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Jadavpur University on the boil as supporters of ABVP and SFI clash

August 20, 2026 admin

Armed with sticks and batons, supporters of ABVP stormed inside the JU campus, tore posters of the Left-backed students, and set them on fire. Credit: X/@cpimspeak post screengrab Jadavpur University remained on the boil since Wednesday evening (August 19, 2026) after clashes erupted between supporters of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Left-backed student unions,…

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Jadavpur University creates one-of-a-kind campus map in Braille for persons with disabilities

November 20, 2024 admin

A a tactile campus navigation map entirely in Braille for persons with disabilities created by students of Jadavpur University. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a pioneering move, students of Jadavpur University have created a tactile campus navigation map entirely in Braille for persons with disabilities. Two postgraduate students of the university’s English department, Astyartha…

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After Ragging Death, 1st-Year Students Get Separate Hostels At Jadavpur University

August 1, 2024 admin

An undergraduate student at Jadavpur University died on August 10 last year (File) Kolkata: The state-run Jadavpur University in Kolkata has set up two new hostels on its main campus for first-year undergraduate students, nearly a year after the death of a fresher following alleged ragging, an official said on Thursday. One of the two…

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Jadavpur University Student Allegedly “Tortured” Over Suspicion Of Theft

July 25, 2024 admin

The student fell sick when confronted by a section of hostel, an official said. Kolkata: Almost a year after the death of a first-year undergraduate student after ragging by seniors, another student of Jadavpur University was allegedly tortured in a hostel by inmates on suspicion of stealing a laptop, an official said on Thursday. The…

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Jadavpur University Denies Permission For Ram Navami Celebration On campus

April 18, 2024 admin

Jadavpur University in Kolkata on Wednesday withdrew the permission to celebrate Ram Navami. Kolkata: The state-run Jadavpur University in Kolkata on Wednesday withdrew the permission it gave to RSS-affiliated ABVP to celebrate Ram Navami on the campus amid protests by Left-backed students’ organisations. The varsity had given the permission to celebrate Ram Navami near Gate…

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