BHUBANESWAR: Students of Ramadevi Women’s University on Saturday staged dharna in entrance of university main gate difficult appropriate land for second campus of the university and rollback of decision of the state govt to abolish teaching posts of Ramadevi Autonomous College.
The students also blocked Janpath (the street between Vani Vihar to Sishu Bhawan sq.) near the university for greater than an hour as a mark of the protest. Vehicular traffic was once affected for an hour due to the protest.
They stated the state govt had created three universities on May 30, 2015, including Ramadevi Women’s University. “Other two universities already have land for second campus, but we're but to get an acceptable land for our second campus. Due to this drawback, our university can not grasp sports activities meet, fashionable laboratories and analysis centres for the university. Because the prevailing campus isn't spacious enough,” stated Soubhagya Soumyashree Samal, president of university’s students union.
She stated additionally they prompt the state govt to not abolish the Ramadevi Autonomous College and its teaching posts. “The govt can bring the school into the jurisdiction of the university with out abolishing it,” she added.
A delegation led by way of Samal met upper schooling secretary GVV Sarma within the afternoon and discussed in regards to the issues. “We are not glad with the solutions of the secretary and can continue the agitation,” stated Samal.
Sarma stated the state govt is working directly to find a appropriate position within the city for the second campus of the university. On the abolition of posts of the self sustaining school, he stated the scholars should understand that the school is upgraded into university and it has its personal rules. “We will try to lead them to understand in regards to the fact of the issue,” he added.
On Friday, teachers of the university had staged dharna in entrance of registrar’s office right here protesting abolition of 71 teaching posts of erstwhile Ramadevi Women’s Autonomous College. Students had also supported the call for of the lecturers and torched tyres in entrance of the university gate opposing the abolition of the teaching posts.
Earlier, a committee was once formed to choose some land for the second campus of the university. It had given file by way of March 15. The committee had proposed two patches of land - 10 acres within the city which can be utilized instantly and 100 acres in Gothapatna to be advanced later - for the second campus. The govt will take a final name on the factor very soon, sources stated.
The students also blocked Janpath (the street between Vani Vihar to Sishu Bhawan sq.) near the university for greater than an hour as a mark of the protest. Vehicular traffic was once affected for an hour due to the protest.
They stated the state govt had created three universities on May 30, 2015, including Ramadevi Women’s University. “Other two universities already have land for second campus, but we're but to get an acceptable land for our second campus. Due to this drawback, our university can not grasp sports activities meet, fashionable laboratories and analysis centres for the university. Because the prevailing campus isn't spacious enough,” stated Soubhagya Soumyashree Samal, president of university’s students union.
She stated additionally they prompt the state govt to not abolish the Ramadevi Autonomous College and its teaching posts. “The govt can bring the school into the jurisdiction of the university with out abolishing it,” she added.
A delegation led by way of Samal met upper schooling secretary GVV Sarma within the afternoon and discussed in regards to the issues. “We are not glad with the solutions of the secretary and can continue the agitation,” stated Samal.
Sarma stated the state govt is working directly to find a appropriate position within the city for the second campus of the university. On the abolition of posts of the self sustaining school, he stated the scholars should understand that the school is upgraded into university and it has its personal rules. “We will try to lead them to understand in regards to the fact of the issue,” he added.
On Friday, teachers of the university had staged dharna in entrance of registrar’s office right here protesting abolition of 71 teaching posts of erstwhile Ramadevi Women’s Autonomous College. Students had also supported the call for of the lecturers and torched tyres in entrance of the university gate opposing the abolition of the teaching posts.
Earlier, a committee was once formed to choose some land for the second campus of the university. It had given file by way of March 15. The committee had proposed two patches of land - 10 acres within the city which can be utilized instantly and 100 acres in Gothapatna to be advanced later - for the second campus. The govt will take a final name on the factor very soon, sources stated.
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