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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
UoM pensioners face delay in payments due to lack of funds
Mysuru: If the state govt doesn't release funds immediately, the University of Mysore (UoM) pensioners, numbering over 1,900, will not receive their pension on time. According to sources, the varsity is waiting for govt funds to pay the pension this month. Meanwhile, pensioners are demanding financial discipline in the UoM to save the institute from bankruptcy. Every month, the university requires Rs.8.5 crore to pay the pension for its retired staff. For the last few months, the UoM has been totally dependent on govt support to pay pensions. According to the pensioners, the pension amount was generally credited to their bank accounts on the last date of every month. "But in recent months, it was delayed to the second or third day of the next month. This month, it is expected to be delayed again as the govt is yet to release funds," explained a pensioner who wished to remain unnamed. "With no funds, the university is totally dependent on the govt for the money to release pensions. So, it is getting delayed," a pensioner explained. "With the trifurcation of the university, the university's revenue is declining. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo The need of the hour is an action plan to support the university," he said. Lokanath NK, VC, UoM, informed that the university is waiting for govt funds to pay the pension. "The govt assured us of releasing money in this regard. Once we receive funds, pensions will be paid," he explained. Pensioners Association president K Mahadev stated that the situation is worrying. "The pension fund became empty due to the excess recruitment of temporary non-teaching staff," he alleged. "The university authorities recruited hundreds of excess non-teaching staff. Politicians, irrespective of party affiliation, secured jobs for their candidates in the university. There is no space for these staff to sit in the departments. These excess recruitments resulted in the financial crisis," he alleged.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Sad plea to Aussie parents over deadly e-scooter reality: 'Higher than we expected'
"Please don't buy these for your kids." That is the desperate plea from an emergency doctor who has witnessed firsthand how devastating e-scooter collisions can be. Now, Dr Sarah Whitelaw is urging parents not to let their children anywhere near them. "They end up with lots of soft tissue and facial fractures, sometimes half or all of their teeth missing, and unfortunately sometimes really significant head injuries," Whitelaw told 7News. Her warning comes after the University of Melbourne (UoM) released shocking data revealing one in three e-scooter deaths in the last five years have been children. Experts believe youngsters' inexperience on busy roads and smaller stature, makes it easier for other road users to miss them. "The proportion [of child deaths] is much higher than we expected," Whitelaw said. 🛴 As cities axe e-scooters, personally owned ones are in a blind spot 👀 Little-known road rule could see you lose your licence 🥱 'Fed up': City's massive e-scooter call The number of Aussies dying from e-scooter usage continues to rise as the mode of transport surges in popularity. However, child fatalities are disproportionate to those of adults, and it is something experts desperately want to end. "We've identified a shocking over-representation of children... the fatalities that involve children, the vast majority of them have occurred in collisions with other vehicles," Associate Professor Milad Haghani from the UoM said. In the last five years, 30 people have died while using e-scooters in Australia— and 11 of these have been children. Queensland has the highest number of e-scooter tragedies with 15 deaths, while Western Australia and Victoria have experienced six each, NSW recorded two deaths and the ACT one. Last month a teenager was killed after colliding with a ute in Terang, a town 212km southwest of Melbourne. The fatality occurred only days after 12-year-old Summah Richards was killed in regional Queensland after colliding with another vehicle. E-scooter regulations vary from state to territory and there are calls to streamline nationwide rules in a bid to reduce the number of deaths across the country, while others want to see children completely banned from e-scooter use. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
New Indian Express
01-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Fund-starved UoM slashes guest faculty count, passes Rs 150-crore deficit budget
CHENNAI: Despite opposition from the syndicate and senate members, the University of Madras (UoM) has gone ahead with deductions in its expenses under several heads, including The university has passed a deficit budget of Rs 149.86 crore for the financial year. This is the third time in a row that the university is staring at a deficit budget. The revised budget for 2025-26 was passed on Wednesday after senate members sent their views through email to the registrar. 'Without any discussion, the budget was passed after taking the views of senate members through emails. This is not a fair process. Many senators had vehemently opposed the budget cuts, but we were informed that the majority was in favour of it and so the budget was passed,' said a senate member. Usually, the university's annual budget is passed in the senate meeting held at the end of March. However, this year in the senate, only the budget for April was passed instead of the annual budget. The cash-strapped university was asked by the state government to revise its budget estimates by making necessary deductions in expenses to deal with the mounting deficit. While the deficit in the budget estimate for 2023-24 of its non-plan account stood at Rs 105.54 crore, in 2024-25 it rose to Rs 146.16 crore and this year it has again gone up to Rs 149.86 crore. 'The non-plan account (expenditure) in 2024-25 stood at Rs 270.40 crore, however, after making all the budget cuts, they have managed to bring it down to Rs 246.47 crore,' said a senate member. The non-plan account deals with the receipts and expenditure connected to the normal functioning of the university. The budget allocation for the university department's stationery and equipment maintenance was reduced by 20%, while maintenance of buildings was cut by 40%, and the allocation towards student facilities, sports, and physical education was reduced by 30%. The number of guest lecturers has been reduced from 115 to 75 and part-time (hourly basis) guest faculty from 46 to 30. According to university officials, the deficit is the outcome of years of accumulation. The syndicate and senate members had written to the administration against the budget cut, as it would affect the functioning of the university and is inimical to the interests of students. The members had appealed to the state government to provide grants to deal with the budget cuts. 'All our appeals have fallen on deaf ears,' said a syndicate member.
