemned the violent attack.

'Free Kashmir' poster spotted at JNU solidarity protest at Gateway of India

A controversial poster reading ‘Free Kashmir’ at a protest in Mumbai on Monday has created a big row on Twitter

JNU violence: Protests outside IIM Ahmedabad; Jignesh Mevani, Mallika Sarabhai take part

Protests against violence in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) rocked campuses across the country on Monday. Over 400 activists and students gathered outside the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad to register their protest. 

Special Commissioner Praveer Ranjan to handle JNU cases, Delhi polls

Ranjan, a 1993 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will "look after the charge of Special CP/crime and EOW (Economic Offences Wing), in addition to his duties," the order said.

From Pondicherry to Oxford, protests across campuses against violence in JNU

​From Pondicherry University to Oxford University in London, anger over the violence in JNU resonated in varsities across the country and even abroad as students protested against the attack on students and faculty members by an armed masked mob.

JNU extends semester registration date

In a statement, Registrar Pramod Kumar said a few "miscreants" had severely damaged the information and communication service (CIS) systems of the university "as part of their continuing agitation".

JNU violence: Javadekar slams Financial Times for calling masked goons as nationalists

Prakash Javadekar came down heavily on a British daily for referring to the masked mob that attacked JNU students and teachers as "nationalists"

JNU attack was 'organised', nexus between varsity security & vandals: Aishe Ghosh

"It was an organised attack. They were singling out people and attacking," Ghosh told reporters. "There is a clear nexus between the JNU security (staff) and vandals. They did not intervene to stop violence."

JNU violence: No records of on-duty security guards on Sunday evening

The security records at the Sabarmati Hostel and the faculty block, two places attacked by masked invaders on Sunday, have been missing. “From the campus security to Delhi Police, everyone was incommunicado between 4:30 and 7 on Sunday,” say JNU teachers

Delhi Police gave safe passage to JNU attackers: Owaisi

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday alleged that the Delhi Police not only allowed masked goons to carry out brutal attack on students and faculty at JNU for one and half hours but also allowed them safe passage after the mayhem.

JNU violence was planned to unsettle Jamia: ABVP

In a press conference on Monday at the university campus, the ABVP claimed that at least 25 of its activists were injured, while another 10 activists were missing, ever since the attack.

Twitter new battleground in ABVP vs Left war over JNU violence

'Modi govt unleashing violence on youth', Sonia Gandhi reacts to JNU violence

Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi has reacted to the violence in the JNU campus on Sunday night. Taking a jibe at the Modi govt Sonia said, "The voice of India’s youth & students is being muzzled everyday. The horrifying and unprecedented violence unleashed on India’s young by goons with active abetment of the ruling Modi Govt is deplorable and unacceptable."

'I was reminded of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack': Uddhav Thackeray on JNU violence

JNU violence: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray in a statement said, "I was reminded of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. An investigation is needed to find out who were these masked attackers."

'Scared' JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh's father says 'today my daughter, tomorrow may be...'

JNU violence: Speaking on Sunday's attack, injured JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh's father said with the situation volatile across the country, even he could be beaten up on the morrow. More than 30 students including teachers were injured in Sunday's violence.

'Mob attacked women inside JNU campus with acid'

Disturbing reports of acid been thrown at women inside JNU campus are emerging. The incident reportedly took place on Sunday when a mob of 100 masked men ran riot inside the campus with iron rods.

JNU violence: This is what Sabarmati hostel senior warden said after resigning over Sunday's attack

JNU violence: A day after JNU violence, senior warden of the Sabarmati Hostel tendered her resignation. "We tried but could not provide security to the hostel," said R Meena, JNU's Sabarmati Hostel senior warden said after masked men entered the hostel during Sunday's violence in the JNU campus.

Amit Shah speaks to Delhi LG; requests him to call JNU representatives for talks

Violence broke out in JNU on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks and rods attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in police which conducted a flag march.