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<ul><li>People across social media platforms were unilaterally supporting the student protest against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). </li><li>However, after the act of defamation of <keyword id="1537011" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swami-Vivekananda-statue">Swami Vivekananda statue</keyword> the social media outrage has shown the other side to the hostel fee hikes at the university. </li><li>JNU’s revised hostel fees is at least one-fifth of the charges across premier Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Mumbai, according to an ET report. </li></ul>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who are protesting against hostel fee hikes were receiving a lot of support from the social media. However, the narrative took an about-turn after students defaced <keyword id="6364300" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swami-Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</keyword> statue along with the admin block of the university even after the fees were partially rolled back. 
	
	
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 After that, a lot of social media users are pointing out to many issues around the key reasons for the protest — revision on hostel fees. The university revised the fee after 14 years. This is the longest gap in hostel fee revision among the top central universities in India. In spite of the increase, it is at least one-fifth of the charges across premier Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Mumbai. “How are the protests against fee-hikes justified?” said a Twitter user. 
	
	
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 The revised hostel fee for JNU students, after the partial rollback is at ₹3,600 per year and ₹1,800 for students belonging to below-poverty line sections. On the other hand, the annual hostel charges across IIT Delhi and Mumbai campuses range between ₹15,000 and ₹20,000. While some people are supporting the outrage, others are agitated by the overhaul. “Students should give written undertakings that they will not participate in strikes/protests,” said another user. 
	
	
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 The move raised questions on nationalism and human rights violation as well. In a recent move, a few agitating students of the varsity occupied the administration block, defaced almost every wall of the block with graffiti against the JNU administration and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The students allegedly defacing the statue of Swami Vivekananda, which is yet to be inaugurated. 
	
	
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 However, the student protests are expected to intensify in the next few days, as per IANS. "We will intensify the protests and have given a call to the whole university to join in," said JNU Students Union General Secretary Satish Chandra Yadav. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-administration-hikes-the-hostel-mess-and-security-fee-by-close-to-400/articleshow/72021155.cms">JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-announces-a-partial-rollback-in-hostel-fee-hikes-amid-massive-protests/articleshow/72040900.cms">JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-students-intensify-protest-on-fee-hikes-deface-the-varsitys-admin-block/articleshow/72055524.cms">JNU students intensify protest on fee hikes, deface the varsity's admin block</a>

The hostel fee hike in JNU has become another flashpoint in Indian politics — both in the real world and the virtual

<ul><li>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students march to the Parliament, ahead of winter session. </li><li>Despite the partial rollback, students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have been protesting against the hostel fee hikes and curfew timings. </li><li>The government has imposed section 144 near the parliament.</li></ul>The <keyword id="6347348" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JNU-student-protest">JNU student protest</keyword> might soon take a political turn as they are now marching to the Parliament — as the winter session is in progress. They want to appeal to the MPs to ‘save public education’. The government imposed Section 144 near the Parliament and deployed nearly 700 security personnel outside the JNU campus — in anticipation of the protest. Despite the partial fee rollback, students have been protesting over hostel fee and curfews. The student union claims that the institute’s decision to raise hostel, mess and security fee by 400% — is unfair. "At a time when fee hikes are rampant across the country, students have emerged as the first line of defence for inclusive education. We invite all students of Delhi, to join us as we march on foot from JNU to Parliament on the first day of the winter session of Parliament," the JNUSU said. But not many have been coming out in support of the protest. “There are 8,000 students in the university and at least 6,000 of them want to attend classes. But 200 or so students are not allowing them and have created an atmosphere of terror,” a JNU professor <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/jnu-fee-hike-protests-live-updates-students-to-march-to-parliament-today/liveblog/72103170.cms">told</a> the Times of India. The agitation has forced the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) to form a three-member high powered committee to look into the matter. The university administration <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. It also increased the charges of a single room from ₹20 to ₹600 per month and to ₹300 for a double bed room which is to be shared. However last Thursday on November 14, the institution announced a partial rollback, reducing the charges for single room to ₹ 200 per month and ₹100 for a shared double room. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The university mandated 11 pm curfew for hostel students. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-administration-hikes-the-hostel-mess-and-security-fee-by-close-to-400/articleshow/72021155.cms">JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-announces-a-partial-rollback-in-hostel-fee-hikes-amid-massive-protests/articleshow/72040900.cms">JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/the-hostel-fee-hike-in-jnu-has-become-another-flashpoint-in-indian-politics-both-in-the-real-world-and-the-virtual/articleshow/72067289.cms">The hostel fee hike in JNU has become another flashpoint in Indian politics — both in the real world and the virtual</a>

