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Andhra farmers with less than 5 acres land to get Rs 9000 under Annadata Sukhibhava scheme 2019
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced Rs 9000 each to the farmers with less than 5 acres land under Annadata Sukhibhava scheme 2019.Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister laid a foundation stone for the Muktyala Lift Irrigation Project and addressed students and farmers.Addressing the event, Naidu said: "Under Annadata Sukhibhava scheme 2019, an amount of Rs 9,000 will be given to the farmers having land less than 5 acres. This will be in addition to the Rs 6,000 announced by the Central government.""Farmers having land more than 5 acres, will be given Rs 10,000. This will be solely by the state government, as the Centre is not giving any aid to farmers having land more than 5 acres," he added.While speaking about the quality education and various schemes meant for the economically downtrodden sections, the Chief Minister stated: "We had started gurukulams to provide quality education to the children from downtrodden families. The government is ...
Valley student booked in Dehradun, reports say Kashmiris 'harassed'
A Kashmiri student was booked for allegedly sending WhatsApp messages supporting the Pulwama suicide attack, amid reports that students from the Valley were being harassed in the Uttarakhand capital. The messages shared by the Kashmiri student on WhatsApp created tension and some right-wing Hindu outfits gheraoed the university, demanding immediate arrest of the student. The student was suspended by a private university in Dehradun on Friday. When asked whether landlords in Dehradun were under pressure from a section of the local population to not give rooms on rent to Kashmiri students, Dehradun SSP Nivedita Kukreti said there are such reports but no formal complaints have been received. She said Kashmiri students pursuing different courses in the institutions based in the city need not fear as there is adequate deployment of police personnel around their campuses and hostels. A police spokesperson said the Dehradun Police has assured the Jammu and Kashmir Police that they were in ...
Left students' body wants govt to stop question paper leak
The Students Federation of India (SFI), the student arm of CPI(M), Saturday demanded immediate action by the state government to stop Madhyamik question papers from being leaked. The SFI alleged that the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has failed to stop circulation of photos of Madhyamik question papers on WhatsApp. The statement was issued after Saturday's geography question paper was allegedly leaked on WhatsApp. Saturday was the fourth day of this year's Madhyamik examination that began on February 12. There were reports that the Bengali, English and History question papers were also leaked. SFI's state unit president Pratik Ur Rahman said photos of Madhyamik (Secondary) question papers have been surfacing on WhatsApp every single day but "the WBBSE refuses to accept the fact". The SFI along with the youth wing of CPI(M) - Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)asked state Education minister Partha Chatterjee to issue a general statement ...
Ambala village panchayat asks villagers to evict Kashmiri tenants
A village panchayat here has asked villagers to evict Kashmiri students living in rented accommodation within 24 hours in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, according to a video that has surfaced on social media. Half a dozen Kashmiri students have been shifted to the hostel of the MM University after the purported video appeared. In the video, Mulana village sarpanch Naresh Rana could be heard asking villagers to evict Kashmiri tenants. The village head alleged that some Kashmiri students were involved in "suspicious activities". "The villagers have been asked to vacate Kashmiri students from the rented accommodation... In case it is not done the person in whose residence such students are living will be considered as a traitor," the sarpanch is heard saying. Vishal Garg, one of the trustees of the university, located in Mulana said a few Kashmiri students of the university had requested him to provide them accommodation in the hostel. They had been provided proper accommodation,
Manasbal Blast case: Charge sheet filed against 5 accused
The police on Saturday presented a charge sheet before a session's court against five accused in the Manasbal Park blast case in which around 10 civilians were injured.The accused include Irfan Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Younis Khan, Bilal Ahmad Hastiwala, and Mohammad Imran Sofi who are residents of Koundbal Safapora and Bilal Ahmad Mir resident of Cheshmai Manasbal.In a statement, the police ensured that during trial proper follow-up of the case will be ensured.The blast took place on June 17, 2018, in which 13 local visitors, including minors and students, were seriously injured.
