Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has relieved the vice-chancellor of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra of his duties and ordered a probe into allegations of financial and administrative irregularities against him. The vice chancellor, Prof Ashok Kumar Mittal, has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect till the completion of the inquiry. The Governor has constituted a three-member probe committee headed by retired Allahabad High Court judge Ranjana Pandey, while the Lucknow University vice-chancellor Prof Alok Kumar Rai has been given the additional charge of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University. The other members of the probe committee are Prof V.K. Pathak, vice-chancellor of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, and Prof Surendra Dubey, vice chancellor of Siddharth University, Kapilvastu.
UP Guv removes Ambedkar University vice-chancellor Ashok Kumar Mittal
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UP Governor Anandiben Patel Removes Ambedkar University Vice-Chancellor
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UP minister s brother resigns as assistant professor amid row over appointment
UP minister s brother resigns as assistant professor amid row over appointment
The development comes days after Arun Dwivedi s appointment as assistant professor under the economically weaker section quota sparked a row.
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Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Minister Satish Chandra Dwivedi. His brother Arun Dwivedi resigned as assistant professor from a university (Source: PTI)
Facing opposition flak, Uttar Pradesh minister Satish Chandra Dwivedi s brother Arun Dwivedi resigned as assistant professor from a university on Wednesday, days after his
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Arun Dwivedi said the registrar of Siddharth University, Rakesh Kumar, informed him that his resignation had been accepted.