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Police seek info on students from other states studying in Punjab educational institutions

Police is learnt to have sought information, including Aadhaar number, contact details and latest photograph, about students from other states studying in educational institutions in Punjab. The move came days after three students from Jammu and Kashmir were arrested by the Punjab Police and the J&K Police special operations group in a joint operation. Notably, on October 10, police had arrested three Kashmiri students and seized an assault rifle and explosives from them in a raid at a college hostel in Jalandhar. The Punjab Police had then described the trio as a module of Kashmiri terror outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and said they had links with the Jaish-e-Mohammed. Now, colleges and educational institutions in the state have been asked to provide details like Aadhaar numbers, permanent addresses, e-mail IDs, dates of birth, fathers' names, names of course and duration, dates of admission and latest photographs of their students who have come from other states. A proforma for ...

JGU youngest Indian university to be ranked in 'QS BRICS Rankings 2019'

O P Jindal Global University (JGU) in Haryana's Sonepat district is the youngest Indian varsity to be ranked in the 'QS BRICS University Rankings 2019' out of the top 75 Indian varsities. JGU, ranked in the 301 to 350 bracket, now holds a place among the top three per cent of the universities in the BRICS region that covers five countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It has also been ranked 23 out of the 403 institutions in the category of international faculty. Naveen Jindal, founding chancellor of JGU, said in a statement the global recognition was in their inspirational journey of nine years is "truly remarkable". A total of 9,000 universities in the BRICS region were considered with as many as 31 new universities, and 14 new entrants in India ranking. The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) dominate the first-ever stand alone ranking of India's higher education institutions released by a UK-headquartered think-tank. The IIT Bombay tops the 'QS India ...

Kashmiri students defer decision to leave AMU en masse

Kashmiri students at the Aligarh Muslim University have deferred their decision to surrender their degrees and leave the campus en masse Wednesday following revocation of the suspension order of the two students by the varsity. The suspension order was revoked Tuesday night after a three-member enquiry panel set up by the varsity exonerated Waseem Ayyub Malik and Abdul Haseeb Mir, saying "no credible evidence" of their participation in any "unlawful assembly" in the varsity campus was found, AMU spokesperson Shafey Kidwai said. They were suspended Friday for allegedly participating in an aborted Namaaz-e-Janaza (prayer meeting) in the university campus for a slain Hizbul Mujahideen militant, Manan Bashir Wani. Malik and Meer, besides one unknown person, were also booked by police on sedition charges for allegedly raising "anti-India" slogans. Former president of AMU Students' Union Mashkoor Ahmad Usmani told reporters that the decision to revoke the suspension order of the two ...

IITs dominate Indian University Rankings, grab seven of the top-10 slots

IISc in Bangalore comes in at second, with University of Hyderabad and University of Delhi among the others making a top-10 mark at seventh and eighth respectively

Manipur University teachers, students released

Six teachers and eight students of the Manipur University were released Tuesday after a case against them was closed by a local court following the request of police. Imphal West Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) L Tonsing ordered immediate release of the 14 persons who were in judicial custody. They were arrested in a midnight raid on September 21 after an FIR was lodged on a complaint by then acting Vice Chancellor Prof Yugindro Singh, who had charged them with illegal confinement, attempt to murder, kidnapping amid other charges. Altogether 89 students and six teachers were taken into custody from the university hostel and residential quarters in Imphal early on September 21 following an agitation the day before. However, most of the students were released later. The investigation officer prayed for closing the case on the ground of insufficiency of evidences and the CJM accepted the request. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Tuesday morning announced that all the teachers and ..

Two AMU students' suspension revoked: Varsity

The Aligarh Muslim University revoked Tuesday the suspension of two Kashmiri students, saying "no credible evidence" of their participation in any "unlawful assembly" in the varsity campus was found. AMU spokesman Sahafay Kidwai told PTI that the suspension of AMU research scholars Wasim Ayub Malik and Abdul Hasib Meer was revoked after "they were exonerated by a three-member enquiry committee of the University". "No credible evidence was found against the two students," Prof Kidwai said. Malik and Meer, hailing from Kashmir, were suspended Friday for allegedly participating in an aborted Namaaz-e-Janaza (prayer meeting) in the university campus for a slain Hizbul Mujahideen militant, Manan Bashir Wani. Twenty seven-year-old Wani, pursing a PhD course in Allied Geology at the AMU, had quit the university and joined militant ranks in January this year. He was killed in an encounter at Shatgund village in Handwara area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district last Thursday. Malik and Meer, .

