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JNU Students Lathi-charged, Injured, first detained during protest over V-C remarks, UGC Equity guidelines, now Jailed
Fourteen of hundreds of protesting students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday, February 27 after a late night brutal lathi charge by the Delhi police on February 26, attacking a student protest and long march aimed to march towards the Ministry of Education; protesters were demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) JNU Ms Pandit who had made derogative remarks against Dalits and Blacks recently
U’khand HC: Children with no internet access cannot be forced to pay tuition fee
Unaided private schools in the state were charging fees and conducting online classes for KG level as well
Lockdown special from JNU: A webinar on ‘Leadership lessons through Ramayana’
It's time for all things holy, at the once holistic JNU, but strictly for faculty, staff and students, webinar is a collaboration with The Ramayana School.
Telangana gov’t bans school fee hike till next year, defers rent collection for three months
Other states like Delhi and Maharashtra are also following suit
Remembering Jyotiba Phule, on His 189th Birth Anniversary, April 11
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Khan Saheb in Kashi
Ustad Bismillah Khan, 1916–2006. In the Ustad’s shehnai lies the note of reason
Kashmiri student urges PM to restore 4G internet
In an open letter to the PM, the student says how internet is the only way for students to keep up with their syllabus and poor speed is a deterrent
Remove Najma Akhtar as Jamia VC: Search committee member writes to President
Ramakrishna Ramaswamy’s said her position as VC should be revoked post objection by the Central Vigilance Commission a year ago
Free speech must for students, IITB alumni to director
Two alumnus of the prestigious, Powai based IIT, Bombay, have in an open letter to the Institute's director urged that the robust traditions of free speech and dissent be upheld on campus
In K’taka anganwadis: No toilets, no ventilation and no water
A report has found that children and employees at these anganwadi centers are bereft from the most basic amenities
Activists meet resolves to make right to education (RTE) plank for assembly polls: Bihar
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