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Section of UoH students give 'Chalo HCU' call for January 17
: Some students of University of Hyderabad (UoH) and outfits under the 'Rohith Vemula Struggle and Solidarity Committee' banner Monday gave a call for 'Chalo HCU' for January 17 against 'destruction' of portrai portraits of Dr B R Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phuleand other Dalit leaders. A decision in this connection was taken at a round table meeting organised by the Committe, which blamed UoH Vice-Chancellor Apparao Podile for destroying the portraits on the varsity's premises and alleged that there was continuous harrassment of Dalit students on the campus. Representatives of various student bodies and different organisations in a release condemned what they termed as 'atrocious' acts of the VC, demanded his removal from the post and his arrest. On January 7, some students had staged protests against theremoval of 'Velivada,' a temporary structure erected to commemorate the death anniversary of Rohith Vemula, a research scholar who committed suicide on January 17, 2016 on the .
Students of Army Public Schools perform well in board exams in J-K: Official
The students of the Army Public Schools in Jammu and Kashmir have performed "exceedingly well" in class 10th and 12th board examinations, thereby showcasing the hard work put in by children and the quality of education provided at these schools, a senior Army official said. He said the recently-declared results of the J-K board speaks volumes about the quality of education in the goodwill Army schools. Since 1990, the Army has established 43 Army Goodwill Schools in the state with an aim to provide quality education to the youth at their door steps, especially the underprivileged and those in far-flung areas affected by terrorism, he said. In class 12, 73 per cent students of the AGSs have cleared the board exams, with 37 per cent of them securing distinctions, he said. Shajar Nisar of AGS, Wuzur has scored 97.20 per cent and bagged seventh rank in the state. In class 10 board exams, children of the Army Goodwill School have performed even better with 93 per cent pass result and 38 ...
616 schoolchildren to perform at Republic Day celebrations in Delhi: DoE
As many as 616 schoolchildren will be performing at the upcoming Republic Day celebrations in the national capital, the Directorate of Education said on Monday. Three schools have been selected by the Directorate of Education and the Defence Ministry to perform at the function and children from East Zone Cultural Centre will also be participating in the event, DoE Assistant Director Romi Johri said. The theme of this year's celebrations is principles of Mahatma Gandhi. "As many as 616 boys and girls will be performing at the upcoming Republic Day celebrations. Preparations for these performances has been going on for nearly three months," Johri said. RPVV, Kishan Ganj; Navy Children School, Chankyapuri; Kendriya Vidyalaya, Paschim Vihar and Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata will be the four schools participating in the event. Students of RPVV Kishan Ganj will be performing on the theme of 'Ahimsa' or non-violence, while 170 children from Navy Children School will perform on 'Jai .
Pakistan university rebrands Valentine's Day as 'Sister's Day'
A Pakistani university is rebranding Valentine's Day as "Sister's Day", and debating marking the holiday widely seen as a Western import by handing out headscarves and shawls to its female students. The University of Agriculture in Faisalabad (UAF), in central Punjab province, said the change was taken to promote "eastern culture and Islamic traditions among the youth". "In our culture, women are more empowered and earn their due respect as sisters, mothers, daughters and wives," UAF vice chancellor Zafar Iqbal is quoted as saying on the institution's website. "We were forgetting our culture, and Western culture was taking root in our society," he continued. "UAF was mulling a plan to distribute scarves, shawls and gowns printed with the UAF insignia among female students" on February 14, the statement on the website added. University spokesman Qamar Bukhari told AFP Monday that UAF is seeking donations as it aims to give headscarves to at least 1,000 of its 14,000 female ...
Delhi govt directs schools to ensure 220 working days in academic year
The Delhi government has directed all schools in the national capital to maintain a minimum of 220 working days in an academic year for upper primary classes. The directions were issued to heads of all state-run and private schools here by the government. "All the head of schools are directed to adhere to the provision laid down in the Right to Education Act (RTE) in respect of mandatory 220 working days in an academic year for upper primary classes," the Directorate of Education said in a communication to school principals. "It is the responsibility of the respective school managements to ensure that the schools under their control must observe the minimum working days and holidays in the academic calendar are approved beforehand," it added. The school heads have also been asked to furnish an undertaking to the education department that the directive will be complied with.
Nobel Prize-winning DNA scientist disgraced
Nobel laureate James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA helix and father of the Human Genome Project, has been stripped of honours by his laboratory following "reprehensible" remarks on race and ethnicity.
