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JU set to miss IoE tag after Bengal refuses to commit Rs 2,000 cr
Last month, the HRD Ministry awarded IoE status to five public-funded institutions — IIT-Madras, BHU, IIT-Kharagpur, DU and University of Hyderabad — which would get up to Rs 1,000 crore for expansion. However, JU and Anna University’s IoE tag, despite the UGC’s recommendation, was put on hold.
West Bengal Governor to attend Jadavpur meeting, likely to decide on honorary degrees
This will be the first visit of the governor, also the JU chancellor, to the university. The Court meeting is usually attended by the vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellors, heads of departments and representative of the higher education department.
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Jadavpur University row: Supriyo condemns 'deplorable' meme on veteran elocutionist
Bose was attacked with derogatory remarks having sexist innuendos in a meme on social media on September 23 for praising the agitating Left students of Jadavpur University in a Facebook post.
JU row: ABVP workers clash with police, three cops injured
The ABVP, students’ wing of the RSS, also claimed that seven of its members were injured in the clash when police threw stones at them, a charge denied by the police.
Won’t file FIR: Babul Supriyo to accused student’s mother
Supriyo said he took the decision after a video surfaced in which the accused student’s mother was seen appealing to the minister seeking forgiveness for his son.
Governor meets JU V-C, says will work on wholesome environment for students
Das and Ghosh fell ill following a ruckus on the JU campus on Thursday, during which Union minister Babul Supriyo was heckled and gheraoed by the students. Later on Saturday evening, both of them were discharged from the hospital.
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Jadavpur University violence: All you need to know about high drama inside the campus
Jadavpur University (JU) violence: The protesters alleged that Supriyo had insulted and threatened some students. The JU fiasco turned so violent that West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had to rush to the university in the evening to rescue Supriyo.
Students manhandle Supriyo: BJP, ABVP, SFI, JU students take out separate protest rallies
Later in the evening, students of JU took out a rally from their campus to Gol Park and back to the campus. They held banners and posters, which denounced the vandalism of the institute by ABVP members.
Students manhandle Supriyo at JU: 4 FIRs lodged over rioting, assault, unlawful assembly
The Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change had claimed that he was assaulted by some JU students, while the students alleged that they had been attacked by ABVP members who also vandalised university property.
Babul Supriyo manhandled: All kept in loop over visit, says Governor; TMC sticks to stand
A statement from the Raj Bhavan regarding Thursday’s incident said, “...His visit was rendered imperative as the Vice Chancellor and the pro-Vice Chancellor had left the University while the Union Minister, Shri Babul Supriyo, continued to be detained by the agitating students/persons there...”
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