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Madrasas spread religious education, not terrorism: Frank Islam
Stressing that Madrasas spread religious education, a renowned US entrepreneur and civic leader has said that the Islamic institutions should start speaking out against terrorism of all types. "Personally, I believe the vast majority of Madrasas are in the religious education business and not in the business of terrorism. The Madrasas cannot change this perception by themselves. What they can do is to speak out against terrorism of all types," Frank F. Islam said Sunday. "More importantly, Madrasa representatives should join other religious leaders of various denominations and persuasions to advocate intercommunal peace and harmony in India," he told PTI. "I have spoken on the need for collaboration at institutions such as Benares Hindu University (BHU) and my alma mater AMU on several occasions and will continue to do so," he added. Terming Madrasa education in India as "not a formal systematic study", Islam said in order to change the perception, ecumenicism not isolationism was the
Madarsas spread religious education, not terrorism: Frank Islam
Stressing that Madarsas spread religious education, a renowned US entrepreneur and civic leader has said that the Islamic institutions should start speaking out against terrorism of all types. "Personally, I believe the vast majority of Madarsas are in the religious education business and not in the business of terrorism. The Madarsas cannot change this perception by themselves. What they can do is to speak out against terrorism of all types," Frank F. Islam said Sunday. "More importantly, Madarsa representatives should join other religious leaders of various denominations and persuasions to advocate intercommunal peace and harmony in India," he told PTI. "I have spoken on the need for collaboration at institutions such as Benares Hindu University (BHU) and my alma mater AMU on several occasions and will continue to do so," he added. Terming Madrasa education in India as "not a formal systematic study", Islam said in order to change the perception, ecumenicism not isolationism was the
Three school students run over by truck in Bengal
Three school students standing by the roadside in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district were crushed to death by a speeding truck, police said on Saturday.
IIT-D alumni initiate award for graduating students
The alumni of the 1969 batch of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have started an award to provide annual stipend to a graduating student of the institute every year.
IIT Delhi alumni establish award to promote innovation, entrepreneurship
Alumni of IIT Delhi from the 1969 batch have contributed over Rs 1 crore to their alma mater for establishing an award to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. The alumni have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with premier institute and named the award-- 'Batch of 1969 Innovation Fellow (Award)' on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee reunion of the batch here. The Award will be executed and managed by the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. "While funds are usually available for students to continue with their projects in the incubation mode, most investors do not permit their funds to be used as stipends or salary for the students themselves," Rajat M Nag, an alumnus of the 1969 batch said. "Many, if not most, graduating students thus find it difficult to continue with their projects as the alternative of a high paying jobs are much more attractive than the risk of supporting themselves using ...
Reinstate lecturer sacked during maternity leave: MP HC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed a government college to reinstate a guest lecturer whose services it had terminated during her maternity leave. Setting aside the order of termination, Justice Sujoy Paul Friday asked the college to give her maternity benefits. Richa Tiwari, a guest faculty of computer science in the Government Naveen Mahavidyalay at Lidhoura in Tikamgarh district, had filed the petition challenging her termination order of October 22, 2108, her counsel said. "The high court said the respondents (including the state government) shall reinstate the petitioner in service and treat the relevant period as maternity leave and grant maternity benefits to her," Tiwari's counsel Madhavi Chaturvedi said. The petitioner had applied for maternity leave on October 1, 2018 while in advance stage of pregnancy. She had also attached medical documents in support. But the college authorities did not respond to it, she said. "However, her services were terminated on October 22
SAC approves creation of 33 posts in govt medical colleges in JK
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved creation of 33 posts in Government Medical Colleges (GMC) in Jammu and Srinagar, an official spokesman said Saturday. The sanction was accorded at a meeting of the State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik here on Friday, the spokesman said. With the creation of these 33 posts, he said the long pending issues of stagnation of employees in GMC Jammu and GMC Srinagar would get addressed to a large extent. The spokesman said the SAC also accorded sanction for the creation of 85 posts for six Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) Schools and five General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) Schools in the state. The posts include six posts of principal, 18 posts of nursing tutors and six of clerks for ANM Schools. There are five posts of principal, 35 posts of sister tutor and five each posts of clerk, library assistant and lab attendant for GNM schools, the spokesman said. As per Indian Public Health Standards
Teachers to be re-hired on contract basis
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved rehiring of lecturers and teachers on academic arrangement for continued academic activities, an official said on Saturday. The sanction was accorded at the meeting of state administrative council (SAC), headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik, here on Friday, the official said. The approval was granted to hire eligible lecturers, who have already rendered their services during the last academic year, purely on academic arrangement basis from March 11-June 30, the official said. The decision has been taken to ensure continuity in academic activities in the higher secondary schools, the spokesperson said. Every year, the school education department engages teachers and lecturers on academic arrangement basis in various higher secondary schools to overcome the shortage of teaching staff. As many as 550 subject specific teachers were engaged on contract basis by the school education department for a year in the 110 high schools under the ...
