Punjab & Haryana High Court tells Panjab University to conduct special exam for law student, saying the academic future of a student deserves precedence over administrative inconvenience.
The Centre’s bid to modify the composition of the university’s two decision-making bodies from elected bodies to nominated ones has sparked an unprecedented student protest on campus.
A legacy of undivided Punjab has become a tug of war between Punjab and Haryana, as Haryana to again seek its share in Panjab University at upcoming zonal council meet to be chaired by Amit Shah.
BJP’s Vineet Joshi claims party’s Punjab chief Ashwani Sharma was in Delhi for two days to get earlier notification rescinded. ‘Decision was put in abeyance. Have no idea how that happened.’
According to senior government officials, decision taken at a meeting between Panjab University student representatives and Union Ministry of Education officials held Wednesday.
With PU's top decision-making Syndicate to function without elections, it marks control of Centre over 142-year-old university. The Senate’s strength is down from 90 to 24 members.
Gaurav Veer Sohal, a research scholar from University Institute of Legal Studies, defeated his closest competitor comfortably to win president’s seat for the first time for ABVP.
91-member senate is apex governing body of 142-year-old university, and term of its members ended on 31 October. Fresh elections have not been announced, sparking speculation.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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