Archive · 2 Oct 2026
BHU Students Protest Girls’ Hostel Curfew, Demand Better Safety
Students at BHU are protesting rules and problems in the girls’ hostels.
One rule they oppose is a 10 p.m.
curfew.
They say students need better protection and safer surroundings.
They want broken streetlights fixed.
They also want road and hostel problems solved.
Some students are asking for the Chief Proctor to resign.
Puneet said the protest would continue at the university’s central office.
The students say the university has rejected their demands and has not spoken with them.
BHU students are protesting a 10 p.m. curfew in girls’ hostels.
Students are demanding better safety measures and improved hostel conditions.
Their demands include the Chief Proctor’s resignation and repairs to streetlights.
They also want basic problems involving roads and hostels addressed.
Student Puneet said protesters would remain at the central office until their demands are met.
- Who
- BHU students, including a student identified as Puneet.
- What
- Students are protesting the 10 p.m. girls’ hostel curfew and demanding improved safety and facilities.
- Where
- At the university’s central office and in connection with BHU girls’ hostels.
- Why
- Students cite women’s safety concerns, faulty streetlights, road and hostel problems, and dissatisfaction with the university’s response.
- Main issue
- A 10 p.m. curfew in girls’ hostels
- Safety demand
- Students want better women’s safety measures
- Administrative demand
- Resignation of the Chief Proctor
- Infrastructure demand
- Repairs to streetlights and roads
- Hostel demand
- Resolution of basic hostel problems
- Protest location
- The university’s central office
- Student claim
- The university has rejected the demands and declined to engage with protesters