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Indian Institute of Management Udaipur Holds its Seventh Convocation Ceremony

/ -- Indian Institute of Management Udaipur (IIMU) conducted the seventh convocation event on March 30th, 2019 at its campus in Udaipur. Total of 239 students received MBA degrees and diplomas in global supply chain management. More than 700 guests comprising of students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff members attended the convocation. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/791394/IIMU_Logo.jpg ) Mr Harsh Pati Singhania, Managing Director, JK Paper Ltd., was the chief guest for the event. In an inspiring message to the graduating students, he said, "The ability to unlearn is as important as the ability to learn. As you become successful, as you grow, do remember, there are others who did have the privilege to be in your shoes and it's our responsibility to give back to society. Think, whatever we do how can we do in a more sustainable and efficient way." Mr Pankaj Patel, Chairman, IIM Udaipur Board, shared the last year's achievements of the Institute. He emphasized IIM Udaipur's

India's Biggest Inter-College Sports Show, Maruti Suzuki Arena Devils Circuit College Frenzy 2.0, Crosses 3 Million Views in Less Than 3 Weeks

/ -- India's biggest inter-college show, Maruti Suzuki Arena Devils Circuit College Frenzy (MSADCCF), hosted by Volano Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, is a sport and entertainment-based Inter College Challenge that debuted on Indian national television last year to fantastic response. It is a first-of-its-kind competition that gave a platform to India's university students to showcase their fitness levels. Designed as a team-based competition, MSADCCF is an obstacle race that pushes participants not only physically but tests them under pressure situations. After a three-month audition drive held across numerous colleges pan India and over 10,000 video entries received through the website, the top 16 teams are filmed for the season. Each college sends a three-member team that performs as one cohesive and coordinated unit to stand a chance to win the coveted title of India's Fittest College Team and cash components of up to INR 10.0 Lacs, while the fastest runner in the Finals receives a ...

LS polls: Political parties bank on students' unions to woo young voters

Reaching out to the grassroots level, arranging visits, campaigning for candidates and connecting with young voters are few of the responsibilities political parties have allocated to their students' union leaders ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. While students' union elections have long been viewed as a stepping stone to mainstream electoral politics, political parties see them as an efficient way of connecting with the youth and forming a base. With the first phase of Lok Sabha elections just a week away, the students' unions at various universities have been working hard to boost the poll prospects of their parent parties. Delhi University Students' Union president Shakti Singh, a member of the BJP's Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, said, "Before the polls were announced, we held a voter awareness campaign in DU colleges and some residential areas nearby where we told people that they should support the right-wing in the interest of nationalism." "Plans are still being worked out ..

Training to coaches offers a means for helping children with autism

Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, researchers have shown that training provided to the coaches offers a means for helping children with autism.A study to this effect has been published by researchers in the journal of 'Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators.'The researchers ran a school-based multi-sports programme titled 'Supporting Success' designed to help children with autism develop important life skills via regular organised sports.It helps children with autism develop important life skills via regular organised sports. Yet it does so by focusing on the child's environment instead of directing the intervention to the child itself.Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental condition that can affect how a person communicates and interacts with the world around them."Coaches play a paramount role in providing the 'right' environment for students with autism to enjoy and participate in sport. Yet the challenge is that they often feel ...

Trekkers help tribal students develop penchant for reading

Students of nearly 200 primary schools in the far-flung tribal areas of Sahyadri hill ranges in Maharashtra are getting into the habit of reading books, thanks to an initiative by a group of trekkers from Pune. Libraries consisting of books on history, environment, animals, forts and stories of well-known scientists, authors, sportsmen and freedom fighters are being set up in these schools by the Marathidesha Foundation throughits movement 'Shivsahyadri Granthdindi'. Damodar Magdum, one of the members of the foundation, said during their treks and fort conservation-related activities in the Sahyadri ranges, they realised that the schools and students there were facing resource crunch. "So, we decided to do something for such schools and planned to donate books that can be used for extra-curricular reading," he said. Several trekkers and fort lovers were now coming forward and contributing to the cause, he said. "As of now, we have set up over 200 libraries at schools in .

Edu institutions should make students industry-ready: BCC&I

Educational institutions in the country should prepare students for the industrial environment instead of training them only on grounds of theoretical and practical sessions, a senior official of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I) said on Saturday. "The chamber is not only focused on just development of the industry but also to provide and initiate platforms that encourage development of youths, who are not only the future of business, economy and society but also of the nation," BCC&I Director General Subhodip Ghosh said. He was speaking at the BCC&I-organised Inter-College Technology Quiz Fest near here. Participants from IIT-Kharagpur emerged as the winners, who received a prize money of Rs 40,000. "Through quizzing sessions, the students get to exercise their aptitude and smartness in implementing their knowledge and accumulated intellect in a spirit of competitiveness, application and industrial readiness...," said Simarpreet Singh, ...

