Nepal, July 10 -- Professors have launched a protest demanding the assurance of autonomy for the Institute of Engineering.

The units of the Institute of Engineering (IOE) of the Tribhuvan University Teachers' Association (TUTA), the ideological associations/organizations of professors, and all units under the Institute of Engineering held a press conference in Pulchowk, Lalitpur, on Wednesday, stating that they have launched a protest, claiming that interference from Tribhuvan University (TU) has caused the loss of administrative, financial, and research autonomy.

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