Ludhiana, Sept. 9 -- Four government colleges in the district continue to function without a permanent head, raising serious questions about the quality of administration and academic management.

Even though SCD Government College got a regular principal after a long gap of five months, in April, the leadership crisis in the district's higher education institutions is far from over.

Government College (East), which has over 1,150 students and even introduced science courses this year, has been without a principal since April, following the retirement of its former head, Deepak Chopra, in March.

The situation is no different at Government Science College, Jagraon, which caters to more than 500 students. Since June, the officiating charg...