BDU directed to pay salary of guest lecturers for August
The Hindu
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Bharathidasan University (BDU) has reportedly been directed by the Higher Education Department to release salary for the month of August for over 600 guest lecturers. The university has received oral instructions in this regard and has been assured that an official order will be issued shortly specifying the government’s commitment to meet the financial requirements of the newly converted government colleges that were earlier constituent units of State Universities.More Related News
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