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Suicides not due to bungling of exam results: Education board
: The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) Sunday said it has carried out an analysis of the scripts of students who had allegedly committed suicide and found that none of the cases was linked to error in publication of the exam results. Though 22 students had allegedly committed suicide and that three attempted to take the extreme step, the board in a statement termed the media reports that the suicides were due to error in the publication of results as allegations and there was not truth in them. The board said it got all the scripts of candidates who committed suicides and got it re-verified by the subject experts by forming a committee and checked for any errors either in evaluating the answer scripts, posting of marks or for totalling mistakes. In all the cases, the board found that there were no major errors which would change the marks of students from fail to pass, the release said. It further said media reports have also reported that due to .
Kerala SSLC results to be declared on May 6
The Kerala government would declare the results of Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) or Class 10 board examination tomorrow. In a release, the education department said, Education Minister C Raveendranath would hold a press conference here at 2 PM to announce details of the results. Students can also check their results on websites including, www.dhsekerala.gov.in, www.kerala.gov.in, and www.keralaresults.nic.in. The board exams were held from March 13 to 28 in which over 4.35 lakh students appeared across 2,923 centres in the state and nine centres each in Lakshadweep and Gulf countries. A total of 2,12,615 girls appeared for the exams. The government had set up 54 centralised camps for the valuation of the answer sheets which began on April 5 and ended on May 2.
Sisodia meets government school class 12 toppers
Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia met Class 12 toppers from the government schools and their parents along with teachers and school principals, at his residence, here on Sunday.
Train delay, change in exam centres bars students from taking
A delayed Hampi express train and change of examination centres reportedly without any prior information prevented a large number of students from appearing for the NEET examination here Sunday. Students ran from pillar to post in a vain bid to appear for the exam. As the chaos marred the examination in Bengaluru, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy joined students and their parents to demand that a special examination for those who could not appear for NEET be held. In a tweet he said, hundreds of students from North Karnataka districts missed the test here due to a 7-hour delay of the Hampi Express train. A last-minute change in the exam centres and lack of proper communication of the same has created confusion among students, the chief minister tweeted. "I request PM @narendramodi, Rail Minister @PiyushGoyal, @HRDMinistry, @PrakashJavdekar to intervene and ensure that students who have missed the opportunity today get another chance to write the NEET 2019 Exam," he ...
Hundreds of students miss NEET exam in Karnataka due to train delay
Hundreds of students from Karnataka missed the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) on Sunday as their train reached Bengaluru an hour after the scheduled reporting time for the exam, officials said. Over 13 lakh students had registered for the exam for admission to MBBS and BDS courses which was conducted by the HRD Ministry's National Testing Agency (NTA) for the first time. The exam was conducted successfully in rest part of the country, officials said. The 16591- Hampi Express en route Bengaluru reached the city at 2.30 pm due to which hundreds of candidates could not appear in the exam, they said. Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took to twitter saying, "Mr. @narendramodi, You pat your own back for others' achievements but will you also take the responsibility for your cabinet min' incapabilities. Hundreds of students in Karnataka may not be able to take up NEET because of delay in the train services". On Saturday, the HRD Ministry had announced the ...
Two school students crushed to death by speeding truck
Two school students were crushed to death by a speeding truck in Bihar's East Champaran district on Sunday, police said. The deceased have been identified as Piyush Kumar (13) and Usha Kumari (15), Piprakothi police station SHO Abhishek Ranjan said, adding that Piyush and Usha were students of class 8 and 9. Piyush Kumar was the nephew of Usha Kumari, he said. The incident occurred on NH 28 in Majher village when the two were on their way to a coaching institute, the SHO said, adding that both students died on the spot. Police have seized the truck and arrested its driver, SHO said. Angry villagers damaged several vehicles and furniture of police station, he said, adding that the villagers also partially damaged some shops and blocked the stretch of the NH 28 for an hour in protest against the incident. The situation was brought under control after police forces from several adjoining police stations were called, Sadar Deputy Superintendent of Police Murli Manohar Manjhi
DU celebrates 97th Foundation Day
The Delhi University Sunday celebrated its 97th Foundation Day which was marked by enthralling cultural events presented by students. Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal, Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand, senior advocates Aman Sinha and Ramji Srinivasan were among others who were present on the occasion. Speaking at the occasion, Justice Mittal recalled the learnings from the varsity and asked the students to imbibe three attributes in life -- Integrity, Authenticity and Determination. Senior advocate Aman Sinha praised the university for providing students a holistic exposure and making them resilient. Sinha has appeared in several landmark cases before the Supreme Court, including Ayodhya land dispute, environment issues, river interlinking, and DU photocopying matter. DU Vice Chancellor Professor Yogesh K Tyagi appreciated the outstanding contributions of the alumni in public life, who were also felicitated at the event. He mentioned that the DU has an ...
