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Acid attack on two teachers in Jodhpur

Two teachers were attacked with acid by an unidentified motorcycle-borne person on Thursday when they were returning home from school on a two-wheeler, police said. The victims were identified as Archana Meena and Hemlata Meena. Archana suffered burns on her back and was rushed to government hospiTal here, while Hemlata Meena was discharged after primary treatment, they said. Hemlata and Archana are posted at the government secondary school and government primary school respectively in village Gopalgarh in Chamu under Balesar subdivision of Jodhpur and belong to Sawai Madhopur district. On Thursday afternoon, both were returning home on a two-wheeler after the school was over. Hemlata was driving the two wheeler while Archana was riding pillion, DSP (Balesar) Simratharam said. He said that a few metres away from the school, an unidentified motorcycle- borne person came from behind and threw acid on them. The acid burned Archana's back while some drops fell on Hemlata's ...

Parents protest fee hike in S.Delhi pvt school, allege electricity cut-off due to non-payment

Parents of children of a private school in South Delhi Thursday staged a protest alleging that authorities had cut-off electricity supplies in classrooms after they refused to pay the increased fees. The 12 per cent fee hike, which the parents alleged was implemented by K R Manglam School in Greater Kailash, despite the high court's order not allowing the same. However, school principal Sangeeta Arora said the high court order on fee hike is not applicable to their school as it is built on a private land and not on Delhi Development Authority land. "It is informed that the HC order referred in your mail pertains to schools that have come up on land allotted by DDA or other governmental agencies. Our school has come up on private land. The allegation of the school increasing the fees despite HC order is therefore not tenable," she said. The electricity blackout was not a deliberate attempt, but due to power failure, she said. Gautam Sharma, whose son studies in class 5, said, "They ...

Model code of conduct: HRD Ministry appoints VCs of 3 universities after EC nod

The HRD Ministry on Thursday appointed vice chancellors to three universities after the Election Commission gave its nod as the Model Code of Conduct is in place due to the Lok Sabha elections. The three universities are Jamia Millia Islamia, Mahatma Gandhi Central University in Motihari and Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha. "Najma Akhtar has been appointed as the VC of Jamia while names of Sanjiv Sharma and Rajaneesh Kumar Shukla have been approved for the top post at Motihari Central university and Wardha's Mahatma Gandhi varsity," a senior HRD ministry official said. While no appointments are allowed during this period, the HRD Ministry had approached the Election Commission seeking its nod arguing that the selection process was complete before the model code came into place. The top posts at Jamia and Motihari varsity fell vacant after their VCs came come under HRD's scanner over allegations of financial and administrative irregularities and forging ...

Alumni group of NIT Kurukshetra urges admin to relax 'uncalled restrictions' in girls' hostels

A group of former NIT Kurukshetra students have urged the college administration to relax hostel rules which according to them put "uncalled restrictions" on girls. The group, which has members from 21 batches of the premiere institution, has written a letter to the management. "The rules are uncalled restrictions which demonstrate the deeply rooted gender prejudice and hence our engagement with the institution we are grateful to and therefore would like to see progress, not regress," the letter read. "Our Constitution allows the girls of the age our college is seeking to 'confine' the power to choose their elected representatives and determine the fate of our country. The Constitution also allows the same girls to right to choose even their spouses. However, the college treats them as incompetent, and unsound to make their decisions," it stated. The alumni group said such restrictive rules "deprive" girls of even the most basic right of the students, that is of accessing library and .

State-mandated guidelines reduce heat illnesses among high school football players: Study

Rates of heat-related illnesses, such as heat cramps and heat strokes, were reduced by half in places that follow state-mandated guidelines to reduce exertional heat illness among high school football players, according to a study.The study examined the effectiveness of state-mandated guidelines for reducing exertional heat illness among high school football players and provided compelling evidence that exertional heat illness can be prevented through mandated safety policies.The study findings were published in the Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives.Heat-related illness is a potentially life-threatening injury for high school athletes and is most common among high school football players. Tough physical practices in hot, humid conditions increase the risk of a wide range of exertional heat illness conditions.In 2009, the National Athletic Trainers' Association Inter-Association Task Force released guidelines to reduce the risk of exertional heat illness for high school ...

