Aranya Shankar

The JNUSU said the 21 day lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic had led to several aspirants not being able to fill forms on time due to lack of access to internet, and that the same had been intimated to the administration a week ago.

Jamia has suspended Ahmad pending enquiry for inciting "communal disharmony".The teacher, however, has said the tweet was “sarcastic” and “misinterpreted”.

With footfall declining by at least 30% in these busy market areas, traders stare at an uncertain future. Seeking insurance cover for businesses hit by the virus, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has written to the Union Finance Minister.

The lack of clarity on “special arrangements” has put some international students at JNU in doubt

A student with a travel history to Norway was also sent for a check-up to RML Tuesday but was sent back without any advice for self-isolation.

An email in this regard was sent by the Dean (Infra) K C Iyer and Associate Dean (Infra) J T Shahu to all faculty members Tuesday.

While the students’ union has raised an objection to the move, Registrar Pramod Kumar said the decision to name the road after Savarkar had been taken in an Executive Council (EC) meeting held on November 13 last year.

IIT-Delhi, which had Thursday suspended classes till March 31, has now asked most students to vacate hostels as a precaution.

On Wednesday, as the reading hall of the New Library, also known as Zakir Hussain Library, opened after almost three months, Rafi stepped back into the hall, which smelled of fresh paint, with some trepidation.

Saurabh Dhabu, a core member of the Wellness Club, claimed the idea came after some students complained about the mess food being provided at present.

With her hip affected by polio, Raziya is unable to walk and needs to be carried around by family members. When her home was attacked on February 24, her family was among the only ones who could not flee.

Incidentally, on February 28, a ‘peace march’ led by BJP leader Kapil Mishra was allowed to pass through Connaught Place and Janpath despite no police permission. The slogan ‘desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaron saalon ko’ was also raised.

Minutes before 8 pm, Tilak Nagar Metro station was shut for entry and exit. Around 8.20 pm, DMRC also shut the Nangloi, Surajmal Stadium, Badarpur, Tughlakabad, Uttam Nagar West and Nawada stations. They were all reopened at 8.40 pm.

Now that things are slowly returning to normal, Manoj Kalauni (37) plans to head to his village in Uttarakhand, and never return.

A group of men from both communities is keeping watch 24x7 to prevent retaliatory attacks on Shiv Temple in Babu Nagar in Old Mustafabad.

At Shiv Vihar, Himanshu (18), a class XII student of the Government Boys Senior Secondary School at Gokulpuri, spoke of a similar fear. While his house and those next to it were spared, other houses in the area weren’t as lucky.

According to the estimate submitted by Jamia, public property worth Rs 2,66,16,390 was damaged in the violence. The university has specified that the damage “occurred due to Delhi Police action on December 15, 2019”.

Special Commissioner of Police (crime branch) Praveer Ranjan, when asked about the new video, said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the December 15 violence will analyse all the clips to establish the sequence of events.

Delhi Police, who had initially denied having ever entered the library, on Sunday said they were “verifying” the video, and that it appeared to have been “edited”.