Three IITs for Andhra, none for Orissa
March 5th, 2007
An IANS story with the above title has been picked by many papers including Times of India, Hindustan Times and New Indian Express. It talks about the green field IIT alloted to Andhra and the upgradation of Andhra University College of Engineering and Osmania University College of Engineering to IIT like institutions (IIESTs). It also talks about how Orissa was unlucky in neither getting a greefield IIT nor a branch campus of IIT Kharagpur. With the wide coverage this article has received I hope people all over India become aware of the divisive, partisan and discriminatory practices of the HRD ministry. I hope the UPA and its cabinet will realize the follies of their HRD minister and urge him to change course and not blatantly discriminate against Orissa.
Following are some links where the article of the above title appeared:
- Time of India
- Hindustan Times
- IndiaEdunews.net
- RxPGnews
- Indiaenews
- Earthtimes.org
- Indianmuslims
- Andhra cafe
- Mangalorean.com
Due to Holi most of the Orissa papers are on holiday schedule. So the reactions to the above article has not appeared in the Orissa press yet.
Entry Filed under: IIT, oDishA