Vadodara: The Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) has blacklisted Shilpa Caterers after over 130 female students were hospitalized at SSG Hospital between Tuesday night and Wednesday due to food poisoning. The students, all residents of the Sarojini Devi Hall girls' hostel, began experiencing symptoms such as severe stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea shortly after midnight, just hours after consuming dinner at the hostel mess. In response to the incident, the university has ended its contrac...Read More

Vadodara: More than 100 female students from Maharaja Sayajirao University's girls' hostels were rushed to the government-run SSG Hospital in the early hours of Wednesday after several began experiencing symptoms of food poisoning, primarily vomiting. Officials from both MSU and SSG Hospital confirmed that the students are in stable condition. Many have already been discharged after receiving primary treatment. Professor Dhanesh Patel, the acting vice-chancellor of MSU, stated that about 350 st...Read More

Vadodara: A Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed that the foreign trips of the former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of a Vadodara university, Dr. Vijay Srivastava, cost the institution ₹21 lakh during his tenure. The RTI, filed by Kapil Joshi, a former Senate member of the Faculty of Social Work, sought details of expenses incurred during the VC's international travels. The information obtained indicates that Dr. Srivastava visited the UK, Japan, Italy, and France between 2022 and 2024,...Read More

Vadodara: A few days ago, BJP MP Hemang Joshi wrote to former MS University (MSU) Vice-Chancellor (V-C) V K Shrivastava, asking him to vacate his official residence, ‘Dhanvantri,’ to uphold the institution’s dignity. Now, the university has issued a written notice directing him to leave at the earliest. On Friday evening, students staged a protest outside the bungalow, holding banners and criticizing Shrivastava’s "disdainful conduct." They also pasted a "public notice" on the gate and ...Read More

Vadodara: One questionable appointment by the government, and controversies are not stopping at Vadodara's heart-like prestigious Maharaja Sayajirao University (MS University). Tainted former Vice Chancellor Vijay Srivastava whose appointment was challenged by a senior professor in the High Court and who resigned just before his end of term has not vacated the official bungalow of the Vice Chancellor of MSU yet. Now the local Lok Sabha member has intervened and asked Srivastava to vacate the bun...Read More

Vadodara: The Gujarat government has approved a grant of ₹57 crore for the construction of a 12-storey girls' hostel at MS University. Meanwhile, a proposal for a new boys' hostel, estimated at ₹72 crore, is also in the pipeline, pending approval. The approved girls' hostel will be built on a 50,000-square-foot area and will have an 11-storey structure above the ground floor. The new facility will accommodate 600 students and include amenities such as warden quarters, a garden, and toilet...Read More

Vadodara: The MS University Board of Management has turned down former Vice-Chancellor V K Shrivastava's request for three months' time to vacate the official bungalow. Shrivastava resigned last month while a petition challenging his appointment as VC in February 2022 was still pending in the Gujarat High Court. The BoM, chaired by Chancellor Shubhanginiraje Gaekwad, served Shrivastava with a notice to vacate the bungalow by February 8th. He has also been asked to return the gadgets and service...Read More

Vadodara: An assistant professor from MS University, accused of stalking a female student, was arrested by the Sayajigunj police on Sunday. Mohammed Azhar Dheriwala has been booked for stalking, making inappropriate gestures, and threatening to sabotage the student’s career, according to an FIR filed on Saturday. In her complaint, a second-year Master of Arts student claimed that Dheriwala, a faculty member in the Department of Hindi, repeatedly made gestures inviting her to his office. Whe...Read More

Vadodara: The deadline for submission of applications for the post of Vice-Chancellor at MS University was 2nd January. It is learned that more than 80 candidates have applied for the post of Vice-Chancellor. The current Vice-Chancellor's term is set to expire on February 8th. The search committee has started scrutinizing the applications received from all the candidates. After that, the search committee will shortlist the names based on the educational qualifications of the candidates and ca...Read More