Dalit groups step up protest against Calicut varsity’s reservation norms

Dalit groups step up protest against Calicut varsity’s reservation norms

Social activist Sunny M. Kapikkad opening a protest outside the University of Calicut at Tenhipalam in Malappuram on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement  A group of Dalit organisations under the aegis of the Forum for Social Justice staged a token protest on Monday outside the University of Calicut campus at Tenhipalam in Malappuram against … Read more

Calicut varsity trying for NCTE approval for physical education courses

Calicut varsity trying for NCTE approval for physical education courses

Authorities at the University of Calicut are trying to get back National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) approval for their physical education courses. Senior officials at the university told The Hindu on Monday that an application for the purpose had already been submitted online. A list of teachers and their professional details as required by … Read more

Calicut varsity to amend statute to make five-year service mandatory for HoD post

Calicut varsity to amend statute to make five-year service mandatory for HoD post

The University of Calicut will amend its statute to make five-year service mandatory for assistant professors to become heads of departments (HoDs) of various subjects on the campus. This was decided at a Syndicate meeting held on Tuesday. According to sources, the university had earlier rejected the application of K. Divya, Assistant Professor, department of … Read more

AI Express plane landed 1,000 metre beyond actual touchdown point: Aviation experts

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New Delhi: The Air India Express crash late on Friday at the Kozhikode international airport could have been due to the aircraft landing 1,000 metres beyond the touchdown point because of inclement weather, aviation experts and officials told ET. Bad weather was clearly one of the key factors for the crash, which killed about 18 … Read more