Over 60% OBC, SC positions vacant in IIMs
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Glaring gaps in faculty reservations at central educational institutions
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Glaring gaps in faculty reservations at central educational institutions
More than half of the faculty positions reserved for OBCs in central institutions of higher education are vacant, while about 40% of those reserved for Scheduled Castes and Tribes also remain unfilled, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank told Lok Sabha on Monday in a written response to a question from three Congress MPs.
The situation is particularly acute in the elite Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), where more than 60% of SC and OBC reserved positions are vacant, while almost 80% of positions reserved for STs have not been filled. This means that out of 24 positions reserved for STs, only five have been filled. For the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), data has only been provided for non-faculty positions. Both IITs and IIMs have been
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Vibha Sharma
New Delhi, March 9
After days of speculation over the Uttarakhand Chief Minister’s future amid rumblings among state leaders over his “style of functioning”, Trivendra Singh Rawat today tendered his resignation to Governor Baby Rani Maurya in Dehradun. This comes a day after Rawat met senior leaders in Delhi, including party president JP Nadda, and Rajya Sabha MP and BJP’s national media in charge Anil Baluni.
What forced him out
Observers’ report warns of difficulty for BJP to win Assembly poll with Rawat as face
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Meet Education Minister s Daughter Arushi Nishank Who Is Set To Make Her Bollywood Debut
Arushi is the eldest daughter of Kusum Kanta Pokhriyal and Ramesh Pokhriyal who is trained in Indian classical dance and has been a disciple of Birju Maharaj. arushi.nishank/Instagram Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-10T16:30:33+05:30 Meet Education Minister s Daughter Arushi Nishank Who Is Set To Make Her Bollywood Debut outlookindia.com 2021-03-10T16:37:37+05:30
The daughter of Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Arushi Nishank, is going to make her debut in the Hindi film industry with ‘Tarini’. A poster of the film was released on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
A political acolyte of BJP stalwart B C Khanduri, new Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat (57) is known for his honest image as well as simplicity in the hill state. Most of the state BJP leaders agreed that Rawat, a first time MP from Pauri constituency, was a surprise choice for the top post even when several party leaders like Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank were in the race. Rawat, who is the tenth Chief Minister of the state, has taken over the reins of the state at a time when the assembly elections are just one year away which is going to be his biggest challenge.
Trivendra Singh Rawat will meet with BJP President JP Nadda this afternoon. (File)
New Delhi:
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat is in Delhi for a meeting with the BJP leadership amid reports that he may be replaced after being rated below average by his own party MLAs. He met with BJP President JP Nadda on Monday evening. Earlier in the day, Mr Nadda met with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP general secretary organisation BL Santosh to discuss the situation.
Mr Rawat is expected to return to Dehradun on Tuesday and a meeting of the BJP legislature board, mayor and district panchayat president has been called at his residence in the evening, party sources said. The Chief Minister is likely to seek the support of the MLAs with him in this meeting.