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Modi to hold 'Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0' to help students with exam-related stress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday hold his second "Pariksha Pe Charcha" in which he will interact with 2,000 students from high school to college, along with their parents and teachers.
29 girls leave hostel of state run school in Odisha
At least 29 girl students of a government run residential school in Odisha's Gajapati district have left their hostel on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place at the Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste Development run school at Antaraba under Mohona block of Gajapati district. "We are trying to locate the girls," Gajapati collector, Anupam Shah said Though the exact reason behind the girls leaving their hostel has not yet ascertained, it is suspected that the students are not "happy with the school authority over several issues", they said. Gajapati District Welfare Officer (DWO) Santosh Rath said a probe has been ordered into the incident and exact reason would be known after that. However, the DWO added that the students left a hand written note mentioning that some teachers of the school are not cooperating with them regarding some issues following which they were compelled to leave the hostel and wanted to take the issue to the notice of .
High-schoolers get face time with extremists in class
Last week's videotaped encounter at the Lincoln Memorial left many wondering about the state of reasoned political discourse in the country, or if it exists at all in a hyperpartisan era of red "Make America Great Again" hats versus pink women's march caps. In a video from January 18, a group of boys from Kentucky's Covington Catholic High School, a Native American activist and a cluster of Black Hebrew Israelites faced off in an uncomfortable confrontation that spread online and in the media. It has prompted national debate about both civility in politics, the seeming lack of tolerance for those of differing political beliefs and how both are influencing the nation's youth. That debate sounded all-too-familiar to Ohio social studies teacher Judy Galasso, who has taught a class on political radicalism for three decades now. "If someone's yelling things at you, if you're presented with groups that you disagree with, my hope is that we train our kids well enough that they're not going ..
Teachers can't be asked to perform non-educational duties outside RTE Act
The Delhi High Court has taken the authorities to task for assigning duties to schoolteachers which are "not remotely" connected to imparting education. The high court held that principals and teachers cannot be asked by municipal corporations to perform duties outside the purview of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act and rules under it. Justice C Hari Shankar set aside several notifications issued by the corporations requiring the principals and teachers to conduct household survey and participate in preparation of the Ward Education Register. The court, however, clarified that authorities are justified in seeking assistance of principals and teachers to aid in opening bank accounts of children in the school and linking them with Aadhaar cards, but the requirement cannot be treated as "mandatory" and cannot be made a basis for proceeding against them for non-rendering adequate assistance. "This court is constrained to take judicial notice of the fact ...
Panjab varsity senate member dies after falling from balcony
A Panjab University (PU) Senate member died on Sunday after falling from the balcony at the guest house inside the campus premises here, police said.
Maan Ki Baat: PM heaps praises on EC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contribution of the Election Commission of India for continuously working towards strengthening the democracy and also urged the youth of the country who have attained the age of voting to register themselves as voters.Addressing the nation in the 52nd episode of his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme, the Prime Minister said, "25th January was the day the Election Commission was formed, which is celebrated now as National Voters Day. The scale at which elections are organised in our country astonishes the world. It is natural for every citizen to feel proud of the Election Commission of its meticulous organising abilities".In his address, the Prime Minister also praised young scientists who are entrusted with the responsibility of taking the country forward. He said, "Today, our space programme is powered by several young scientists"."We must take pride in the fact that the satellites developed by our students are reaching the space ...
Expert panel recommends increasing number of Institutions of Eminence to 30
The Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) set by the HRD Ministry for selecting Institutions of Eminence (IOEs) has recommended to increase the number of such institutes to 30 from the current 20, according to senior officials. The University Grants Commission (UGC) had last year in February constituted a four-member committee which was entrusted to conduct the appraisal of applications for shortlisting 20 IoEs. The IoE project for internationalisation of Indian campuses and creating world class universities was rolled out by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in September 2017. "The EEC has recommended to increase the number of Institutions of Eminence to 30. However, the recommendations are yet to be considered by the UGC," a senior HRD Ministry official said. Union Minister of State for HRD Satya Pal Singh had also informed Parliament about the committee's recommendations earlier this month. Following first report of recommendations from the committee, the HRD Ministry ...
MP Minister fails to read out R-Day message, asks Collector to complete it
Madhya Pradesh Minister Imarti Devi was unable to read the Chief Minister's message during a Republic Day event here on Saturday and instead asked the District Collector to complete it.
Man Ki Baat: PM Modi wishes students for exams
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished students for the upcoming examinations. Addressing the first Mann Ki Baat radio programme, Prime Minister Modi said: "My younger friends, the days of examinations are approaching. Students, their parents, teachers, all are engaged in tasks related to exams. I wish all the students, their parents and teachers all the best"."Anshul Sharma from Himachal Pradesh wrote on MyGov that I should talk about the examinations and Exam warriors," he added.Prime Minister Modi has written a book 'Exam Warriors' which intends to reach out to the students and prepare them to face the difficulties ahead of exams.In his address, the Prime Minister also asked people at large to send their ideas for 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' programme."On Jan 29, at 11 am, in 'Pariksha Pe Charcha', I will touch upon a lot of things related to exams with my young friends, especially on the topic of stress-free exams. I urge people to send me their inputs, ideas with regard to this
In wartime Yemen, children find solace in music
The sound of music fills the halls at a school in Yemen's Taez, where little Nazira al-Jaafari sits at a keyboard as a teacher takes her through the notes. "I love music," said Jaafari, a pupil at the Al-Nawras school where tutors are trying to help students temporarily forget the ongoing war. "Whenever I feel sad or uncomfortable, I play music." She has built up an eclectic repertoire, including happy birthday and cult songs by Arab icons Fairuz and Umm Kalthoum. "I just hope that Yemen will win this war," she said before exhaling deeply, then smiling and adding: "And that we can live a new life." Taez, a city in the southwestern Yemeni highlands, was once known for its coffee beans, grown at high elevation and exported through the famed port of Mokha. Today, the city is home to some of the most intense fighting in a war between Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels and rival government forces allied with a regional military coalition led by powerhouse Saudi Arabia. The United Nations has
Student accuses school of forcing him to give positive review
Officials of a school in Palghar in Maharashtra have been booked for allegedly threatening a student to give positive feedback about the institution, police said Sunday. A student had complained that teachers at the school, while distributing feedback forms, had told him that he would not be allowed to sit for the annual exams if he gave a poor review, a Virar police official said. The 13-year-old student was also threatened with a beating by the teachers, the official said quoting the complainant. Palghar police spokesperson Hemant Kumar Katkar said Virar police Saturday registered a case under sections of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code against the Yahswant Nagar-based school. The official said a probe was on and no arrests had been made so far.
Bring ordinance on reservation roster for teaching positions, Manoj Jha writes to Javadekar
Rajya Sabha MP and Delhi University professor Manoj Jha has written to HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar urging him to bring an ordinance on reservation roster for teaching positions in higher education institutions (HEIs) during the upcoming Budget session. The UGC had announced in March that an individual department should be considered as the base unit to calculate the number of teaching posts to be reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates following an order by the Allahabad High Court in April in 2017. The HRD Ministry had filed a special leave petition against the court order which was rejected by the Supreme Court. It is clear as daylight that this formula (the new formula) is intended to steal the reservation benefits from the SC/ST/OBC teachers, Jha said in the letter written on Saturday. "If recruitments are held using this mischievous new formula it will force out SC/ST/OBC ad-hoc, temporary and contractual teachers currently teaching against these
Maha asks schools to air PM's interaction with students on Tue
The Maharashtra Education Department has asked schools to air Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction 'Parikshe Pe Charcha 2.0' programme live on Tuesday. The programme is scheduled to be aired on DD National, DD News and DD India and will also be live-streamed on various websites. A Maharashtra State Council of Educational Research and Training department official told PTI Saturday that its circular clearly stated that it was not mandatory on schools to air the interaction. "We have only informed the schools in accordance with the Centre's guidelines. They are free to either air it or choose not to. When the PM interacts with students, others who have similar queries will get a chance to have them answered," the official said. According to the circular,those schools that hold the screening will have to submit a report, including photos and videos from the event, the same day. Students from classes VI upwards will have to attend the session. The Opposition, however, .
