Professor Bhaskar Gupta has been named the next vice-chancellor of the state-run Jadavpur University. West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose appointed the senior professor to the position. The selection of Gupta as VC was suggested by the state government, which provided a list of VCs from six state institutions, including JU. The university had … Read more
The death of a student on the campus of Jadavpur University was described as “worrisome and unfortunate” by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday. He pledged to launch an investigation into the event. According to Pradhan, the University Grant Commission (UGC) has taken the situation “seriously” and is taking action to stop incidences related to … Read more
According to Jadavpur University student leaders, placing CCTV cameras on campus is not a one-stop solution for preventing ragging incidences. “CCTVs can only assist in determining who the perpetrator is. However, CCTVs will not assist to eliminate ragging,” claimed Subhodeep Bandyopadhyay, General Secretary of the Kolkata SFI. To back up their argument, another student representative … Read more