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Kashmiri student rusticated from SGT for Pulwama comments
A Kashmiri medical student was on Tuesday rusticated from the SGT University here for posting alleged "objectionable" comments on the February 14 Pulwama attack that hurt her co-students' sentiments, a varsity official said.
Madhyamik question papers found on social media for 6th day
Question papers of Madhyamik Examination were reported leaked on the social media for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, shortly after the tests commenced. As was the case in the past five days, images of the physical science question paper were found to be circulated on WhatsApp, drawing sharp criticism from opposition parties in West Bengal. Madhyamik, the Class 10 school leaving examination, is conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE). "For 6 consecutive days, #question leaked in Madhyamik examination. Never happened in #WB. A devastating situation. A destroyed education scenario," CPI(M) MLA Sujan Chakraborty said in a tweet. "Stop tall talks. Feel ashamed @MamataOfficial," he added. WBBSE president Kalyanmoy Ganguly refused to comment on the controversy when contacted on Tuesday. West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee had on Monday sought a report on the ongoing investigation by the WBBSE over the allegations of question paper .
Were under pressure to say won't admit Kashmiri students from next session: Dehradun colleges
Clarifying on their statements of not granting admission to students from Kashmir, two city-based colleges Tuesday said they were under pressure and no decision of such sort has been taken by their management. "We had to do it under pressure from a mob of around 400-500 which was protesting at the gates demanding expulsion of Kashmiri students from the institute and an assurance in writing that the new ones will not be granted admission following the terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama," Chairman of Alpine College of Management and Technology, Anil Saini, told PTI. "What the institute administration gave in writing to the protesting mob was to ensure the safety of the Kashmiri students," he added. He said no policy decision has been taken about denying admission to Kashmiri students from the next session. "How can we deny admission to Kashmiri students?. Aren't we bound by the constitution of India? The statement given in writing by the institute's administration was meant to
AMU students end agitation after assurance from varsity officials
Students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) ended their six-day-old agitation here to protest against the booking of 14 students under sedition charges, after a meeting between varsity administration, district officials and leaders of the students' union. The dharna ended midnight on Monday after the agitating students were assured by the district authorities that no vindictive action would be taken against any student in the meeting that took place at the residence of AMU Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor. Fourteen AMU students, including their union chief, were booked under sedition charges after violence broke out between two student groups on the campus on February 12 over reports of a planned visit by AIMIM lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi. The protest intensified on Monday after the arrest of a student from the university campus on Sunday night. AMU spokesman Professor Shafey Qidwai said, "The protesting students have agreed to end their dharna after the district authorities gave an ...
School teacher quits after backlash over FB post on Pulwama attack
A teacher of a reputed school has resigned after protests erupted over one of his Facebook posts, which did not favour describing the CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama attack as "martyrs". Chitradeep Som, a 36-year-old history teacher, said the school forced him to quit for his February 15 post, questioning the logic behind hailing the jawans as martyrs "as they were just doing their duty". His stance on social media resulted in a huge backlash with many people accusing him of insulting the security forces. Som said the netizens complained against him to the school authorities and his house was attacked on Sunday by a mob, forcing him to shift to a relative's place. "On Monday, the school authorities asked me to meet them immediately. Thereafter, I was forced to resign," he said. The teacher, however, stood his ground and argued that expressing opinion wasn't a mistake. "I don't think I committed any mistake by expressing my opinion and I never intended to malign our forces. Only a
Indiannica Learning Organized a Parent Orientation Workshop at Shemford Futuristic School, Sultanpur, UP
/ -- Indiannica Learning Private Limited (a subsidiary of Navneet Publication Limited, formerly known as Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) Private Limited) organized a Parent Orientation Workshop at Shemford Futuristic School, Sultanpur, UP on 17th February, 2019. The workshop on 'How to motivate your child to shine like a star?' was conducted by Mr. Saurabh Beniwal, Head - Teacher Empowerment Initiative, Indiannica Learning Pvt. Ltd. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/628495/Indiannica_Learning_Logo.jpg ) (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/823558/Indiannica_Workshop.jpg ) It is Indiannica Learning's mission to enrich learning experiences of all learners and make knowledge accessible to all. To achieve this mission, Indiannica Learning constantly strives to engage with schools, educators, and parents through the platform Engage and Evolve. The workshop by Mr. Beniwal is part of this endeavour. Speaking about the session Ms. Indrani Maitra, VP - Sales (K-12), Indiannica ...
