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Pamphlets on the ground, reels on the screen: DUSU poll campaign ends

Pamphlets on the ground, reels on the screen: DUSU poll campaign ends

The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) election campaign concluded on Wednesday with a mix of traditional street canvassing and intensive social‑media outreach. Candidates from ABVP, NSUI and the Left alliance showcased their platforms through pamphlets, flash‑mob videos and influencer‑style reels, while student concerns over recent campus tragedies dominated the discourse.

In Delhi University students’ union polls, student housing takes centre stage after hostel collapse

In Delhi University students’ union polls, student housing takes centre stage after hostel collapse

Student housing has become the focal point of the Delhi University Students’ Union election campaign after a building collapse in Satya Niketan killed seven people, including five students. The AISA‑SFI alliance, ABVP and NSUI are now emphasizing affordability and safety in their manifestos ahead of the September 18 poll.

Delhi’s Satya Niketan wasn’t always a student ghetto. How did it get here?

Delhi’s Satya Niketan wasn’t always a student ghetto. How did it get here?

A five‑storey student PG in Delhi’s Satya Niketan collapsed, killing seven people including five university students, prompting authorities to seal or demolish other unsafe structures. The incident highlights the neighbourhood’s rapid shift from a modest 1960s settlement to a dense student‑housing hub built amid chronic accommodation shortages at Delhi University.

ACs, beds tossed from rooftops as MCD readies Satya Niketan buildings for demolition

ACs, beds tossed from rooftops as MCD readies Satya Niketan buildings for demolition

Municipal Corporation of Delhi workers began discarding appliances from the rooftops of buildings slated for demolition in Satya Niketan after a five‑storey hostel collapse killed seven people, including five Delhi University students. The clearance operation involved door‑to‑door checks of 10‑15 structures and sparked a wave of student evacuations.

PIL seeks hostels for students: Delhi High Court issues notice to government, DU

PIL seeks hostels for students: Delhi High Court issues notice to government, DU

The Delhi High Court issued notices to the Centre, Delhi government and Delhi University in response to a public interest litigation demanding a time‑bound hostel development policy after a deadly hostel collapse. The court will hear the petition on September 25, while officials have yet to announce concrete steps on student accommodation.

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