Smriti Irani has assets over Rs 4.71 cr

Union minister and BJP's candidate for the Amethi Lok Sabha seat Smriti Irani Thursday declared assets worth over Rs 4.71 crore. In her affidavit, Irani has declared movable property worth over Rs 1.75 crore. Her immovable assets are worth about Rs 2.96 crore, which include an agricultural land valued at over Rs 1.45 crore and a residential building of Rs 1.50 crore. In the movable category, Irani has cash in hand till March 31 totalling about Rs 6.24 lakh besides over Rs 89 lakh in bank accounts. She also has over Rs 18 lakh in NSS and postal savings insurance and another Rs 1.05 lakh in other investments. Irani, who is contesting against Congress president Rahul Gandhi, has vehicles valued at Rs 13.14 lakh and jewellery worth Rs 21 lakh. There is no FIR pending against her and she has not taken any loan. According to her affidavit, Irani passed secondary school examination in 1991, senior secondary school examination in 1993 and Bachelor of Commerce (Part-I) -- a three-year degree ..

HC directs govt not to approve appointment of teachers till

Taking note of Tamil Nadu government's submission that suprlus teachers in schools run and aided by it cost the exchequer Rs.444 crore annually, the Madras High Court bench here Thursday ordered a freeze on fresh appointments. A bench comprising Justices N Kirubakaran and S S Sundar also directed aided schools to implement bio-metric attendance for students as well as teachers to ensure there was no likelihood of boosting the students' strength. The judges directed that the government should not approve any appointment in the private aided schools till the surplus teachers under the same management were exhausted. They, however, made it clear there was no prohibition for approval of teachers in cases where orders had been obtained from the court. Whereever there was no dispute with regard to existence of surplus teachers, it was open to the managements to deploy them in other aided schools. The court was hearing an appeal by the state government against the order of a ...

Anant National University Announces Three New Design Programmes

/ -- Anant National University (AnantU), India's first Design University located in the heritage city, Ahmedabad, will welcome its new batch of Design and Architecture students in August 2019. It currently offers courses in Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Design (Product/Space/Interaction/Transdisciplinary), Master of Integrated Product Design, and Anant Fellowship, its flagship programme. In addition to these, the university has introduced two new specialisations in Bachelor of Design - Communication Design and Environmental Design - and a new postgraduate programme - Master of Urban Design, a two-year, full-time multidisciplinary programme that combines the principles of planning, architecture, and design. Through the introduction of these new programmes, the university wants to provide students with a conducive environment that facilitates a holistic understanding of form, structure, and aesthetics in different contexts. (Logo: ...

5 Assam schools served show cause notices for violating MCC

The district election officer (DEO) of Hailakandi has issued show cause notices to five schools for violating the model code of conduct (MCC) by sending students to Congress president Rahul Gandhi's rally at Panchgram. The rally was organised there on Tuesday. The DEO, Keerthi Jalli, also asked the heads of the educational institutions as to why immediate action, including cancellation of certification and permission to run the schools, should not be initiated for violation of the MCC and Representation of People's Act, 1951. The heads of Adarsha Vidyalaya, Panchgram Quomi Madrassa, Moulana Abdul Ali Memorial Jaliliya Madrassa, Oxford High School and Cambridge High School - all situated at Panchgram - were the ones to get the notices on Wednesday, an official release said. Taking exception to the presence of a large number of students in uniform at the Congress rally at Intake Field in Panchgram, DC Jalli, in her notices to the schools said, "You have insulted your ...

