Kerala varsity to launch 10 depts. in emerging areas
The Hindu
The courses will be launched in the proposed departments this year and existing faculty and facilities to be utilised
The University of Kerala is set to add to its academic disciplines 10 new departments in strategic subjects that will provide facility for studies in emerging areas.
Regarded the ‘mother university’ of the State, the 84-year-old establishment houses 44 departments out of which 11 came under the faculty of Science, seven under Science and Technology, and 26 under Social Sciences, Languages, Commerce and Education.
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.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.