Ramjas Protest: What happened When?

Ramjas College and Delhi University today witnessed everything belonging to the Indian Politics today. From the Slogans to Barricades to fights to police taking over the control. A lot has happened in past two days. Delhi University's North Campus is on a verge of becoming the centre of Indian politics, which politicians would like to capitalise in order to fulfil their political goals and aspirations as have been seen in cases of JNU, Rohith Vemula and others.

Slogans like "Breach of freedom of expression" was raised by the students of Delhi University. Many professors and students leaders were seen in the protest. 

Here are the minutes of what happened when:

Tuesday:
Ramjas College was to host a two-day event, starting Tuesday, where the two leaders, Umar Khalid and Shehla Rasheed, from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, were invited.

The event was disrupted by supporters of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP) before even Khalid entered the campus.

Khalid was invited by the Literary society of Ramjas to speak on his PhD, The war in Adivasi Areas.

Khalid, a former member of ultra-radical Democratic Students Union (DSU), was arrested last year on the charges of sedition for his role in organising a rally in JNU to commemorate the anniversary to of the execution of 2001 parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru.

Wednesday:
2.40pm: AISA and SFI led students continued to march towards Maurice Nagar Police Station, shouting slogans against ABVP.

2.42pm: March was stopped by police at Daulat Ram College gate.

2.45pm: The protestor start moving again.

2.47pm: ABVP members tries to enter from the other side and disrupts the protests

2.54pm: Delhi Police gave a statement that the protestors have been separated and no political party has filed any report.

3.00pm: The march resumed, police forms a human chain with ABVP on one side and protestors on the other.

3.02pm: DU's English Department Faculty member arrested and was taken to the hospital.

3.08pm: Students carry bags and files on their heads in order to protect themselves from beating up.

3.09pm: Satinder Awana, president of DUSU, gives a statement, "We cannot allow anti-nationals to speak on the campus. Only ordinary students are protesting against anti-nationals." Another student named Burhan was taken to the hospital.

3.11pm: Delhi Police gives a statement that case is registered and the protestors were detained.

3.18pm: Delhi Police asks shopkeepers around Patel chest to close down

3.20pm: Protests begin at Maurice Nagar Police station

3.22pm: ABVP members sit outside Maurice Nagar police station blocking the entry for others students who want to go inside to lodge a complaint against them.

3.34pm: Police barricades the area, segregating the protesting students from ABVP members.

3.40pm: Kawalpreet Kaur, the AISA presidential candidate for 2016 DUSU elections, addresses the students outside the police station.

3.45pm: Kawalpreet Kaur claims to lodge a complaint against ABVP.

3.55pm: Protesting students are a mix of AISA, SFI and other non-affiliated colleges joined at Maurice Nagar Police station

4 pm: Kawalpreet Kaur concludes the address to the students. Other student leaders address the crowd

4.49 pm: Around 100 cops in riot gear deployed to maintain law and order outside the Maurice Nagar police station where students continue to shout slogans.

4.30 pm: Police stand outside the gate of Ramjas college, not letting anyone in. Some of the students and teachers are holed up inside

Students are requested to stay inside their hostels and PGs. The next day is expected to be distressed. A lot is expected to happen tomorrow.

Places to hang out with your friends in north campus at zero cost.

For every group of friends who are in search of places where they can sit and chit chat about every stupid thing on earth, we present a list of places to hang out and have fun time without spending a penny

1. University Plaza: This is a perfect place for students to talk and have a good time with friends. University plaza is spacious, full of greenery with birds chirping and squirrels playing. It is built near Shri Ram College of Commerce. it also has some cheap eating joints around it serving delicious dishes to satisfy your hunger. with a soft breeze and mild sunshine, this place is apt for this winter season.

2. VC Lawns: Located near Miranda House hostel, the garden is peacefully beautiful. You can walk through the lawns, lay down in the grass, do fun activities, play badminton etc.. People come here to exercise in the evening and do some yoga. It is a perfect place to chill out with friends away from noise and pollution.

3. The area near Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station: This is the most happening place in the north campus with plenty of cheap eating joints. There is immense space to sit, gossip and relish the mouth watering food. you can time pass there with your buddies for as long as you wish to without having to pay anything.

4. Sparks Mall: This mall is situated in the heart of Kamla Nagar market and has a really awesome food court on the second floor which seems to be the most ideal chilling spot. You can also ask from scrabble from the reception to play with your group and what more everything comes for free. There are some cool food joints as well like Starbucks, mad over donuts etc.

So next time when you are in a group, don't worry.

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6 food joints in Kamla Nagar that would give you foodgasms in less than 50 bucks

North Campus is known for the number of food joints it has. But the matter of fact is you can’t go and spend few hundreds every time you feel like eating out. And if you are a foodie like me, you can completely understand what I am talking about.

So to ease the budget size of your food budget, here is a list of street food that are delicious and the amount of money you spend on them will make them taste even better.

1.Kachori

Kachori can be considered as the national food of Delhi. With almost every metro station hosts couple of people trying to sell kachori on a cycle. Vishwavidyalya holds the courtesy of the best kachori available in the capital city. As you get out of gate number 4 from metro station, you witness an old man along with her wife selling kachoris. You may choose between a couple of variants, 10 bucks a plate and 15 bucks a plate.

2.Momos

Delhi crowd loves momos, and after kachori, it is the second most found food spots in the capital city. The University metro has three stalls of Momos and all three have the common owner, so the taste of each is same. Three variants of the delicious food are available at the spot which includes, veg, non-veg and paneer. You can have your stomach fill in a budget of forty bucks.

3.Chowmein

As you enter Kamla Nagar market, just opposite to Hansraj Hostel, stands an old man with a thela with big Kadai of chow mien. From the outset, you would not want to have it, but once you taste it, it would not be easy for you to stop. The delicious chow mien is topped with the soybean balls with a bit spicy sauce and an exact amount of vinegar and soya sauce. It is one of the most deliciously tasting Chinese I have ever come across. It would not even hurt your pocket as the full plate just cost you twenty bucks.

4.Gol Gappas

You are not a certified foodie until you have tasted all the Gol gappas in your vicinity. In the midst of the best food joints, just opposite to Dominos Pizza is a mid-twenties man standing with the mouth watering gol gappas. Well, it would cost you twenty bucks for six pieces and it would not be easy for you to stop after a single plate. You can also ask for the sukha papdi at the end that has all the best masalas and would add up to the taste in your mouth.

5.Corn

If you are a big corn fan, well this place has that too. As you walk out of the metro, sitting is an old lady with the freshly bought up corns. If you like the fan, you would surely like it. You can get it roasted and add it up with lemon. Brace yourselves under a tree nearby the stall and enjoy one of the best corn you will ever have.

6.Pao Bhaji

In the heart of the Kamla Nagar market, near McDonald's, is a thela of Pao Bhaji. Well if you are a big spicy fan and are looking for some desi food, this surely is one place that can satisfy your food needs. It has a breathtaking aura all around itself as you try to walk near the McDonalds, that would surely make you hungry. You should surely try this once.

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