Assistant professor suspended for unauthorised admission of students in college
Agartala (PTI): An assistant professor of a government-run degree college here was suspended for his alleged involvement in unauthorised admission of students, an official said on Friday.
The action has been initiated against Abhijit Nath, assistant professor of Ramthakur College, following media reports about malpractice in the admission process for the 2025-26 academic year.
"Preliminary findings from the principal indicate that some students, whose names were not on the official admission list, were found with fee cards with forged signatures of college authorities", said special secretary of the Education department, Raval Hamendra Kumar, in an order issued on Wednesday.
It said the college principal's submission revealed that Nath had taken 50 fee cards from the college office without authorisation and kept them at his residence.
"He later returned only 28 cards without providing an explanation for the remaining ones. It was later confirmed that a total of 120 fee cards had been taken by Nath, and 69 cases of unauthorised admissions were found", it said.
"The government has termed the case as a serious malpractice, forgery, and gross violation of admission norms. As per Rule 10 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, Nath has been placed under suspension with immediate effect," said the order issued by Kumar.
During the suspension period, Nath's headquarters will remain at Agartala, and he has been instructed not to leave the station without prior permission, said another official.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