Dress diktat charge against college union, student alleges
A girl student of a college in south Kolkata has been allegedly heckled by some students' union members on International Women's Day for wearing a "revealing dress". The student, who did not wish to be named, alleged that she was first threatened by two members of the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) for wearing the "revealing dress which is against the discipline of the college", when she entered the college Friday noon. When she protested, she was pushed by the two union members, the student alleged. Her classmate Barun Majhi alleged that he was beaten up by the TMCP members when he protested against the incident. The TMCP said nothing of that sort had taken place. A college spokesman said no formal complaint had been lodged by the girl and there was no such dress code in the college. He said if the student lodges a complaint with the college authorities, necessary action will be taken after an inquiry.
DUTA withdraws strike
The Delhi University Teachers' Association decided to withdraw its strike on Friday and said it would intensify its struggle against the vice-chancellor and for its demands through other means. The DUTA will continue to pursue its demands through intense struggle and campaign against anti-education policies and assault on teachers by the government and the DU VC, the body said. The General Body of the teachers' body decided to unitedly fight for absorption of teachers working in temporary/ ad-hoc capacity and for the removal of tProfessor Yogesh Tyagi from the post of vice-chancellor of the varsity, they added.
Advocates concerned over arrests of students at fake school
Officials from an Indian-American cultural group say they're concerned about the arrests of Indian students who were enrolled at a phony university in Detroit that was created by the government to bust an immigration scam. Federal authorities in January announced that the University of Farmington was fake and created by the Department of Homeland Security to catch people making money by helping foreigners live in the US on student visas while enrolled at bogus schools. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than 160 foreign students on civil immigration violations, agency spokesman Khaalid Walls told the Detroit Free Press. Many of the students have been removed from the country or are in the process of removal, Walls said. More students could be arrested or removed since enforcement action remains ongoing, he said. Most of the 600 students enrolled were from Telugu-speaking regions of India. The Indian government has said it is closely monitoring the situation and ..
Hasmukh Adhia appointed chancellor of Gujarat Central University
Former Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has been appointed chancellor of Gujarat Central University. The appointment, which comes days before the model code of conduct is enforced, was approved by President Ram Nath Kovind who is also the visitor of the university. Adhia's name was proposed by the HRD Ministry earlier this month.
Met L-G, sought help in regularisation of guest teachers: Delhi BJP chief
Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari Friday said that he has met Lt Governor Anil Baijal and sought his help in regularisation of services of guest teachers in government schools of the city. He also accused the Arvind Kejriwal government of playing politics over the issue. Thousands of guest teachers of Delhi government schools whose contract ended last month, have been agitating over their demand for regularisation of their services. With the Lok Sabha polls round the corner, the ruling AAP and BJP are wrangling over the issue of guest teachers. On Thursday, Tiwari met the guest teachers demonstrating near the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and said their problems could be solved by a method adopted by the BJP government in Haryana to regularise its guest teachers. Sisodia, in reply to Tiwari's allegation, said on Friday the Delhi government has already passed the policy the Delhi BJP chief was suggesting and challenged him to get it cleared by the Lt Governor to help the .