JNU students march to Parliament defying Section 144 imposed by the government

<ul><li>Students of India’s premier <keyword id="58265" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jawaharlal-Nehru-University">Jawaharlal Nehru University</keyword> (JNU) have taken to the streets, holding placards to protest against massive fee hike, dress code restrictions and hostel curfews. </li><li>The institute’s administration hiked the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%. </li><li>The student body called for a boycott of the convocation and demanded the rollback of the hostel draft manual and fee hike proposed by the administration.</li></ul>Hundreds of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students have taken to the streets, holding placards in protest. They are rallying against a fee hike, dress code and hostel curfews that the top university has now mandated. According to the student union, the institute raised the hostel, mess and security fee by a massive 400%. 
 <div type="image" title="f4850216a400b457b5e4b50950b352ba" msid="72021211" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Students stage protest, demanding to roll back fee hike announced by the administration.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>



 The university administration <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. It also increased the charges of a single room from ₹20 to ₹600 per month and to ₹300 for a double bed room which is to be shared. That accounts for an annual fee hike of almost ₹3,000 per student. That is a pain point for university students where “majority of students come from the most marginalized backgrounds in this country,” News18 <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">reported</a>. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The protest coincides with the institute’s third convocation ceremony. The student body called for a boycott as they demand a rollback of the rules and the fee hike. They also intend to marching towards the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in Vasant Kunj, Delhi. Delhi police used water cannons to disperse the students as they tried to cross the barricades to meet the vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar. The VC repeatedly rejected the request to meet and discuss the issues. 
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 "While we were paying ₹2,500 a month earlier, we will now have to pay ₹7,000. We are compelled to protest because our issues have not been addressed,” JNU students <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/protest-breaks-out-at-jnu-over-fee-hike-on-convocation-day-2130632">told</a> NDTV. Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' met the students and reassured them. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/rajmal-meena-jnu-guard-help-from-neo-stencil-to-become-ias/articleshow/70275974.cms">Meet Rajmal Meena, a security guard from JNU who cleared university’s entrance examination, and is now aiming to become an IAS officer</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ca-aspirants-want-icai-to-amend-regulation-that-allows-re-valuation/articleshow/71308772.cms">CA aspirants want ICAI to amend regulation that allows re-valuation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/hundreds-of-indias-aspiring-chartered-accountants-are-furious-and-protesting-on-the-streets/articleshow/71286881.cms">Hundreds of India's aspiring chartered accountants are furious and protesting on the streets</a>

JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%

<ul><li>In the rankings, released in London recently, <keyword id="61708" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="iit-bombay" source="Orion">IIT Bombay</keyword> was evaluated as India's top higher education institution.</li><li><keyword id="6354859" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="iit" source="Orion">IIT</keyword> Bombay was also included in the world's top 100 institutes based on the employability of its graduates.</li><li>Globally, the University of California was declared the top university.</li></ul> IIT Bombay is the best educational institution in India, as per the '<keyword id="421975" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="qs-world-university-rankings" source="Orion">QS World University Rankings</keyword>: Sustainability 2023'. In the rankings, released in London recently, IIT Bombay was evaluated as India's top higher education institution for its excellence in employability, social concern, and environment. IIT Bombay was featured in the 281-300 rank range, followed by IIT Delhi (321-340 rank) and <keyword id="58265" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="jawaharlal-nehru-university" source="Orion">Jawaharlal Nehru University</keyword> (JNU) at the third rank (361-380). Apart from this, IIT Bombay was also included in the world's top 100 institutes based on the employability of its graduates. IIT Delhi was ranked for its employability and environment while Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was ranked for gender equality and removing other inequalities. In terms of competition and academic freedom, <keyword id="6360099" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="delhi-university" source="Orion">Delhi University</keyword> ranked fourth in India. Globally, the University of California was declared the top university, followed by the <keyword id="127994" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="university-of-toronto" source="Orion">University of Toronto</keyword> and the <keyword id="156050" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="university-of-british-columbia" source="Orion">University of British Columbia</keyword> in second and third ranks respectively. The US dominates the rankings with 135 ranked universities (19.2 per cent of the total). Of these, 30 universities are included in the top 100. Similarly, the UK was ranked second with 67 British universities being included in the rankings. After the US and the UK, Australia and Germany are at the forefront of this ranking. The students and teachers of JNU are excited by the university's performance in the rankings. JNU Vice Chancellor Professor Santishree D. Pandit said that she congratulates the students and teachers of JNU "for fulfilling the dream of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword>". In the rankings, IIT Kharagpur was featured in the 551-600 rank range. IIT Kharagpur has secured the highest in continuous and regular research efforts. IIT Kharagpur has taken many special initiatives to improve lifestyle and health which are being appreciated globally. IIT Roorkee was included in the 451-500 rank range of the list. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/it-took-a-3-hour-operation-to-remove-coconut-sized-tumour-from-a-72-year-olds-thyroid-gland/articleshow/95134552.cms">It took a 3-hour operation to remove 'coconut-sized' tumour from a 72-year-old's thyroid gland</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/musk-is-now-twitter-boss-fires-indian-origin-ceo-agrawal-other-top-execs/articleshow/95134427.cms">Musk is now Twitter boss, fires Indian-origin CEO Agrawal, other top execs</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/india-needs-to-invest-12-1-trillion-to-achieve-carbon-neutrality-by-2050-mckinsey/articleshow/95125243.cms">India needs to invest $12.1 trillion to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050: McKinsey</a>