If I had power, will impose cess on rich to increase budget for education: J-K Governor

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday expressed displeasure over the quality of education in the country and said "it is because successive central governments had failed to provide adequate budget to the sector". He also criticised the affluent class for not doing enough charity and said "if I get the power, I will impose cess on these people to improve education system". "I feel pain when the society respects people who have turned powerful by tax evasion, looting money from banks and are dishonest. "The affluent class are not doing charity. Our 'Seth' (rich) can spend Rs 1,000 crore on the engagement and marriage of his daughter but cannot give Rs 500 crore to any university. If I get the power in my hand, I will force a cess on such people so that we can improve the standard of our education," Malik said, addressing the second convocation of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu. He said the country is lacking in the quality education even after 70 years of ...

Trinamool launches 'Pradhan Mantri Hisab Do' drive

The All India Trinamool Congress on Saturday launched a new video series on social media using the hashtag 'Pradhan Mantri Hisab Do'.

Two students go missing after they fall in canal in Fatehgarh Sahib

Two college students went missing after they fell in a canal here on Saturday, police said. Three students of Desh Bhagat College -- Farid Hasan Ansari, Honey Tiyagi and Pranav residents of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab respectively -- went for a walk near the canal, they said. One of them fell in the water trying to wash his hand and the other two fell later trying to save their friend, they said. One of students, Pranav, was rescued by the locals but the other two are still missing, officials said. Sirhind SHO Rajneesh Sood said a search operation has been launched for the missing youths.

Kids made to stand in sun for not paying fees; case registered

Two primary school students, one of whom is visually challenged, were reportedly made to stand in the scorching sun for two hours for not paying fees, following which the state child rights commission Saturday registered a case against the school management. One of the children, who collapsed, was later hospitalised. The children, second standard students of the unaided school at Karumalloor near Aluva, had not paid the last instalment of fees and the management recently refused them permission to appear for the examination, the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights said in a release. The case was registered based on media reports, the commission said. A report has also been sought from the school and education department authorities, the commission sources said. The Kerala Human Rights Commission has also registered a case against the school.

Girls top science & arts stream of Bihar intermediate exam

Girls have topped the science and arts stream of the Bihar Intermediate examination (Class 12), the results of which were announced on Saturday. The pass percentage of the Intermediate examination this year was 79.76 per cent while last year it was 52.71 per cent. A Bihar State Education Board (BSEB) release said Rohini Prakash topped the science stream with 473 marks out of total 500 while Rohini Rani topped the arts stream with 463 marks and Satyam Kumar topped the commerce stream with 472 marks. Additional Chief Secretary of Education Department R K Mahajan declared the results of all the three streams in the presence of BSEB chairman Anand Kishore. Talking to the media persons Kishore claimed that "A total of 79.76 per cent candidates, who appeared in all the three streams of arts, science and commerce, have passed the examination this year. The pass percentage previous year was 52.71 per cent." The intermediate examination was conducted from February 6 to February .

Bihar board inter class 12 result out, pass pecentage jumps to 27.05

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Saturday released the result of intermediate examination of class 12th arts, commerce, and science.79.76 per cent of students have passed the exam, a climb of 27.05 per cent from the previous year.More than 12 lakh students appeared in the exams, which held between February 6 and February 16. Out of which, 10.19 lakh students cleared the exam.Out of 12 lakh students, 736187 were male, while 542468 were female candidates.This year, 81.20 per cent students have passed from the science stream and 93.02 per cent from the commerce stream while, 76.53 per cent from arts stream.The students can check the results from the official website of BSEB, www.bsebinteredu.in, and www.biharboardonline.bihar.gov.

Nepal: Students protest over exam cancellation

Students in Nepal's Province 2 hit the streets to protest after their exams got cancelled on Friday.Reportedly, the question paper of Social Studies which was scheduled to be held on Friday was leaked on Thursday evening which prompted the authorities to cancel the exam."It is just the gimmickry to cancel the exam. We want our rights, our exams have gone good. If they want to cancel the exam then they should cancel that of C. Math's or else of whole Nepal," One of the protesting student from Birgunj told ANI.Meanwhile, a preliminary investigation carried out by the government has pointed out the Center's involvement in the incident, the State Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Gyandendra Yadav claimed."In our preliminary investigation, we have found that the question leak is not done from the Province no. 2. Because we send the questions an hour before the exam to the centre which is controlled by the security officials. But these questions were released last night; there is ...

