Jnu Protest

JNU vice-chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Tuesday met students on an indefinite strike at the campus' main gate against the university administration's alleged inaction in a sexual harassment complaint and asked them to shift their protest.

Protests have not been banned on the JNU campus and are allowed at designated areas, an official clarified today, a day after the institute faced flak over its series of stringent measures against staging strikes or dharnas within its boundaries.

Putting up wall posters and staging dharnas within 100 metres of the academic buildings at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) can lead to a fine of up to Rs 20,000 or expulsion, according to a new manual.

Students can be imposed a penalty of Rs 20,000 for holding dharnas and face admission cancellation or a fine of up to Rs 30,000 for resorting to violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University, its latest rules stipulate.

A section of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has claimed that the administration has imposed thousands of rupees fines on them for participating in protests and "banned" them from registering for the next semester.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Sunday staged a demonstration on the JNU campus against the demolition of the house of activist and former JNU student Afreen Fatima in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

The Delhi High Court said it will hear on May 26 a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who has been arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the CAA and NRC, seeking interim bail.

The students also protested over the unavailability of a specialist at JNU Health Centre and demanded that 'dhabas' should remain open till late at night.

Delhi High Court today sought Delhi Police's reply on the bail plea of JNU Student Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the CAA and NRC in 2019.

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (

A circular for a counselling session by JNU on sexual harassment, which says girls are "suppose to know how to draw a tangible line between them and their male friends", has drawn the ire of student outfits who said it reeks of victim shaming.

JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh on Tuesday accused the right-wing forces of "distorting speeches" of the students' body members and said it will keep protesting against fundamentalist forces.

JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the protests against the CAA and the NRC, on Monday told a Delhi court that his prosecution is a "whip of a monarch rather than a government established by law".

JNU Reopening News: The university on Saturday had issued guidelines for phased reopening of the campus from September 6, but the students' body alleged that the administration had made hollow promises.

Delhi Police Wednesday said JNU student Sharjeel Imam began one of his alleged inflammatory speeches with "As-salamu alaykum" salutation which shows it was addressed to a particular community and not the public at large.

JNU vice-chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Tuesday met students on an indefinite strike at the campus' main gate against the university administration's alleged inaction in a sexual harassment complaint and asked them to shift their protest.

Protests have not been banned on the JNU campus and are allowed at designated areas, an official clarified today, a day after the institute faced flak over its series of stringent measures against staging strikes or dharnas within its boundaries.

Putting up wall posters and staging dharnas within 100 metres of the academic buildings at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) can lead to a fine of up to Rs 20,000 or expulsion, according to a new manual.

Students can be imposed a penalty of Rs 20,000 for holding dharnas and face admission cancellation or a fine of up to Rs 30,000 for resorting to violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University, its latest rules stipulate.

A section of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has claimed that the administration has imposed thousands of rupees fines on them for participating in protests and "banned" them from registering for the next semester.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Sunday staged a demonstration on the JNU campus against the demolition of the house of activist and former JNU student Afreen Fatima in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

The Delhi High Court said it will hear on May 26 a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who has been arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the CAA and NRC, seeking interim bail.

The students also protested over the unavailability of a specialist at JNU Health Centre and demanded that 'dhabas' should remain open till late at night.

Delhi High Court today sought Delhi Police's reply on the bail plea of JNU Student Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the CAA and NRC in 2019.

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (

A circular for a counselling session by JNU on sexual harassment, which says girls are "suppose to know how to draw a tangible line between them and their male friends", has drawn the ire of student outfits who said it reeks of victim shaming.

JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh on Tuesday accused the right-wing forces of "distorting speeches" of the students' body members and said it will keep protesting against fundamentalist forces.

JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the protests against the CAA and the NRC, on Monday told a Delhi court that his prosecution is a "whip of a monarch rather than a government established by law".

JNU Reopening News: The university on Saturday had issued guidelines for phased reopening of the campus from September 6, but the students' body alleged that the administration had made hollow promises.

Delhi Police Wednesday said JNU student Sharjeel Imam began one of his alleged inflammatory speeches with "As-salamu alaykum" salutation which shows it was addressed to a particular community and not the public at large.