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TSF demands suspension of Telangana Education Minister for 'goof-up' in intermediate results
Telugunadu Students Federation(TSF) president P Sharatchandra on Wednesday demanded suspension of Education Minister Jagadeeshwar Reddy for the goof-up in the intermediate results announced recently."We demand Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) government to announce compensation for the families of victims who have committed suicide and to suspend the Education Minister. If the government fails to take action before May 17 all student organisations will protest in front of Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao's house and Education Minister Jagadeeshwar Reddy's house," Sharatchandra told ANI.Asserting that democracy in Telangana has died, the TSF president said, "Democracy in Telangana died when students were arrested for protesting against intermediate results goof-up. TRS working president KT Rama Rao responds to everything and in every meeting, he speaks about education standards in Telangana. But when 23 students committed suicide because of your government's fault, you just respond ..
60.23 per cent students pass Assam matriculation examination
A total of 60.23 per cent of the 3,36,203 students passed the matriculation (class 10) examination the results of which were declared on Wednesday by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA). Meghashree Borah of Sankardev Shishu Bidya Niketan in Lakhimpur topped the examination with 594 marks out of 600, which is 99 per cent. Chinmoy Hazarika (Don Bosco High School, Baghchung, Jorhat) and Pratyasha Medhi (St Mary's HS School, Guwahati) came second with 593 marks, while Afreen Ahmed (Christjyoti School, Nagaon) and Anushree Bhuyan (St Mary's HS School, Guwahati) stood third with 591 marks, SEBA said. The pass percentage of boys was 62.65 while that of girls was 57.95 per cent. A total of 1,02,713 boys out of 1,63,945 passed, while the number for girls were 1,05,105 out of 1,81,385 across the state, the results gazette said. The number of students who passed in the first division was 48,599 students while those in second division and third division were 71,020 and ...
Girls outshine boys in Madhya Pradesh class 10, 12 exams
Girls again outshone boys in the Madhya Pradesh class 10 and 12 board exams, the results of which were declared on Wednesday.
Court asks Telangana to declare Intermediate results by May 27
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) to declare the results of re-verification of answer scripts of Intermediate students by May 27.
EC awaits completion of College Street violence investigation
Central Police Observer Vivek Dubey on Wednesday said that three FIRs have been lodged after disturbance following BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow here.
"PoJK institutions not recognised," says UGC, cautions students against admissions
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has cautioning students against taking admissions in educational institutions situated in Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), asserting that institutes in the region are neither established nor recognised by the Government of India.In a circular dated May 8th, UGC also arrested that the said territory is an integral part of India and is under illegal occupation of Pakistan.Educational institutions, including universities, medical colleges, technical institutions and other educational institutions situated in PoJK are neither established by Government of India nor recognised by Statutory Authorities such as University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India (MCI), hence students must not take admission in these, the circular said."...Students are cautioned and advised against taking admission in any college/university/technical institution in any territory under illegal ...
Most educational institutions shut down in J&K
Amid calls of hanging of rapist as students continue to clash with the police, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday shut down most educational institutions in the valley.
St. Stephen's ropes in church for admissions, teachers condemn move as 'unconstitutional'
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): In a first in the history of Delhi University's St Stephen's College, its panel to interview students for undergraduate admissions this year will include one member of the college's Supreme Council, which comprises six members of the Church of North India (CNI)The decision taken in a meeting of college's Staff Council has irked college teachers who have condemned the decision calling it as "illegal and unacademic".According to teachers, the decision is in violation of the college's constitution which categorically states that the supreme council shall have no jurisdiction in the administration of the college."The 1992 judgment of the Supreme Court that upheld the minority status of the College had permitted the college to have a separate admissions process including an interview with 15 per cent weightage only because the interviews were conducted solely by the teachers of the college," read a statement issued by the teachers on Monday."Never in the ...
