Friday, 15 March 2024 | PNS | NEW TEHRI
Student leaders at the Swami Ram Teerth campus of HNB Garhwal University protested against what they alleged is the questionable functioning of the campus authorities. They raised the issue of biometric attendance and other issues while protesting against the university authorities.
The student leaders at the campus in Badshahi Thaul said that the university administration had assured in writing last year that the inter-faculty cultural competition will be held in the campus in Tehri. However, the said competition is being held in Srinagar. Student leaders locked the main gate and various faculties in the campus on Thursday in protest. The protesting students said that not honouring its written assurance to hold the inter-faculty cultural competition at the SRT campus in Badshahi Thaul given last year, the university administration is organising the competition at Srinagar in Pauri district. The students further said that biometric attendance is being demanded on campus to improve the academic system. However, this demand of the students is being ignored by the authorities. As a result, the teaching faculty members reach the campus on times convenient to them, the students alleged. They further alleged that the university vice chancellor had not visited the SRT campus in Badshahi Thaul even once. The students are suffering the repercussions of the apathetic attitude of the campus director, they claimed. The campus director AA Baurai explained to the students that programmes are not being organised in the campus due to budgetary limitations. Talks between the campus administration and the students continued till late in the evening.
