The campus already has three hostels in its premises. Geetanjali is the oldest hostel in the campus for girls. Other hostels constructed in last few years.

According to an official of South Campus the proposed hostel will be multi-storey building considering the lack of space in the campus. The plan has been submitted to the DDA for the approval. DGCA has also given its NOC on the proposed plan.

The teachers body also condemned the police and its inability to provide security to women in particular and students in general. DUTA has also sought an appointment with the Police Commissioner in this regard.

Earlier, students of Ram Lal Anand College organized a protest march and went to other colleges of the South Campus to seek the support. On the other hand the many students came out at Chhatra Marg of the North Campus and blocked the road in protest of the killing of Radhika and failure of police to provide security in the city.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police has said that some important clues have been received from various sources regarding killer after release of sketch. According to Delhi Police official the police will soon be able to nab the killer on the basis of latest clues and information.

Students of Delhi University today staged protest march against the killing of Radhika Tanwar on Tuesday. The students were agitated over the killing of Ram Lal Anand College student at Dhoula Kuan area. These students were demanding safety for the students in the city. The students marched from South Campus to India Gate raising slogan against police and administration.

It is very unsafe to study in Delhi if incidents like this happen, says Amit Solanki, a student of Moti Lal Nehru College came to participate in the march.

“This is very difficult for us as the environment is very scary around the South Campus. Can anybody come to college in such a situation”, asks Raman of RLA.

The issue of safety of women was also raised in the Parliament too during the question hour today and members demanded better and safe environment in the city.

Meanwhile, Delhi Police has released sketch of the killer of Radhika and requested to eye-witness of the incident to come ahead and help the police to investigate the case.

“I can not say about percentage of turnout as it will take time to receive EVMs from different centres. The university will be able to tell exact figure by late evening only”, says DU’s Chief Election Officer Gurmeet Singh.
Gurmeet Singh was satisfied with the turnout and declared the polls a success. He said not a single untoward incident had been reported during the election.

Colleges in the both South and North campuses were heavily guarded and intensively patrolled by policemen. “The election process was absolutely peaceful” Gopi Nath, Maurice Nagar SHO said.

Inaugurating the golden jubilee celebration of Delhi University’s Sri Venkateswara College, Patil said: “The mismatch of skills leads to low employability ratio of our higher education graduates. This needs to be corrected and a broad based system of education that caters to all subjects is needed.”

She said there was a massive requirement in the country for a skilled workforce in sectors like information technology, infrastructure, tourism, media and health care.

The president also asked the management of educational institutions to constantly upgrade their training methodologies and curriculum.

“Interaction between the industry, business and academic institutions would be useful in framing syllabus that are contemporary and relevant. Apart from this, development of entrepreneurial skills is important for creating self-employment opportunities,” Patil said.

She praised the college for being one among the four pilot centres identified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) to set up a techno-business skill development centres.

DU teachers’ demonstration at V-C office on Tuesday
As the term of Prof. Deepak Pental, Vice Chancellor of Delhi University is being completed in less than two weeks the teachers’ community of University is not still ready to give him any reprieve. The teachers of the university, under the banner of DUTA, will demonstrate at the Vice Chancellor’s office on 17th August against the proposed introduction of semester system at the undergraduate level and irregularities made by the Vice Chancellor during his tenure. According to DUTA teachers have planned a series of protest this month against the Vice Chancellor and his ‘misdeeds’.

Golden Jubilee of Sri Venkateshwara College
Sri Venkateshwara College of Delhi University will take off a series of events including cultural, educational and others throughout the year from August 17th with the celebration of its Golden Jubilee. The college is completing its 50-year of establishment on August 17th. Main function will be organized at Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi. President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has given her consent to inaugurate the golden jubilee celebrations on the occasion. The ceremony will also witness commemoration of special stamps related to the college.

Jamia’s Bio-tech deptt. among top-10
Biotechnology department of Jamia Millia Islamia has been rated one of the top 10 public institutes of India in a survey conducted by BioSpectrum, a scientific journal. The department of biotechnology offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. courses in biotechnology and molecular biology.

Orientation Programme at Dwarka Campus of IP University
Indraprastha University organized an orientation programme for new students of the university at its Dwarka campus today. D K Bandopadhyaay, Vice-Chancellor of the university addressed and welcomed freshers on the occasion. He given introduction about the university, its history, courses, discipline and faculty of the university on the occasion.

Programmes of NSUI & ABVP at North Campus
As Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) election is not much far away the students organization have increased their activities. While Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has organized a meeting at north campus of the university the NSUI has organized a prize distribution function for meritorious students at Delhi University on Tuesday.

The inauguration ceremony will also witness commemoration of special stamps related to the college. Meritorious students of the college too will be awarded during the function.
According to Hemlata Reddy, Principal of the College, the golden jubilee celebration is jointly being organized by Staff Association of the college and alumni association. Both the association and college administration have planned a series of events throughout the year in the college and other places.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah, Union Minister S. Jaipal Reddy and noted scientist M.S. Swaminathan will grace the function on the occasion at Vigyan Bhavan in the capital.