Madhyamik question paper out after exam starts for 5th day
For the five consecutive days, images of Madhyamik Examination question papers were circulated via social media shortly after the commencing of the tests. As in the four previous days, images of Mathematics question paper were found being circulated on WhatsApp Monday. Madhyamik, the class 10 school leaving examination, is conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBSEB). West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said he has asked for a report about the ongoing investigation by the WBSEB on the allegations of question paper leak. Chatterjee was talking to reporters after holding a high level meeting with education department officials and president of WBBSE Kalyanmoy Ganguly here. To a question if the meeting had anything to do with reports of question paper 'leak', the minister said, "No. It (meeting) was related to review the examinations which have passed smoothly till this date." Chatterjee had earlier said a question paper was considered ...
Left organisations take out march demanding fully funded common education system
Left organisations Monday took out a march from Ramlila Maidan to Parliament Street demanding a fully funded common education system and an increase in budget allocation for education. The march saw a gathering of students from various parts of the country. Former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar said the country needs to unite against terror forces and tell them that they cannot break the country. "It is a sad thing that those in power have a terrorist mindset. It is a result of this mindset that there is an attempt to burn the country in the fire of hatred. Ex-servicemen, farmer, students and all the other sections of society have all faced the wrath of the government for raising their voice," Kumar said. Other demands included implementation of the Bhagat Singh National Employment Guarantee Act (BNEGA), better implementation of existing reservations in both government and private institutions, immediate disbursement of scholarships, ...
Student suspended over post supporting Pulwama bomber
A woman student of Jaipur Dental College was suspended by college authorities on Monday after she updated her WhatsApp status to 'Miss You Bhai' in support of Aadil Ahmad Dar, the suicide bomber behind the Pulwama CRPF attack, which went viral, confirmed college authorities.
Mamata asks institutes to become world no. 1
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday called upon leading higher educational institutes of the state such as Presidency and Jadavpur universities to strive towards occupying the number one slot in the world, pipping Harvard or Oxford. Modern subjects should be taught in institutes of the state so that students do not have go outside, Banerjee said while inaugurating the second campus of the Presidency University at New Town near here. She complimented Presidency for introducing five such new subjects - crop bio-technology, informatics-information security, digital forensic, public policy, and astrophysics. These subjects will be taught in the new campus in collaboration with respective departments of the state government, the chief minister said. "We are ready to extend you any help in your pursuit for excellence. If needed introduce five more subjects, we are ready to help," Banerjee commented. "I am looking forward to the day when the largest number of ...
Gurugram college withdraws notice to student union president for march
Facing flak from right-wing Hindu groups, a government girls college here has withdrawn a disciplinary notice to Student Union president Shikha Raghav for taking out a march to protest the Pulwama terror attack that left 49 CRPF troopers dead.
Pulwama attack: 2 U'khand colleges say won't admit Kashmiris, those in Delhi fear for their security
While several Kashmiri students from different cities have been slapped with sedition charges for allegedly supporting the Pulwama terror attack, two colleges in Dehradun have decided not to admit those from the Valley, with students here saying they were in a state of fear after the incident. The Jammu and Kashmir administration Monday asked students outside the state to not pay heed to any rumours and try to stay put at their respective places. Dehradun-based Alpine College of Management and Technology, and the Baba Farid Institute of Technology have decided not to admit any Kashmiri students from the upcoming academic session. Top officials of the two colleges have confirmed the development in separate letters shared with students' unions, who have been demanding expulsion of all Kashmiri students following the attack. In the Uttarakhand capital, some Kashmiri youths had also alleged that they were harassed and asked by their landlords to vacate accommodations fearing attacks on ...
Bihar Assembly passes bill for 10pc EWS quota
The Bihar Assembly on Monday passed a bill to provide 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the economically weaker sections (EWS) from the general category. Earlier this month, the state cabinet had approved a draft bill in this regard. The Centre had last month introduced the quota for EWS from the general category through a constitutional amendment. Tabling the bill in the assembly on Monday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the state government has decided to implement the 10 per cent quota for EWS on the lines of the central government. A notification would soon be issued after framing rules on the criteria for consideration of EWS, the CM said. As per the bill, the 10 per cent quota will be extended to EWS from the unreserved category in addition to the existing 50 per cent reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes, Kumar said. Earlier in the day, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) members created
University of Sydney partners with Indian B-Schools to offer Rs 25 million scholarships
The University of Sydney on Monday announced a partnership with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Tech Mahindra and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to provide scholarships worth more than Rs 25 million to Indian students.
