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The Delhi University's Miranda House college has hiked its hostel fees for students by Rs 6,000 per semester, the Students Federation of India (SFI) claimed on Monday. The college administration has increased the hostel fee from Rs 27,090 to Rs 33,090 for odd semesters and from Rs 26,750 to Rs 32,750 for even semesters , the the college's SFI wing said in a social media post. Miranda House Principal Bijayalaxmi Nanda said the hike has been effected keeping in view the "inflation" and "maintenance cost" for the facility. "We have increased the hostel fee after due consultation. It is done keeping in view the inflation in the past 5 to 6 years and the maintenance cost that we incur. There is no major hike in the fee. We have rigorous policies when it comes to providing student support," Nanda told PTI. She also claimed that the Miranda House charged the least for its hostel facility, compared to other prominent colleges. She added that she will look into the fee hike to address the
The Delhi Commission for Women has issued a notice to the city police and Delhi University's Miranda House over allegations that men climbed the college walls to witness an open Diwali fest on the campus and indulged in "cat-calling and sexist sloganeering". DCW chief Swati Maliwal questioned the security arrangements made by the college during the event. "Men are climbing walls to forcibly enter Diwali fest at Miranda House, one of the most popular colleges of Delhi. The women have made serious allegations of molestation and harassment. We are sending notices to Delhi Police and college administration. How did this hooliganism happen? What were the security arrangements in place?" she said in a tweet in Hindi. The students of the prestigious all-women college shared multiple videos on social media in which some men are seen purportedly scaling the boundary wall, roaming around on the campus and raising slogans. Police said no complaint regarding the incident has been received so f