Appa Rao Podile News
Hyderabad University Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula did not commit suicide because of any pressure exerted by union ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya or university`s Vice Chancellor Appa Rao Podile and that it was a decision "of his own", an inquiry commission has found.
The University of Hyderabad Students' Union has passed a resolution demanding resignation or removal of Vice-Chancellor Prof Appa Rao Podile from the post.
There seems to be no end in sight to row over Rohith Vemula suicide case.
Already under fire for his role in the Rohith Vemula suicide controversy, Hyderabad University Vice-Chancellor Appa Rao Podile is now facing flak for plagiarism in his three papers published in 2007 and 2014.
Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula had committed suicide in January after alleging caste discrimination.
Protesting against the "unprecedented situation" prevailing on the Hyderabad Central University campus, nearly 50 SC/ST faculty forum members Tuesday went on a one-day mass casual leave even as varsity authorities said the classes were functioning normally.
Classes at Hyderabad University resumed on Monday, days after students staged protests against Vice Chancellor Appa Rao Podile.
A Hyderabad Court will on Monday hear the bail plea of 27 students, who were arrested for staging a violent protest against varsity Vice-Chancellor Appa Rao Podile.
Hyderabad Central University has not granted any permission to JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar to address a meeting on the campus, Vice Chancellor Prof Appa Rao Podile said on Wednesday.
Professor Appa Rao had in the last week of January proceeded on an indefinite leave in the wake of Rohith's suicide.
Appa Rao had in the last week of January proceeded on an indefinite leave in the wake of suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula.
Rocked by protests over the suicide of PhD student Rohith Vemula, the University of Hyderabad (UoH) will reopen on Monday.
Protests escalated on Friday at the Hyderabad Central University campus with students demanding "unconditional" revocation of suspension of four Dalit scholars and immediate action against those responsible for the alleged suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula.
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