QS Rankings: IIT Bombay best in employability, IIT Delhi ranks second

Student unions of various parties have said that all sections of society should wait for completion of the <keyword id="6356383" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="JNU">JNU</keyword> inquiry before doing the "character assassination" of the university. This, however, doesn’t mean that they support the anti-national slogans that were raised in the university campus. 
 These unions have asked for the release of JNUSU President <keyword id="3048656" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kanhaiya-Kumar">Kanhaiya Kumar</keyword> and withdrawal of "false charges" against all the university students. 
 These demands have come in a joint press conference released by leaders from All India Students' Association (<keyword id="202881" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aisa">AISA</keyword>) of CPI(ML), All India Students Federation (<keyword id="340585" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="AISF">AISF</keyword>) of CPI, National Students' Union of India (<keyword id="6372948" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="NSUI">NSUI</keyword>) of Congress, Students Federation of India (<keyword id="6373398" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="SFI">SFI</keyword>) of CPI(M) and Student Forum For Swaraj (<keyword id="951603" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="SFS">SFS</keyword>). 
 They also denounced the assault on Left activists, JNU teachers, students and media that was done on February 15 in Patiala court. These attacks were cited as <keyword id="42498" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="RSS">RSS</keyword> and BJP’s attempts to "spread a reign of terror against differing voices". 
 
"We condemn the anti-national slogans that were raised during the event but who did that is a matter of investigation. Let the inquiry takes it course. Do not character assassinate the entire university by branding it as anti-national," SFI general secretary Vikram Singh said. 
 
"If the entire University is anti-national, then its alumini including Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, CBI Director Anil Sinha and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman are also anti-national," NSUI leader Kumar Raja said. 
 
"Slogans cannot be used as an excuse to crackdown on JNU. We demand the immediate and unconditional release of JNUSU President Kanhaiya and the immediate withdrawal of false charges on all JNU students," they said in a joint statement. 
 
The "ongoing assault on JNU is part of a long process by the Modi government to destroy our best educational institutions," the released added. "We are seeing a pattern wherein the Modi government actively intervenes to shove the RSS-BJP agenda down the throats" of the insitutions," they claimed. 
 
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Student unions asks people to wait for the inquiry results before assassinating JNU’s character

The protests and counter protests at the Jawaharlal Nehru University are refusing to die out. What started as an event to mark the death anniversary of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, by alleged students of the University, at the campus has snowballed into a gigantic political controversy, resulting in detentions under sedition charges, assault on journalists amongst other things etc. 
 
Here is the timeline of what happened at the JNU campus: 
 
- Alleged students of the JNU had organised an event to protest against judicial hanging of Afzal Guru in 2013 and also to express solidarity with Kashmiri migrants. 
 
- Posters were put up at the Sabarmati dhaba of JNU campus about the same. Also, a programme-‘A country without a post office — against the judicial killing of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhatt’-was supposed to take off. 
 
- This didn’t go down well with ABVP members, who protested against the event, demanding expulsion of the organisers. 
 
- A disciplinary enquiry was taken up by the university administration. The administration claimed the organisers went ahead with the event without permission. 
 
- A protest march was also carried out and ABVP members accused JNU students of shouting anti-India slogans. A video also appeared in which students were heard shouting slogans like ‘Kashmir ki azadi se, bharat ki barbadi tak, jangh rahegi jari’. 
 