U'khand Chid Rights Commission demands CBI probe into class 7 students 'killing'

The Uttarakhand Commission for Child Rights on Friday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged killing of a class seven student by his seniors at a boarding school in the district recently. Commission Chairperson Usha Negi wrote to Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat seeking a CBI probe. The incident took place at a boarding school in Rani Pokhri area of Dehradun district on March 10, but came to light on Tuesday after the commission intervened in the matter. The victim, Vasu Yadav, hailed from Hapur in Uttar Pradesh. He was allegedly beaten to death by his seniors because they believed permission to leave campus was denied to them as part of punishment for a wrong that Yadav had committed. The senior students believed Yadav had stolen biscuits from a shop during a school outing. In the letter, Negi charged the school authorities with trying to hush up the matter by not correctly informing the victim's parents. Despite being aware of how the boy died, the school authorities attributed ..

Congress govt will give free computers & bicycles to poor

The Congress on Friday said it will improve infrastructure of all schools in Arunachal Pradesh and will give free computers and bicycles to economically poor students if the party is voted to power in the upcoming state Assembly election. Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Takam Sanjoy while addressing an election rally at remote Vijaynagar in Changlang district which is yet to be connected by roads, said that the Congress would start construction of the Miao-Vijaynagar road within six months of coming to power. The road which was started in early 70s, is yet to see the light of the day. Sanjoy also said that the Congress will introduce air sorties to Vijaynagar five days in a week till the completion of the road and also promised better road, rail and air connectivity throughout the state if voted to power. The party offered various sops like implementation of new schemes in a time-bound manner besides ensuring free distribution of school uniforms, ...

CBSE locates more fake news links about paper leaks

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has located more fake links on YouTube claiming to have access to Class 12 question papers on subjects which are yet to be conducted. "The board is keeping a constant vigil and bringing unwanted activities to the notice of police immediately so that suitable and strict action against miscreants can be taken under provisions of IPC and IT Act. More uploads have been located on YouTube falsely claiming to have access to the Class 12 original question papers of subjects which are yet to be conducted," a senior board official said. "FIRs have already been logged with against persons circulating fake news regarding paper leak and availability of question papers prior to the examinations," the official added. The CBSE has also appealed to students and parents not to react to such fake news in circulation and to join hands with the board for a fair and smooth conduct of examinations The board has been approaching the Delhi Police in connection .

Mamata imposing Urdu in schools, says Amit Shah

Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issue of minority appeasement, BJP President Amit Shah on Friday alleged that she was trying to impose Urdu in schools.

CBI probe sought in Uttarakhand minor's murder

The Commission for the Protection of Child Rights in Uttarakhand on Friday asked Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to order a CBI probe into the grisly murder of a student at a boarding school near here.

Class 12 boy gets Rs 2 cr aid to study economics from Boston University

A 17-year-old Indian student has bagged a scholarship totalling approximately Rs two crore for studying economics from the Boston University in the US. Arnav Misra, who stays in Noida, is among the select 20 students globally and the only Indian chosen for the Boston University Trustees Scholarship. "Congratulations. I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected as Boston University Trustee Scholar. You were chosen for this most prestigious award because of your outstanding academic record, your contributions to your school and community, and your potential to contribute to both Boston University and society at large," read a communication from the university. Misra said he has scored 1,500 out of 1,600 marks in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and 99 marks in the scholarship exam of the varsity in which 60,000 students from around the world participated. "I intend to pursue economics as a major and want to explore econometrics (economics plus math) because of the job ...

Plea seeks contempt action for not deciding guest teachers representation: HC seeks Delhi govt stand

The Delhi High Court Friday asked the AAP government's Directorate of Education (DoE) as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against it for not complying with a judicial direction to decide in three weeks the representations of 44 persons seeking to be re-engaged as guest teachers. Justice Suresh Kait issued notice to the DoE asking why contempt proceedings be not initiated against its officials concerned for not complying with the court's direction of October 26 last year. The judge also said that if the order is not complied with by the next date of hearing, May 14, the official concerned would be personally present in court. The direction came on the plea by Dilli Atithi Shikshak Sangh (DASS) which has sought contempt of court action against DoE for not deciding the various representations, sent by the 44 teachers, till date. The October order had come on the petition moved by DASS on behalf of the 44 teachers who contended that they were not re-engaged as guest ...