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Politics● LowSep 1 · Sep 1, 2026, 5:39 AM

JNU’s Barak Hostel: Built for northeast students but houses only 12% from the region

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia

Twelve years after the Bezbaruah Committee recommended dedicated housing for Northeast students, JNU’s Barak Hostel has failed to honour its 75:25 reservation, students say, even as the two-year-old building shows signs of disrepair

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