- Now, ABVP members and JNU students are at loggerheads. In the face-off, JNU students say they did not shout any anti-national slogans. 
 
- A sedition case against unknown students was registered at Vasant Kunj (North) police station and the university also barred eight students from academic activity pending an enquiry. 
 
- JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on sedition charges and ordered to three-day police custody. 
 
- Students of JNU gave a shutdown call and #JNUShutdown started trending everywhere, demanding Kumar’s release. JNU teachers also joined the students in boycotting classes. 
 
- On February 14, the Patiala House saw violence as a mob, wearing lawyer’s robe, slapped and kicked supporters of Kanhaiya Kumar. Journalists and students bore the brunt of the violence. 
 - Over 400 journalists had taken out a procession after mediapersons were attacked by lawyers at the <keyword id="286287" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Patiala-court">Patiala Court</keyword>. The Supreme Court had slammed unruly behaviour of the lawyers and ordered that both the clients and media persons should be given security in the premises of the courts. 
 
 
 
- On February 17 also, violence was witnessed outside Patiala House Court when two groups of lawyers clashed with each other. Pro-India slogans were raised by lawyers who called themselves 'deshbhakts' and referred to those stopping them as 'deshdrohi'. 
 
- The group of lawyers that attacked journalists said that they cannot be termed 'goons'. Lawyers were heard chanting ‘Vande Mataram’. The Supreme Court was also informed that Kanhaiya Kumar was attacked in the court premises. 
 
- Some reports of stone-pelting at the Patiala House court also surfaced. 
 
- SC restricted the number reporters to five and two supporters of arrested students for the hearing. 
 
- Kanhaiya Kumar has been sent to judicial custody till March 02. Before his hearing, journalists were yet again attacked in the scuffle between two lawyer groups. 
 
- Doctor has been called to provide medical aid to Kanhaiya. 
 
- Kumar has maintained that he did not shout any anti-national slogans and few outsiders were involved in raising anti-India slogans. 
 
(Images: Indiatimes)

Everything you need to know about the JNU unrest

<keyword id="58265" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jawaharlal-Nehru-University">Jawaharlal Nehru University</keyword> (<keyword id="6356383" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JNU">JNU</keyword>) is hiring for faculty positions in the varsity. The university has as many as 271 vacant teaching posts — including 157 vacancies for associate professor, four for assistant professor, and 110 for professor. According to the varsity’s official website, the last date to submit online applications is 19 August 2019. The interested applicants can visit <a href="http://www.jnu.ac.in/career#">jnu.ac.in/career.</a> The university will wrap up the recruitment drives in six months’ time, following the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines. The university offers an average compensation between ₹131,400 to ₹ 217,100 per month to associate professors. While the salary bracket for assistant professors and professors is ₹57,00 to ₹ 182,400, and ₹144,200 to ₹ 218,200, respectively. Eligibility: The candidates applying for the post of associate professor should hold a PhD degree in the respective subject with a minimum of 55% marks in the master’s programme and eight years of teaching and research experience. While for the assistant professor posts, candidates must have at least two research papers during their PhD. The professor positions are open to candidates with a minimum experience of 10 years. However, in case of outstanding performers, the work experience will be negotiable. In case of any queries regarding the recruitment procedure, the interested candidates can mail the recruitment cell of the university at recruitment@mail.jnu.ac.in.

JNU recruitment 2019: The university is hiring for 271 posts for AP, Assistant P, Prof, check @jnu.ac.in

The ongoing activities at JNU campus have gathered eyeballs for all the wrong reasons. For the past 14 years, I have been associated with the university, both as a student and as a faculty member, and apart from the educational achievement what I imbibed from that surrounding is the democratic ethos and the right to dissent without any fear. 
 
What went wrong? 
Dissatisfaction from the administration or the system is acceptable and one can be vocal about that in a peaceful manner but being an anti-national and attacking the soul of the country is highly unacceptable. Traditionally, JNU has been a Left inclined university with ideas and propagandas floating over the cup of tea at Ganga Dhaba. 
 
This is not the first time that the anti-national slogans (of mild intensity, of course) are in the air but this time it has gone too far. 
 
Dissatisfaction with the government or any political party can be understood but dissatisfaction with the country cannot be taken for granted. On one side, you are availing all the facilities like subsidized Indian education among others provided to you and on other side you are abusing it should not be tolerated. 
 