Cop's timely gesture helps student take NEET
Timely help from a police constable helped a student appear for NEET Sunday after the latter arrived at the examination hall without his photograph. The constable P Saravanakumar, on security duty at the National Model School, a NEET exam centre, noticed a student looking helpless and wandering about aimlessly. On inquiry, the student told the constable he had forgotten to bring his photograph without which one cannot take the test. Understanding the situation, Saravankumar took Rs 40 from his pocket and handed it over to the anxious student to enable him take the photograph which he eventually took and attended the exam. The gesture of the policeman won the appreciation of one and all at the exam venue.
We'll meet Prez, Home Minister over exam results issue: BJP
: A delegation of Telangana BJP leaders would meet President Ram Nath Kovind and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi on May 7 and 8 and raise the issue of the alleged goof-up in the declaration of results of intermediate examinations in the state. Announcing this to reporters here Sunday, senior BJP leader Bandaru Dattatraya said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government has been trying to hush up the alleged failure of the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) and has dared not to blacklist the private firm which handled the exam results. Moreover, Dattatraya said education minister G Jagadeeshwar Reddy has not been sacked over the alleged fiasco and accused Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of trying to save all those involved in the alleged bungling of the results. About 9.74 lakh students had appeared for the exam in March this year and 3.28 lakh of them had failed, according to official sources. The BJP has claimed that over 25 students killed themselves ...
Stanza Living enters Bengaluru with 5,000 beds, eyes 1 lakh beds across India by 2021
Student accommodation service provider Stanza Living Sunday said it has entered Bengaluru with 5,000 beds as part of its expansion plan to hit 1 lakh beds across India by the end of 2021. With this, Stanza's total bed capacity will be 15,000 across 10 cities in India. The company's revenue stood at Rs 20 crore in 2018-19. "As an educational hub, Bengaluru sees record enrolments from domestic as well as international students with only a limited percentage being able to find campus-affiliated hostel facilities. Bengaluru is poised to be one of our largest markets in India," Stanza Living co-founder Anindya Dutta said. In two years, Stanza Living, which has raised nearly USD 17 million till date from investors, is entering strategic student hubs across the country such as Dehradun, Vadodara, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai. Simultaneously, it has scaled up its capacity in Delhi-NCR to 5,000 beds from its current capacity of 2,000. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Accel, Matrix Partners and ...
University of Houston renames engineering building after Indian-American couple
A building at the University of Houston has been renamed after an Indian-American couple in recognition of their contribution to aid research projects, faculty and students at the varsity. The university, a public research college founded in 1927, renamed its Engineering Research Building after Durga D Agrawal and Sushila, long-time Houstonians, on April 26, university officials said. Indian-American chancellor and president of the university Renu Khator, Consul General of India Anupam Ray, members of the Indian community, students and faculty were present at the building dedication ceremony. The USD 51-million building, which opened in 2017, had earlier named a floor after the couple. The Durga D and Sushila Agrawal Engineering Research Building has been named to recognise a transformational gift that the Agrawals have made, an university release said. Agrawal, 74, who is from a nondescript village in Madhya Pradesh's Lakhanpur, expressed his admiration and respect for his ...
Class X results will not be declared today, fake news circulating on social media: CBSE
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified in a statement that the news which is being circulated on several media platforms with regard to the declaration of class X results is incorrect.A statement from Rama Sharma, PRO, CBSE, read: "There is unconfirmed fake news being circulated on some social media platforms about CBSE class X results being announced today. It is to inform all Principals, students, parents and public that CBSE class X results will not be declared today. Board will duly inform the date, time and arrangements to access results, through official communication."CBSE on Thursday declared the results of Class 12 board examinations. The pass percentage jumped by 0.31 per cent this year and stood at 83.4 per cent. The top three performing regions are Thiruvananthapuram (98.2 per cent), Chennai (92.93 per cent) and New Delhi (91.87 per cent).Students can check their scores on the CBSE website - cbse.nic.in and cbseresults.nic.in.Class 10 exams were ...
Results in re-verification supervised by govt institutions:BIE
The Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) in Telangana, which has come unde flak for alleged goof up in declaration of results, Saturday sought to reassure failed students and parents of reverification of answersheets, saying the results are supervised by state run bodies. The Board said re-verification of (failed) answer sheets of students has been taken up since April 25 as per government instructions and the marks thus obtained would be sent to BIE. A newly appointed agency selected by the state-run Telanagna State Technological Services would process the results as per the marks received by the Board, a BIE release said. This agency and the one chosen earlier would both process the results separately prior to announcement, it said. The analysis of the results made by them would be supervised by the Centre for Good Governance (CGG) and the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, it said. About 9.74 lakh students had appeared for the intermediate ..
