• Contact us
  • Advertising Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Sunday, June 8, 2025
25 °c
Agartala
enewstime
  • Home
  • News
    • Northeast
    • National
    • International
    • Tripura News
  • Sports
    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first French Open title (Ld)

    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first French Open title (Ld)

    Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji wins in 12.99s as India claims six gold in Taiwan Open

    Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji wins in 12.99s as India claims six gold in Taiwan Open

    T20 Mumbai League: Shreyas Iyer-led Mumbai Falcons, Eagle Thane Strikers reach semis

    T20 Mumbai League: Shreyas Iyer-led Mumbai Falcons, Eagle Thane Strikers reach semis

    UTT Season 6: Rising star Yashaswini topples China’s Fan Siqi as U Mumba beat Chennai Lions

    UTT Season 6: Rising star Yashaswini topples China’s Fan Siqi as U Mumba beat Chennai Lions

    VPTL 2025: Md. Faiz’s knock guides Pagariya Strikers to second win

    VPTL 2025: Md. Faiz’s knock guides Pagariya Strikers to second win

    Chinnaswamy stampede case: K’taka govt increases compensation amount to Rs 25 lakh

    Chinnaswamy stampede case: K’taka govt increases compensation amount to Rs 25 lakh

    FIH Pro League: Harman slots opener but India slump to 1-2 loss against Netherlands

    FIH Pro League: Harman slots opener but India slump to 1-2 loss against Netherlands

    As kids, we understood Lord’s history and how well Australia embraces it, says Hayden

    As kids, we understood Lord’s history and how well Australia embraces it, says Hayden

    VPTL 2025: Meshram’s stellar knock helps NECO Master Blaster beat Nagpur Titans by 9 wkts

    VPTL 2025: Meshram’s stellar knock helps NECO Master Blaster beat Nagpur Titans by 9 wkts

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • TendersNew
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Northeast
    • National
    • International
    • Tripura News
  • Sports
    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first French Open title (Ld)

    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first French Open title (Ld)

    Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji wins in 12.99s as India claims six gold in Taiwan Open

    Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji wins in 12.99s as India claims six gold in Taiwan Open

    T20 Mumbai League: Shreyas Iyer-led Mumbai Falcons, Eagle Thane Strikers reach semis

    T20 Mumbai League: Shreyas Iyer-led Mumbai Falcons, Eagle Thane Strikers reach semis

    UTT Season 6: Rising star Yashaswini topples China’s Fan Siqi as U Mumba beat Chennai Lions

    UTT Season 6: Rising star Yashaswini topples China’s Fan Siqi as U Mumba beat Chennai Lions

    VPTL 2025: Md. Faiz’s knock guides Pagariya Strikers to second win

    VPTL 2025: Md. Faiz’s knock guides Pagariya Strikers to second win

    Chinnaswamy stampede case: K’taka govt increases compensation amount to Rs 25 lakh

    Chinnaswamy stampede case: K’taka govt increases compensation amount to Rs 25 lakh

    FIH Pro League: Harman slots opener but India slump to 1-2 loss against Netherlands

    FIH Pro League: Harman slots opener but India slump to 1-2 loss against Netherlands

    As kids, we understood Lord’s history and how well Australia embraces it, says Hayden

    As kids, we understood Lord’s history and how well Australia embraces it, says Hayden

    VPTL 2025: Meshram’s stellar knock helps NECO Master Blaster beat Nagpur Titans by 9 wkts

    VPTL 2025: Meshram’s stellar knock helps NECO Master Blaster beat Nagpur Titans by 9 wkts

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • TendersNew
No Result
View All Result
enewstime
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • Tenders
Home India

JU defers convocation, Dhankhar calls it ‘worrisome’

ENEWSTIME Desk by ENEWSTIME Desk
December 21, 2019
in India
West Bengal

West Bengal

30
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

In a communication to Dhankhar, VC Suranjan Das said the decision was arrived at “in view of the consequent need to avoid any untoward incident in the campus”.

ADVERTISEMENT

Kolkata, December 21, 2019 (IANS) In a fresh stand-off with the Mamata Banerjee government, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday put on hold the degree scrolls signed by him after the Jadavpur University deferred its scheduled December 24 special convocation and instead called a court meeting to discuss modus operandi of only conferring academic degrees to students.

