JNU nod to course on ‘counter-terror’

New Delhi, September 2

The executive council of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Thursday approved a new counter-terrorism course, which had drawn criticism from a section of teachers and students over its content, sources said.

The council also approved the observance of August 14 as “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” every year.

The university will organise every year various events, including webinars/seminars, exhibitions, distinguished lectures, recalling of true account of the events through survivors and other related activities in order to educate the younger generation about how millions of Indians lost their lives to the horrors of the partition, a statement from the university said. — PTI