Kanpur, Feb. 8 -- Two faculty members of GSVM Medical College in Kanpur have been dismissed for repeatedly staying absent from work. The decision was reached upon after instructions from deputy chief minister Brijesh Pathak, who said that such a behaviour would not be tolerated.

"Disciplinary violations will not be tolerated. Providing high-quality treatment to patients is our top priority," Pathak said.

The dismissed faculty members are Dr Vaibhav Srivastava, a lecturer, who took up the position as a lecturer in March 2014, was found guilty of taking an unauthorised leave to pursue his education in 2017 without obtaining the necessary clearance from the government. An inquiry revealed that he had also been regularly absent from work. ...