Dharwad: Karnatak University (KU), Dharwad, has suspended a Botany department professor following allegations of harassment made by research scholars.The suspension order was issued Wednesday by the university registrar based on complaints submitted by students and will remain in force pending completion of an inquiry.Confirming the development, vice-chancellor Prof AM Khan said Prof Devaraj Tangudorai was…
Belagavi: A teacher was assaulted by parents on Tuesday within the limits of Chikodi police station following allegations of sexual harassment involving Class-10 students.The accused, Shrishail Kumbar, is employed at a govt Urdu high school, where he teaches Kannada. According to preliminary reports, he allegedly lured girl students by promising to help them pass the…
Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addresses media at BJP headquaters in Jaipur Thursday Jaipur: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Thursday announced that a revamped IRCTC website will be launched by July 15 after students at MNIT Jaipur, during an interaction with the minister, flagged persistent glitches on the ticket-booking platform, particularly related to OTPs and…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is once again facing criticism after a section of candidates who appeared for the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Entrance Examination 2026 alleged irregularities in their results.The NIFT 2026 final results for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes were declared on June 3. Soon after the results were released, students began…
Chandigarh: Residents of Boys Hostel-6 at Panjab University staged a late-night protest Saturday over non-functional water coolers, alleging acute drinking water shortage amid rising temperatures.Students claimed that at least seven of the nine installed coolers were not working and that repeated complaints had gone unaddressed for days. Many said they were forced to buy water…
Education minister Mithilesh Tiwari Patna: Education minister Mithilesh Tiwari on Wednesday inaugurated two inquiry-cum-grievance redressal centres at the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) offices on Sinha Library Road and Budh Marg, along with a digital grievance portal for online complaint tracking and SMS updates.The centres have five dedicated counters for matric, intermediate, STET, D El…
Bengaluru: The Admission Overseeing Committee (AOC), headed by Justice (retd) Ramachandra D Huddar, warned private medical colleges in Karnataka against collecting additional and unauthorised fees from students during undergraduate and postgraduate admissions.In a note issued Tuesday, the committee said it received complaints that some medical colleges were demanding university fees directly from students despite Karnataka…
