{
  "id": 1724828,
  "title": "Payroll irregularities, inadequate staffing dominate engagement between Select Committee on Education and selected universities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/payroll-irregularities-inadequate-staffing-dominate-engagement",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:17:06.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://3news.com/news/payroll-irregularities-inadequate-staffing-dominate-engagement-between-select-committee-on-education-and-selected-universities"
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  "summary": "The engagement focused on concerns raised in the Auditor-General’s Reports for the 2024 and 2025 financial years",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Detailed police probe likely into alleged financial irregularities in Physical Education dept. at Calicut varsity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/detailed-police-probe-likely-into-alleged-financial-irregularities-in",
        "published": "2026-08-15T14:35:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}