Unrest hits central university

The Central University in Kashmir was to start classes in 2009,but a tussle between Jammu and the Valley over its location delayed that by a year. And now,protests,shutdown and curfews are threatening to delay it again.

The university planned to begin recruiting faculty by July-end and start classes in August,but Vice-Chancellor Prof Abdul Wahid,who has been forced by the situation to largely operate from his residence,postponed interviews for faculty.

“Interviews for faculty were scheduled for July 10,but with curfews,stone-pelting and so on,we could hardly have conducted them. I have now postponed interview dates to July 16,21 and 25. I do hope things stabilise by then as we are aiming at starting the academic session either by July-end,which now looks unlikely,or early August”,Prof Wahid told said.

The university needs 12-15 faculty members for one semester.