JNU rusticates nine students for raggingAugust 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here Wednesday rusticated nine students for two years and expelled 10 others from the hostel for a year for ragging their juniors. We have completed the investigation.
Police register case against four in JNU ragging caseAugust 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A case has been registered against four senior students of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here after they were caught ragging their juniors in a hostel, police said Friday. However, no arrests have been made yet.
Kirori Mal College expels 2 students involved in raggingAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Kirori Mal College on Monday decided to expel two students for their involvement in a ragging episode. Two final year students, Akshay Chaudhary and Hani Mohammad, allegedly ragged and vulgarly harassed first year student Ashutosh in the college hostel on Sunday.
88 cases, 12 deaths, and a new law; still ragging reigns!July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The ugly practice of ragging is far from being subdued in spite of court directives as a new report released Monday revealed that during the past 12 months the country witnessed 88 cases of ragging of which 12 were fatal. Andhra Pradesh is the worst affected.
Delhi University opens new session on no-ragging noteJuly 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The anti-ragging squads were literally omnipresent in all college premises, the principals were on their guard, and police vans were parked outside the college campuses - Thursday was, after all, the first day of the new session in Delhi University. And the day started largely on a no-ragging note.
No ragging please, Delhi University students toldJuly 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There should be absolutely no ragging when Delhi University starts its new session Thursday, police said Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Sagar Preet Hooda said anything that leads to or is even remotely seen as promoting ragging will not be condoned.
Government adopts zero tolerance against raggingJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Government reiterated its stand of zero tolerance for ragging in institutions of higher education and said tough regulations have been put in force against this menace. Replying a short duration discussion on increasing incidents of ragging in the country in Rajya Sabha today Union Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal said the policy of the government shall be zero tolerance for anti social activities like ragging.
Chhattisgarh vows zero-tolerance against raggingJune 29th, 2009 RAIPUR - Chhattisgarh will adopt a zero-tolerance policy against ragging and will even cancel affiliation of the education institute where any such incident is reported, Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan said Monday.
President writes to Governors to wipe out raggingJune 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Expressing her deep concern over the increasing number of ragging incidents, President Pratibha Patil asked all the Governors and Lt Governors to take steps to eliminate menace of ragging from the educational institutions in their respective states and Union territories. In a letter written to all the Governors and Lt Governors the President noted that, the perverse practice of ragging has not only become rampant in our educational institutions but also acquired hideous proportions costing the sanity of the institutions and life of some of the students.
UGC to set up national ragging helpline by June 15May 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The University Grants Commission (UGC) Wednesday issued guidelines for a national call centre to be set up to enable ragging victims from across the country to register their complaints by dialling a toll free number. "The Education Consultancy India Ltd (ECIL) has been entrusted with the job of setting up of the national call centre.
President suggests legislation to curb raggingMay 9th, 2009 BANGALORE - Expressing concern at ragging incidents in colleges, one of which led to the death of a student, President Pratibha Patil Saturday said if necessary, a law should be considered to curb the practice. 'I am deeply concerned about incidents of ragging which has become rampant in college campuses.
Varsities will be sensitised to ragging laws: President PatilMay 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil, who has voiced concern over the rising incidents of ragging, has assured the parents of 19-year-old Aman Kachru who died March 8 due to ragging by seniors in a Himachal Pradesh college that universities across the country would be sensitised about the rules on ragging. The president gave this assurance to Rajendra Kachru, the father of Aman, and said she would write to all the governors, who are also chancellors of universities in their respective states, to sensitise the institutions on the menace, officer on special duty (OSD) at Rashtrapati Bhawan Archana Datta said.
Senior students should act responsibly: Pratibha PatilApril 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the rising cases of ragging in educational institutions. In a statement issued here, Patil urged senior students to act responsibly towards their juniors.
Have you heard of political ragging, ask Venkaiah NaiduApril 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taking a dig at the Congress being left out by its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies, senior BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said a new trend has emerged called political ragging.
Candle-light vigils demand justice for ragging victimMarch 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI/TANDA - Hundreds of people marched and held candle-light vigils in New Delhi and Himachal Pradesh's Tanda town Saturday evening to demand justice for Aman Kachru, a medical student who died after ragging. Emotions ran high as relatives and friends of Aman, 19, and their hundreds of supporters marched from the Jantar Mantar observatory near Connaught Place on the Parliament Street in the capital and on the college campus and within the Himachal town.
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