The Osmania University Teachers’ Association has accused Vice Chancellor Prof Kumar Molugaram of harassment, misuse of authority, and blocking faculty elections. OUTA demands an independent enquiry, immediate disciplinary action, and protection for faculty from further retaliatory measures.
Osmania University expressed grief over the death of Reddy Vignan Tej, a second-year Mining Engineering student, discovered in the OU Oxygen Park on Monday. Preliminary assessment suggests personal and non-academic issues may have led to the incident. Registrar Prof. G Naresh Reddy described Tej as a diligent student with no academic concerns.
Law students at Osmania University staged a protest on Tuesday, squatting on the main road with rice bowls to highlight alleged stale food served in the hostel mess. The protesters raised slogans against the vice-chancellor and chief warden, demanding immediate resolution of the long-pending issue.
The Osmania University Teachers' Association said the university's action was in direct violation of the Justice Chinnappa Reddy Committee report, which clearly stated that not an inch of university land should be transferred to any private party under any circumstances
OUTA president Prof B Manohar lists out several issues, including that of not relieving Prof P Ramesh Babu of Mechanical Engineering department, OUCE, who was recently appointed as Palamuru University Registrar
Mild tension prevailed in view of the Osmania University bandh call given by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in protest of the university administration decision to ban protests on the campus
Nearly one year since the former Vice Chancellor Prof T Tirupati Rao Committee submitted its report, highlighting deviations in selecting candidates for promotions, the government is yet to act upon it
Currently, the main gates of the university are closed at 8 pm; with this new decision, an additional hour will be provided for the movement of vehicles
