Governor orders V-Cs to enforce hostel discipline, decides to form panel to curb campus violence

Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has directed Vice-Chancellors to strictly adhere to hostel rules and enforce subject connected campuses.

The acquisition was issued during a gathering with the V-Cs astatine Lok Bhavan connected Tuesday. The interaction, which followed a publication merchandise and the motorboat of MOOC courses designed by Calicut University, was organised to code concerns related to alleged incidents of pupil unrest successful assemblage hostels.

The gathering besides decided to represent a committee chaired by Kerala University V-C in-charge Mohanan Kunnummal to urge suggestions to “contain unit connected assemblage and world campuses.”

Prior to the meeting, the V-Cs had been asked to contiguous their views connected the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry headed by erstwhile Kerala High Court justice A. Hariprasad. The committee was constituted aft the decease of veterinary pupil Sidharthan J.S. astatine Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University successful 2024.

The Governor besides directed the V-Cs to observe the 150th day of the nationalist opus ‘Vande Mataram’ by organising competitions, taste events and different activities. The acquisition has been issued connected the ground of directions by the Union government, according to authoritative sources.