Pak school punished after students dance on Indian song, wave India's flag
Pakistani authorities have suspended the registration of a school here after some students danced to an Indian song and waved India's national flag during a cultural event, hurting the country's "national dignity". A show-cause notice was issued to the school's owner on Wednesday to appear before the Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions Sindh (DIRPIS). The last week's incident came to light after a video of the function went viral on social media, facing severe criticism from people, The News International reported. The registration of the 'Mama Baby Care Cambridge School' has been suspended for allegedly promoting Indian culture, the report said. The DIRPIS has formed a three-member committee to probe into the school's function in which students were dancing on an Indian song and waving national flag of India in the background, it said. According to DIRPIS registrar Rafia Javed, "promoting Indian culture in educational institutions was against Pakistan's
15,000 contractual teachers imparting education in Himachal schools: Minister
As many as 15,791 contractual teachers are imparting education in government schools of Himachal Pradesh, education minister Suresh Bhardwaj informed the state assembly on Saturday. Bhardwaj said 11,035 teachers are working on government and Parent Teachers Association-Grant in Aid (PTA-GIA) contract, whereas the rest 4,756 teachers under Primary Assistant Teachers (PAT) and Parent Teachers Association (PTA) policies. He said the teachers may be appointed and dealt under these separate policies but nothing is mentioned in these policies about regularising their services. He said the government wants to regularise these teachers and that is why Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced while presenting the Budget on February 9 that PTA and PAT teachers will be provided salary at par with regular teachers. The matter of regularisation of PAT and PTA-GIA teachers is sub judice and three writs related to it are pending in the apex court. The education minister further informed the state ...
Infosys unveils learning app for engineering students
Global software major Infosys on Saturday launched its a next-generation digital platform called InfyTQ that aims to offer learning and engagement experiences for engineering students in the country.
Infosys launches learning app for engineering students
The country's second-largest IT services firm Infosys Saturday announced the launch of 'InfyTQ', a digital platform to offer learning and engagement experiences to engineering students in the country. InfyTQ is a free platform open to all engineering students in their third and fourth years across India, Infosys said in a statement. The platform encourages holistic development by imparting technical as well as professional skills, helping them become industry-ready, it added. InfyTQ, available on both mobile and desktop, includes content, courses, and news as well as online assessments and certification. "With InfyTQ, students will benefit from the always-on, anytime, anywhere learning, catered through a continuous transfer of digital skills and expertise from the Infosys innovation ecosystem. The platform will also assist students to stay connected with the organisation, keep up with the latest happenings, and familiarise themselves with Infosys' culture and value system," it ...
2 lecturers, school teacher suspended for dereliction of duty
Two college lecturers and a school teacher were placed under suspension for alleged dereliction of duty and failure to report for training classes for upcoming elections in Odisha's Jajpur district, officials said Saturday. Jajpur Collector and District Election Officer (DEO) Ranjan Kumar Das suspended a lecturer of Janaki Madhusuadn college, a lecturer of B Junior College at Brahmabarada, and an assistant teacher Korei block on Friday, they said. While the two lecturers were appointed as presiding officers, the assistant teacher was appointed as first polling officer for the ensuing elections. The three were directed to report at training classes on Thursday, but they failed to report without intimating the authority concerned, the collector said. "The three have been placed under suspension for dereliction of election duty," he said.
Maha govt plans to make self-defence part of school curriculum
The Maharashtra government is considering to make training in self-defence a part of the school curriculum in the state. Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde gave this assurance in response to an online petition filed by a woman self-defence coach from Pune, Neha Shrimal. In the petition posted on Change.org in September last year, Shrimal, a mother of seven-year-old girl, had demanded making self-defence training compulsory for all the schools in the state. The petition received over 1.38 lakh signatures in support of the demand. In the petition, Shrimal gave an example of how an 18-year-old girl fought off three men harassing her and handed them over to police in Birbhum in West Bengal. "This brave student shows us that girls can be empowered to face such situations with confidence, rather than feeling scared, victimised and helpless. "In India, over 53% children face sexual abuse. Whenever any such incidence happens, we just look at police and legal system for ..
Sikkim to extend its fight against drug, alcohol abuse to all state schools
After achieving significant success in sensitising the school children regarding the danger of drug and alcohol abuse through its SAATHI (Sikkim Against Addiction Towards Healthy India) programme, the Sikkim government is planning to extend the initiative across all 800 schools.
Kashmiri student suspended for making offensive comment on Pulwama attack
A Kashmiri student, who allegedly made offensive comments on social media, was on Friday suspended by a private university here, officials said.
French students to join global protest over climate 'inaction'
French school children are set to skip school and demand action on climate change on Friday, following the example of other young demonstrators around Europe and in Australia for the first time. The students have called for a rally outside the environment ministry to urge the government to "declare a state of ecological and social emergency", organisers said on Facebook. Environment Minister Francois de Rugy voiced support for the demonstration. "I would rather have protesters outside my ministry saying 'we're not doing enough for the environment, we need to act more quickly and boldly' -- which is exactly what I think -- than people saying 'stop, stop, we're going too fast and too far'," he said. The student action comes ahead of a global climate strike by youngsters on March 15 inspired by 16-year-old Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg. She first grabbed the spotlight in August when she began staging "school strikes for the climate", skipping classes on Fridays to protest outside the
Students unions to begin campaign against Modi govt
A pan-India students and youths organisations' collective-Young India National Coordination Committee (YINCC) has said it will begin campaigns next month across the country to vote BJP out of power for "ditching" the student community. The body, consisting of 42 students and youth organisations, includes students' unions of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Aligarh Muslim University, Allahabad University and Rajasthan University. JNU Students Union President (JNUSU) Sai Balaji said the collective would begin campaigns across the country from next month (March), in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. "The present government has clearly ditched us in several ways and we have been bearing the brunt of it. This campaign is also to vote the BJP out of power," Balaji told PTI during an interaction. Last week, thousands of students and youths of the collective took out a march in the national capital from Red Fort to Parliament Street demanding jobs and better ...
