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AIADMK not for pvt univs in Pondy 19.11.2020


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AIADMK not for pvt univs in Pondy  19.11.2020

The AIADMK in Puducherry has registered its opposition to the decision of the Congress government there to permit setting up of private universities in the Union territory. In a memorandum to the Prime Minister, AIADMK legislature party leader A Anbalagan said the UT council of ministers has finalised the Private University Bill and decided to seek approval to introduce it in the legislative assembly. “The Bill is being brought to aid three existing private medical colleges set up universities, which then need not allot seats to the government,” the opposition party leader said and urged lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi not to accord approval to the Bill.

HC wants panel to keep free laptops from being stolen: Observing that there are a lot of loopholes in the recovery of stolen laptops meant to be distributed among students, the Madras high court has directed the state government to constitute a special committee to come out with a mechanism to ensure safe storage of free laptops distributed at schools. The court was hearing petitions filed by headmasters of government schools in Trichy and Dindigul districts in a related case. Justice R M T Teekaa Raman observed and directed that the special committee be formed within eight weeks.

AIADMK to contest in Kerala local body polls:

The ruling AIADMK on Wednesday announced candidates for the local body polls in Kerala scheduled to take place on December 8, 10 and 14. Candidates for the post of district panchayat ward members, corporation ward members, panchayat union ward members and panchayat ward members in Tamil-dominated areas in Palakkad, Idukki and Pathanamthitta districts and for nine wards of Thiruvananthapuram corporation were named.

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