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TopicMamidala Jagadesh Kumar

Topic: Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar

JNU VC says students behaved in ‘militant way’, fee hike decision not taken in haste

VC Jagadesh Kumar categorically stated that appropriate action will be taken against the outsiders staying in the hostels.

JNU V-C Jagadesh Kumar: Can engineers effectively head a largely social sciences university?

Kumar, an IIT Madras-educated engineer, is facing student and faculty demands for his resignation following the attack on students protesting fee hike.

JNU fee hike resolution in sight, V-C agrees to free students of Rs 1,000 service charge

According to the HRD-proposed formula, the JNU room rent hike stays in place but students won’t have to pay the new service & utility charge.

JNU situation could have been avoided if admin spoke to students on time: Former V-C Sopory

Former JNU Vice-Chancellor S.K. Sopory says the university administration should speak to all students irrespective of their political affiliations.

HRD says sacking JNU V-C Jagadesh Kumar not the solution, rules it out

Amid demands by students to remove vice chancellor Jagadesh Kumar, the government said its focus was to address the main issues that have cropped up on JNU.

‘Shocking, deplorable’ — Murli Manohar Joshi calls for JNU V-C’s removal over fee hike row

Former HRD minister Murli Manohar Joshi says it is shocking that JNU V-C Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar did not implement govt's proposal on fee hike.

JNU vice chancellor Jagadesh Kumar says 5-member panel will investigate Sunday’s attack

A group of masked goons armed with sticks and iron rods had gone on a rampage on 5 January, attacking JNU students and teachers and damaging campus property.

Boycott Deepika Padukone movies, support JNU V-C — BJP leaders on Twitter

BJP leader B.L. Santosh backs JNU V-C Jagadesh Kumar, while Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga & MP Ramesh Bidhuri call for boycott of Deepika Padukone movies.

V-C Jagadesh Kumar came to JNU to change its character: HRD ministry told PMO last year

HRD ministry wrote to PMO in November last year during fee hike protests that ‘there’s no love lost between the VC and the student community’.

JNU campus a secure place: VC Jagadesh Kumar urges students to ‘put past behind’ & return

In a brief statement, JNU vice chancellor Jagadesh Kumar said Sunday's attack was "unfortunate" but assured students they will be safe on campus.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.