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Students can face a penalty of up to Rs 20,000 and even cancellation of admission for holding dharnas or a fine of up to Rs 30,000 for resorting to violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, its latest rules stipulate. As per the new rules, a student may face a fine of Rs 50,000 fine for physical violence, abuse and manhandling towards another student, staff, or faculty members. Students and teachers of the university have condemned the new rules and termed them "draconian". Meanwhile, the JNU Students' Union has called a meeting of all student organisations on Thursday to discuss the new rules. The 10-page 'Rules of Discipline and proper conduct of students of JNU' has laid out punishments for different kinds of acts like protests and forgery, and procedures for proctorial enquiry and recording a statement. The punishment ranges from a fine of Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000 or rustication and cancellation of admission. According to the document, the rules came into effect on February 3.

The JNU students' union could not hold the proposed screening of a controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a student outfit alleging that the varsity's administration snapped power and internet connections at the union's office. There was no immediate response from the JNU administration to the allegation. Students, however, downloaded the documentary on their mobilephones through an online application to watch and share it, All India Students Association (AISA) national president N Sai Balaji claimed. The Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union (JNUSU) comprises members of the Left-backed DSF, AISA, SFI and AISF. The government had on Friday directed social media platforms Twitter and YouTube to block links to the documentary titled "India: The Modi Question". The Ministry of External Affairs has trashed the documentary as a "propaganda piece" that lacks objectivity and reflects a colonial mindset. However, opposition parties have slammed the government's move

A section of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has claimed that the administration has imposed thousands of rupees fines on them for participating in protests and "banned" them from registering for the next semester. The amount of fine varies from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000, the students claimed and accused the administration of "harassment". However, JNU chief proctor Rajnish Kumar Mishra has denied the allegations, saying the actions are taken after following due procedure. Among the students, who have got notices, are student activists -- former JNU Sudents Union (JNUSU) vice president and PhD scholar Simone Zoya Khan and Kaushik Raj. Kaushik has been served notice for the 2018 protest in which, he claims, he did not even present. As per the notice dated August 29, Kaushik has been directed to submit Rs 10,000 by September 5 "in any case". "...He is therefore directed to deposit the amount of Rs 10,000. Otherwise, he may not be allowed to register during the coming sem

JNUSU on Sunday staged a demonstration on the JNU campus against the demolition of the house of activist and former JNU student Afreen Fatima in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) alleged that stopping mess facilities has created a huge burden on students as they are left in the lurch.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union on Wednesday held a gathering to commemorate two years of the violence that erupted on campus. The students' body accused the ABVP of being involved in the violence. On January 5, 2020, a mob of masked men stormed the campus and targeted students in three hostels, unleashing mayhem with sticks, stones and iron rods, hitting inmates and breaking windows, furniture and personal belongings. At least 28 people, including JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured as chaos reigned on the campus for nearly two hours. While clamour grew for the removal of JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar after the incident, the Delhi Police came under attack for not acting when the mob was running riot on the campus, and especially for naming student union leaders, including Ghosh, in the two FIRs related to vandalism on the campus. "Today marks the second year of the horrific attack on JNU students and faculty with no action whatsoever hav

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The JNU students union has been demanding a rollback of hostel and mess fee hike and have boycotted registration for the next semester.

The FIRs were registered on the complaint of JNU administration on January 5, they said

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The appeal came a day after masked men indulged in violence in the JNU campus

It also alleged that outsiders were brought in with lathis and rods to "perpetrate violence".

According to the sources, the clash took place during a public meeting organised by the JNU Teachers' Association

Appealing to students to continue the boycott of the registration process, the JNUSU claimed the administration is "extremely rattled" by the unity of students.

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JNUSU president Aeshe Ghosh claimed that these protest in campuses 'will continue, if required, till this government lasts'

The ministry has also asked the university to sympathetically consider and give a relaxation of two weeks to make up for the lost academic period

When the students reached a cordoned area, they tried to jump the barricades and were lathicharged by the police