Education
BHU VC goes on indefinite leave
Varanasi, Oct 2 (IANS) BHU Vice Chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi, who is being blamed for last month’s violence and baton-charge on protesting girl students in the campus, has gone on leave, citing personal reasons.
BHU sources told IANS that Tripathi, whose term is ending next month, has gone on leave for “indefinite period” due to personal reasons. The Union HRD Ministry has initiated the process of choosing the new Vice Chancellor.
Earlier, the VC had said that he would quit if he was asked to go on leave.
BHU’s Chief Proctor O.N. Singh had last week resigned taking moral responsibility for the violence inside the campus.
A report by the Varanasi Commissioner had also blamed the varsity administration and the baton-charge on protesting students for the violence in the BHU.
The opposition parties have been demanding sacking of the Vice Chancellor.
The BHU administration has ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident. The investigation would be conducted by a team headed by V.K. Dixit, a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court.
–IANS
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Education
As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.