Newly-married couple found dead in Visva-Bharati campus
A newly-married couple was found dead at Visva-Bharati university campus in Birbhum district, police said on Saturday. The bodies were found near Cheena Bhavana, located within the campus, on Friday late night, the police said. The Department of Chinese Language & Culture of Visva-Bharati university is known as Cheena Bhavana. The deceased were identified as 18-year-old Somnath Mahato and 19-year-old Abantika, a police officer said. The couple had got married recently and both of them were students of Srinanda High School at Bolpur, the police officer said. Somnath had appeared for Higher Secondary Examinations this year and Abantika had appeared for class 10 board examinations, he said. Though it appears to be a case of suicide, it can be confirmed only after the most-mortem examination report arrives, a senior officer of Bolpur police station said. "Our security personnel informed us about the matter after they spotted the bodies near Cheena Bhavana," the Public ...
159 students held from Pollachi resort from drug abuse
A total of 159 students were taken into custody from an unlicenced resort in Tamil Nadu's Pollachi early on Saturday for drug abuse, police said.
Teachers threaten misbehaving students with 'Avengers: Endgame' spoilers
School teachers have found a unique way to ensure their students behave in class. They are threatening to reveal key plots of the highly anticipated film 'AvengersWith most students yet to watch the film, the threat by teachers is proving to be an effective step to keep students in line according to posts by users on Reddit and Twitter.In the past week, various Reddit and Twitter users have posted pictures and videos showcasing an innovative strategy employed by their teachers: using the threat of spoilers as a way to ensure students behave well in class and stay focused.One humorous and devious photo showed a substitute chemistry teacher allegedly writing letter-by-letter of a sentence that allegedly spoils part of the movie, whenever students spoke out of turn in the classAnother post from a Twitter user explained how a fellow classmate chose to answer every question to a recent assignment with a spoiler from the film, leaving the teacher unable to "grade it."According to Business ..
BJP plans to raise exam results issue with Rajnath Singh
BJP's Telangana president K Laxman Saturday said the party plans to meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and others in Delhi over the alleged goof-up in the declaration of intermediate exam results. Laxman had called off his indefinite fast on the issue Friday following an appeal from BJP president Amit Shah and Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir. Laxman was discharged from Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) Saturday. He was shifted to the NIMS on April 29, hours after he launched the fast and continued his fast in the hospital. The state party unit intends to move ahead by preparing an actionplan - consoling parents of deceased students, giving confidence to parents, meeting Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi and also the President, he told reporters here. The party also plans to meet the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over the alleged police detention of BJP workers and how force was allegedly used to 'suppress' the agitation by
BSF school student tops CBSE Class 12 exam in J-K
Vivek Kumar of BSF Senior Secondary School in Jammu has topped the CBSE Class 12 examination in the state with 97.80 per cent marks. Vivek scored 489 out of 500 (97.80 percent). At an interaction in his school, Vivek, who belongs to a humble rural background, dedicated his success to his parents and teachers. He also shared his success mantra with with his juniors and said, "Doing the right things at the right time is all it takes to be a winner." Inspector General of BSF Jammu Frontier, N S Jamwal, felicitated Vivek and his parents for the success. Jamwal said students like Vivek are real gems and they inspire others to do better. "It is a combined effort and hard work of students, parents and teachers together which has resulted in this exemplary achievement of the BSF school," he said. BSF chief Rajni Kant Mishra also congratulated Vivek and his parents for the achievement. Principal of the school S K Shukla appreciated Vivek's achievement and applauded the hard work and discipline
Drug racket busted in TN's Coimbatore, over 150 college students held
A major drug racket was busted at a resort near Pollachi in the district and over 150 college students were arrested in the early hours of Saturday, police said. Based on a complaint that a large number of students, who were camping in the resort since Friday night, were involved in drug abuse, a raid was conducted, they said. A total of 159 students were allegedly under the influence of ganja, cocaine, intravenous drugs, sedatives and also liquor when they were arrested, police said. Majority of the students were from neighbouring Kerala and studying in private colleges in and around Coimbatore, they said. Six employees of the resort were also arrested while the owner was at large, police said, adding that a large number of narcotic substances and vehicles were seized from the resort. Meanwhile, District Collector K Rajamani has issued an order to seal the resort, official sources said.
NEET postponed in Odisha due to cyclone Fani
The Ministry of Human Resource Development on Saturday postponed the National Medical Entrance exam, NEET in Odisha, which was scheduled to be held on May 5, in the wake of the aftermath of cyclone Fani.Taking to Twitter, R Subrahmanyam, education secretary in the Ministry of Human Resource Development said, "#NEET exam scheduled for 5th May in Odisha postponed as per the request of State Govt working on relief and rehabilitation work in the wake of #FaniCyclone. Revised dates for the exam in Odisha will be announced soon. @DG_NTA @PrakashJavdekar @CMO_Odisha."Earlier, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) Goa president, Ahraz Mulla also penned down a letter to the President, Prime Minister and Union HRD ministry -- requesting them to postpone NEET exam, in view of difficulties faced by the students due to cyclone 'Fani' in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.Cyclone Fani made landfall in the morning of May 3 and wreaked havoc in the state of Odisha. It has claimed three ...