India, Feb. 5 -- Fourteen years on, the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP) continues to function from rented buildings with no campus to call its own. At present, the university is run from rented spaces in Dharamshala, Shahpur and Dehra. Having been embroiled in political tangles, there is a growing concern in Kangra about a permanent campus for the varsity that was among 16 such institutions set up under the Central Universities Act, 2009.

Under the master plan, the Centre had approved two CUHP campuses in the state, one at Dehra and the other at Jadrangal near Dharamshala, both in Kangra district. The construction at Jadrangal is still to start as the state government is yet to deposit Rs.30 crore for the transfer of forest...