New Indian Express
28-04-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
26 Chennai colleges seek to suspend courses as BCom, science enrolments drop
CHENNAI: Many colleges which launched several commerce courses and in multiple shifts, riding the wave of popularity of BCom (bachelor in commerce), are now struggling to fill seats and drifting away to keep their head above water. With few takers, they are on course for a change. According to the data from the University of Madras (UoM), at least 26 arts and science-affiliated colleges have sought permission to suspend various courses from 2025 due to poor or zero enrolment. Of the 26 colleges, 13 colleges have applied to suspend BCom courses, while eight colleges want to shelve BSc mathematics courses and seven colleges have applied to suspend BA English. The remaining courses which are in the list are BSc computer science (four colleges), BA Tamil (2), BBA(1) and BSc physics (2), and BSc plant biology and plant biotechnology. Varsity officials have attributed it to a case of mismatch in supply and demand. As there was demand for commerce undergraduate courses in the last few years, many private colleges opened second shifts in BCom programmes and new commerce related courses like BCom in corporate secretaryship, information system management, marketing management, and bank management. 'We noticed that most of the colleges which have applied for suspension of BCom courses were offering two to three varieties of undergraduate programmes in commerce while few colleges had five varieties of BCom courses in multiple shifts,' said a varsity official. 'Colleges should remember that along with quantity, quality of the programme also matters. As they have nil enrolments in the courses, it was not financially viable for them to run the courses,' said a senior faculty member of the university. The demand for basic science courses like BSc in mathematics and physics has also been declining over the past few years, raising concern among academicians. 'Now the focus of students is only on courses which will ensure jobs for them. Hence the demand of pure science courses has been on the decline. Many colleges are opting to start BSc in computer science by shutting down basic science courses,' said the principal of a college. The issue was discussed in the recent senate meeting of the university.
New Indian Express
28-04-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
26 Chenai colleges seek to suspend courses as BCom, science enrolments drop
CHENNAI: Many colleges which launched several commerce courses and in multiple shifts, riding the wave of popularity of BCom (bachelor in commerce), are now struggling to fill seats and drifting away to keep their head above water. With few takers, they are on course for a change. According to the data from the University of Madras (UoM), at least 26 arts and science-affiliated colleges have sought permission to suspend various courses from 2025 due to poor or zero enrolment. Of the 26 colleges, 13 colleges have applied to suspend BCom courses, while eight colleges want to shelve BSc mathematics courses and seven colleges have applied to suspend BA English. The remaining courses which are in the list are BSc computer science (four colleges), BA Tamil (2), BBA(1) and BSc physics (2), and BSc plant biology and plant biotechnology. Varsity officials have attributed it to a case of mismatch in supply and demand. As there was demand for commerce undergraduate courses in the last few years, many private colleges opened second shifts in BCom programmes and new commerce related courses like BCom in corporate secretaryship, information system management, marketing management, and bank management. 'We noticed that most of the colleges which have applied for suspension of BCom courses were offering two to three varieties of undergraduate programmes in commerce while few colleges had five varieties of BCom courses in multiple shifts,' said a varsity official. 'Colleges should remember that along with quantity, quality of the programme also matters. As they have nil enrolments in the courses, it was not financially viable for them to run the courses,' said a senior faculty member of the university. The demand for basic science courses like BSc in mathematics and physics has also been declining over the past few years, raising concern among academicians. 'Now the focus of students is only on courses which will ensure jobs for them. Hence the demand of pure science courses has been on the decline. Many colleges are opting to start BSc in computer science by shutting down basic science courses,' said the principal of a college. The issue was discussed in the recent senate meeting of the university.
