Articles by Fareeha Iftikhar
NSUI to contact student voters ahead of LS polls
As part of the campaign, which was launched at Andhra University in Vishakhapatnam last week, the NSUI will plans to appoint “behtar bharat ambassadors” in each of these colleges and universities to work as “foot soldiers” of the party.

Updated on Nov 29, 2018 12:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Delhi government sets upper age limit for entry to nursery, KG, class 1
According to the circular, DoE has fixed an upper age limit of 4, 5 and 6 years as on March 31, 2019, for admission in nursery, kindergarten (KG) and Class 1, respectively. The minimum age for admission in these classes is 3, 4 and 5 years as of March 31, 2019 respectively.

Updated on Nov 28, 2018 08:13 AM IST
New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Menstrual awareness workshops: Breaking stereotypes in co-ed govt schools
As many as 30 co-educational government schools have approached the Sachhi Saheli NGO this year to organise workshops in order to sensitise students about menstruation.

Updated on Nov 25, 2018 10:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
11 Delhi University colleges may face fund cut from UGC
The UGC had in August warned 21 DU colleges that it will withhold their grants if they did not appoint regular principals by October 31. While 10 of them have already appointed principals, 11 are yet to start the process

Updated on Nov 23, 2018 12:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
After eminence tag, IIT-Delhi doubles fee for masters and research courses
The fee structure for the foreign students has not changed as of now. The move comes at a time when the institute is taking measures to raise its funds for shoring up infrastructure and research after earning the Institution of Eminence (IoE) status.

Updated on Nov 21, 2018 08:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
DU files police complaint against former students union president Ankiv Baisoya for using ‘forged’ marksheet
The Buddhist Studies department of Delhi University had on November 14 cancelled former DUSU president Ankiv Baisoya’s admission after receiving a confirmation from Tamil Nadu-based Thiruvalluvar University that an undergraduate certificate submitted by Baisoya was “fake”.

Published on Nov 20, 2018 01:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
DU cancelled DUSU president Ankiv Baisoya’s admission a day before he stepped down
Department of Buddhist Studies received confirmation on Nov 13 that former DUSU president’s degree was fake, say officials.

Updated on Nov 17, 2018 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
DU teacher accuses college principal of harassment, ‘outraging her modesty’
In her complaint, the 52-year-old college teacher in Delhi University’s south campus alleged that she has been “abused” and “humiliated” by the principal since 2013. The principal, however, denied the charges.

Updated on Nov 15, 2018 02:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
‘Accept us for who we are’: Transgender children deprived of normal school life
The lack of acceptance from peers and family leave transgender children traumatised for life, say experts.A survey found that only 15% of transgender persons in Delhi and 10% in UP had completed their matriculation.

Updated on Nov 15, 2018 08:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Fake degree case: DU official to visit TN university to verify DUSU president Baisoya’s degree
Soon after Ankiv Baisoya’s election as DU students’ union president on September 13, the Congress-affiliated National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) had accused him of submitting a fake degree to get admission in DU’s department of Buddhist Studies. Baisoya has denied the allegation.

Published on Nov 09, 2018 12:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Delhi govt schools blame unavailability of teachers for mid-term results
Delhi government’s Directorate of Education summoned all the zonal education officers and head of schools (HoS) where results were below average and discussed a course of action

Updated on Nov 06, 2018 11:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
IIT-Delhi to start two new centres and ‘innovation science park’
The institution aims to generate internal resources for several developmental purposes to meet standards in line with the IoE tag. However, it will get grants worth ₹200 crore per year from the government in the next five years

Updated on Nov 03, 2018 11:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
As Delhi’s air quality dips, schools begin taking anti-pollution measures
Though the Delhi administration is yet to issue an advisory for schools, several government and private schools have started taking initiatives on their own. Suspension of morning assemblies and restricted outdoor activities are among the steps being taken by the schools.

Updated on Oct 31, 2018 02:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
Replace ‘Dalit’ with ‘bahujan’ in books, suggests DU academic panel
Several members of the Delhi University’s standing for academic affairs raised objections over the use of the word ‘Dalit’ in a course taught by the political science department, citing a Supreme Court order.

