HC sets aside JNTU-H affiliation regulation
The Hindu
JNTU-H mandated that an engg. college should get an NOC to start a new course
The Telangana High Court had passed interim directions setting aside the regulations of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTU-H) that private engineering colleges should take permission from State government to start new courses or increase intake of students in courses.
A Bench of Justices A. Rajasheker Reddy and T. Vinod Kumar of the HC issued the directions after hearing a batch of writ petitions challenging JNTU-H’s regulation no. 345556 filed by groups of 11 engineering colleges.
The Bench also instructed JNTU-H to grant affiliation to the colleges which filed writ petitions.
The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
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