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UP govt working on four-point education programme: Dy CM
The Uttar Pradesh government is preparing a vision document and a four-point programme to improve the quality of education in state government schools, Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma said here Monday. "To ensure quality education in the state, a vision document is being prepared and work has started on a four-point programme; 'sukhi man shikshak' (happy teachers), 'tanaav-mukt vidyarthi' (tension-free students), 'gunvatta-parak shiksha' (quality education) and 'nakal-viheen pariksha' (cheating-free examination)," UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma told PTI on Monday. Explaining the first point 'Sukhi Man Shikshak', Sharma, who holds the portfolio of secondary and higher education said, when the teacher is free from tensions, he or she can impart better education to the students. "Prior to the formation of the BJP government in the state, teachers had to face numerous problems including difficulties in getting their funds after retirement. But now the teachers can get their entire ...
No proposal to set up environment education centres: HRD Ministry
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) is not considering any proposal to set up environment education centres to expand environmental engineering courses across the country, Parliament was informed Monday. The information was shared by Union Minister of State for HRD Satya Pal Singh in response to a written question in the Lok Sabha. "There is no such proposal with the HRD Ministry to set up environment educational centres for expanding environmental engineering courses across government-aided institutions," Singh said. "However, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has prepared a six months' module for environmental studies for implementation in undergraduate courses in universities," he added.
Kanpur celebrates as 'son of town' Kamal Nath takes over reigns of Madhya Pradesh
The newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath has a strong connect with the industrial town of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh where he was born and also had his education. Now that a "son of Kanpur" has become the Madhya Pradesh chief minister, the locals are celebrating blissfully along with the likes of his classmate RP Awasthi, a businessman who runs a confectionary shop in Khalisi Lines. Kamal Nath, was born on January 18, 1946 in a reputed family in Khalasi Lines of McRobertganj and had made headlines in politics also when he was here, Awasthi recalled. The new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh has deep ties with Kanpur which is also known as the Manchester of the East. The Kanpurites are taking great pride in the fact that the chief minister belongs to Kanpur, he said. Awasthi said Kamal Nath did his early schooling here and he was his classmate. But soon he left for the coveted Doon School and they lost touch. He, however, returned to Kanpur and completed his studies ..
Men with school-age daughters less likely to be sexist: Study
Having a daughter makes men less likely to hold traditional attitudes towards gender roles, a trend that became particularly pronounced when daughters reached school-age, a study has found. Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) analysed the effects of becoming the parent of a daughter on both men and women. A representative sample of parents from a survey spanning two decades in the UK between 1991 and 2012 were assessed on whether they supported the notion of the 'traditional male breadwinner', with the wife as a homemaker. Researchers found strong evidence that having daughters decreases fathers' likelihood to hold traditional attitudes towards gender roles, a trend that became particularly pronounced when daughters reached school-age. They found that father's likelihood to support traditional gender roles typically declined by eight per cent when their daughters were in primary school and by 11 per cent when their daughters reached secondary ...
2 kids die in Noida school wall collapse
Two children were killed and three injured here on Monday when a part of a school wall collapsed on them, police said.
Hard Work is the Only Way to Succeed in Life
"There is no substitute for hard work for attaining success. No matter how talented or gifted we are, continuous hard work will always form the foundation of success. There is nothing that we cannot achieve once we put our mind to it.Honesty and integrity in whatever we engage with will not only bring with success but also a sense of fearlessness, peace and satisfaction," said Dr. Virander Singh Chauhan, Executive Chairman, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) at 8thGraduation Ceremony of Crescent Institute of Science & Technology."From only 20 universities and about 200 colleges in 1948, there are now about 900 universities and 40,000 colleges, with more than 3.5 crores students enrolled for receiving higher education. But still, the Graduate Enrolment (GER) in India is still in low twenties. You are among the lot that is fortunate to receive high quality education. At the same time, because of this privilege you have more responsibilities in serving the society ..
