Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday, October 30, asked the Telangana Director of Medical Education and Registrar of Nursing Council to act against alleged irregularities in nursing colleges in Telangana.

The NHRC order came after a Hyderabad -based lawyer and social activist, Karupothula Revanth, cited several media reports highlighting large-scale violations in nursing colleges.

In his complaint, the lawyer alleged that several nursing colleges have been operating without proper infrastructure and unqualified faculty, obtaining approvals through middlemen by bribing officials with large amounts of money.

He further highlighted that some colleges have permission for one location but are running colleges elsewhere. In certain cases, as many as eight nu

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