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Three college students drown in sea off Nagapattinam
Three girl students of a private college drowned while taking bath in the sea off Poompuhar coast in the district Wednesday, police said. The students were sucked into the water by waves while they were bathing at an isolated stretch of the beach this morning. Bodies are yet to be recovered, they said adding a case was registered.
Be reformers, transformers, performers: Pondy Lt Governor
: Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi Wednesday called upon vice-chancellors of all universities across the country to involve students in implementing the 'University Social Responsibility' scheme to protect the environment and thereby improve quality of life. She made this appeal while inaugurating a two-day conference of the vice-chancellors of universities in the south zone jointly organised here by Pondicherry University and the association of Indian universities (AIU). The Lieutenant Governor said the 36-million student population spread over nearly 1,000 universities could be a vital source for making the country prosperous. She said,''Every student should be involved in implementing the University Social Responsibility scheme which would help ensure a 'Clean India' (Swachch Bharat) and promotion of green environs.'' The Lieutenant Governor said universities might face paucity of funds, but they should build on what they have for better development and ...
Education leaders need to address importance of remodelling Indian education system: Nalanda Univ VC
Education leaders in the country need to address the importance of remodelling the present education system, Nalanda University Vice Chancellor Sunaina Singh said Wednesday. Singh, who is also the Vice President of Indian Council for Culture Relations (ICCR), made the comments at a session during the 'Conference on Soft Power' here. "For decades, we have been hailed as vishwa gurus when it comes to the education sector and while I sit in Nalanda, I wonder if India has done justice to our education leaders. Now is the time for them to ponder upon the need to remodel education and reshape education system in the country. "We agree that the Indian education system has transited over the years, but we also need to acknowledge that there has been something in the system that has been able to retain and sustain the ancient knowledge and traditions which largely and paradoxically seem to be missing now in universities," she said. Tatiana Shaumyan, Head of Centre for Indian Studies at ...
Trump panel recommends guns in schools to keep US students safe
A safety panel set up by US President Donald Trump in the wake of numerous school shootings recommended Tuesday that schools consider arming staff, using veterans as guards and reversing Obama-era guidelines. The Federal Commission on School Safety panel, led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, was set up after the February massacre in Parkland, Florida, when a former student shot dead 17 people, sparking mass gun control protests. The commission rejected calls to increase the minimum age required for gun purchases, arguing in its 180-page report that most school shooters obtain their weapons from family members or friends. Instead, it suggested arming staff -- even teachers in some circumstances -- "for the sake of effectively and immediately responding to violence." School districts where police responses could be slower, such as rural districts, may benefit in particular, the commission said. It also recommended education authorities hiring military veterans and former police ...
Rahul takes tuition to dream, what to speak: Smriti Irani
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi takes tuitions to dream and learn what to speak and what not.Speaking to ANI, Irani said, "Rahul takes tuition to dream and the current video shows that he doesn't trust his own words but he relies on others who teach him what to speak. It is a warning for the people of this country to know that he is not eligible for any electoral post."Her statement comes after a video of Rahul Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia going viral on various social media platforms where one can see Rahul addressing media along with various Congress leaders after the party announced the farm loans waivers in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.Before Rahul spoke, Scindia gave him advice stating that "you need to say what Modi (referring to waiving farmers loan)...could not do, I have done. And, don't ask questions."Smriti Irani is among those who took a jibe on it by sharing the same video on Twitter. "Aajkal sapne .
Haryana launches app to ensure better connectivity with students
The Haryana government has launched a mobile application to provide students information on attendance, fee, online admission and scholarships of all government colleges of the state, an official said Tuesday. According to the director of the state's higher education department, A Sreenivas, the'Shiksha Setu' app would bring transparency in the department and college administration, while enuring better connectivity between students, parents, teachers and officials. The app will provide instant updates of important notices, circulars and other programmes to students and teachers, while allowing the former to pay their fee online, he said. During admissions, the students would be able to check the status of seats or course in every college in the state and will also get access to information such as details of scholarships and eligibility conditions among others, he said. Apart from this, the students will also get instant information on assignments and notifications, he added.
