Goa, Aug. 13 -- The Goa University Teachers' Association (GUTA) has issued a strong warning to politicians and sections of the media against tarnishing the reputation of Goa University and its faculty.

Responding to Vice-Chancellor Prof Harilal Menon's reported remarks in a section of the press that the university's ranking was declining due to the imposition of a domicile requirement, GUTA chairman Prof Ramrao Wagh said certain political party spokespersons had even named faculty members from other States and accused them of failing to produce substantial research.

Prof Wagh asserted that all Goa University faculty, 'regardless of domicile, have worked hard together', efforts which had earned the institution an A+ grade from the Nation...