Nehru College of Engineering in Kerala to reopen tomorrow

Thrissur Collector A. Kausigan in talks with representatives of students, teachers, and college authorities at his chamber on Wednesday.

The Nehru College of Engineering in Pambadi, which has remained closed following an agitation in connection with the death of student Jishnu Pranoy, will reopen on Friday.

The decision to end the 40-day agitation was taken at a meeting convened by District Collector A. Kausigan with representatives of students, teachers, and college authorities here on Wednesday. The students agreed to end their agitation as the authorities promised to find a solution to their demands.

The police will intensify efforts to arrest the five accused in the Jishnu case, including college chairman Krishnadas, and take action if the college authorities resort to inhuman punishment against the students. The management should not intervene in academic procedures, the meeting resolved.

The first accused, Krishnadas, will be removed as college chairman. One of the managing trust directors P.K. Krishnakumar will be the new chairman. The meeting banned the accused in the Jishnu case from entering the college campus.

Grievance cell

A parent teacher association will be formed on February 22 in the college and, on February 23, the Nehru Pharmacy College. A students’ grievance cell will also be formed as per the UGC guidelines. A PTA subcommittee will be set up for monitoring the canteen, hostels, and transport facilities. Students’ union election will be held in the college from the next academic year.