Amid speculations over the past few days about the Mamata Banerjee government’s plans to cancel or push back the convocation, the JU Executive Council on Saturday decided to defer the programme “in view of representations from students organisations” as also press reports that students would boycott Dhankhar – the ex-officio Chancellor – if he was present at the event.

In a communication to Dhankhar, VC Suranjan Das said the decision was arrived at “in view of the consequent need to avoid any untoward incident in the campus”.

Das also informed the Chancellor that the University court would meet to discuss the modus operandi of only providing academic degrees to students.

ADVERTISEMENT

An angry Dhankhar called it a “worrisome situation” and urged all former Vice Chancellors and others concerned “to guide me with inputs”.

In a series of tweets, Dhankhar claimed that the communication he has received from the university “has no legal sanction” and called it a “sad development”.

“Unable to comprehend why government is out to put education temples in political captivity at the cost of welfare of students. Why such ruinous course!!” he wondered.

In another tweet, Dhankhar said “Dignity of those to be honored has been compromised and JU image tarnished”.

“Regretfully I have put on hold the degree scrolls signed by me as Chancellor and regret embarrassment to Salman Haidar, Sankha Ghosh, Prof C N R Rao, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay. VC has been intimated,” he said.

Eminent scientist Rao, former Foreign Secretary Haidar, veteran Bengali poet Ghosh and eminent computer scientist Bandyopadhyay were to be conferred honorary doctorates at the Special Convocation of Jadavpur University to be held on December 24.

Dhankhar said it was time for those “whose heart throbs for sound education scenario” to guide him so that “downward sliding of extraordinary and prestigious institute like Jadavpur University” is contained and autonomy restored by undoing “shackles of political bondage”.

As per rules, the Governor presides over JU convocation and awards the degrees. But in view of the bitter relations with Dhankhar, the government a few days earlier framed new rules for universities, narrowing and downgrading the role of the Chancellor.

Some JU student bodies are cut up with Dhankhar for repeatedly supporting the new citizenship law, which has triggered violent protests in the state as also in other parts of India.

Tags: Governor Jagdeep DhankharJadavpurMamata banerjeeVice ChancellorWest BengalWest Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

Related Posts

DU-Harvard-University
India

Amid Covid19 gloom: DU students win Global Case Competition at Harvard

April 30, 2020
AIIMS-New-Delhi
India

It is as if we are in battle zone: Doctors entering corona ICU

April 29, 2020
Covid-battle
India

90 yr old man beats Covid19 in Jaipur, medical staff happy

April 28, 2020
Mobile-ATM-BSF-Lockdown
India

Mobile ATM: BSF’s unique help to Jaridharla villagers amid lockdown

April 27, 2020
Mohan-Bhagwat-Novel-Corona
India

RSS chief calls for ‘swadeshi’ to combat novel coronavirus

April 26, 2020
Lockdown-stoty-boy-reunites-parents
India

Lockdown story: 4-yr old reunited with parents after a month

April 25, 2020
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
D-2050 D-2050 D-2050
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

About us

Enewstime.in is run by an individual – a Journalist by profession of Tripura with the active help of several journos including senior journalists of the State. On top of that, Enewstime.in being a subscriber of IANS news agency, we have plenty of multi-choice topics to offer to our esteemed readers. Enewstime.in is a venture reach global audience from a tiny State Tripura.

Latest News

Lee to attend G7 summit after receiving invitation: South Korean presidential office

French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first French Open title (Ld)

Esha Gupta & Usain Bolt come together for an unexpected collaboration in Greece

CCPA directs e-commerce firms to self-audit within 3 months to find dark patterns

Ayushman Bharat expansion: Bihar achieves record health card distribution, eyes 1500 hospital tie-ups

Build strong, disaster-resilient infrastructure for future: PM Modi tells world

Contact us

ssss

  • Contact us
  • Advertising Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

© 2025 Designed & Developed with ❤️ by Provibe Media LLP

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Northeast
    • National
    • International
    • Tripura News
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • Tenders

© 2025 Designed & Developed with ❤️ by Provibe Media LLP