Amid harassment reports elsewhere, J-K students praise Pune
Students from Jammu and Kashmir studying in Pune Monday condemned the Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed and asked people from the restive northern state as well as the rest of the country to not take any steps that create mistrust. At an interaction with media here, several students from J-K said they found Pune to be very safe and its people sensitive and accommodating. "There are reports coming in from various cities that Kashmiri students are facing harassment in the wake of the Pulwama attack. I would like to appeal to fellow Indians not to hurt them. I would also like to tell my Kashmiri brothers not to indulge in any provocation," said Mukhtar Ahmed working here as a physiotherapist. He said militant groups wanted to create a rift between residents of J-K and the rest of the country and harassment of Kashmiri students in different parts of the country would only give impetus to their nefarious designs. Javed Wani, a Kashmiri student of Poona ...
China province defends ban on Tibetan lessons
Chinese authorities on Monday defended a ban on schoolchildren attending informal Tibetan language classes taught by Buddhist monks in western China, as religious and cultural freedoms in the country come under increasing pressure. A county in western Qinghai -- a province with a large Tibetan population that is mostly Buddhist -- in December ordered an immediate halt to informal language classes taught by monks during the winter school holidays. The lessons taught in monasteries in the province bordering Tibet have gained popularity among parents as a way for their children to learn a language that is being sidelined from the official curriculum. It follows a similar ban last summer barring Tibetan students from taking part in religious activities during their holidays. The provincial government on Monday told AFP that the lessons were "illegal" and said the monasteries were "safety hazards" as well as being "ill-equipped" to teach students. "According to Chinese law... education is .
EWS admission in Delhi schools from Tuesday
The admission for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category and the Disadvantaged Group by Delhi's Directorate of Education for Class II onwards against available seats in private schools built on the government land for the academic session 2019-20 will begin from Tuesday and will continue till March 4.
Haryana man held for cheating in IB recruitment test
A Haryana resident has been arrested for allegedly cheating in an Intelligence Bureau (IB) recruitment test in Himachal Pradesh here, police said Monday. "Shalik, a resident of Rijhana village in Gohana tehsil, Sonepat district, was using an electronic chip during the test conducted by the IB on Sunday at Sanjauli College in Shimla," Superintendent of Police Pramod Shukla said. A first information report (FIR) has been lodged against Shalik under sections 420, 120-B of Indian Penal Code and section 7 of Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board or other Specified Examination Act, 1984 at Sadar police station, he added. Further investigation is on, he added.
Don't pay heed to any rumours, taking all possible steps: J-K admin to students
The Jammu and Kashmir administration Monday asked students outside the state to not pay heed to any rumours and try to stay put at their respective places, asserting that the local administration and college authorities have given full assurance of support, help and protection to them. The Liaison Officers (LOs) in various states are in constant touch with local administrations and college authorities to ensure that the students from the state are not put to any inconvenience, an official statement said. "The state administration is advising all the students and their parents, not to pay heed to any rumours, try to stay put at their respective places and contact the LOs or local police administration for any help. The mobile numbers of LOs have already been distributed among the students," a spokesman said. He said the state administration assures that due cognisance is being taken for each and every call from the students and their parents and local administration is being apprised ..
Nobody permitted to make a mockery of medical, legal education, says SC
The Supreme Court Monday said it would not allow anyone to make a mockery of medical and legal education in the country and warned of stringent steps against those who play with its quality. The top court said that for someone it may be a matter of making money but for the court it is only concerned with the quality of education. The observations was made by a bench of Justices S A Bobde and Deepak Gupta when it was pointed out by the counsel for Medical Council of India (MCI) that it was not being allowed to carry out inspection in a medical college in Uttar Pradesh. "We cannot allow anyone to make a mockery of medical education in the country. The other field with which we are concerned is legal education. Any one playing with the quality of education will be dealt severely," the bench said. "For some it may be a matter for making money but for the court it is only concerned with the quality of education," it added. The bench said it has already dealt strongly with those who have ...