Jadavpur University
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JU ragging-death case: 13 arrested accused booked under POCSO Act
Kolkata: All the 13 people arrested in the ragging-death of a 17-year-old undergraduate student of Jadavpur University were booked under POCSO Act, police said on Friday. The accused were booked under the…
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Ask former students to vacate hostels in 24 hours: Calcutta HC tells JU
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities of the city’s iconic Jadavpur University (JU) to ask the former students of JU to vacate students’ hostels under the university’s jurisdiction…
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Deceased JU student’s parents meet Mamata; get assurance of job
Kolkata: The parents of an undergraduate student of Jadavpur University who died after being allegedly ragged, called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her office in the secretariat on Monday…
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Accused professor who sent threat letter to JU registrar arrested
Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Monday said they have arrested a professor accused of sending a threat letter to the registrar of Kolkata’s Jadavpur University (JU), Snehomonju Basu, warning the latter of dire…
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ISRO team to visit JU soon to explore possibilities of using tech to curb ragging
Kolkata: Responding to the appeal of West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, a team from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to visit Kolkata’s Jadavpur University (JU) shortly to explore…
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JU to hold crucial meeting on Friday on anti-ragging guidelines
Kolkata: The interim Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University (JU), Buddhadeb Sau, has convened a crucial meeting of all the stakeholders of the university on Friday to finalise the steps to be adopted…
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New Jadavpur University officiating VC faces student protests
Kolkata: Ten days after taking over, the new officiating Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University Buddhadeb Sau on Monday faced protests by a section of students demanding that the varsity accommodate views of…
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My surname is neither ‘Modi’ nor ‘Mallya’, I will not abscond: Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary and the party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Monday said that his surname is neither “Modi” nor “Mallya” and he is not a person to…
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Ragging death: Dissatisfied with reports, WBCRC sends fresh notice to JU
Kolkata: Dissatisfied with the report submitted by Jadavpur University on the death of a fresher on August 10, the West Bengal Child Rights Commission (WBCRC) has sent a fresh notice to the…
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Jadavpur University: ‘Raggers adopted pick & choose policy to select victims’
Kolkata: Some students in Kolkata’s Jadavpur University adopted a ‘pick & choose’ policy to select victims for ragging in the name of introduction, the public prosecutor informed a lower court on Friday…
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Ragging death case: UGC team likely to visit Jadavpur University next week
Kolkata: A team of anti-ragging cell of the University Grants Commission (UGC) is likely to arrive here next week to probe the August 10 ragging-related death at Jadavpur University. Giving a hint…
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Jadavpur University’s science faculty dean resigns
Kolkata: Jadavpur University, already reeling under criticism over the death of a first-year undergraduate student, suffered yet another setback with the sudden resignation of its science faculty dean on Sunday. In his…
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Years of mismanagement reduce Jadavpur Univ into suicide hotspot
Kolkata: Coming under the national scanner for all the wrong reasons seems to have become a regular affair for West Bengal. The latest is the mysterious death of a fresher student of…
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JU internal committee accepts ‘ragging theory’ in fresher’s death case
Kolkata: An internal committee formed by the Jadavpur University (JU) in the wake of the mysterious death of a fresher student on August 10, has accepted the theory of “death due to…
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Jadavpur University ragging death: Four more arrested taking total to 7
Kolkata: The police on Wednesday arrested four other persons, including three current and one former student of Jadavpur University (JU) in connection with the mysterious death of a fresher of the university…