Alliance University Ranks 42 Across the Country in the NIRF 2019 Rankings by the Ministry of Human Resource Development

/ -- The Ministry of Human Resource Development has announced the fourth edition of India Rankings for 2019, based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). Alliance University has been featured in the 'Top 75 Management Institutions in India'. The University is ranked 42nd (Including IIM's) and this is a result of collaborative efforts from all concerned stakeholders. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/870256/NIRF_Logo.jpg ) In the rankings announced on Monday by Hon'ble President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi, six other higher education institutions apart from Alliance University from Karnataka were in the top 100 category in overall performance. Alliance University ranked third after the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and TA Pai Management Institute, among management institutes. In all, 1,479 institutions from across India participated in the process. Constituted in 2015 by the human resources development ministry, NIRF has been awarding annual ...

Studying in USA? Indian Embassy asks students to be wary of fake varsities

In recent years, instances of "fake" universities set up by the US law enforcement agencies have come to light, the advisory said

Boastful claims of AAP on work on education, health are propaganda: BJP leader

The most important human development indicators health and education took a back seat under the AAP government's four-year rule in Delhi despite "boastful" claims by the ruling dispensation, senior Delhi BJP leader Vijender Gupta alleged on Wednesday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose party is running a campaign for full statehood of Delhi, should tell the people why it "failed" to work in these areas despite winning the 2015 Assembly elections with a massive majority, Gupta said in a press conference. "During more than four years of AAP rule, Delhi has suffered a lot in the most important human development sectors of education and health. The boastful claims made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers is false propaganda," he charged. The AAP's reaction to allegations of Gupta, Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, was not immediately available. Citing reply of the government on a question asked in Delhi Assembly, he claimed it is in possession of 82 ...

Art to be mandatory subject for all classes, schools advised to offer cooking sessions: CBSE

The CBSE has mandated introduction of Arts subject for all classes from the upcoming academic session and advised schools to introduce few cooking classes as part of "culinary art" for classes 6 to 8. According to a senior official, every school shall compulsorily reserve a minimum of two periods per week for art education. The board has recommended that in addition to the four major spheres such as music, dance, visual arts and theatre, the students of classes 6 to 8 should also be introduced to culinary art. "The exposer will help students learn the value of nutritious food, about the crops and spices grown in India, how oil is extracted from various seeds and good agricultural practices," the official added. An attempt has been made to enlist traditional foods of various states with the idea that learners must be exposed to this aspect of our culture, he said. "As far as possible, schools may introduce a few cooking classes where girls and boys participate as equals, as a part of ..

Alliance School of Business to Host International Conference in Management Studies on April 11-13, 2019

/ -- Alliance School of Business, Alliance University is organizing an International Conference on Global Challenges and Local Prospects in Management Studies [AMSICON] at its central campus in Bangalore between 11 and 13 April, 2019. (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/869514/AMSICON.jpg ) Alliance School of Business, Alliance University, has carved a niche for itself for having been ranked consistently among the top B-schools of the country. It has an excellent array of international collaborative arrangements with reputed B-schools that enable students and faculty exchanges, paving the way for a unique multicultural and transactional experience. It is the first Indian B-school to be accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education [IACBE], USA. The pursuit of better prospects on a global level necessitates the merge of national boundaries by the business organizations. For successful businesses across the borders, a hassle-free single, standardized ..

Pass percentage in Delhi govt schools class XI touches 80 pc since 2010

The pass percentage in Delhi government schools for class 11 has touched 80 per cent for the first time since 2010, according to statistics. The results of the annual exams of all classes (other than class 10 and 12) in Delhi government schools conducted centrally by the Directorate of Education (DoE) were declared on March 30, 2019. The statistics takes into account figures from 2010 onwards. While 71 per cent students of class 11 passed their exam in 2017-18, it has improved to 80 per cent in 2018-19. From 2015-16 onwards, the pass percentage in this class has been around 72 per cent as opposed to 63 per cent in 2014-15. In 2018-19, it touched 80 per cent for the first time, the statistics revealed. Similarly, in class nine, the pass percentage has remained almost the same as previous year. While 57.4 per cent students passed in 2017-18, the pass percentage for 2018-19 is 57.8 per cent. "There has been a slow but consistent improvement in the pass percentage over the last four years

