<p class="title">A women's collective on Monday began an all-night protest at Delhi University's Arts Faculty demanding curfew-less nights for women's hostels.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pinjra Tod had last week submitted a charter of demands to the Vice-Chancellor of the University demanding removal of curfew timings and allowing 24-hour entry into women's hostels, abolishing the concept of local guardians for students and keeping a provision for an emergency local contact.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They had threatened to stage a protest if the demands were not met within a week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday evening, around 100 students with placards staged a sit-in outside the Arts Faculty while some of them even tried to scale the gates but their attempts were thwarted by the security personnel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They later tried to block the nearby Mall Road for some time as some of the protesters jumped in front of oncoming vehicles, the police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the police intervened and facilitated a discussion between the agitating group and the Proctor, Deputy Proctor and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As the administration failed to pacify the crowd, the protesters, insisting that their demands be agreed to immediately, launched their all-night agitation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The protesters also accused the police of physically assaulting them, a charge denied by the police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The student's collective further demanded a new women's hostel for differently-abled students and the setting up of an internal complaints' committee against sexual harassment in all colleges and institutions. </p>
<p class="title">A women's collective on Monday began an all-night protest at Delhi University's Arts Faculty demanding curfew-less nights for women's hostels.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pinjra Tod had last week submitted a charter of demands to the Vice-Chancellor of the University demanding removal of curfew timings and allowing 24-hour entry into women's hostels, abolishing the concept of local guardians for students and keeping a provision for an emergency local contact.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They had threatened to stage a protest if the demands were not met within a week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday evening, around 100 students with placards staged a sit-in outside the Arts Faculty while some of them even tried to scale the gates but their attempts were thwarted by the security personnel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They later tried to block the nearby Mall Road for some time as some of the protesters jumped in front of oncoming vehicles, the police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the police intervened and facilitated a discussion between the agitating group and the Proctor, Deputy Proctor and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As the administration failed to pacify the crowd, the protesters, insisting that their demands be agreed to immediately, launched their all-night agitation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The protesters also accused the police of physically assaulting them, a charge denied by the police.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The student's collective further demanded a new women's hostel for differently-abled students and the setting up of an internal complaints' committee against sexual harassment in all colleges and institutions. </p>