2 children dead after school wall collapses in Noida
Two children were killed and three others injured after a wall of a school building collapsed on them in a village here Monday, police said. The incident took place around 10 am at a private primary school in Salarpur village under Sector 49 police station limits, they said. "Two children have died, while three others were injured in the incident," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ajay Pal Sharma said. The injured students were undergoing treatment at a local hospital, he said. SSP Sharma and District Magistrate Brajesh Narain Singh met the families of the victims and took stock of the situation, officials said. The cause of the wall collapse is yet to be ascertained, they said.
Rajnath Singh meets J&K school children
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday met a group of school children from Jammu and Kashmir under the youth exchange programme 'Watan ko Jano.
Centre accords approval for 3rd Sainik School in Haryana
The Centre has accorded approval for the establishment of one more Sainik School in Haryana, fulfilling a long standing demand of the people of the state, an official release said here Sunday. A Memorandum of Agreement would soon be signed between the state government and the Ministry of Defence for setting up of this school, the Haryana government release said. The state government would provide Rs 50 crore for the construction of the Sainik School on a piece of land measuring 38 acres that has been provided by Gram Panchayat, Matenhail, it said. After Kunjpura in Karnal and another such school in Rewari district, Matenhail school will be the third Sainik School. It may be recalled that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in a letter to the then Defence minister Manohar Parrikar had requested for the setting up of a school at village Matenhail to enable the youth of the state to pursue their desire to join the defence forces and serve the nation. The state government would provide the
Number of SCC beneficiaries has gone up to 25,000: Nitish
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday said the number of beneficiaries of the Student Credit Card (SCC) scheme in the state has gone up to 25,000. The number of beneficiaries under SCC scheme has gone up to 25,000 within three-four months of Bihar State Education Finance Corporation (BSEFC) taking up the job to disburse soft loans to students to pursue higher education, he said. "I am happy to say that BSEFC has started functioning for past three-four months (for disbursing loans under SCC scheme). The scheme has become popular among students. I am told the number of beneficiaries under SCC scheme has gone up to 25,000 within three-four months of BSEFC starting its work," Kumar said. The Bihar government had launched the SCC scheme on October 3, 2016. Earlier the number of beneficiaries could barely reach 9,000 in past one and half years when SSC scheme was routed through banks, he said. The BSEFC gives soft education loans under SSC scheme to students willing to ...
Delhi govt directs 105 schools to put on hold nursery admission process
The Delhi government has directed 105 schools in the national capital to put on hold their nursery admission process as they failed to make their criteria public within the prescribed deadline. The application process for admissions to entry-level classes in over 1,600 private schools began Saturday. The Directorate of Education (DoE) has also advised the parents to not approach these schools till the department issues further order to avoid any inconvenience to them in case any penal action is initiated against defaulter schools. "In order to maintain transparency and uniformity in admission, the admission process of these 105 schools at entry level for session 2019-20 shall be on hold till further orders," a senior DoE official said. "If it is found that the said schools are taking admission despite being prevented to do so, necessary action as per norms will be taken without any further notice," the official added. The distance of student's residence from school, sibling quota, ...
Maha: Thane cops connect with collegians to curb drug menace
Thane police have connected with several colleges here for a mass awareness drive among youth on the dangers of drug addiction, a senior police official said Sunday. The drive began last week and officials as well as the constabulary have begun visiting colleges to speak to students there as part of the campaign, he said. The drive, which began at Dr Bedekar College here, is expected to go on till December 19, police said. "We are roping in 25 colleges with 7500 students for the drive. We intend to make it into a year-long mission. One constable will act as a nodal officer for each college and will meet student volunteers to get details of the drug network, addicts, points of supply etc," Thane Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar told PTI Sunday.
Soon, a virtual tour of railway heritage sites in trains, classrooms
Soon, passengers onboard trains or students in faraway locations can take a tour of the National Rail Museum or see the Kalka-Shimla rail route without moving from their seats. Taking forward its digital initiative to preserve and promote its heritage, Railways has tied up with Google's education initiative to create and deliver virtual educational expeditions using 3-D imaging and virtual tours of its prominent heritage places. As a part of this project, Railways is considering providing virtual reality glasses to passengers on rent so that they can have a glimpse of the sites without actually being there physically. It is also planning to collaborate with schools and NGOs to take the glasses to classrooms. "We want to take this forward and offer an opportunity for students across the country, wherever they are, to experience railway heritage. They might not be able to come there physically, but they will experience it as if they were. We want to join hands with educational ...
