UGC panel to probe allegations against Manipur varsity VC

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT

NEW DELHI, July 14 - University Grants Commission has formed a panel to probe the allegations of administrative negligence and misutilisation of funds by Manipur University vice chancellor Aditya Prasad Pandey, a source from HRD Ministry said today.

�The panel was formed following a representation from the State Government to HRD Ministry. The committee will submit its report by month-end, following which further action will be decided,� the source said.

Students of the university have been on strike for more than a month demanding the VC�s resignation and an independent probe against him.

�The State Government feared a law and order situation and hence recommended the Ministry to send Pandey on leave,� the source said. � PTI

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