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Teen missing from school where student was now killed
A teenager went missing two years ago from an Uttarakhand school where a 12-year-old boy has now been murdered and buried.
'Alien' stage show by high school students impresses director Ridley Scott
A high school stage production of "Alien" has gone viral online, earning praise from none other than its director Ridley Scott, who has offered financial help to the students for an encore. Scott, who is currently working on a sequel to his 1979 science-fiction blockbuster, penned a letter to the North Bergen High School students and said he felt very complimented that the students chose his film as an inspiration. The students performed "Alien: The Play" on March 19 and March 22 at the New Jersey high school and earned acclaim for their production and creature design, which was all made with recycled materials with a shoestring budget. "My hat comes off to all of you for your creativity, imagination, and determination to produce such an ambitious show. Limitations often produce the best results because imagination and determination can surpass any shortfalls and determine the way forward always," Scott wrote in a letter, available with Deadline. "Self-sufficiency is what this ...
Hawaii weighs nation's first statewide ban on e-cig flavours
Hawaii is considering a new crackdown on nicotine. The first state to limit tobacco and electronic cigarette sales to people over the age of 21 may outlaw sales of flavoured tobacco and electronic cigarette liquids like Maui Mango and Cookie Monsta. Hawaii would be the first state to adopt such a ban under a bill before the state Legislature. San Francisco was the first city to do so. The current version of Hawaii's proposal exempts menthol. Supporters aim to make e-cigarettes less alluring to teenagers as studies show more high school and middle school students are getting addicted to nicotine through vaping. Opponents say adult smokers of traditional cigarettes vape to reduce or quit smoking. They say they'll go back to traditional cigarettes if flavour is banned.
Mini Mathur, Cyrus Sahukar to host Discovery School Super League powered by Byju's
Multi-talented personalities Mini Mathur and Cyrus Sahukar have united after 4 years to be the hosts of India's biggest ever integrated school quiz show Discovery School Super League (DSSL) powered by Byju's - The Learning App.Conceptualised at a never-before scale, the on-ground leg of DSSL has reached out to an unprecedented 12,300 plus schools touching over 43 lakh students in the age-group of 8 to 14 years across the nation.The on-air six-episode phase of DSSL premieres April 28 on Discovery Channel, Discovery HD World, Discovery Science, and Discovery Kids. The quiz will feature teams from 29 states and 1 Union Territory (Delhi)."I'm a complete quiz head and love being part of shows which unearth the true hidden knowledge potential of children of India. The role of a quizmaster is not as simple as it may seem - one needs to make the children comfortable and unintimidated so that they are unfazed with the occasion and can remember their facts as and when the time arises... and yet
PIL filed before SC seeking guidelines for searching students during examination
A petition was filed before the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking a direction to the Centre to implement guidelines for the flying squad and invigilators for searching and physically frisking the students during examination. The PIL claimed that various instances have come to light regarding physical strip search of students by flying squads in examination halls. The petition, filed through advocate Anuja Kapur, said physical strip search leads to mental agony and disorder like depression, anxiety, panic attacks and even suicidal behaviour among the students during examination. "Despite existence of clear guidelines and instructions to flying squad, invigilators and schools authorities on examining, searching and physically frisking the students, who are taking their papers in examination halls, the central and state governments have violated the said laws, instructions and guidelines," the plea said.
Bengaluru teacher sacked for equating Yeddy, Kumaraswamy with earthworms
A faculty member of Mount Carmel English High School in Bengaluru was sacked after its question paper for class 8 students asked if a farmer's friend was an earthworm or Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy or BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa, an official said on Thursday.
Satisfied with CM's assurance, aspiring teachers withdraw
A day after getting assurance from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, around 200 aspiring school teachers Thursday withdrew their 29-day long relay hunger strike with the hope that something positive will happen by first week of June. They lifted the stir after holding a meeting during the day with a five-member committee appointed by state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee to resolve the impasse. "Following the chief minister's assurance and the development of today's meeting, we are withdrawing our agitation till the first week of June. We have trust on the chief minister," the agitators said. They were claiming that a large number of teachers' posts were lying vacant but the authorities were not calling them for interview though they have the requisite qualifications. "We will resume our agitation if the demands are not met by first week of June as assured by the chief minister," they said after the meeting. The meeting took place a day after Banerjee ...
