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Police foil teachers protest in Punjab
The police on Sunday lathi-charged and used water cannons to disburse a large number of agitating teachers who were heading to protest outside Punjab Education Minister's O P Soni residence here. The police said they were forced to lathi-charge the agitating teachers when they "purposefully" removed barricades that had been fixed at different locations on the route leading to the house of O P Soni here. There was a scuffle between police and agitating teachers. In the incident, some policemen and a few teachers were hurt. The agitating teachers were dispersed later, DCP Lakhbir Singh. The teachers' group raised anti-government slogans "for not getting their full pay scale." "We were earlier working on contract basis, but a condition was recently put for hiring us as regular employees in the Punjab Education department with starting salary of Rs 15,300. The condition was that we will be given full pay scale, but only after completion of three years of probation," a protesting teacher ..
Re-imagine, reconstruct higher education system: Naidu
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said there was need to re-imagine and reconstruct the higher education system in tune with the requirements of the 21st century and sought participation of government as well as the private sector for quality education.
India provides financial assistance to construct three schools in Nepal
India has provided financial assistance for the construction of three schools in Kaski district of western Nepal. One secondary school and two multiple campuses have been constructed in Kaski with the grant assistance from the Indian government, according to a statement issued by the Indian Embassy here. Minister for Culture and Tourism Rabindra Adhikari inaugurated Saraswati Tika Higher Secondary School at Lekhnath Municipality, built with the Indian assistance of Rs 37.10 million. Likewise, the construction of Laxmi Adarsha Multiple Campus in Lekhnath and Gupteshwor Mahadev Multiple Campus in Pokhara have also been completed under the grant assistance by India. Both the campuses were inaugurated by the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India, Ajay Kumar. Laxmi Adarsha Multiple Campus has been built with Indian assistance of Rs 48.40 million while Gupteshwor Mahadev Multiple Campus has been constructed with a grant assistance of Rs 41.10 million. The newly-built ...
Centre probing multi-crore post-matric scholarship scam: Vijay Sampla
The central government is conducting an inquiry into an alleged multi-crore scam in post-matric scholarships for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes students, Union minister Vijay Samla said Sunday. Talking to PTI on phone, the Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment said, "We got reports about the scam from not only Himachal Pradesh but other parts of the country as well. Scam of Rs 450 crore was also reported from my home state Punjab." "Taking cognisance of these reports, the Social Justice and Empowerment Department is already conducting an inquiry into the matter," Sampla said. An audit of the distribution of post-matric scholarship was also on and appropriate action would be taken after getting a report on it, he said. The department was considering taking corrective steps to check fraud and the scholarship money might now be directly deposited in the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of eligible SC/BC/OBC students after checking their ...
NIT-K student ends life; professor blamed for death
A 20-year old student of the National Institute of Technology-Karnataka (NIT-K) here jumped to death from his department building, sparking off a protest by other students who alleged constant nagging by a professor forced him to take his life, police said. After the suicide Saturday, students in the institute gathered on the campus in large numbers and raised slogans against the professor who had allegedly humiliated the third year mechanical engineering student Anand Pathak, they said. Pathak was running short of attendance and was often pulled up by the professor who had told him that he would fail in the semester examination, the students alleged. The protesting students demanded suspension of the professor and setting up of a committee to enquire into the issue, police said adding investigations were on.
Extramarks launches online app for IIT-JEE aspirants
With the entrance examination for prestigious IITs set to go completely online, leading digital learning solutions provider Extramarks Education said on Sunday it has launched a new testing app for IIT aspirants. The Joint Entrance Examination for IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) is all set to go completely online from 2019, as announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which will also be conducting these admission tests. The new IITJEE Test Prep app will cater to the IIT aspirants by providing exhaustive practice papers which will simulate the actual exam climate, Extramarks said. "The technology platform developed by Extramarks identifies areas of strength and improvement in a student's performance, thus bridging learning gaps and ensuring mastery over concepts, and helping students crack an effective exam strategy," Extramarks Education's Chairman and Managing Director Atul Kulshrestha said. Experts and educators with proven test records have been brought on board to ...
