The rapid Covid spread within the IIT Madras campus has called attention to safety within educational institutions.
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Students wash their hands at a college in Chennai, after classes resumed for those in the final year, for the first time since the lockdown was enforced | R Satish Babu
Express News Service
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will test students and staff from more educational institutions across the state in the wake of the sudden spike of Covid-19 cases on the IIT Madras campus. The tests will be done on priority in institutions that have a common dining hall, crowded spaces or a limited number of hostel rooms.
The petitioner has not substantiated his case, say judges The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by activist ‘Traffic’ K.R. Ramaswamy accusing Anna University Vice-Chancellor (V-C) M.K. Surappa of being ineligible to hold the post as per University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations.
Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and P. Rajamanickam dismissed the case at the admission stage without issuing notices to the government and the Vice-Chancellor. They said the prayer was highly misconceived and the petitioner had not substantiated his case.
In his affidavit, the activist said Mr. Surappa had served as the Director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, for six years between 2009 and 2015 and as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science during 2016-17. Claiming that both these posts were equivalent to the post of a Vice-Chancellor, he said UGC regulations do not permit an individual to hold a post equivalent to that of
: Monday, December 14, 2020, 7:43 AM IST
âNew Parliament when half of India is hungry?â: Kamal Haasan likens Central Vista to Great Wall of China
Chennai: Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday questioned the need for the Central Vista project in the midst of a global pandemic.
Haasan, the founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam, in a tweet said: âThousands of people had died during the construction of the Great Wall of China. The emperors said the wall was meant to safeguard the people. When half of India is hungry with livelihoods affected by COVID-19, for whom is the Parliament (Central Vista project) being constructed at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore? Answer my honourable elected Prime Minister.â
Anna University final year re-exam result released, here’s how to check
Anna University final year re-exam result 2020: The students who had appeared in the re-exam can check the result through the website- aucoe.annauniv.edu Updated: December 14, 2020 10:57:30 am
The university had suspended the two courses, following the insistence of the Centre that it should adhere to its 49.5 per cent reservation alone and not the 69 per cent quota policy of the Tamil Nadu government in the admission of students to these two courses. File
Anna University final year re-exam result 2020: The Anna University has released results for students who had appeared in the final year re-exam. The students who had appeared in the re-exam can check the result through the website-
CEG dean E. Natarajan dies at 53 thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.