Jnu Hostel Fee Hike

After the Calcutta University refused to allow a seminar featuring Aishe Ghosh on its premises, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president today called upon democratic forces to put up a strong fight against the "divisive policies" of the RSS and the BJP "without crossing each other's path".

Last year in October, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration announced a hike in hostel fee, including introduction of service and utility charges.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Sunday said it will approach the Delhi High Court on January 20 seeking a direction for cancellation of the new hostel manual which has provisions for fee hike.

Human Resources Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today said the hostel fee hike issue in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University has been resolved and any continuation of protest by students is not justified.

The Delhi Police on Monday questioned three JNU students, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, in connection with the January 5 violence on campus, even as students and teachers boycotted classes on the opening day of the winter semester amid a standoff over the hostel fee hike issue.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University students boycotted the exams on Thursday over the hostel fee hike issue, even as the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies (SSIS) saw students appearing for their papers.

JNU Students' Union office bearers had a meeting with Education ministry officials on the hostel fee hike issue but no resolution was reached on the second consecutive day of talks on Wednesday.

Police cracked down on students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday, while they were marching towards Rashtrapati Bhawan to register their protest against a proposed hostel fee hike.

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Thursday said the fee hike in Jawaharlal Nehru University was done in order to meet the increased expenditure on the maintenance of hostels and to run them on a "no profit no loss" basis.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) observed a day-long hunger strike to highlight its concerns about the crisis in the university over hostel fee hike and demanded immediate resolution before "irreparable damage" is done to the interests of students.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union is planning to boycott the semester examinations scheduled from December 12 to protest against the hostel fee hike, with the JNU on Tuesday saying that students not appearing in the exams will lose their studentship.

Thousands of students came out on the streets today leading up to the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry in Delhi at the Shastri Bhavan demanding complete rollback of the proposed hostel fee hike at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Delhi on Saturday in support of the students' protest against the hostel and mess fee hike in Jawaharlal Nehru University.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday issued a statement giving the rationale behind the hostel fee hike and said it has a deficit of more than Rs 45 crore, while alleging that a "misinformation" campaign was being run on the issue.

The JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) met the HRD Ministry-appointed high-powered committee on Thursday and demanded complete roll-back of the hiked hostel fee and removal of the university vice-chancellor.

After the Calcutta University refused to allow a seminar featuring Aishe Ghosh on its premises, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president today called upon democratic forces to put up a strong fight against the "divisive policies" of the RSS and the BJP "without crossing each other's path".

Last year in October, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration announced a hike in hostel fee, including introduction of service and utility charges.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Sunday said it will approach the Delhi High Court on January 20 seeking a direction for cancellation of the new hostel manual which has provisions for fee hike.

Human Resources Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today said the hostel fee hike issue in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University has been resolved and any continuation of protest by students is not justified.

The Delhi Police on Monday questioned three JNU students, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, in connection with the January 5 violence on campus, even as students and teachers boycotted classes on the opening day of the winter semester amid a standoff over the hostel fee hike issue.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University students boycotted the exams on Thursday over the hostel fee hike issue, even as the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies (SSIS) saw students appearing for their papers.

JNU Students' Union office bearers had a meeting with Education ministry officials on the hostel fee hike issue but no resolution was reached on the second consecutive day of talks on Wednesday.

Police cracked down on students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday, while they were marching towards Rashtrapati Bhawan to register their protest against a proposed hostel fee hike.

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Thursday said the fee hike in Jawaharlal Nehru University was done in order to meet the increased expenditure on the maintenance of hostels and to run them on a "no profit no loss" basis.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) observed a day-long hunger strike to highlight its concerns about the crisis in the university over hostel fee hike and demanded immediate resolution before "irreparable damage" is done to the interests of students.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union is planning to boycott the semester examinations scheduled from December 12 to protest against the hostel fee hike, with the JNU on Tuesday saying that students not appearing in the exams will lose their studentship.

Thousands of students came out on the streets today leading up to the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry in Delhi at the Shastri Bhavan demanding complete rollback of the proposed hostel fee hike at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Delhi on Saturday in support of the students' protest against the hostel and mess fee hike in Jawaharlal Nehru University.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday issued a statement giving the rationale behind the hostel fee hike and said it has a deficit of more than Rs 45 crore, while alleging that a "misinformation" campaign was being run on the issue.

The JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) met the HRD Ministry-appointed high-powered committee on Thursday and demanded complete roll-back of the hiked hostel fee and removal of the university vice-chancellor.