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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - social reformer at centre of a modern-day political battle
A prominent figure in West Bengal, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar has come under the spotlight after a statue of him was vandalised on Tuesday night during violence at BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata.Vidyasagar, who has brought great reforms in the Indian society, is often touted as a man who was ahead of his time. Mostly recalled for his contribution in introducing concepts of widow-remarriage in the traditional society, he is referred to as a philosopher, writer, reformer, printer and philanthropist.He was most influential in campaigning for widow-remarriage and fought against many traditionalists to get an act passed in its favour. He invoked scriptures, did print campaigns and engaged in debates to get his point across.It was with his continuous efforts that the Widow Remarriage Act was passed in July 1856 and the first such documented marriage also took place in Kolkata. Vidyasagar was also instrumental in spreading awareness against the practice of polygamy prevalent in
CA Exam postponed as centres were holding UPSC exams: ICAI
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has clarified that the postponement of exams on June 2 and 4 was because the examination centers were holding UPSC tests on the same day.
MP: Teacher who got student slapped 168 times arrested
A government school teacher in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district has been arrested and remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a court here for allegedly directing some students to slap their classmate 168 times for not completing her homework. Thandla tehsil's Judicial Magistrate First Class Jai Patidar on Monday turned down the bail plea of Manoj Verma, 35, additional district prosecution officer Ravi Prakash Rai said. Verma allegedly directed students to slap the girl, then studying in Class 6 at Jawahar Navodaya School in Thandla town, in January last year, he said. According to the victim's father Shiv Pratap Singh, his daughter did not go to school from January 1 to 10, 2018 as she was unwell. On January 11, when the girl went to school without completing her homework, Verma told her classmates to slap her as a form of punishment following which 14 girls slapped her two times every day for six days. Singh lodged a complaint with the school management which constituted a ...
Andhra Pradesh: Police seizes 10 kg ganja, three BTech students arrested
The police on Wednesday arrested three students who were allegedly transporting cannabis in a car from Araku Valley to Visakhapatnam.Kothavalasa Circle Inspector S Srinivas Rao said, "The police has arrested three BTech students and seized 10-kilogram ganja, three cell phones and a new Ford car.""The students- Ch Rahul Reddy, K Sai Sumanth and B Sai Kiran hail from Guntur district. They are addicted to luxuries and started ganja smuggling to make more money easily," the police said.
Watchman's son tops High School exam in MP
The son of a watchman, Ayushman Tamrakar, has jointly secured 'rank one' in the Madhya Pradesh High School examination with Gagan Tripathi. Ayushman's father Vimal Tamrakar works as a watchman at a community centre.
HC directs Telangana govt, BIE to declare re-verified results by May 27
The Telangana High Court Wednesday directed the state government and the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) to declare the results of re-verified answer scripts and upload answer sheets of all failed students by May 27. A notice was also issued to IT firm Globarena Technologies, which handled the intermediate results, asking its representatives to appear before the court. The court posted the matter to June 6 for further hearing. The directive came on a petition filed by city-based child rights NGO 'Balala Hakkula Sangham' (BHS), which sought a direction to the government to conduct a detailed enquiry into the entire process of declaration of results and the errors/mistakes committed in the process. The NGO also sought action against board officers and employees responsible for the "deaths" of failed students who allegedly committed suicide. Opposition parties, including the Congress, BJP, TDP and the TJS, and other students organisations have claimed that over 25 students ...
AISA condemns warning letters sent by St Stephen's College to three teachers
The AISA Wednesday expressed solidarity with the teachers of DU's St Stephen's College who were issued warning letters by the administration for objecting to the inclusion of a member of institution's Supreme Council in the interview panel for selection of students. The left-wing student organisation said it was an attempt by the church to intervene in academic matters of the colleges. "AISA stands for the minority status of institutes across the country, from Jamia Milia Islamia to St Stephen's to Khalsa Colleges. However, the intervention by the religious bodies in academic processes is condemnable," it said. "AISA stands with the students and teachers of St Stephen's college resisting this move by the church," it added. Rasal Singh, a member of the varsity's Academic Council, said the statutory bodies of the college should only be involved in the admission process. "DU and its colleges won't be run by a Pope sitting in Europe. There are statutory bodies in the college that will run
Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam inspects blind school in North Delhi's Kingsway Camp area
Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam Wednesday made a surprise inspection of a blind school and hostel in North Delhi's Kingsway Camp area and took stock of the facilities being provided to students there, according to an official statement. According to an official, around 140 students are currently staying at the facility. "The social welfare minister took note of the cleanliness, bedding, books, clothes, lodging and other facilities provided to them. He is happy to see the results and surroundings of the premises," the statement said. Gautam inspected the kitchen and found the food is of good quality and prepared in a homely manner, it stated.
5 teachers among 6 officials suspended for remaining absent from duty in Rajouri
Five teachers are among six government officials suspended for remaining absent from duty without approval in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district Wednesday, officials said. A team of officers of the education department conducted surprise visits to 11 government schools and offices in Rajouri district and found one government middle school locked as no teacher had come to duty, they said. Then the Chief Education Officer of Rajouri, M A Rather, ordered suspension of five teachers, they said, adding they have also been detached from the school with immediate effect. Authorities also ordered suspension of senior assistant Shabir Ahmed, posted at office of the Zonal Educational Office, Darhal, for remaining absent from duty without approval, they said.
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.