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New Indian Express
28-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Kerala High Court lambasts promotion of VS Achuthanandan's son
KOCHI : The Kerala High Court on Friday ordered suo motu registration of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in connection with the appointment of former chief minister V S Achuthanandan's son as the Director in charge of the Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD). It's strange that a clerk got a promotion because of his political influence, and now he is holding the charge of such a prestigious institution (IHRD) as Director, observed Justice D K Singh while considering a case in connection with the appointment of V A Arun Kumar. The petition was filed by Vinu Thomas, Dean (Academic) of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram, who had earlier served as the principal of Model Engineering College, Thrikkakara. The court also directed the stakeholders to permit Vinu Thomas to take digital copy of relevant pages so that he can respond to a memo issued for alleged irregularities in the purchase of items when he was principal of the engineering college. The contrary would be denial of natural justice, the court said.
The Hindu
03-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Sreenarayanaguru Open University to start MBA, MCA programmes
Sreenarayanaguru Open University has received approval from the UGC Distance Education Bureau (DEB) to start MCA (Master of Computer Applications) and MBA (Master of Business Administration) programmes this academic year. With this, the Open University will be inviting applications for 31 UGC-approved UG/PG programmes in the current academic year. The MBA programme will offer specialisations in Finance Management, Marketing Management, HRM (Human Resource Management), Operations Management, Systems Management, and Logistics and Supply Management. Students pursuing the MBA will also have the opportunity to opt for a dual specialisation. The MCA programme will offer specialisations in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cyber Security and Forensics, Data Science and Analytics, IoT (Internet of Things), Robotics and Embedded Systems, Human-Computer Interface and Computer Vision, Cloud Computing and Security, DevOps & MLOps, and Multimedia. A detailed notification containing further information will be available on the website in the first week of July. Meanwhile, Open University and IHRD (Institute of Human Resources Development) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to share study centres. The MoU was signed by Sunitha A.P., registrar of the Open University, and Arun Kumar V.U., director of IHRD at a function presided over by the Minister for Higher Education R. Bindu. SGOU Vice-Chancellor V.P. Jagathy Raj and syndicate members V.P. Prasanth, C. Udayakala, Ajayakumar P.P., and A. Balakrishnan were present. With this agreement, the institutions under IHRD across the State will now function as study centres for the Open University.
