North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, has given a big statement amidst the ongoing hunger strike by the students of the university, which entered the 9th day on Wednesday.

Amidst the deadlock between NEHU students and the administration, a major development has taken place.

Despite hopes that he would return to campus after mysteriously disappearing despite all gates under locks and students manning them, the Vice Chancellor of North Eastern Hill University, Prof. Prabha S. Shukla, on Monday chaired the Executive Council (EC) meeting online to take key decisions.

Agitating students of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) on Monday petitioned to the President of India Droupadi Murmu seeking the immediate removal of the incumbent Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof PS Shukla for allegedly failing to address the ongoing crisis in the university.

Shillong, Nov 11: North Eastern Hill University Non-Teaching Staff Association (NEHUNSA) dol, NEHUSU-ni dilanio chatro chatrirangni, NEHU-ni Vice Chancellor, Prof. PS. Shukla-ko kamoniko ta•rake...

With the crisis in the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) spiralling out of control after the Vice Chancellor Prof PS Shukla’s bungalow was attacked in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has talked to the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on the situation unfolding in the central university.

The ongoing student protest at the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) has taken a dramatic turn with violence finding its way into the week-long peaceful protest. Vice Chancellor Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla made a narrow escape in the wee hours of Sunday morning when his Bungalow was attacked by miscreants.

The Ambedkar Students’ Association (ASA) on Saturday expressed its solidarity with the protesting students of North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), who are sitting on an indefinite hunger strike, demanding the removal of the VC and other officials.

Vice-Chancellor of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, on Saturday has yet again made an appeal to the agitating students to call-off their ongoing agitation and engage in open dialogue.

As the students’ protest entered the fourth day, Vice Chancellor of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, on Friday called an emergent meeting of the Executive Council to address the primary concerns raised by the North-Eastern Hill University Students’ Union (NEHUSU).