panjabrao deshmukh

In contrast to the noble sentiments, if one visits the place where the man’s statue has been erected, one would find a picture of neglect. TOI on Monday visited the place and found thorny bushes have taken over the once beautiful landscaping. Worse, reptiles have made this their home along with anti-social elements especially drunkards. Many liquor bottles could be spotted at every nook and corner.

Rajendra Poyyam, pay and accounts official at panjabrao deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), was caught by a team of state Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting bribe of 5,000 from a private contractor, on Friday.

Amid presence of high profile political, academic and literary personalities, a slew of programmes have been organized over the 10-day celebrations, beginning December 18, of the 116th birth anniversary of Shri Shivaji Education Society founder president and first agriculture minister of India, Dr panjabrao deshmukh.

Quashing Dr panjabrao deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth’s (PDKV) decision to change teachers’ promotion criteria from merit-cum-seniority to seniority-cum-merit, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Thursday directed the university to make appointments as per earlier rules.