Telangana: Devoid of proper infrastructure, students forced to study inside tin sheds
The students of an Urdu medium government school in Hyderabad have been studying inside tin sheds after the infrastructure of the school weakened over the years.Mohammed Amjad Hussain, Senior Assistant and Incharge of Humayun Nagar Govt. High School, told ANI,"Earlier this school used to run in general shift, but in 2012, the condition of the school building became worsened and then DEO Hyderabad visited our school and ordered us to conduct classes for Primary students in the morning and high school students in the afternoon hours under Tin sheds rather than inside the school rooms as the rooms were in a dangerous position and anything can happen at any time. The classes are being conducted in an open place situated in the back. This school was built in 1950."He added that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation had also issued a notice stating that the school building was in a dangerous condition and can collapse at any time. "The present Hyderabad DEO has ordered us to shift ...
Nurses can play important role in promoting 'Swachh Bharat': Meenakshi Lekhi
Nurses can play an important role in promoting 'Swachh Bharat', Lok Sabha member Meenakshi Lekhi said Thursday. She was speaking at the 63rd Lamp Lighting Ceremony held at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here. The ceremony formally declares entry of students, who have passed out from the School of Nursing at the hospital into the nursing profession, a senior official said. "Nursing students should remember that personal hygiene and hygiene in the area of work space is as important as taking care of patients," she said. Nurses can play an important role in promoting 'Swachh Bharat'. "Most important is to use knowledge with wisdom, as knowledge alone can be harmful," she said. This year 37 students have graduated and 40 students have joined this year, the official said. On the occasion Lekhi, New Delhi MP, also distributed prizes to meritorious students. Dr D S Rana , Chairman (Board of Management), at the hospital said, "Nursing profession is not only one of the noblest profession, but also a ..
Ol Chiki to be taught in primary schools of Santhal Pargana
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das Thursday announced introduction of Ol Chiki, the Santhali script, from class 1 to class 5 in all the six districts of Santhal Pargana region of the state. "Development of the Santhal Pargana region is priority to the government. To overcome stigma of poverty, education is necessary. Jharkhand's culture and language have their own identity. The government is committed to conserve and promote them," Das said at a function here. He said names of all government offices in Santhal Pargana will be registered in Ol Chiki along with Hindi. "Students will also be taught in the same language from class 1 to class 5," the chief minister said. An official release quoting Das said the government instructed deputy commissioners of all the districts of Santhal Pargana to appoint teachers on contract basis to teach Ol Chiki in schools. Those teachers would be paid on the basis of Rs 125 per hour. Launching the "Mukhya Mantri Sukanya Yozana" in Pakur,
Indian-origin student hanged herself after depressive illness, UK inquest concludes
An Indian-origin student who hanged herself on the grounds of her school in London two years ago died as a consequence of a depressive illness, an inquest into her death concluded this week. Elena Mondal was found unresponsive by her teachers in a wooded area at Hampstead's exclusive girls' school Henrietta Barnett in north London in June 2017. The 14-year-old had been rushed to hospital after a self-harming incident on the school premises just weeks before her death, the inquest was told. Andrew Walker, the coroner leading the proceedings to determine the facts behind the death, concluded on Wednesday that the schoolgirl died as a consequence of a "depressive illness". "What needs to happen is that as a society we need to look at how we treat our young people and ask ourselves some questions, the answers to which may be difficult for us to hear," said Walker. He made recommendations for improved record-keeping for the school and the health agencies involved with the teenager's care, .
Foreign students in Gujarat told not to approach police, media
The Gujarat University authorities have asked the around 280 foreign students enrolled under its Study Abroad Programme (SAP) not to approach the media or police without permission. The co-ordinator of SAP, Neerja Gupta, told PTI Thursday that the directive, in the form of a circular issued in October last year, is not a "ban" on interaction with media or on approaching the police. The circular, issued by Gupta, says a "strict warning is given to all foreign students...that engagement with any outer agency like media or police without prior permission of Gujarat University shall invite immediate expulsion for violating the code of conduct." The directive was meant for foreign students residing in three hostels under the SAP. Gupta said the circular should not be looked upon as a ban. "This is a general directive issued every academic year. We are not stopping students from approaching the media or police. We are just telling them to make the authorities aware first," ...