Pyrotechnic object found at Air Force Station
A suspicious looking object which later turned out to be a pyrotechnic item was found on Tuesday morning at the Air Force Station of Lohegaon by a staff member of the Air Force School, Vimannagar, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a press release."This morning a staff member of Air Force School, Vimannagar, located at Air Force Station, Lohegaon, found a suspicious looking object in the school ground, which is adjacent to a civil residential area. On receiving the information, IAF security team reached the Air Force School and the school area was cordoned off," IAF tweeted.The object was safely disposed of by a member of the police bomb disposal squad after identification as a pyrotechnic object."Police Bomb disposal squad identified the suspicious object as a pyrotechnic object. The suspicious device was safely disposed of by the police bomb disposal squad," the tweet read.No damage to life and property has been reported.The IAF has launched an investigation in the matter. Further ..
Delhi Police commissioner felicitates students for securing good marks in board exams
Students of Delhi Police Public schools, who scored good marks in their Class 10 and 12 exams, were felicitated on Tuesday, officials said. The students from the schools' campuses in Safdarjung Enclave and New Police Lines were felicitated by Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik. "As many as 23 students were awarded merit certificates for being school toppers and for securing cent per cent marks in various subjects," the police department said. Out of these 23 students, 18 students were wards of Delhi Police personnel, police said. Patnaik also commended principals of both the schools as well as school faculty for putting sincere efforts, which resulted in getting excellent results, the officials said.
4 students from AP score perfect 100 in JEE Main exam for architecture courses
Four students from Andhra Pradesh have scored perfect 100 in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Main for admission to architecture courses, the HRD Ministry's National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Tuesday. The four students are Gollapudi N Lakshmi Narayana, Korapati Nikhil Ratna, Sykam Ritesh Reddy and Gudla Raghunandan Reddy. For the first time, the JEE-Main examination of Paper-2 (B.Arch/B.Planning) was conducted two times through CBT-Online mode, in this year, the NTA said. The first examination was conducted on January 8 in two shifts, and the second JEE(Main) exam for Paper-2 was conducted on April 7. It said a total of 2.27 lakh candidates had appeared for the examination. For those candidates who appeared in both the January and April examination, better of the two scores have been taken into account, it said. Out of 61,510 candidates appearing in both the months, 27,624 have improved their performance.
Stephen's College row: Governing Council Chairman asserts authority
Amid a row, Chairman of the Supreme Council and Governing Body of St Stephens College Rt Revd Warris K Masih on Tuesday asserted that the decision to include a member of the Council in the interview panel for selection of students for admission was to ensure that the right of the Christian minority for 50 per cent seats to the college was safeguarded.
DUTA objects to inclusion of supreme council member in interview panel of St Stephen's College
The Delhi University Teachers' Association and students' bodies Tuesday demanded a rollback of the decision of St Stephen's College to include a member of the institution's Supreme Council in the interview panel for selection of students. In a statement, the DUTA also criticised the institution's decision of sending warning letters to three of its governing body members over the issue. The three members of the governing body had objected to the inclusion of a member of its Supreme Council in the interview panel, saying it is a violation of the college constitution. The three members -- Nandita Narain of Department of Mathematics, N P Ashley of Department of English and Abhishek Singh of Department of Economics -- had condemned the "illegal and unacademic decision taken by the Principal", that "could compromise the academic integrity of our admissions process" while demanding its withdrawal. The DUTA said the "vindictive step" to silence dissent, criticism and expression of views has ..
Class 12 student raped by minor in Bihar
A class 12 student was allegedly raped by a minor boy in Bihar's Gaya district on Tuesday, police said. The girl was returning after attending tuition class when the teenager dragged her to a secluded place in Sherghati area and allegedly raped her, the police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajiv Mishra said that a case of rape has been lodged at the Sherghati police station against the boy, who is also a student of class 12. The medical examination of the girl, a minor has been conducted, he said. The SSP said police are conducting raids to nab the culprit who is absconding.