Dehradun: 12-yr-old student succumbs to death after thrashed by seniors
A 12-year-old student of a missionary school here succumbed to injuries after he was allegedly beaten up by seniors, police said on Thursday.Five persons have been arrested in connection with the case. Those arrested include two students, a PT teacher, the manager of the school and a warden.On March 10, the victim was en route to a church for Sunday prayers, along with other students, when he stole a packet of biscuits from a shop. The shopkeeper later complained to the school authorities, according to a police press release.It said subsequently two seniors allegedly thrashed the child with a cricket bat and a wicket. Later, he was made to bathe in cold water and drink unhygienic water. He was found unconscious by the warden in the study room of the school.When the victim was taken to HIHT Hospital, the doctors declared him dead, the release said."As per death memo, the child died under mysterious circumstances and probably due to some poison or food poisoning. However, after ...
Hoops Creating Hope: Basketball training camp for underprivileged children
More than 140 underprivileged school students in Delhi are currently participating in a five-day basketball training programme, which will conclude on Friday. The camp has been organized by 'ASSIST' in collaboration with Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy. In keeping with the overall theme on gender equity, more than 70 per cent of registered participants are girls. Spearheaded by Kartikeya Goel, a class 11 student at Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj and a junior national level basketball player, ASSIST took the initiative to collaborate with Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy to bring their 'Hoops Creating Hope' programme to Delhi. In this endeavour, ASSIST is supported by 25 student volunteers from various schools across Delhi/ NCR. The five-day long programme will see about 140-plus children from Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust and Teach for India Classrooms undergo training under the guidance of Alana Beard. Around 25 coaches from across India have also volunteered to ...
Student bludgeoned to death, buried in school
An Uttarakhand government body on Thursday asked the police to arrest the owner of a boarding school where a student was bludgeoned to death for stealing biscuits and his body buried in the school premises.
Liberalise issue of US visa: Kerala Governor
Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam on Thursday urged the US envoy to India to be more liberal in issuing H1B visas to engineers and IT professionals from the state.
Oakridge International School's summer courses - your child's big break during the summers
Summer programs provide high school students with opportunities to explore their academic interests and spark new passions. Oakridge International School in association with Columbia Business School is organizing a five-day summer course entailing concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation.This elite university-level program will be taught by Prof. Daniel McQuade, a faculty at Columbia Business School. At Columbia Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program, students will be exposed to the theory and practice of venture creation process and will be assigned projects where they implement the learnings to test and develop their ideas. Students will then showcase their projects to the panel of entrepreneurial tutors, for constructive feedback and reviews. Everyday sessions will also include guest lectures from entrepreneurs and industry experts. This certification program will be conducted from 27th to 31st May.Anchored by a global theme to instil leadership skills in students, ..
Seniors kill boy, school authorities bury body inside campus: Police
A class seven student was allegedly hacked to death by his seniors and his body buried by school authorities inside the campus near Rishikesh to hush up the matter, police said Thursday. The incident took place on March 10 but it came to light after the intervention of the Uttarakhand Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Dehradun SSP Nivedita Kukreti said. The 12-year-old boy, whose parents are residents of Hapur, was allegedly beaten up with cricket bats and wickets by his seniors as they considered him responsible for denial of permission by school authorities to leave the campus, the SSP said. The boy had stolen some biscuits during an outing, prompting the school authorities to stop all students from leaving the campus as a punishment. He was tortured for hours by his seniors in the afternoon and was later taken to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead by doctors, Kukreti said. Instead of reporting the matter to police immediately, the boy's body was buried inside
Mamata meets SSC students, assures them of looking into their demands
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met the students who had appeared for School Service Commission (SSC) and are on a hunger strike for last 28 days."On May 23rd after the election results are declared we will try to solve this issue. If your demands are valid then we will look into it," the chief minister said here."The government is trying to solve your problem. As because the model code of conduct has been imposed so we cannot give you any commitment," she added.The chief minister directed the education minister of the state Partha Chatterjee to solve the problem as early as possible.The students had appeared for exams in 2017 and alleged that when the merit list came, they did not get marks for the written exam, viva and interview but only ranks.The students have been demanding the government should fill up the vacancies for teachers.
