{
  "id": 138657,
  "title": "Students allege spoiled food served at AU hostel; V-C orders stricter monitoring",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/students-allege-spoiled-food-served-at-au-hostel-v-c-orders-stricter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T17:11:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/students-allege-spoiled-food-served-at-au-hostel-v-c-orders-stricter-monitoring/article71306136.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, students at Andhra University staged a protest at the Arts Hostel mess, alleging that spoiled egg curry had been served to them. Student representatives informed the Vice-Chancellor's office about the foul smell and multiple similar incidents. The demonstration, attended by student organization representatives, demanded immediate action and emphasized the need for quality food in hostels. Following the protest, Vice-Chancellor G. P. Raja Sekhar reviewed hostel administration and ordered stricter monitoring of food quality in hostel messes, including daily inspections by students and the appointment of two student representatives per hostel mess. The Vice-Chancellor also directed the installation of Wi-Fi and CCTV facilities and repairs in hostel infrastructure.",
  "summary": "Students carry vessel containing alleged spoiled egg curry to the Vice-Chancellor’s office, prompting the university to introduce daily food inspections, student participation in monitoring and stricter accountability for staff and suppliers",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}