Minister opens academic blocks at MEC
The Hindu
The government will ensure the basic infrastructure development in the higher educational institutions in the State, said R. Bindu, Minister for Education. “The government has taken up the responsibil
The government will ensure the basic infrastructure development in the higher educational institutions in the State, said R. Bindu, Minister for Education. “The government has taken up the responsibility to create a knowledge-based society. It will result in the second phase of the Kerala development model,” she said at the inauguration of academic blocks at the Government Model Engineering College, Thrikkakara, and College of Applied Science College, Puthupally, here on Tuesday. The Minister also inaugurated the building of Model Polytechnic College, Poonjar, on the occasion. Ms. Bindu said that the Higher Education department had initiated steps to reform the exam system and laws governing the universities. The technical institutions had to promote manufacturing by extending help in setting up small-scale units close to them, she said.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.