First of all this should not have happened in the campus and the administration should have taken care of that. This time all the sensitivity of the freedom of expression has been killed by the protesters. What still remained unanswered is whether they all were university students (especially few with the veils and face masks) or was there some crucial involvement of separatist groups from other states? Delhi Police has already started searching for the clue and raids are being done in few states. Hyderabad University, JNU and now Jadhavpur University, it seems like it’s a preplanned conspiracy of planting the propaganda of anti-nationalism among the students. 
 
In any case, first and foremost objective of any university should be providing quality higher education and everything else is secondary. At JNU, classes are not being conducted with full potential and this is hampering the growth of those students whose future lies in the quality education and not in the association with any political ideology. 
 
(Avinash Kumar is a guest lecturer, SLL &amp;CS, Jawaharlal Nehru University) 
 
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JNU uproar: Right to dissent or playing the propaganda

<ul><li>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration partially rolled back the hostel fee that it had hiked. </li><li>According to the revised fee structure, the charges of a single room have been reduced to ₹200 per month against ₹600 proposed earlier and ₹100 for a shared double room against ₹300. </li><li>However, the student union has called the move a ‘trap’ as they continue to protest. </li></ul> After days of massive student protest, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration partially rolled back the hostel fee hikes. R Subrahmanyam, secretary of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) confirmed the same on Twitter. <div type="twitter" handle="subrahyd" handlename="R. Subrahmanyam" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1028304137820098561/HeLLqqV__normal.jpg" favoritecount="604" retweetcount="237" status="#JNU Executive Committee announces major roll-back in the hostel fee and other stipulations. Also proposes a scheme… https://t.co/2P31WDNShM" createdat="1573642824000" id="1194570703174918144"></div>

 According to the revised fee structure, the charges of a single room have been reduced to ₹200 per month against ₹600 proposed earlier and ₹100 for a shared double room against ₹300. The old charges for single and double rooms were ₹20 and ₹10, respectively. The move comes in the back of the ongoing protests by university students who were rallying against the fee hike, dress code and hostel curfews that the top university has now mandated. However, the student union has called the move a ‘trap’ and they continue to protest. The university administration had <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The university mandated 11 pm as a curfew for hostel students. "While we were paying ₹2,500 a month earlier, we will now have to pay ₹7,000. We are compelled to protest because our issues have not been addressed,” JNU students <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/protest-breaks-out-at-jnu-over-fee-hike-on-convocation-day-2130632">told</a> NDTV. The protest also coincided with the institute’s third convocation ceremony. The student body called for a boycott as they demanded a complete rollback. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/rajmal-meena-jnu-guard-help-from-neo-stencil-to-become-ias/articleshow/70275974.cms">Meet Rajmal Meena, a security guard from JNU who cleared university’s entrance examination, and is now aiming to become an IAS officer</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ca-aspirants-want-icai-to-amend-regulation-that-allows-re-valuation/articleshow/71308772.cms">CA aspirants want ICAI to amend regulation that allows re-valuation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/hundreds-of-indias-aspiring-chartered-accountants-are-furious-and-protesting-on-the-streets/articleshow/71286881.cms">Hundreds of India's aspiring chartered accountants are furious and protesting on the streets</a>

JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests

When people logged on to JNU’s central library website, a picture of Indian Tricolour with pro-national slogans greeted them. 
 
A group of people hacked JNU’s website-www.lib.jnu.ac.in- and put Lata Mangeshkar's patriotic hit ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon’ playing in the background with several messages. 
 
The "Indian Hackers Online Squad" posted several slogans like "Pakistan will never get Kashmir". 
 
"So, as you said 'Kashmir ki aazadi tak jang rahegi-jang rahegi'. You are thinking that you will get Kashmir just by barking in the campus of JNU," read the messages. 
 
The messages had reference to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's previous speeches. 
 
"As I also told Bilawal Bhutto that without any violence let me tell you that Pakistan will never get Kashmir. This is the truth. You have to accept it :) So anti-national elements at JNU should also accept that Pakistan will never get Kashmir," the message stated. 
 
 
 
Moreover, the hacked page also carried a photo of actor Sunny Deol with a caption promising to eliminate "all Afzals", in response to an alleged slogan-‘Kitne Afzal maaroge har ghar se Afzal niklega (How many Afzals will you kill, one will emerge from every house)’. 
 
The varsity's library authorities, said, "the hacking of the website was noticed after office hours. The matter has been reported to the university's IT department and measures are being taken to rectify it". 
 
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