Harvard University Asian-American discrimination case begins

Harvard University lowers its recruiting standards a bit for many students from rural regions, but not for Asian- Americans, to have diversity at its campus, the prestigious varsity's dean of admissions has testified in federal court as he defended the school's race-based admissions. The dean, William Fitzsimmons, was the first witness to take the stand in a trial on Monday over whether Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants in violation of civil rights law. Fitzsimmons, the longtime dean of the Harvard University since 1986, defended the admission policy of the university. He argued that the school lowers the admission standards a bit for many students from rural region, if they are not Asian Americans. This is to have diversity, he said. Harvard attorney Bill Lee told the court without weighing a student's race, the university campus would either become much less diverse or less academically excellent. During the ongoing trial, Harvard University defended its ...

New homeopathy institute to offer PG courses in seven disciplines: Ayush Ministry

The Centre will come up with a new homeopathy institute in the national capital which will offer post-graduate courses in seven disciplines, ministry of Ayush said on Tuesday.

AIIMS rusticates 6 students for vandalising shop

AIIMS in Rishikesh Tuesday rusticated six of its students for allegedly vandalising a shop here, thrashing its owner and damaging vehicles parked outside it under the influence of alcohol, officials said. According to a complaint lodged at Rishikesh Kotwali on Tuesday, 70-80 students of the premier institute vandalised a shop on the Veerabhadra Road on Monday night. They also assaulted the shop owner and damaged vehicles parked outside the store, Kotwali SHO Ritesh Kumar Shah said. The students were allegedly in an inebriated state at the time of the incident, the SHO said. Two students of the institute were detained for interrogation and the CCTV footage was being examined, he said. Meanwhile, the AIIMS administration rusticated six students for eroding the institute's prestige, its Dean Surekha Kumar said.

Plea challenges exclusion of research scholars in student union polls in Haryana

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Haryana government on a plea challenging its decision to not allow research scholars to contest student union elections, which are set to be held in the state's colleges and universities on Wednesday. "The High Court made it clear that the result of the elections would be subject to the outcome of the writ petition," said advocate Ravinder Singh Dhull, representing the petitioners. The petitioners have challenged the government's decision of not allowing the research scholars to contest the polls as per the recommendations of Tankeshwar committee. Dhull said the plea of the petitioners was that the elections should have been conducted as per the recommendations of Lyngdoh committee and not as per the Tankeshwar committee. Justice Rajan Gupta, who was hearing the bunch of petitions filed by research scholar in Maharishi Dayanad University (MDU) Rohtak and others, passed these orders, Dhull said. The court asked the ...

Stakeholders meet on girl students harassment near institutions and buses

Harassment faced by girl students in the vicinity of their colleges and in DTC buses were discussed in an all-stakeholders meeting held Tuesday. The students of Gargi College, Jija Bai Women Polytechnic, and Kamla Nehru College raised the issues faced by them while commuting between their home and respective institutions. "The girl students complained of frequent sexual harassment by anti-social elements around the colleges and also in DTC buses, claiming that policemen often ignored it even if it happened in front of them," said AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj who convened the meeting at Gargi College. The police officials ensured to step up vigil to prevent such incidents while the Delhi Transport Corporation(DTC) representative promised to take action in case of negligence on the part of marshals deputed in buses for women safety, he said.

School students stage dharna demanding opening of bridge

Nearly 300 students of a government high school here Tuesday boycotted classes and staged a dharna demanding immediate opening of a recently built railway under bridge at a level crossing, which would help them avoid a two-km detour. Protesting negligence by the railways, around 300 students boycotted classes and squatted in front of the school at Irugur, police said. Police, however, managed to persuade the agitating students to disperse. Most of the students have to cross the railway gate to reach the school and if it is closed they have to cover nearly two KMs to reach the school. Though the under bridge was constructed to mitigate the sufferings of the students and the residents of the locality, it had not yet been opened.