Prof files complaint about missing papers, finds them at home
A Calcutta University psychology professor has lodged a police complaint of 600 answer scripts going missing, but found those out at her home later, an official of the university said Tuesday. The professor, accompanied by colleagues, on Monday filed an FIR stating that a packet with 600 answer papers of post-graduate examination and a pendrive have gone missing from the staff room of the university. However, she traced the packet with all the papers and the pendrive in a large bag at home and brought the bag to the university on Tuesday, the official said. She explained that as she had forgotten about stuffing the packet and the pendrive inside the bag, and lodged the FIR. The police station was officially intimated about the recovery of the lost materials, the official said. When contacted, Vice-Chancellor Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee did not want to comment on the issued.
Govt introduces bill to amend NID Act in Lok Sabha
The government Tuesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend National Institutes of Design (NID) Act, 2014, to include four new such centres within the ambit of the law and declare them as institutions of national importance. The four new NIDs which will be included are in Amaravati, Bhopal, Jorhat, and Kurukshetra. According to the statement of objects and reasons of the bill, these institutes do not have the authority to grant a degree, diploma, and other academic distinctions. "Therefore, a need has been felt to give them statutory status so as to ensure the maintenance of similar standards and quality of education in all areas or disciplines relating to design, as the NID, Ahmedabad," it said. It is proposed to declare these institutes as institutions of national importance and to confer power to them to grant a degree, diploma, and other academic distinctions. Establishing new NIDs as institutions of national Importance in different regions will help produce skilled ...
HC rejects plea challenging election of DUSU president
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of National Students' Union of India's Sunny Chillar challenging the election of former Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) president Ankiv Baisoya.
To motivate students to become entrepreneurs, Delhi govt schools to get special curriculum
To motivate students to become entrepreneurs, the Delhi government will launch a special curriculum for city schools from the next session, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said Tuesday. Sisodia said students need to become job providers and a entrepreneurship curriculum will train them before they begin college. He also described Kashmere Gate as an "incubation centre" for universities, saying it is a coincidence that several varsities, which were based in the area, are now moving to bigger campuses. The deputy chief minister was speaking at the first convocation of the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women. He used the occasion to request Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to provide a bigger land for the varsity. Baijal, the chancellor of the university, assured him that he will try his best in this regard. "We had launched the 'happiness curriculum' in government schools. Now we will launch the entrepreneurship curriculum from the next session onwards for ...
HC dismisses plea by NSUI's Sunny Chillar challenging Baisoya's DUSU election
The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea by NSUI leader Sunny Chillar challenging the election of Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) ex-president Ankiv Baisoya for allegedly furnishing a fake bachelor's degree to get admission in the institution. Justice Yogesh Khanna said there was no delay on part of Delhi University in taking action against Baisoya and Lyngdoh committee guidelines would apply. As per the Lyngdoh committee guidelines on elections, fresh polls can only be held if a post falls vacant within two months of the declaration of results. In the instant case, the post fell vacant on November 14 after the expiry of the two month period from declaration of poll results on September 13 and therefore, according to the guidelines the vice president would be promoted as the president. Delhi University had taken action against Baisoya, that is cancelling his admission, on November 14 after receiving a letter from Thiruvalluvar University confirming that his bachelor's ...
HRD ministry organises Kala Sangam for Kendriya, Navodaya school teachers
Selected arts and music teachers from Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas showcased their talent at the Sangeet Kala Sangam organised by HRD Ministry on Tuesday. The cultural fiesta was inaugurated by HRD Secretary for School Education and Literacy Rina Ray. "This Sangeet Kala Sangam is an attempt to provide a national platform to the art and music teachers of Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas where they will have an opportunity to showcase their talent before a large audience," she said here. The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navoday Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) are two sister organisations of the HRD Ministry. The main objective of KVS is to provide uninterrupted quality education to the wards of transferable employees of central government, while NVS provides quality education to talented students specially from rural background.
