V-Cs discuss modalities on quality of education
The Hindu
Meeting of A.P. Higher Education Planning Board held
The Vice-Chancellors of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) in Anantapur, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, and the Central University of Andhra Pradesh met on Thursday to discuss the modalities to be adopted for improving the quality of education by catching up with the recent trends in higher education and to plug the gaps to ensure qualitative support to the universities and other higher educational institutions. The State government had grouped the three universities into the Anantapur Cluster and formed the Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Planning Board (APHEPB) with all the Vice-Chancellors / Directors of State universities and Central institutions.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.