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Dealing a blow to the varsity's claim that Priya's appointment met the required criterion, the UGC told the HC that a candidate's research period cannot be counted as teaching experience.
The Government is not only delaying educational reforms but are also negating the system of the Chancellor acting as a watchdog against deterioration of standards, corruption and nepotism.
The Governor is planning to initiate strict against Kannur University Vice Chancellor Dr Gopinath Ravindran based on the HC order. The Court is to consider the case on 31 st August.
The Opposition was least interested in opposing the University Laws (Amendment) Bill that would clip the powers of the Chancellor/Governor.
His statement came as the Kerala assembly is in session to pass around 11 Bills introduced by the state government.
Arif Mohammed Khan has called 91-year-old historian Irfan Habib a street goonda for allegedly trying to attack him during a function in 2019.
The government is all set to present two bills in the House, today and tomorrow, which could curb the Governor’s powers.
The signatories included Prof Prabhu Prasad Mohapatra and Prof Kesavan Veluthat (retired) from the Department of History, Delhi University, and eminent historian Prof Romila Thapar.
The Priya Varghese-Kannur University row is just one in a series of instances where people close to the ruling party, the CPM, are seen landing plum posts in varsities.
The recent flashpoint has been over the appointment of Dr Priya Varghese at the varsity. Priya is the wife of KK Ragesh, the private secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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