Extramarks IIT-JEE app now lets students take mock online tests
With the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main going online from 2019, leading digital learning solutions provider Extramarks Education has introduced in its "IIT-JEETest Prep App" exhaustive practice papers designed to simulate the actual exam climate for the students.
KITE Introduces new 'KOOL' Open Online Learning programme
: The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has rolled out-- KOOL, its Online Open Learning training platform. The platform can be used to train teachers, students and the general public. To start with, teachers would be trained and the first batch will commence next month. Registration for the training began Sunday. With the state's schools going Hi-Tech, requiring teachers and students to be trained on different domains simultaneously, it was decided to launch KOOL, a press release said. KOOL has been designed in a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) model, which is becoming popular worldwide. "KOOL is a major step by the State of Kerala to become Indias first complete digital state in Education", said Prof C Raveendranath, state Education minister. Learning Management Systems were a part of the approach paper on 'Samagra' resource portal and KOOL has been developed as an expansion of 'Samagra', the resource portal of the education department. KOOL has
College students choose smartphones over food: Study
College students prefer being deprived of food over parting with their smartphones, a study has found. The findings, published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, suggest that smartphones can be more reinforcing than food for college students. "In this study, we provide evidence for the first time that smartphones are reinforcing," said Sara O'Donnell, a scientist at University at Buffalo in the US. "We also found that when deprived of both food and smartphones, students were much more motivated to work for time to use their smartphone, and were willing to part with more hypothetical money to gain access to their phone," she said. The researchers wanted to explore whether smartphones could function as a reinforcing behaviour, the same way that food, drugs and alcohol are reinforcers. "The frequency with which we use our cellphones every day is astounding, with estimates ranging from five to nine hours a day," O'Donnell said. In the study, 76 college students ranging in age from 18 to .
Nepal: 3 educational institutions set up by India inaugurated
Three educational institutions that have been built by India were inaugurated in Nepal on Saturday.The Shree Saraswati Tika Higher Secondary School has been built with an Indian assistance of 37.10 million Nepalese Rupees. Nepal's Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari inaugurated the school in a ceremony that was also attended by Dr Ajay Kumar, the Embassy of India in Nepal's Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and the Mayor of Kaski Man Bahadur GC in attendance.On the same day, the DCM and Kaski's Mayor also inaugurated the Shree Laxmi Adarsha Multiple Campus in Lekhnath and the Shree Gupteshwor Mahadev Multiple Campus in Pokhara. India has given 48.40 million Nepali Rupees and 41.10 million Nepali Rupees respectively towards the institutes.All the institutes have a healthy percentage of girl-students, with Shree Laxmi Adarsha Multiple Campus having a percentage of 85 per cent girl students, while The Gupteshwor Mahadev Multiple Campus' student body comprises ..
Sans research and innovation, ademographic divided will be demographic danger: Pranab
Former President Pranab Mukherjee here on Saturday raised a warning bell over shrinking atmosphere of research and innovation in higher education, stating that this would prevent the country from effectively capitalising the demographic dividend.
FIR lodged in HP scholarship scam
The police have registered a case in connection with an alleged scam in Himachal Pradesh government scholarships for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes students, police said Saturday. Several students had complained that they had not received their post-matric scholarships. An FIR was registered Friday under various sections of the IPC at Shimla East police station by a state education department official, Shakti Bhushan, who had conducted preliminary inquiry into the scam, the police said. The probe was ordered by Himachal Pradesh Education Secretary Arun Sharma. Bhushan submitted his report in August. During the inquiry, it was found that 250 students of Kangra district took admissions in Fatehpur and Vadukar (Karnataka) centres of Lovely Professional University (LPU), an education department official said. At the time of filling up the forms, the varsity's management declared that it will provide scholarship to the students of SC, ST and OBC categories. It .
