ABVP activists on hunger strike at DU's North Campus on Wednesday. (Express photo)Delhi News Live Updates: Nine ABVP activists have launched a hunger strike at Delhi University’s North Campus and are demanding the reopening of colleges. Left activists are also protesting for the same in the campus on Wednesday.
Delhi University’s Academic Council (AC) will meet Wednesday to discuss its draft undergraduate curriculum framework (UGCF). Though UGCF is the only item that has been placed formally on the agenda, dates for reopening the university is also likely to be discussed. Officials said the reopening dates may be announced after the meeting.
Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh Tuesday said the university would reopen after taking stock of the level of preparedness. He said protesting students were becoming “unnecessarily impatient” and that such a big decision required many factors to be considered.
A nodal officer was requested to pursue the matter with government agencies, however, the response from the Delhi government is still awaited. (File Photo)
Niharika Aggarwal,19, is a second year English (hons) student from Hansraj college. She says she is desperately waiting for the college to open as she has seen her campus only once when she travelled from her hometown in Meerut to collect her library card. "I see my friends who have joined private colleges, putting up photos of what they are doing on social media. We did everything right and ended up in the prestigious Delhi University, but we are missing out on the experiences," she said.
The online teachings do not allow for good discussions despite their brilliant teachers trying to make the classes as interactive as possible, she said.
At the same time, the Delhi University Teachers Association is also protesting against the draft Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 2022, the adoption of which is to be discussed in the Acadmeic Council meeting today.
Nine ABVP activists have launched a hunger strike at Delhi University’s North Campus and are demanding the reopening of colleges.
The vaccination drive in Delhi against Covid-19 has again picked up the pace, with close to 1 lakh doses being administered on Monday and Tuesday, according to data from the government’s CoWIN portal. There were 1,01,890 shots administered on Monday and 98,255 on Tuesday. In comparison, just over 59,800 shots were administered on average each day during the previous week.
Delhi University’s Academic Council (AC) will meet Wednesday to discuss its draft undergraduate curriculum framework (UGCF). Though UGCF is the only item that has been placed formally on the agenda, dates for reopening the university is also likely to be discussed. Officials said the reopening dates may be announced after the meeting.
Rains lashed the city overnight even as the minimum temperature settled at 12.8 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average, on Wednesday. Delhi's air quality remained in the poor category as the air quality index (AQI) stood at 271. The weather office has forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle along with gusty winds.
A day after the controversy over tweets from an unverified Twitter handle in her name (@SantishreeD), newly appointed Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said on Tuesday that she “never had” a Twitter account.
The handle, which had tweets calling Jamia Millia Islamia and St Stephen’s College “communal campuses”, used slurs for Indian Christians and described civil rights activists as “mentally-ill jihadists”, was deleted following the uproar on Monday.
In a matter related to the Northeast Delhi riots, the Delhi High Court Tuesday granted time to the petitioners to file applications to implead political leaders and activists, who they have accused of delivering hate speeches, as parties in the case.
Asking the petitioners whether the court can issue directions against whom the allegations have been made without them being arrayed as parties, the division bench of Justice Siddharth Mirdul and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said, “If you make allegations against a person, are they not entitled to be afforded a hearing and an opportunity to defend themselves?”
The court also asked whether a PIL was maintainable in a criminal case and why the petitioners should not approach the magistrate instead. Read More
Delhi on Tuesday recorded a maximum temperature of 26 degrees Celsius, three notches above the normal, officials said.
The minimum temperature in the city settled at 11.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal, they said. The relative humidity was recorded at 63 per cent in the evening, according to the India Meteorological Department. The weatherman has forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle on Wednesday.
The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded in the 'poor' category on Tuesday, Central Pollution Control Board data showed. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
On Monday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 26.1 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 8.8 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
The Delhi Police Special Cell has busted a fake visa racket and arrested five persons in connection with the case. Over 225 passports and hundreds of visa stickers have been recovered.
Activists of the All India Students’ Association, Students’ Federation of India and Krantikari Yuva Sangathan on Tuesday staged a protest march from Patel Chest to Arts faculty demanding reopening of Delhi University.
The Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) has said it has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with 10 universities in six countries for international student mobility. JGLS, a part of the O P Jindal Global University, has signed MoUs with universities in Canada, Italy, Peru, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A 26-year-old resident doctor of RTR Hospital was allegedly shot in the face by unknown persons Monday night. Police said the doctor was standing outside the hospital building in Dwarka when unknown assailants came in a car, fired at him and fled.
The injured doctor, identified as Hemant, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. No arrests have been made in the case. The accused are absconding.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) Tuesday called upon the new Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit to “restore the sanctity of statutory bodies” and engage in transparent decision making.
The tenure of outgoing VC M Jagadesh Kumar was marked by tension with teachers and students. Among other things, the teachers clashed repeatedly on the alleged violation of JNU statutes in the appointment of deans, chairpersons and faculty members as well as on the allegedly improper conduct of meetings of the Academic Council (AC) and the Executive Council (EC). Kumar was accused on several occasions of taking unilateral decisions, a charge he kept denying.
A 26-year-old resident doctor of RTR Hospital was allegedly shot in the face by unknown persons Monday night. Police said the doctor was standing outside the hospital building in Dwarka when unknown assailants came in a car, fired at him and fled.
The injured doctor, identified as Hemant, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. No arrests have been made in the case. The accused are absconding.
To pay tribute to security force personnel, who sacrificed their lives for the country, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is going to construct a “Wall of Honour” in South East Delhi's Sarita Vihar. The 40 feet wide and 12-foot tall wall will be inscribed with the names of more than 200 personnel of the Indian Army, Indian Air Force (IAF), Indian Navy, Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF), Border Security Force (BSF) and police forces.
Hello and welcome to our Delhi blog. Under the influence of a western disturbance, light rainfall is a possibility over Delhi towards Tuesday night, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Thundershowers and strong winds are also on the forecast for Wednesday. Follow this space for other updates as well.