Black – NEWJ https://www.thenewj.in THE NEWJ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:07:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 ‘Black law’: Bareilly city magistrate resigns over new UGC rules; claims he was ‘held hostage at DM’s home’ https://www.thenewj.in/2026/01/27/black-law-bareilly-city-magistrate-resigns-over-new-ugc-rules-claims-he-was-held-hostage-at-dms-home/ https://www.thenewj.in/2026/01/27/black-law-bareilly-city-magistrate-resigns-over-new-ugc-rules-claims-he-was-held-hostage-at-dms-home/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:07:46 +0000 https://www.thenewj.in/2026/01/27/black-law-bareilly-city-magistrate-resigns-over-new-ugc-rules-claims-he-was-held-hostage-at-dms-home/

Alankar Agnihotri, a 2019-batch Provincial Civil Service officer, sent his resignation by e-mail to Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Bareilly District Magistrate Avinash Singh, the officials told news agency PTI. The new rules notified by the UGC on January 13 — the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 — have sparked widespread criticism from general category students who argue that the framework could lead to discrimination against them. ]]> https://www.thenewj.in/2026/01/27/black-law-bareilly-city-magistrate-resigns-over-new-ugc-rules-claims-he-was-held-hostage-at-dms-home/feed/ 0 2844