The election commission on Monday announced February 8 to be the date of Delhi assembly elections. Model code of conduct comes into effect with the announcement, the EC said. The date of notification is January 14, while January 21 will be the last date of filing nominations. There are total of seventy seats in Delhi out of which Aam Aadmi Party won sixty seven last time. Mainly three political parties are in the fray for the election — Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. Chief Electoral Officer Sunil Arora, whose tenure is ending on February 22, said…
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The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has blamed the Left for the violence in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). In a press conference on Monday at the university campus, the ABVP claimed that at least 25 of its activists were injured, while another 10 activists were missing, ever since the attack. ABVP’s JNU wing leader Lalit claimed: “Sabarmati hostel was attacked. Entire violence is to stop students from registering in new semester.” Referring to a purported video which was earlier tweeted by the ABVP, he asked: “What will Aishe (JNUSU President) say about her leading goons to the Periyar hostel,…
A day after the violence broke out in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, its Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar appealed to the students to maintain peace and tried to assure them by saying that no person involved in the violence will be spared and appropriate action will be taken. Kumar called the attack on students as an act of “hooliganism” and said it was against the ethos of the university. He said the origin of the present situation lay in the activities of those agitating students who turned violent and obstructed the academic activities of a large number of non-protesting students. “The…
Bollywood star Deepika Padukone on Sunday celebrated her 34th birthday here at the Sheroes Hangout cafe that is run by acid attack survivors. Deepika plays an acid attack victim in her upcoming film “Chhapak” that releases on January 10. The film, directed by Meghna Gulzar, is extremely close to Deepika’s heart, according to her own admission. Two acid attack survivors from Lucknow have played roles in “Chhapak”. Deepika arrived here on Sunday accompanied by husband and actor Ranveer Singh. She had started her birthday celebrations from Mumbai airport, where she spotted cutting a birthday cake. The video, shared by Mumbai-based…
The Delhi Police on Monday filed an FIR in connection with the attack on students by a mob at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi. “We have filed one FIR,” Delhi Police spokesperson M.S. Randhawa told IANS. Several masked individuals thrashed students and teachers inside the campus here with wooden and metal rods on Sunday. While the number of the injured in the various clashes which occurred throughout Sunday was not yet known, at least 20 students were admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) with severe injuries, including the Students Union President Aishe Ghosh, who was…
In wake of the violence in the JNU campus on Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inquired from the Delhi Police about the situation in the varsity. According to officials, Shah spoke to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik to find about the situation as the police were deployed in the campus to restore peace. Violence swept the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday as several masked individuals, both male and female, thrashed students, including girls, and teachers inside the varsity campus with wooden and metal rods. Two office-bearers of the Jawaharal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU), including President Aishe Ghosh -…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has condemned the violence that erupted on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, here on Sunday. “Have seen pictures of what is happening in #JNU. Condemn the violence unequivocally. This is completely against the tradition and culture of the university,” he tweeted. Several masked people, both male and female, thrashed students, including girls, and teachers on the campus with wooden and metal rods. Two officer-bearers of the Jawaharal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU), including President Aishe Ghosh — who was reportedly hit over the eye with an iron rod, received injuries. They accused the Akhil…
Uttar Pradesh has been put on high alert after the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the national capital witnessed a night of unprecedented violence. Protests were already taking place in the state over the killing of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani and also the attack on Nankana Saheb Gurudwara in Pakistan. Resentment over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is also yet to die down completely. Top officials have already asked district police chiefs to remain alert and closely monitor activities on campuses of educational institutions in the state. Most of the universities and institutions, barring the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)…
Four outsiders were nabbed from the JNU’s North Gate in connection with the brutal violence unleashed on campus on Sunday evening and are being questioned, an official said. The four, caught while fleeing the campus, were taken to Vasant Kunj police station for interrogation. Sunday evening saw several masked intruders barge into JNU campus and create havoc among students, mostly Left-affiliated students, assaulting them with sticks, metal rods and stones. The injured have accused the ABVP activists for the attacks, while the ABVP activists on campus have also pointed fingers at the Left student activists. Both groups of students went…
Leading from the front, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Sunday launched the ruling BJP’s outreach campaign in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in this tech city. “The CAA came into being after its amendment bill was passed in Parliament during its winter session with the support of major political parties. It is meant to give shelter and protection to Hindu minorities facing persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It does not take away any rights of Indians,” Yediyurappa explained to the city’s denizens on a door-to-door campaign. Accusing the opposition Congress of misleading the people on the…