Tag: Banaras Hindu University

Tension in BHU after Savarkar’s photo defaced, heavy police force deployed

Angry students immediately sat on dharna after the incident came in light.

November 19, 2019

BHU official made to quit , charged for ‘insulting religious beliefs’ after she removes RSS flag

Damle, reportedly, removed the flag while students affiliated to the RSS were holding a 'shakha' on Tuesday morning.

November 15, 2019

BHU students protest over appointment of Muslim professor in Sanskrit faculty

The students protesting at the university are demanding the cancellation of appointment of a 'non-Hindu' in the department.

November 8, 2019

BHU students call off protests as Professor accused of sexual harassment sent on long leave

In June, the BHU executive council, the highest decision-making body of the varsity, revoked Prof SK Chaubey's suspension.

September 16, 2019

BHU students protest against reinstatement of professor accused of sexual harassment

Professor SK Chaubey was reinstated after looking at the report submitted by the university's internal complaints committee, the top officials of the university said.

September 15, 2019

Medical student commits suicide in Banaras Hindu University

Manisha, a native of Jamui in Bihar, had joined IMS-BHU as junior resident-I in 2017 and was allotted room number 41 in the lady doctors' hostel.

June 23, 2019

BHU SET results 2019 declared at bhuonline.in | Direct link to check results here

BHU SET results 2019: The candidates can check their results from the official website-bhuonline.in

June 10, 2019

BHU recruitment 2019: Applications invited for Assistant Professor posts, apply till June 25 at bhu.ac.in

BHU recruitment 2019: The candidates should apply online on the official website- www.bhu.ac.in

June 2, 2019

CHS Varanasi SET 2019 admit cards released | Download now from bhuonline.in

CHS Varanasi admit cards: The candidates who will give the Banaras Hindu University School Entrance Test can download their admit card from the official website of the Banaras Hindu University-bhuonline.in .

April 12, 2019

NCW defunct, pliant to PM Modi, says All India Mahila Congress president

Dev hit back asking where was the NCW when the girls of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were assaulted. It happens to be PM Modi’s constituency.

January 11, 2019

Play staged on BHU campus didn’t glorify Nathuram Godse: Probe panel

A play which allegedly celebrated the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, Nathuram Godse, was staged in Banaras Hindu University at the three-day cultural festival Sanskriti 2018 organised by BHU’s Faculty of Arts last month. It was earlier reported that while the participants presented the play on stage, students, who were watching it, cheered and clapped. A …

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March 18, 2018

Play ‘celebrating’ Nathuram Godse staged on BHU campus

A play which celebrated the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, Nathuram Godse, was staged in Banaras Hindu University at the three-day cultural festival Sanskriti 2018 organised by BHU’s Faculty of Arts. According to a report in News18, while the participants presented the play on stage, students, who were watching it, cheered and clapped. A video in …

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February 22, 2018

Day after student’s leader arrest, BHU campus on edge

Tension continued to prevail at the Banaras Hindu University campus on Thursday, a day after violence broke out over the arrest of a student leader. The extra police force and Provincial Armed Constabulary have been deployed inside and outside the Uttar Pradesh varsity, an official told IANS. Officials said that they were maintaining a strict …

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December 21, 2017

NCW begins probe into BHU violence

Acting chairperson of NCW Rekha Sharma on Thursday said a probe will be initiated at all levels in last month’s BHU violence and the former Vice Chancellor be given an opportunity to explain his side of the events. Sharma, who arrived in the temple town on Wednesday, reached the Banaras Hindu University campus on Thursday. …

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October 5, 2017

BHU V-C Girish Tripathi goes on leave, cites personal reasons

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) vice chancellor (V-C) Girish Chandra Tripathi went on an indefinite leave, citing personal reasons, on Monday. Tripathi’s tenure ends on 30 November. The development comes amid indications from top Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) sources that the central government was upset with the manner in which he handled the entire …

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October 2, 2017

Damage containment?

The appointment of a “forward looking” woman (at least that is the image she has projected to the media) as the chief proctor of the shame-shocked Banaras Hindu University could be a desperate, perhaps belated, effort to dispel the ultra-conservative impression of those in authority, not just in the university but also of the political …

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October 1, 2017

BHU violence: Crime Branch begins probe, issue notice to proctorial board

The Crime Branch has begun a probe in the violence in the BHU campus and has issued notice to 20 members of the proctorial board, including the former chief proctor, asking them to record their statements, officials said on Friday. A number of students, including women, and two journalists were injured in a baton-charge by …

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September 29, 2017