Arrested Manipur varsity teachers, students released

Six teachers and eight students of Manipur University arrested nearly a month ago in the course of their agitation to seek the removal of the Vice Chancellor were released on Tuesday.

Delhi signs MoU with British Council for English skilling

The Delhi government on Tuesday signed a MoU with the British Council to strengthen spoken-English skills among students of government schools as well as teach teachers to impart quality education, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.

Ramachandra Guha joins Ahmedabad University

There is big news for the academic world in Gujarat. Renowned historian and biographer Ramachandra Guha, whose books on Mahatma Gandhi have been acclaimed far and wide, is joining the Ahmedabad University, a private not-for-profit university.

PG woman student suspended for celebrating Bhagat Singh's

Celebrating the birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh on a government college campus has landed a woman student in trouble as she has been suspended, an action which she termed as "suppression" of the freedom of expression. S Malathi, a first year M.A. student at the government arts and science college, was suspended on October 1 after she and some other students organised a function to celebrate Singh's birth anniversary on September 28,despite being denied permission by the principal and the tutor, officials said. "Malathi organised the meeting without permission, which would have affected peace in the campus. She was thus placed under suspension," Chitra, the college principal, said. Malathi told reporters here Tuesday that she got to know of her suspension from a college professor. "This (action) is nothing but suppression of the freedom of expression," she said. Malathi claimed she was not officially informed of her suspension. Though college authorities told her that a .

Ramchandra Guha joins Ahmedabad University as chair professor

Noted historian and biographer Ramchandra Guha will join the Ahmedabad University (AU) as the Shrenik Lalbhai Chair Professor of Humanities and director of the Gandhi Winter School, the varsity announced Tuesday. The AU stated that it was looking forward to develop "interesting and powerful" programmes and research with the help of Guha, who holds an honorary doctorate in Humanities from the Yale University. "At Ahmedabad University, Guha will help imagine a curriculum that lies at the intersection of history and other streams in the Humanities, as well as explore how history can enrich diverse disciplines, spanning technology, business and even specialisations such as life-sciences, heritage management or environment and energy," the university said in a release. AU Vice-Chancellor Pankaj Chandra said, "With the interest in liberal education gaining impetus in India, Dr. Guha will bring his interpretation of history, including environmental, political, contemporary and

Chitkara University in Collaboration With Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), India Organized COMPUTE 2018

/ -- COMPUTE 2018, an International Symposium was organized by ACM India from October 12 to 14, 2018, in collaboration with Chitkara University, Punjab. The three-day conference was inaugurated by Dr. Anil. D. Sahasrabudhe - Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), along with Dr. Ashok Chitkara - Chancellor, Chitkara University and Dr. Madhu Chitkara - Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University. The conference was attended by over 350 delegates comprising of ACM India Council Members, ACM India chapter representatives, and students & faculty of many institutions. During the conference, Dr. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), talked about how Engineering Education can be improved in India and the specific measures AICTE is taking in that direction. He appreciated Chitkara University for establishing a well-rounded innovation ecosystem at the University. Keynote addresses were delivered by the President of ACM India Dr. ...

'The Chronicles of Wizardry' a Book by Four 12 years Olds - Four Students of EuroSchool Whitefield Publish a Book on Amazon

/ -- In a proud moment for EuroSchool Whitefield, four of the students of grade 7 have published a book called 'The Chronicles of Wizardry'. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/459122/PRNE_EuroKids_Logo.jpg ) The incredible feat was performed by four 12 year old girls - Uditi Mourya, Treya Moodithaya, Nikkita Rosalyn and Nityasree Pola. These young girls epitomised sincerity by indulging in literary excellence in parallel to regular academic sessions. The students revealed that they received tremendous support from their teachers, at EuroSchool Whitefield, who not only supported them but also helped them in proof reading the book. The four girls began the process by reading about the steps involved in writing a book, from producing a rough draft of a manuscript to publishing it. During their lunch breaks they discussed the storyline, noted down the plots and the thoughts & ideas. The collaborative work of the four girls in terms of writing, reviewing and editing, resulted in ..

Delhi government, British Council sign MoU for spoken english in schools

The Delhi government on Tuesday collaborated with the British Council of India in order to strengthen "spoken english" among students of government schools in the city.