Varanasi: A guest lecturer at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth University here for making allegedly derogatory comments against women and Hindu festival of Navratri.
Professor Mithilesh Gautam posted on social media that women should not fast for nine days during Navratri.. instead, they should read the Constitution.
Mithilesh’s post was not taken well by many, and s section of students protested against the professor.
A complaint was filed against Mithilesh on September 29.
The university’s registrar said that the post on social media ‘hurt religious sentiments’.
Students’ protests disrupted the environment at the university, with examinations and admissions being halted, the registrar said.
Mithilesh was first barred from entering the university before being dismissed from service ‘with immediate effect’.
Mithilesh has his backers as well. A section of students has submitted an application urging the university’s management to withdraw the action taken against him.
The university has said a committee will be formed to consider the application.
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is set to engage ‘bank mitras’ to resolve problems faced by…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (Nov 25) dismissed petitions challenging the inclusion of…
Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) of Odisha has seized the scooter of jatra actress…
Bareilly: Blind trust on technology can be detrimental too. That’s exactly what happened to three…
New Delhi: Proceedings in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the ongoing Winter Session…
Cuttack: After rescuing a minor Bangladeshi girl, Madhupatna Police in Odisha’s Cuttack city have arrested…
Baripada: Ten days after being put in a soft enclosure inside Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR)…
Nuapada: Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of Jonk police station in Odisha’s Nuapada district, Gurudev Karmi, has…