Fill up vacant teaching posts in varsities, CM tells officials
The Hindu
‘Action should be taken against colleges for not adhering to norms related to faculty, infrastructure’
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed the officials of the Higher Education Department to initiate measures for filling all the teaching staff vacancies in universities with well-qualified individuals to ensure that the quality of education in the State undergoes an improvement.
In a high-level review meeting on higher education conducted on Monday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy ordered officials that the appointments be made in a fully transparent manner, and the necessary changes be introduced in the curriculum at the earliest.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.