Bengaluru/Mysuru, Feb. 15 -- Cabinet to decide fate of Mandya, Kodagu, Hassan, Chamarajanagar and six other Universities

In a decision set to have significant educational consequences, the Karnataka Cabinet will determine the fate of ten Universities established during the previous BJP tenure.

The Congress Government claims that the BJP-led administration created 10 Universities - Hassan, Bidar, Chamarajanagar, Haveri, Kodagu, Koppal, Bagalkot, Maharani Cluster, Mandya and Nrupathunga - without allocating sufficient land or funds, violating State regulations. Only Bidar University will be retained, sources said.

Addressing the media in Bengaluru yesterday, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar stated that students from Mandya and Chamarajanagar pr...