Toddler died after drowning, parents blame school management for negligence
A three-year-old student of a private play school died after allegedly drowning in a swimming pool at a farmhouse in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district.The incident took place on December 15 when the school organised a sports cum carnival day at the farmhouse located in Moinabad police station limits for the students and their parents.A case has been registered after parents of the deceased filed a complaint in this regard blaming the school management for negligence.Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shamshabad, N Prakash Reddy said, "We have received the complaint from the parents of the deceased and a case under Section 304A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered."The body of the deceased has been shifted to a local government hospital for post-mortem while further investigation is underway.
Indian institutes lack proper environment, says Mukherjee
Former President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday lamented that the country does not have proper environment in its institutional system and called for development of both infrastructure and quality of education. Mukherjee mentioned three graduates, who had been products of Indian universities but got the coveted prize while working abroad. "After 1930 no Indian working in basic research in Indian University got Noble prize. Sir C V Raman was the first and the last (Nobel winner). "Side by side, I mention that three Indian graduates- -- Amartya Sen from Calcutta University, Hargobind Khurana from Punjab University and Subramaniam Chandrasekhar got Noble prize," he said adding that they got the prize while working not in Indian universities. Therefore, it points out the basic lacuna that the country does not have proper environment in our institutional system, he said. "What is needed that we should not only have physical expansion of infrastructure facility in higher education .
5 girls consume poison over love graffiti on school wall
:Five girl students of a tribal boarding school in the district allegedly consumed pesticide and poisonous seeds, ashamed of finding graffiti with their names on the school wall,expressing love for them,police said. The seventh standard students of the school at Arasampattu could not bear to see their names on the wall and tried to commit suicide by consuming rat poison mixed with the seeds of the 'Arali' flower, they said. All of them have been hospitalised, police said.
Sisodia alleges encroachment of school land by BJP
Accusing the BJP of encroaching upon a school land for commercial use, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said the party is anti-education and does not want the citizens to be educated.
Bureaucracy, military, academia emphasise on need to improve higher tech edu in India
The bureaucracy, military, industry and academia came together here on Saturday to speak in unison on the need to improve higher technical education in India. Ajay Kumar, Secretary, Defence Production, in his valedictory address at the conference on 'Upgrading Technical Education: The Essence of Make in India', emphasised on the need for the domestic education system to focus on design and intellectual property (IP) creation, the organisers said in a statement. The conference was organised by Global Dialogue Review (GDR), a think-tank and an internationally reputed foreign affairs journal. Lt General P J S Pannu, deputy chief, Integrated Defence Staff, and the head of technology institutions in the armed forces, in his keynote speech at the conference, called for more forums to discuss the upgrading of higher technical education to meet the country's needs for the next decade. Deepak Talwar, Global Vice President Procurement for Engineering of Thales, asserted that Indian skill ...
J-K administration approves establishment of first university in Ladakh
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday approved the establishment of first university in Ladakh region, a spokesperson said. The approval for setting up of the university was given by the State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here Saturday evening under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik, he said. It would be a cluster university covering five colleges of Leh and Kargil districts, the spokesperson said, adding, "The university will be established with an initial grant of Rs 65 crore to be provided next fiscal.
Sisodia lashes out at BJP-run DDA for not allotting enough land for school
Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday lashed out at the BJP-run DDA for not giving enough land for construction of a school that has been operating out of an Eidgah, calling the BJP anti-education. No immediate response was available from the BJP or the DDA. Sisodia said the DDA committed to the high court to give 4,000sq metre of land to the Delhi government for construction of a school which has been operating out of an Eidgah since 1976 in Ballimaran area. "But now the DDA is saying it would allot just 1,600sq metre of land and reduce the number of classes that would be taught. They are planning to give just a lane for the school which is not acceptable," he told reporters. He lashed out at the DDA for being "anti-education". "Once again, the BJP has proved its anti-education stand. They want our country to remain illiterate," he said.