Kashmiri students' body asks govt to ensure safety of students
A Kashmiri students' body Friday asked the Uttarakhand government to ensure safety of Kashmiri students here and blacklist colleges where they were allegedly harassed after the Pulwama terror attack. "The students have made up their mind about returning and resuming their studies but the state government will have to ensure their safety. If anything untoward happens with them on their return, the government alone will be responsible," Kashmiri Students Association spokesman Nasir Khuehami said. He also asked the state government to blacklist colleges from where incidents of harassment of Kashmiri students were reported after the Pulwama attack. He also alleged that some elements from Chandigarh were trying to create fear in the minds of Kashmiri students studying in Uttarakhand. Asking students to not pay heed to rumours, he said they had no reason to feel unsafe. "We met Kashmiri students and their parents in Srinagar over the last couple of days to convince them. The first batch of .
Women's Day celebrated in Rajasthan with slew of events
A rally to raise awareness about crime against women, giving away Mahila Shakti Award and honouring women teachers is how Rajasthan celebrated the International Women's Day on Friday. On this day, various government departments of the state organised events to honour women. The Women and Child Development Department (WCDD) took out a rally to emphasise on women empowerment. "Women should make efforts to establish their identity without being dependent on anyone. It is the government's effort to create an empowered state by empowering its women," WCDD Minister Mamta Bhupesh said. She urged people to walk together to eliminate bad practices such as child marriage, female foeticide and gender discrimination. Kusum Lata Jain was conferred with Mahila Shakti Award. She was presented with a cash prize of Rs 51,000 and a certificate for exemplary work in the sector of women empowerment. Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasra announced to give priority to honouring women teachers. "Every ...
Delhi govt facilitates expansion of educational facilities
The Delhi government on Friday approved proposals at a meeting of the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) that will facilitate expansion of educational institutions in the national capital. The committee approved the Directorate of Training & Technical Education's (DTTE) proposal for the construction of Smart classrooms in Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) Campus in Dwarka. The project is estimated to cost around Rs 26.79 crore.The project was approved as the name of Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT) was changed to Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) in 2018, leading to an increase in the number of students in the campus. The building will now be able to accommodate an additional 1500 students. Accordingly, a consultant has been appointed to prepare detailed drawings of the classrooms. Another project put forth by DTTE received a nod by EFC, which involves the construction of six building in NSIT Campus in Dwarka, which is estimated to cost Rs. ...
Rajnath asks BJP cadres to stand with Kashmiris if they are troubled
"I heard about a few incidents against Kashmiri children. I want to convey a message to the entire country - Kashmiris are, were and will remain our people," he said while addressing a BJP event here."If somebody conspires and troubles our Kashmiri students, then it's the responsibility of BJP workers to stand with the Kashmiri students," the senior leader of the ruling party told the gathering of party cadres here.He said he has also asked Chief Ministers of all the states to ensure that Kashmiri students are "protected and loved".Singh's comments came against the backdrop of an incident in Lucknow on Wednesday when two Kashmiri dry fruit vendors were assaulted by some members of a right-wing fringe group.The Uttar Pradesh police acted swiftly and arrested four people in connection with the incident which had evoked a nationwide outrage.
JNU gets Centre of Excellence for European Union studies
The European Union and the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Friday inaugurated the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for European Union Studies in India at the varsity. The Centre of Excellence for European Union Studies in India (CEEUSI) at JNU will provide greater visibility to EU studies in India and South Asia, a statement said. After Manipal Academy for Higher Education, JNU is one of only two Centers of Excellence awarded EU funds in India. JNU vice-chancellor professor M Jagadesh Kumar welcomed the setting up of the centre in the varsity and said it will help expand the range of options available to students and researchers. Ambassador of the European Union to India, Tomasz Kozlowski, said, "We are delighted to support the Centre of Excellence at JNU. EU-India relations are moving to an exciting new phase with the launch of the new EU Strategy for India in November 2018. "One of the focus areas in the new strategy is on more people-to-people exchanges and cooperation on education .
Delhi government approves Rs 77 cr sports hostel
The Delhi government on Friday approved a project for a sports facility and separate hostels for boys and girls, costing Rs 77.62 crore.
Delhi government approves NSUT's expansion
The Delhi government on Friday approved a proposal for smart classrooms at the Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) in Dwarka, which will accommodate an additional 1500 students.