MAHE breaks into top 10 of NIRF India rankings 2019

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, one of the three Institutions of Excellence in the country, broke into the top ten of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019 which was released by President Ramnath Kovind at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Monday. MAHE improved three places from the 2018 rankings for Indian educational institutes. The rankings are done by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development.When the 2018 rankings were announced, MAHE had moved up seven notches to the 11th position."It is my belief that in the coming years we will do even better and see MAHE in the top 10 in NIRF's 2019 rankings," said, Dr H Vinod Bhat, Vice Chancellor. "I have no doubt we will continue to do better with every passing year. We are working in that direction and are confident of improving our position in the rankings," he added.In the overall ranking too, MAHE has improved two places - from 18 to 16.The NIRF ranking framework follows an approach which outlines a methodology ..

Vedica placement 2018: Nestle, Deloitte, OYO recruit from campus

More than 100 companies came to campus for the placement season for the Class of 2018 at the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women. The highest salary offered was INR 18.46 Lakhs, a 50 per cent increase from last year. Vedica Scholars grossed packages at an increase of over 120 per cent from their previous salaries"I'm excited to be working with one of the biggest FMCG companies in the world," said Ishwarya Thirumalai (Class of 2018). An engineering graduate, Ishwarya was recently placed with Nestle.This placement season, Vedica welcomed several new recruiters on campus. These included - Airtel Payments Bank, OYO Rooms, Western Digital Corporation, Fortigo, GCF Education, Kraftshalla, NephroPlus, Ad Astra Consultants, Feedback Infra, Nayara Energy, e-Governments Foundation, Institute of Competitiveness, Western Digital Corporation, POPxo, among others.Returning recruiters included: Nestle, KPMG, Deloitte, EY, FSSAI, Max SkillFirst, Core Diagnostics, ZS Associates, SoulTree, Albright ...

Class 11 pass percentage in Delhi highest in 8 years

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Wednesday said the pass percentage of Class 11 students in Delhi government schools has touched 80 per cent, the highest in the last eight years.

HC directs TN govt to provide helpline to report sexual harassment in schools

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to provide helpline numbers to enable students and parents register complaints regarding irregularities and sexual harassment in schools besides conduct of tutorial classes by teachers after school hours. Justice SM Subramaniam gave the direction recently on a petition by R Renganathan, a government school head master, seeking to quash the order passed by the Commissioner of Coimbatore Municipal Corporation, transferring him to another school. Dismissing the petition, the judge said, "... this Court is of the considered opinion that no interference is required as such a transfer would not affect the service conditions of the writ petitioner nor the transfer affect normal life... Thus, the writ petition is liable to be rejected." Referring to growing indiscipline in educational institutions which 'affects' the nation's development, the judge said, "This Court, with great pain, records that growing instances of sexual ...

Indiannica Learning Announces the Launch of its New Mobile Learning App

/ -- The app includes digital components that support blended learning Indiannica Learning Pvt. Ltd. (formerly known as Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) Private Limited), a subsidiary of Navneet Education Limited, announced today the launch of its new student's app - Indiannica Learn & Play (ILP). The ILP app takes learning beyond text-books while providing content that is mapped to the curriculum. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/628495/Indiannica_Learning_Logo.jpg ) Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sumit Gupta, Managing Director, Indiannica Learning said, "At Indiannica Learning, we aim to create digital learning solutions that are engaging and enriching for learners, and in keeping in line with that thought, we are thrilled to present the ILP app. The curriculum-linked videos and animations help learners understand and revise concepts, taught in class, at their own pace while making learning enjoyable. With this app, we intend to further our mission of enriching ...