Aligarh: In a jolt to the Uttar Pradesh government, Kashmiri students from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) who had been invited for an interaction with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on September 28, have declined the invite. The students described the invitation as ‘political in nature’ and ‘unacceptable’. They said that the initiative was aimed to feed […]
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BJP MP says he will send Jinnah portrait to Pakistan
Aligarh: Two days after being re-elected as BJP MP, Satish Gautam said that his first priority will be to send the portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to Pakistan. “The right place for Jinnah’s portrait is not at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), but in Pakistan. There is no change in our stand […]
Eight AMU students suspended after violence
Aligarh | Eight students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) were suspended on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in beating up some students that led to police being called, an official said. The students have been accused of violence, opening fire and vitiating the atmosphere on the campus. Pending inquiry into the matter, the students have […]
Seven-judge bench to decide minority status of Aligarh Muslim University
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a seven-judge Constitution bench the question whether Aligarh Muslim University was a minority institution as it would take a relook at 1967 Azeez Basha case that had held that AMU was not a minority institution as it was set up by an Act of Parliament. […]
Silent march in Kashmir University in solidarity with AMU students
Srinagar : Students of the Kashmir University staged a silent march on Monday to show solidarity with Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students facing sedition charges for trying to offer funeral prayers in absentia for a slain Ph.D scholar-turned-militant commander. Manan Bashir Wani, who was a Ph.D scholar in AMU before he joined militant ranks in […]
UP SC/ST panel issues notice to AMU over lack of quota system
Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission has asked the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to explain why there is no provision for reservation in admission for the SC/ST community in the university. Observing that the AMU is not a minority institution, the panel issued the notice to it, seeking a response […]
AMU sports instructor suspended for ‘felicitating’ Hindutva leader
Aligarh : The Aligarh Muslim University administration has suspended its sports instructor Mazharul Qamar for felicitating a Hindutva group leader at a function in D.S. College here, an official said here on Monday. The AMU suspended Mazharul Qamar, Instructor (Weight Lifting), University Games Committee, late on Sunday after his reply was found unsatisfactory. The Hindutva […]
Tension continues in AMU, exams postponed
Aligarh : Aligarh Muslim University on Sunday postponed all examinations amid the prevailing tension within the campus over the portrait of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. A university spokesperson said the examinations of the 2017-18 session will now commence from May 12, with no further postponements. The decision was taken in a consultative meeting with University Vice […]
Trying to restore SC/ST reservation in Jamia, AMU: Thaawar Chand Gehlot
New Delhi : Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Sunday said that the Narendra Modi government was trying to restore the reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). “The JMI and AMU are central universities but the United Progressive Alliance […]
AMU to unfurl 200-metre-long Tricolour
Aligarh, Jan 26 : A 200-metre-long Tricolour will be unfurled on the Aligarh Muslim University campus here, a student leader said on Friday. Aligarh Muslim University Students Union President Mashkoor Usmani said the flag will be hoisted soon at the Duck Point on the campus as part of AMU founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s 200th birth […]