Shillong, Nov 13 (UNI) Agitating students demanding resignation of Vice-Chancellor of the North Eastern Hill University Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, continued their hunger strike, which has entered the ninth day on Wednesday, even as an advocate requested the Meghalaya High Court to take suo motu cognisance of the current crisis in the central university.
On the other hand, the VC, who had not attended office since November 11, on Wednesday appointed Prof. Sherwin May Sungoh, Department of Education, as Pro-Vice Chancellor of the NEHU Shillong campus and Prof. Fameline K. Marak, Department of Garo, as Pro-Vice Chancellor of the NEHU Tura campus, subject to approval of the Executive Council of the NEHU.