The PUTA alleges that since the Senate takes up matter relating to the university teachers, their lower representation "would adversely affect the academic growth of the university". The teachers have also demanded the immediate release of arrears and "immediate implementation of a viable pension scheme".

Central Excise open house today
The Central Excise Department will hold an open house-cum-seminar on service tax to "enlighten the assessees on the provisions of the service tax and to redress the grievances of the trade".

To be held at Punjab Bhawan, the seminar will be attend by DG, Service Tax Govindan S. Tampi, Central Excise Commissioners S.S. Jha and I.R. Soni and other officers of the department to answer queries of the trade.