Over 5,000 teachers to be regularised: Soni
Punjab Education Minister O P Soni said Sunday the state government will regularise 5,178 teachers with full pay scale next month. Talking to media here, Soni said the state government has been making efforts to uplift educational standards in the state. "To achieve this goal, the regularisation of teachers is in process so that they can teach students sincerely," he said. He said 'Sikhya Providers' and "volunteer teachers" will get a pay hike of Rs 1,500 from next month. The minister informed that those teachers who were suspended during their protests had been reinstated and the teachers who were temporarily sent to distant places had been ordered to join at their parent stations. Soni, however, warned teachers take part in protests in future would not be spared and strict action would be taken against them.
Minor girl student gives birth to baby
Tension ran high on Sunday after a minor student of a state-run tribal residential school in Odisha's Kandhamal district delivered a baby girl in her hostel, officials said.
BJP expels leader for for threatening Assamese speaking
BJP expelled its Barak Valley leader Pradip Dutta on Sunday, two days after threatening Assamese speaking students for protesting against the Citizenship Bill at Assam University. Dutta has been expelled for breaking the party discipline and taking a "stand against the party's ideology and position", the expulsion letter by Assam BJP general secretary Dilip Saikia said. The letter also said Dutta has been expelled from the primary membership of the party as per the instruction of the state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass with immediate effect. Dutta had on Friday courted controversy by threatening Assamese speaking students in Bengali-dominated Barak Valley that their admission in Assam University at Silchar would be barred if they protested against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Dutta, a local leader of the saffron party known for making controversial statements, issued the threat after a section of students of the Assam University raised their voice against the ...
Pariksha Pe Charcha: PM Modi to interact with students, teachers, parents on Jan 29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with a cross-section of students, teachers, and parents for another exciting edition of 'Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0' at Talkatora Stadium here on January 29.'Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0' is a unique interaction where students, parents, teachers and Prime Minister Modi will come together to discuss issues relating to exam life and stress connected with that.An online competition has been organised from January 7 to January 17 for students of Classes IX to XII, graduate and undergraduate college students, their parents and their teachers, in which they can participate through www.mygov.in website on various themes.A 'Catchy Caption Contest' has been organised for students from Class IX to XII and students in graduate and undergraduate classes, below 25 years of age. The selected winners of the 'Catchy Caption Contest' will have an opportunity to meet Prime Minister Modi at the venue of the 'Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0' event."I am Inspired Contest" has ...
Minor delivers baby in tribal residential school hostel, six employees disengaged
A minor student of a state-run tribal residential school in Odisha's Kandhamal district has given birth in her hostel, following which six of its employees were 'disengaged', officials said on Sunday. The 14-year-old girl, a student of class eight, delivered a baby girl in the school hostel on Saturday night, Kandhamal District Welfare Officer (DWO) Charulata Mallick said. The school, Seva Ashram High School, at Daringbadi in Kandhamal district is run by the tribal and rural development department of Odisha. The student and her new born were on Sunday admitted to Phulbani sub-divisional hospital. Doctors said their condition was normal. With the government facing sharp criticism from the opposition over the incident, SC and ST Development Minister Ramesh Majhi said the district collector had been asked to probe the incident and submit a detailed report on the circumstances under which the girl got pregnant and delivered the baby. "The government has taken a serious view of the ...
Minor student delivers baby in tribal residential school hostel
A minor student of a state-run tribal residential school in Odisha's Kandhamal district delivered a baby girl in her hostel, prompting the authorities to disengage six of its employees on Sunday. The 14-year-old girl, a student of class eight, delivered the baby in the school hostel on Saturday night, Kandhamal District Welfare Officer (DWO), Charulata Mallick said. The school 'Seva Ashram High School' at Daringibadi in Kandhamal district is run by the tribal and rural development department of Odisha. The student and her newborn were admitted to a local hospital, where their condition is stated to be normal. Two matrons, two cook-cum-attendants, a lady supervisor and and an auxillary nurse midwifery of the institute were disengaged from service for dereliction of duty, officials said.
2 school officials booked for teen's death in Thane water park
Two school officials were Saturday booked in connection with the death of a student in a water park in Maharashtra's Thane district on Friday, police said. Students of Navjivan School in Nalasopara in neighbouring Palghar district had gone to the water park Friday as part of a school excursion during which a Class X student, identified as Deepak Gupta, reportedly drowned, a Kasarwadavali police official said Sunday. He said the duo had been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder following a complaint filed by the deceased's parents. He added that no arrests had been so far and probe was underway to get more details of the incident.
A school that challenged the claustrophobic orthodoxy of 'purdah' (IANS Special Series)
Located in the heart of the capital of Rajasthan, this all-girls school, started by an erstwhile queen, began a silent revolution in 1943 when the region was steeped in the claustrophobic orthodoxy of the 'purdah' system for women.
'Striking DU ad-hoc teachers yet to hear from varsity admin'
The Delhi University's ad-hoc teachers, who are on a hunger strike since January 4 demanding their immediate absorption and same benefits as given to permanent teachers, said Saturday they were yet to hear from the varsity administration. A group of 20 ad hoc teachers of the Delhi University began the hunger strike outside the Faculty of Arts. The teachers have also written to the HRD Ministry demanding its intervention in the matter, a professor said. The teachers are demanding their absorption and benefits that are given to permanent employees like paid maternity leave, retirement benefits, etc. He said they have not heard anything from the administration which has been "apathetic" towards them. The professor said they plan to intensify their stir in the coming days if the administration will not hear their plea. There are 4,600 ad-hoc teachers working in the Delhi University. They have all the required qualifications prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The ad-hoc .
UP: 16 students, 2 women injured after gas cylinder of school van explodes
At least 16 students and two women Saturday sustained burn injuries when a gas cylinder of a school van exploded in Gyanpur town here, an official said. The incident took place at around 8 am when the van was ferrying the students to a private school, District Magistrate Rajendra Prasad said. "The children are from class 1 to 5 and between 5-8 years of age," he said. They suffered 30 to 90 per cent burns, Prasad, adding the condition of four is said to be critical. He said the driver of the van, attached to the private school, was using a domestic gas cylinder as fuel for the vehicle. Two women who tried to save the students also suffered burn injuries, Prasad said. The students along with the women are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Varanasi. "As soon as cylinder exploded, the driver fled the spot, and the two women sustained injuries while trying to save the children," the district magistrate said. He said soon after the incident the owner of the school locked the institute .
Kamal Nath says he has forgiven teacher who badmouthed him
The suspension of a school headmaster for making a derogatory comment about Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has been revoked on Nath's instructions. In a statement, Nath said he has forgiven the teacher. The district collector suspended Mukesh Tiwari, headmaster of government-run Kanishta Buniyadi Middle School in Jabalpur, Thursday. Tiwari had allegedly referred to Nath as a "daku" (dacoit) during a meeting at the school. He was suspended by collector Chhavi Bharadwaj after a video where he is purportedly seen making the comment appeared on social media. Nath said in a statement Saturday that after he learnt about the incident, he directed the officials to revoke Tiwari's suspension. "I have always been in favour of freedom of expression....the action against him might be correct according to the rules but I am personally forgiving him," the chief minister said. "I have directed the district administration to revoke the suspension....He (teacher) should decide .
Teen hangs self, blames school teacher for beating him up
A 15-year-old boy committed suicide after being allegedly beaten up by his teacher in a school in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, police said Saturday. Aman Rathore was a Class-IX student of the privately-run M H Public School at Sulgaon village -- around 230 km south of Bhopal -- in Punasa area. While a case of suicide has been registered, nobody has been named as an accused yet, police said. The teenager hanged himself from a ceiling fan at his home on Friday evening when other members of the family were away in the fields, said Dhangaon police station in-charge Harish Rawat. A suicide note, purportedly written by the student, blamed his teacher for his death. The boy's father, Vijay Rathore, shared the suicide note with the media on Saturday. According to the deceased's father, the teacher had called him on Friday afternoon to complain about Aman Rathore and threatened to expel latter from school for indiscipline. Vijay Rathore alleged that, after he left, the teacher thrashed ..
University bans dharna in campus after BJP leader's threat;
A day after BJP leader Pradip Dutta threatened Assamese speaking students of Barak valley to bar their admission in the Assam University, authorities of the institute Saturday banned protests inside the campus without prior permission. Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, however, continued across Assam, mostly by the students community. In an order, Assam University Registrar Dr Sanjib Bhattacharjee directed that no procession/dharna or any sort of gathering of people within the campus without prior approval of the authorities is strictly prohibited until further order. The order that comes into force with immediate effect was issued with the approval of the vice-chancellor of the university, located at Silchar in Bengali dominated Barak valley. Any unauthorised gathering will be treated as violation of the order and those involved in the violation will be dealt with as per rules, the order said. "I warn the Assamese (speaking) students of the university .
BJP working on RSS, Hindutva agenda: Rajasthan Education Minister
The BJP is working on the agenda of RSS and Hindutva and its only aim is to rename historical places in the country, Rajasthan's Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara said here on Saturday.Talking to media persons, Dotasara said: "BJP is continuously working on the agenda of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Hindutva. Their only aim is to rename historical places. Even in the state's school curriculum, many changes have been made by the previous BJP government, which were not appropriate.""I was shocked to learn that the BJP government had dropped the name of Rajasthan from the statewide talent search examination and renamed it as Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay State Talent Search Examination (PDUSTSE).""They should rather have introduced some new schemes named after Upadhyay. I have directed the officials to reinstate the word Rajasthan in the talent search examination," he said."Congress doesn't believe in changing either history or names like the BJP. We believe in quality and ...