After 'Happiness', Delhi students to learn 'Entrepreneurship'
After the "Happiness Curriculum" in schools, the Delhi government will now launch "Entrepreneurship Curriculum" from next session to groom students to become job providers and not seekers, Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday.
Irregular expenditure in Kendriya Vidyalayas: Panel says Rs 60 due for recovery
There have been irregular expenditures in setting up and running of new Kendriya Vidyalayas for children of PSUs' and government-run institutions' staffs with Rs 59.67 crore due for recovery, a Parliamentary Committee has pointed out Tuesday. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan sets up schools on request from PSUs and institutes like IIMs and IITs on their campus for children of employees working there. As per norms, the Public Sector Undertakings or the institutes are supposed to reimburse the cost of setting up and running the schools. However, a report tabled in Parliament Tuesday has pointed out that as on March 31, 2016 an amount of Rs 59.67 crore was due for 81 such schools. Of this, 34 has been already been shut due to various reasons, making the possibility of recovery as remote. "The committee notes that KVS, an autonomous body under the HRD Ministry, establishes and manages KV and the scheme of KV has been extended to children of the employees of PSUs and government owned ...
Bhopal to host 'Balrang 2018' on December 20
School students from 18 States and two Union Territories would participate in a cultural festival beginning here on December 20, an official announced Tuesday. The two-day "Rashtriya Balrang-2018" is being organised by the School Education Department of Madhya Pradesh in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalya, said State's Public Instructions Commissioner Jaishri Kiyawat. Governor Anandiben Patel would inaugurate the event. "'Balrang' is a unique programme that has been held in Bhopal since the past 23 years. As many as 520 students from various schools in 18 states and two union territories will present folk dances, songs and other cultural programmes. Winning teams would be given awards", said Kiyawat. On December 19, a competition of teams from various divisions of Madhya Pradesh would be held, and a team would be selected for participation in "Balrang 2018", she added. At the occasion, an exhibition about career counselling would also be ...
Two school students mowed down by govt bus in Bengaluru
Two school students died and another injured after they were mowed down by a speeding government bus here Tuesday, police said. The victims were on the way to their school when the bus coming from behind fatally knocked them down, they said. Following the incident, irate students blocked the road to protest the reckless driving. The injured student was admitted to a private hospital where his condition is said to be stable, police said.
Bihar school segregates students on caste lines, inquiry ordered
A school in Bihar's Vaishali district has been alleged to have been segregating student based on religion and caste that has prompted the government to launch an inquiry.
Indiannica Learning Organizes English Language Training (ELT) Workshop and Product Launch
/ -- Over 100 teachers attend the workshop conducted by Ms Illa Vij Indiannica Learning Private Limited (a subsidiary of Navneet Publication Limited, formerly known as Encyclopedia Britannica (India) Private Limited, organized English Language Training (ELT) and Product Launch at Chandigarh on 15th December, 2018. Sister Mary Supreeta AC, Principal, Carmel Convent School Chandigarh was the chief guest. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/628495/Indiannica_Learning_Logo.jpg ) (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/799744/Ipl_Workshop.jpg ) (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/799742/Indiannica_Workshop.jpg ) It is Indiannica Learning's mission to enrich learning experiences of all learners and make knowledge accessible to all. For this to happen, Indiannica Learning constantly strives to engage with teachers through the platform Engage and Evolve to discuss the best teaching methodologies. The ELT workshop by Ms Illa Vij, renowned author of English courses and a English ...
Chinese university cancels Aamir Khan event for not seeking prior permission
A Chinese university had reportedly cancelled Bollywood's actor Aamir Khan's fan meet, citing the organiser's failure to seek permission to use the campus.
Ansel Elgort joins 'The Great...'
"The Fault in Our Stars" fame actor Ansel Elgort has joined the ensemble cast of "The Great High School Imposter" movie.