Delhi University to revise syllabus of its undergraduate programmes
The Delhi University Wednesday said it has undertaken the process of revising its undergraduate programmes, a move that the varsity's teachers' association said would mean "greater interference form government". The varsity said the process has been undertaken in the light of UGC's Learning Outcome-based Framework (UGC-LOCF). "The revised curriculum will be expressed in terms of outcomes related to knowledge, understanding, skill, attitudes and values. It aims to foster quality higher education in academic research, contributing to society," the varsity said. The revised courses are scheduled to be implemented from the 2019-20 academic session. "It is estimated that the revised courses will benefit close to seven lakh undergraduate students who will be seeking admission in 2019; NCWEB, SOL and regular college students will follow the same curriculum," the varsity said. The process of revision of undergraduate courses began on March 11 by inviting all deans and heads for a detailed ...
HC rejects plea challenging circular on NCERT books
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the Delhi government's decision instructing schools to prescribe only NCERT, SCERT and CBSE books.
9 JNU students call off indefinite hunger strike
Nine JNU students, who were on an indefinite hunger strike against the administration, ended their fast after a 'declaration' was adopted by the teachers' association and the students' union. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU), Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) made a 'Sabarmati Declaration' to vote out the Modi government to safeguard higher education, they said. An All India Universities Convention was organised by the JNUTA and JNUSU where speakers criticised the Modi government for "destroying higher education" and "public-funded education". "This election, if they form the government, probably everything would be finished. Every institute is being headed by clones of Modi," said Anand Teltumbde of the Goa Institute of Management. He was arrested for his alleged Maoist links in connection with the Elgar Parishad case. Several other activists were booked by the police following an Elgar Parishad event on December 31 2017, which the ...
Mamata urges SSC candidates to end hunger strike
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here on Wednesday met agitating School Service Commission (SSC) candidates and said the government would try to find a solution in the first week of June, after conclusion of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Mamata meets aspiring teachers on fast, assures step after
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met agitating aspiring school teachers Wednesday, the 28th day of their relay hunger strike, and assured them to look into their demands after the Lok Sabha elections. She also urged them to withdraw their stir but the agitators said they will continue with the dharna till they receive a written assurance. Around 200 aspiring school teachers were on relay hunger strike for 28 days demanding recruitment to vacant posts in state-run institutes. "I am helpless at the moment and cannot do anything right now because of election model code of conduct. We have to frame a policy to resolve the demands. Please give me time," Banerjee told the agitating aspiring teachers. The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections in the state will begin on April 11 and results will be announced on May 23. The chief minister said she will ask Education Minister Partha Chatterjee to look into their demands after the election process is over. The agitators, ...
The Wisdom Tree Global School opens pre-primary section in Bhubaneswar
The Wisdom Tree Global School (TWIGS) has started offering pre-primary education at its campus in Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Embracing a global perspective of education and blending traditional and modern learning methods, TWIGS is uniquely poised to make learning a joyful experience for children.The Wisdom Tree Global School Kindergarten is an English medium, co-educational, pre-primary school that is committed to the benchmark of early years learning at the highest level through best education practices. At TWIGS, the holistic and progressive curriculum, based on age-appropriate challenges and extracurricular activities, fosters knowledge, values, and life skills in children at the pre-nursery, nursery, kindergarten I, and kindergarten II levels.The institution has brought together the best academic and curriculum advisors, specialized architects, experienced teachers, inspiring mentors and facilitators, and caring support staff to achieve two fundamental goals: enable ...