Published on Oct 25, 2018 12:16 PM IST
Govt to frame norms to make schools inclusive for transgender students
After this workshop we will collect feedback on how to make school education accessible to transgender and gender nonconforming students. Based on their feedback we will lay down guidelines and policies. SANJAY GOEL, director, Delhi govt’s Directorate of Education

Published on Oct 24, 2018 11:01 AM IST
JNU mulls new ‘satellite’ campus outside NCR
“This satellite centre will focus on job-oriented courses. We also plan to have a bio-incubator and industry-funded labs on this campus. The only aim behind the move is to make JNU’s high quality education accessible to more students outside Delhi,” said JNU vice-chancellor (VC) Jagadesh Kumar.

Updated on Oct 23, 2018 01:59 PM IST
Varsity to ‘probe’ 2016 charge against teacher
A Supreme Court bench comprising justices Madan Lokur and AK Goel had, on November 15, 2016, directed the Chhattisgarh police they would give the accused persons, including Prasad and Sundar, at least four weeks’ notice before carrying out an investigation.

Updated on Oct 23, 2018 02:00 PM IST
JNU to get own weather, climate tracking system
The JNU administration has proposed to set up an automatic weather station and an environmental monitoring station at the Special Centre for Disaster Research to collect data on meteorological conditions and pollutants in the air in the national Capital.

Published on Oct 22, 2018 11:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
EWS students at private schools still waiting for free books, uniforms
Under the RTE Act, 2009, 25 % of seats in entry-level classes — nursery, KG and first standard — are to be reserved for children whose parents earn less than Rs 1 lakh per annum.

Published on Oct 20, 2018 07:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Many private schools in Delhi reject EWS entries even as 13,000 seats remain vacant
According to records of Delhi’s Directorate of Education (DoE) , of the 48,122 seats reserved under the so-called economically weaker section or EWS category in private schools at the entry level, only 35,500 seats have been filled.

Updated on Oct 18, 2018 10:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
NSUI president resigns after being accused of sexual harassment
A woman alleged that Fairoz Khan “used to sexually harass young women” for political appointments in the NSUI, the students’ wing of the Congress.

Updated on Oct 16, 2018 05:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Aurangzeb Naqshbandi & Fareeha Iftikhar
‘Casteist question’ in Delhi board’s exam for primary school teachers causes uproar
The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board said it was an ‘inadvertant error’.

Updated on Oct 15, 2018 07:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Delhi University’s transgender Centre fails to attract aspirants
It has been over six months since the centre was established at Delhi University’s North Campus to offer counselling to transgender students. No transgender student enrolled in a regular course this year.

Updated on Oct 07, 2018 02:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Delhi government schools facing shortage of Punjabi, Urdu language teachers
According to Delhi Minority Commission chairperson, officials at several government schools said Urdu and Punjabi languages are not being taught there.

Published on Oct 03, 2018 12:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Universities and colleges across Delhi celebrate ‘surgical strike’ day
Even though the colleges across the Delhi University (DU) organised their individual programmes, the university administration also held a talk session by retired army officers and defence experts on the strike..

Published on Sep 30, 2018 08:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
In a first, 5 women strive to form an all-girls football team at JNU
Since the Jawaharlal Nehru University does not have a women team, Sharma had been practising football with the boys’ team for the last one year.

Updated on Sep 26, 2018 03:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Govt teachers aggrieved over new rule for pay hike
Guidelines of the 7th Pay Commission makes it compulsory for teachers to have “very good” remark for their performance in the last five years to get hikes and promotions.

Published on Sep 22, 2018 03:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Delhi universities, colleges gear up to observe ‘surgical strike day’
The day will mark the second anniversary of the Indian Army’s strike at terror pods across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Updated on Sep 22, 2018 03:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
JNU students’ body decides to defy restrictions, says freedom curtailed
The JNU Students Union (JNUSU) took the decision after door-to-door checks were reportedly conducted in their hostel rooms on pretext of looking for ‘outsiders’ late on Tuesday night.

Published on Sep 20, 2018 02:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar
Tight security at JNU, students say ‘virtual emergency’ imposed
Delhi Police, CRPF personnel guard all gates to ‘prevent the entry of outsiders’ on the campus.

Updated on Sep 19, 2018 08:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi