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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Six student bodies in Manipur to boycott Republic Day celebrations
Decrying passing of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), six student bodies including Meira Paibis will be agitating in New Delhi on January 30, and has decided to boycott the 70th Republic Day celebration in Manipur on Saturday.The decision was announced by President of All Manipur Students' Union ( AMSU), S. Manjit during a joint press conference of six student bodies held on Friday at the head office of All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU) located at D.M. university campus.Six student bodies namely All Manipur Students Association (AMSU), Democratic Students Alliance Manipur (DESAM), Apunba Ireipak Maheiroi Singpanglup (AIMS), Kangleipak Students Association (KSA), Student Union of Kangleipak (SUK), Manipur Students Federation (MSF) have been agitating against CAB before the bill was passed recently at Lok Sabha on January 8, he said."The student bodies have condemned the statement of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) which states that under CAB no individuals will be allowed to settle .
JNU to get NCC unit
The Jawaharlal Nehru University will soon get a National Cadet Corps (NCC) unit, varsity's Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar said on Friday. JNU professor Umesh Kadam shared the news on Twitter. "JNU to soon have it's NCC units: The official team from 3 Delhi Girls BN NCC visited Dean of Students Office. Major Manju, Lt Madan Singh & V K Choudhary assured that girls wing will be established very soon, followed by a boy's wing," he wrote on the microblogging site. Kumar retweeted Kadam's post. "It is great to have an NCC unit at JNU soon. We are delighted to know that the girl's NCC wing may be started first. Students of JNU will make NCC a vibrant activity of our University," he said. According to R P Singh, Rector-III, JNU, the NCC unit is likely to be established within the next two-three months and the discussion for the setting up of the unit was underway for the last one year. He said the unit will be set up in the golden jubilee year and will be advantageous for those ...
Nanaji Deshmukh, Sangh ideologue who established RSS in UP (Profile)
Nanaji Deshmukh, an RSS ideologue who rose under the tutelage of Sangh stalwart M.S. Golwalkar, was known for his social work and work in the fields of agriculture, cottage industry, rural health and rural education.
Gujarat urges Centre to ban PubG online
The Gujarat government has urged the Centre to initiate proceedings to ban online game PubG, pointing out that it adversely affected child psyche and their studies.
Show-cause notice by AMU highlights its 'Talibani' mentality: BJP MP
BJP leader Satish Gautam on Friday said that the show-cause notice issued by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to two students for the 'Tiranga Yatra' shows their "Talibani" mentality."Their mentality is like the Taliban, they are running the AMU like that only, their thinking is like them. There is no philosophy to teach, their thinking, ideals are vile and I condemn it," the BJP MP from Aligarh told ANI. "Notice issued for hoisting the national flag shows their mentality. Whereas no notice was issued when some students raised anti-India slogans after the hanging of Afzal Guru, took out a march and read namaz prayers. When terrorist Burhan Wani was killed by the Army, then also they read namaz. This reflects their mentality, which is to only issue notices to Hindu students and spoil the university's environment," Gautam added.He further said that Proctor Mohammed Mohsin Khan was working with a narrow mind. He also demanded the withdrawal of the notice and an apology.Commenting ..
4 unemployed teachers injured in police cane charge
Police Friday caned a group of jobless teachers who tried to force their way to the state education minister's residence to press for employment, injuring four of them. The protesters wanted to submit a memorandum to Education Minister O P Soni for their appointment in government schools, he said. The official said at least 300 unemployed teachers who had cleared the Punjab government's Teacher Eligibility Test were stopped a few yards away from the residence of the minister. The situation turned ugly, when the protesters refused to listen to the police which wanted to prevent them from reaching the minister's residence. But the teachers began removing police barricades blocking their way to the minister's house, he said. During lathi-charge, four teachers were injured, one of them a woman, the protesters said. Police said one of their men too was injured in the melee.
HC seeks JNU response to plea challenging clean chit to professor
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to reply to a plea challenging the university's Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) report which has given a clean chit to a professor accused of sexually harassing several women students.
Pups killing: 2 nursing students suspended for 60 days
The West Bengal government Friday suspended for 60 days the two nursing students who were accused of killing 16 puppies in the compound of a state-run hospital, virtually ending their dreams to become nurses. "The two students have been suspended for 60 days on grounds of moral ethics and grave indiscipline," a senior official of the health department told PTI. During the period of 60 days, there would be several inquires to be held against the two students - Moutusi Mondal and Soma Burman, he said. The two students of Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital here were arrested on January 15. They were released on bail after which they attended their classes. Asked whether the two would be able to resume normal classes after serving the suspension, the official said, "It's quite unlikely because there will be other inquires during this period which will have different outcomes." Union Minister Maneka Gandhi had called up senior officials of the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College ...
HRD Ministry considering proposal to extend RTE Act up to class 12
The HRD Ministry is considering a proposal to extend the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 up to class 12, according to senior officials. The RTE Act currently applies to children between six and 14 years studying from Class 1 to 8. It requires all private schools, except for minority institutions, to reserve 25 per cent of seats for underprivileged children. A sub-committee of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), in a report submitted in 2012, when UPA was in power, recommended the extension of the RTE Act. "A proposal regarding extension of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, is under consideration of the ministry. Any decision in this regard would be intimated, once it is examined thoroughly," a senior HRD Ministry official said in a letter to education activist Ashok Agarwal. The letter was in response to a representation sent by Agarwal to the Ministry recommending the extension of RTE Act to class ...
Global Skills Provider Arc Skills Launches 'SOAR' to Bridge Skills Gap of Students in India
Leading global skills provider Arc Skills, has announced the launch of SOAR in India, a unique and integrated skills program for school students.Arc Skills is one of the first organizations to bring this impactful solution for the development of life-long skills giving our children the chance to obtain the essential new age skills and confidence to turn their potential into success.SOAR, is a research-backed learning pathway that nurtures values, skills, and career-based competencies in a child, at each step of their school life. The skills are aligned to the child's age and developmental stage, so they can progressively develop the skills needed for present and future.Kakul Misra, COO, Arc Skills India says, "SOAR prepares the students for the world of tomorrow through an integrated and continuous learning pathway. With SOAR programs, we intend to equip every child in India with much needed new age skills to develop & confidently grow their strengths with an understanding of ...
Difficult Dialogues 2019 to look at education and its myriad facets
The fourth edition of Difficult Dialogues conference this year will focus on education as the most powerful and effective instrument in reducing poverty and inequality. The three-day event to be held in Goa from January 31 to February 2 brings together international experts, policy makers, community level workers and leading thinkers for an engaging conversation on education and its myriad facets. "There is a pressing need to work on policy change and this can only be done by bridging the gap between policy formulation and implementation for which we need to include the last mile implementers in the policy discussion," says Surina Narula, founder of Difficult Dialogues. "This year the task is to explore the challenges that India faces in the education sector and see what needs to be done to bring it back on the path of excellence. This is critical as a good educational system is a must to achieve equality and justice in our society," she said. Difficult Dialogues is an international ..
Aligrah MP flays AMU authorities for issuing notice to ABVP leader
Aligarh's BJP MP Satish Gautam Friday attacked AMU authorities for issuing a show cause notice to an ABVP student leader for organsing a "tiranga yatra" on the campus, demanding withdrawal of the "senseless" notice. "This is a senseless step and should be withdrawn. Aligarh Muslim University officials seem to have lost their mental balance," Satish Gautam told newspersons Friday. AMU authorities have issued a show cause notice to Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad's student leader Ajay Singh, who is also the grandson of a local BJP MLA, for holding an "unauthorised procession", called 'tiranga yatra' on the campus on January 22. The notice issued by proctor Mohsin Khan mentions that the procession was held during teaching hours after compelling some students to leave classes. It also said a large number of "outsiders" including anti-social elements participated in the procession. The AMU has made it mandatory for students to seek official permission for any procession as a ...
Ruckus in Satyawati College
There was a day-long ruckus at Delhi University's Satyawati College (Evening) Thursday after the office of the college principal was sealed by the governing body, which also ordered the constitution of a fact-finding committee against the principal over alleged irregularities. According to Pankaj Gaur, chairman of the governing body of the college, an emergent meeting was called and it was decided that a fact-finding committee would be constituted against the principal Dr Vijay Shankar Mishra and his office would be sealed. "From November 27 last year, the governing body has been asking him to explain why he carried out recruitments of teaching and non-teaching staff without due procedure, but there has been no satisfactory explanation. An emergent meeting was convened, where it was decided that he would be asked to go on leave and his office will be sealed," he said. Gaur alleged that Mishra called members of the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), who held the .
Call to strengthen public education system
Thirteen-year-old Anchal, a differently-abled girl, stays in her classroom when her classmates go outside to get their mid-day meals. Anchal faces problems while going to the library which is on the third floor of her school building. At an event jointly organised by the Right to Education Forum (RTE Forum) -- Campaign Against Child Labour and Alliance for the Right to Early Childhood Development -- many girls like Anchal shared the problems they face in accessing quality education. Ambarish Rai, national convener of RTE Forum, said, "Children from 6 to 14 years age in India have a right to free and quality education. Even after nearly nine years of the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, millions of girls are still out of school because of lack of female teachers, lack of separate toilets, poor safety and security within schools premises." Speakers at the event pointed out that 27 per cent girls are married off before reaching their 18th birthday. At the conference, ..
DUTA demands ordinance on reservation roster for teaching positions
The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) has written to HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar demanding an ordinance on reservation roster for teaching positions in higher education institutions (HEIs). The University Grants Commission (UGC) had announced in March last 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 2017. The HRD Ministry had filed a special leave petition against the court order which was rejected by the Supreme Court order. The DUTA wrote a letter to Javadekar, urging him to bring a bill or ordinance to restore the 200-point reservation roster on the basis of college or university as a unit. "You have reiterated on more than one occasion the intention of the Union government to promulgate an ordinance to restore the college or university wise reservation roster. Recent ...
Boycott those who discriminate between boys and girls: Raj min
Rajasthan's Women and Child Development Minister Mamta Bhupesh on Thursday said those who discriminate between boys and girls should be boycotted. "Those who discriminate between boys and girls should be socially boycotted," Bhupesh said at a programme here on National Girl Child Day here. "It is disappointing that most of the cases of female feticide come from educated society. Daughters today are playing an important role in nation building," she said. The minister said the role of teachers was crucial in helping eradication of social evils. Six individuals and three organisations were honoured for their work in the area of education and empowerment of girls.
Suspension of 3 Presi students revoked, sit-in/fast lifted
The sit-in by a section of students of Presidency University was withdrawn Thursday evening after the authorities revoked suspension order of three students, issued for locking the main gate of the institute on September 10. The indefinite hunger strike by six students, including the three suspended ones, was also called off, one of the agitating students said. The fast had began on the evening of January 19. The governing body has withdrawn the suspension of three students with immediate effect after series of talks with student representatives and considering all aspects, Presidency University Vice-Chancellor Anuradha Lohia told PTI. Lohia finally left the campus around 7.30 pm Thursday, more than 31 hours after she came to the campus on Wednesday noon and sat inside her chamber along with the registrar and senior officials as the students launched an indefinite sit-in outside her office. To a question, Lohia said the three students have "expressed regret" for their ..
Tiranga yatra triggers row at AMU
Aligarh Muslim University has served a show-cause notice to a student leader over a 'tiranga yatra' through the campus, saying it was held without permission and triggering a row. The university said it followed procedure and believed that the motorcycle procession was meant to polarise students on the campus. But the leader from the BJP's student wing alleged bias and said he would complain to the Human Resource Development Ministry. Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao also criticised the University's stand. Ajay Singh, a grandson of BJP MLA Dalveer Singh, was served notice Wednesday for the procession taken out a day earlier. The participants said the tricolour procession', which began from the campus gates and ended at the sports ground, was part of the Republic Day celebrations. The notice sent by AMU proctor Mohsin Khan said the procession was held during working hours hours after compelling students to leave their classes. It added that a large number of ...
32,000 Belgian students march to demand climate protections
Thousands of students skipped school for the third week in a row and more than 30,000 swamped the centre of Brussels to demand better protection of the world's climate. What started out as a march of a few thousand high school students swelled to a vocal movement that Thursday also included many that skipped courses at university. Brussels police estimated the crowds at 32,000, who braved the cold and snowy conditions. Another climate march adults included is set for Sunday. It drew some 70,000 last month. "The planet can do without us, but we cannot do without the planet," was one of the many signs carried around. Chants of "Youth for climate" were heard around the center of Brussels and the din of youngsters was reminiscent of fans cheering a famous football victory. After some 3,000 demonstrators took part two weeks ago, the rally ballooned to 12,500 last week and nearly tripled in size this time. "It is something very important and I am really happy to be here with my friends, ..
Issued notice to students for disturbance, not for rally: AMU on Tiranga Yatra
Aligarh Muslim University on Thursday clarified that the show-cause notice issued to two students was not for holding the 'Tiranga Yatra', adding that the permission to hold the rally was denied due to classes in session."We didn't issue a notice regarding a 'Tiranga Yatra.' They asked permission for the rally and we denied. We issued show cause notice when they took out rally without permission," the university's proctor Mohammed Mohsin Khan told ANI.He further asserted that the permission for the rally was rejected as any mass gathering on the campus would have disturbed the studies."We issued a notice to students, as classes were in full swing and rallies would have caused a disturbance," Khan added.The AMU on Wednesday had issued a show-cause notice to two of its student leaders regarding 'Tiranga Yatra' on bikes inside the campus.The varsity administration had alleged that it had given no permission to carry out the Yatra. The notice issued by the proctor sought a reply within 24