Date:22/01/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/01/22/stories/2008012260860500.htm

New Delhi

Patna University V-C removed

Patna: Amid the crisis in Patna University over its Vice-Chancellor’s visit to France and subsequent suspension of its head of department of Economics, its Chancellor and Bihar Governor R. S. Gavai on Monday removed Y. C. Simhadri from the post of the V-C.

According to Raj Bhavan sources, the Chancellor’s office asked Simhadri to relinquish his post soon after students representing different organisations vandalised the university office demanding his ouster.

Several students of the Economics department had also raised slogans against its head N. K. Choudhary’s suspension. Simhadri immediately put in his papers and M. P. Singh, the dean of department of Zoology, was appointed VC in-charge till appointment of a full-fledged V-C . PTI