Himachal Police register case in scholarship scam
The Himachal Pradesh Police on Saturday registered a case here in a multi-crore scholarship scam in the state Education Department during the previous Congress government led by Virbhadra Singh.
UGC to come up with new regulation to deal with students' complaints
Faced with complaints from institutes, the University Grants Commission has revamped its grievance regulations with "improvements" and will soon be putting a new version to public for feedback, which will include revised norms for appointment of an ombudsman, a top UGC official has said.
Oram announces Rs 720 crore Ekalavya schools in 36 blocks of Meghalaya
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Saturday announced Rs 720 crore for setting up of Ekalavya model residential schools in 36 blocks of Meghalaya.
JK govt set to launch ESDM scheme
The Department of Information Technology (DIT) will soon launch the Electronic System Design and Maintenance (ESDM) scheme in Jammu and Kashmir to train 5,000 students in the current financial year. The Secretary in the Information Technology (IT) Department, Saugat Biswas, in a meeting reviewed preparations for skill development training in the Electronic System Design and Maintenance (ESDM) sector. The meeting was attended by the Key Implementing Agencies (KIAs) including National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Electronic Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) and Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC), both autonomous industry-led bodies affiliated to the National Skill Development Corporation, and the State Implementing Agency, J&K e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA). J&K e-Governance Agency which is the State Implementing Agency for the scheme had recently invited applications from desirous candidates for undergoing the training in 24 different ...
Education fair organised for Indian students aspiring to study in Ireland
Nearly 300 students participated in an education fair here on Saturday to help the aspiring Indians realise their dream of pursuing higher studies in Ireland. Ireland has become the most preferred destination for Indian students going for higher education. At present, around 3,000 Indians study at Irish universities and colleges, and that number is rising fast due to practical courses and work opportunities after graduation. "This education fair aims to provide a transparent and delightful opportunity for the students to grow personally and professionally. We aspire to help students and institutions to achieve their goals as efficiently and effectively as possible," said Barry O'Driscoll, Senior Education Adviser in Ireland. "Also, this fair's goal was to create opportunities for Indian counterparts to form business partnerships with local institutions with a common goal to bring the highest standards in education system," he said. Twenty Irish universities participated in 'Education .
Foundation laid for Shillong Juvenile school
Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the Shillong Juvenile School at Mawkasiang here. The Rs 5 crore school will have classes from 1 to 10 and will be built on a 25,000 sq ft plot. Addressing the function, Mir said, Education is one of the primary rehabilitative services that must be provided to children staying in juvenile homes. The school will help mainstreaming the children through observation, education and vocational training as incorporated in the Juvenile Justice Act. He expressed optimism that the school will not only cater to the educational needs of the juveniles but also help develop them into good human beings. Justice S R Sen, who heads the Juvenile Justice Committee of the High Court, and senior officials of the Social welfare department also attended the function.
DU expels Baisoya
Delhi University top officials are tight-lipped, but Delhi Police have confirmed receiving communication from the university saying that it has expelled Ankiv Baisoya after he was found guilty of faking his educational certificates.
Never allowed anyone to cross limits: Sonal Mansingh
Noted classical dancer Sonal Mansingh said Saturday women face several challenges in the society but should never allow men to infringe on their personal space. Speaking at an interactive session at the Bharat Chamber of Commerce here, the 74-year-old Padma Vibhushan awardee said that in a career spanning over six decades, she has never allowed anyone to cross the "Lakshman Rekha". Referring to the #MeToo movement in the country, she said, "I had never allowed anyone to cross the 'Lakshman Rekha'.It was my space and I guarded it. We (women) have to be strong". She sought "education, empowerment and enlightenment" for men who disrespect women and said there was a need for strengthening the social fabric. Mansingh, who was nominated to Rajya Sabha earlier this year, said that in Parliament everyone expected her to speak on women's issues. "But women's issues are not separate from economy, environment issues. They all coalesce," the Bharatnatyam and Odissi dancer said. She