Stephen's row escalates, Narain issued warning by Principal
The row over the decision of St Stephen's College Principal John Varghese to include a member of the Supreme Council in the interview panel for selection of students for admission escalated on Tuesday with the college issuing a "formal warning" to a member of the Governing Body who had protested the decision.
Grenade-like object found in Air Force school in Pune
An object resembling a grenade was Tuesday found in the Air Force School in Viman Nagar in Pune, police said, adding that it had been defused and sent to a laboratory for chemical analysis. After police received a call from school authorities at around 10:30am, a team of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad arrived at the spot, an official said. "The object looks like a grenade and has some substance, the kind used in firecrackers, inside it. The BDDS team has sent it for laboratory analysis. We are probing what the object is and how it reached the school," he added.
Sikkim varsity prof removed following sexual harassment charge
The Sikkim University Tuesday removed a professor after a student lodged a complaint of sexual harrasment against him by a student of his department, an official said. The accused professor, who is the head of the Mass Communications Department, was barred from visiting the department and also from evaluating answer scripts of its students, SU Registrar Prof T K Kaul said in a notification. "The HOD of the Mass Communications Department has been removed from the post pending an inquiry into the allegation of sexual harassment against him by one of the girl students of his department," Kaul said. The victim had submitted a written complaint on Sunday and the decision was made on the basis of the recommendations of the internal complaints committee of the university, the registrar said. "The internal complaints committee held a preliminary probe in the matter and recommended action against the accused professor," Kaul said. According to some students, the alleged incident .
Delhi's 3-year-old kids celebrate Mother's Day in unique way
In an exemplary event, 3-year-old kids at Delhi's leading play school Intelligentsia, pledged to take care of their mothers by caring for them, listening to them and helping them. This was a part of Mother's Day celebration at the campus of Intelligentsia, a highly researched play school based out of Delhi.Intelligentsia is the brainchild of Dr Gaurav Nigam, a well-known educationist, pediatrician, and author. Intelligentsia is all about scientific research and delivering early education through STEM approach.Dr Gaurav Nigam has been advocating for implementing STEM education approach in education in the country particularly for early stage of education.The day-long Mother's Day celebration was attended by many well-known personalities and scholars from Delhi-NCR and parents. Dr Gaurav Nigam, Founder of Intelligentsia was also present during the occasion and took part in the activities with the kids.3-year-old kids at the school performed and also took a pledge to take care of their ..
Delhi govt asks schools to sensitise students about thalassemia, invite health experts
The Delhi government Tuesday directed all schools in the national capital to sensitise students and staff members about thalassemia and invite health experts to talk about it. Thalassaemia is a major genetic disorder and is passed from parents to children. Every year around 10,000 to 12,000 children are born with thalassaemia major in India. There are around three lakh thalassaemia affected people in India currently. Referring to a study, the Delhi government said one out of every 18 births is a thalassaemia carrier in Delhi. In Delhi around 200 births of thalassaemia major take place every year, it said. "All Heads of government, government aided and private schools are directed to invite any officer or doctor from Health Department having expertise in thalassaemia to deliver a special talk and sensitize the students and staff members about the disease," the Directorate of Education (DoE) said in a letter to schools. These patients require repeated and regular blood transfusion and ..
Odisha Matriculation exam results in third week of May
The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Tuesday announced that this year's Matriculation (Class 10) examination results would be published in the third week of this month. The BSE conducts the matriculation examination for Odia medium schools in the state. BSE president Jahan Ara Begum announced that the results will be published on any day between May 15 and 21. The BSE had earlier planned to publish the matriculation examination results on May 6. Nearly six lakh students have written this year's annual High School Certificate examinations that were held in about 3000 examination centers in the state from February 22 to March 8. The evaluation of answer sheets had ended in April. BSE sources said the last minute touches were given to the result booklets when the state was battered by a devastating cyclone on May 3. "Publication of results slightly got delayed because of complete breakdown of power and telecom connectivity in the state due to the devastating storm", the ...
