W.B. government, governor at loggerheads over academic appointments

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V. Ananda Bose and the State government are at loggerheads over the appointmentof interim Vice Chancellors at ten universities in the State...

The Minister urged the newly-appointed ViceChancellors not to acceptthese illegal appointments...

After a meeting with the State EducationMinister in February, the Governor had accepted the resignation of several Vice Chancellors and extended their tenure fora period of three months..

Sources in the State Education Department said that the Governor has only retained the few Vice Chancellors who had accepted Raj Bhavans directive to send weekly reports..

Last week, the Governor hadissued a showcause notice to about half a dozen Vice Chancellors whowere not sending weekly reports to him in compliance with an April circular that the State Education Departmenthadobjected to...

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