MP: 8 students injured after teacher's car rams into them
Eight students of a primary school were Saturday injured after a teacher lost control of his car while they were having mid-day meals in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district, police said. The incident happened in Jurtara government primary school in the district's Bandol area, an official said. "Teacher Krishna Kumar pressed the accelerator of his new car instead of the brake. The car first hit utensils kept there and then rammed into two students. The other six students were injured from falling utensils and the hot food inside," Bandol police station in charge Dilip Pancheshwar said. Seoni district hospital civil surgeon Dr Vinod Naokar said three students, who had sustained serious injuries, have been referred to hospitals in Jabalpur and Nagpur in neighbouring Maharashtra. The other five are being treated at the district hospital, the medical official added. Pancheshwar said teacher Krishna Kumar had been arrested.
Delhi government built over 8,000 classrooms since 2015: Sisodia
The Delhi government has constructed over 8,000 classrooms in its schools since 2015, Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Saturday, saying 12,000 more classrooms will be built by the year-end.
MP WCD minister asks collector to read CM's R-Day message
A Madhya Pradesh minister was Saturday unable to read out Chief Minister Kamal Nath's message during a Republic Day function organised here and had to ask the district collector to do the needful. A video of the incident is being widely circulated on social media platforms. The video shows MP Women and Child Development Minister Imarti Devi (43) starting to read out Nath's message in broken Hindi. In the video, the minister is then seen giving the page to Gwalior Collector Bharat Yadav and telling the gathering that "collector saheb padenge (collector will read it)". She then stood behind as Yadav read out Nath's address to the gathering. Later, speaking to the media, the minister said she was unwell for the past two days and this was causing her difficulty in reading. The minister, in her affidavit submitted for the 2018 MP Assembly poll, had stated that she had cleared her Higher Secondary Examination in 2009 through open school. She is an MLA from Dabra constituency ..
4 injured as high-tension wire snaps during flag hoisting in UP
Four persons were injured in a primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district during a flag hoisting ceremony on Saturday as a high tension wire going over the building snapped and fell on them, police said.
MP Minister Imarti fails to read out speech, asks Collector to do so
Madhya Pradesh Minister Imarti Devi fumbled and was unable to read out her speech during a Republic Day celebration programme here, asked the district collector to take over and read it to the audience."Collector sahab padhenge (Collector will read it for you), " Imarti Devi said after struggling for a few moments to read out her written address, finally handing it over to the district collector Bharat Yadav.When she was asked about the incident, the minister said, "I was sick for the past two days, you can ask the doctor. But it is okay, the collector read it (the speech) properly."Imarti Devi won the legislative election from Dabra constituency of Gwalior on a Congress ticket and was made minister in the cabinet of Chief Minister Kamal Nath.
Try bring Goa's school drop-out rate to zero: Governor
The Goa government should make more efforts to bring the drop-out rate in schools to zero, Governor Mridula Sinha said in her Republic Day address on Saturday.
1 student killed after Texas school bus hit by train
An East Texas school district says one student has been killed and two other individuals were injured after a school bus was hit by a train. The Tyler Morning Telegraph reports the collision took place around 4 pm Friday when the bus was in a train crossing in Athens, located about 70 miles southeast of Dallas. In a statement, the Athens school district says an unidentified male middle school student was killed. An unidentified female elementary school student was injured and flown to a Dallas hospital. Her condition was not immediately known. The school district says no other students were on the bus. The bus driver was also injured and taken to a hospital. A cause of the collision was not immediately known.