
Multidisciplinary research will be encouraged in AU, says Vice-Chancellor
The Hindu
Senate approves merger of HRM Department with the Department of Commerce and Management Studies
The Department of Human Resource Management (HRM) was merged with the Department of Commerce and Management Studies in Andhra University. The Academic Senate approved the merger during its meeting which was held here on Wednesday. Vice-Chancellor P.V.G.D. Prasad Reddy, who presided over the meeting, said that the varsity is committed to uphold the academic and research standards. He said that the university has been entering into collaborations with industries and international universities. He said that trans-disciplinary and multidisciplinary research would be encouraged in the varsity. Prof. Prasad Reddy said that more emphasis would be laid on communication skills to make the students employable.
The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.











