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Prof Saket Kushwaha appointed new VC of RGU
The Union Human Resource Development Ministry has appointed Professor Saket Kushwaha of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) as the new Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University at Rono Hills, near here. The ministry in an order issued on Monday appointed Kushwaha as the vc of the states lone Central university for a period of five years, officials said. The university was without a vice chancellor for several months with the students of the varsity along with other students bodies of the state led by All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU) demanding the state government to pursue the Centre for appointment of a regular vc for the institute. Meanwhile, the AAPSU has welcomed the decision and expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Pema Khandu for taking prompt action in apprising the Union HRD ministry of the matter of appointing a vc at the university. "The appointment of the new vc, who is an experienced and brilliant academician, would usher in a new era of academic ...
XLRI team wins Kolkata qualifying round of The Sweden India
XLRI Jamshedpur has won the Kolkata qualifying round of 'The Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2018' held at the Calcutta Medical College campus. The three-member winning team secured 145 points at the qualifying round held on Monday. IIT Kharagpur secured the second position followed by Maulana Azad College, Kolkata, a statement by the organisers read. A total of 74 teams participated in the Kolkata round. Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden, Gautam Bhattacharyya handed out the prizes at the inter-collegiate quiz competition which saw quizzers from across reputed colleges and technical institutes of the city and from elsewhere in the region, the statement read. The winning team will now represent the city at the national finals which will be held at New Delhi on November 1. The other qualifying rounds will now be held in Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. Launched in 2008, the Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz assesses a students knowledge about the Nobel prize, Nobel
TN Guv, Palaniswami, Bedi pay tributes to Gandhi
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister K Palaniswami Tuesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary. Purohit, Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam paid floral tributes to a portrait of Gandhi at Kamaraj Salai here. In neighbouring Puducherry, Lt Governor Kiran Bedi paid floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion. PWD Minister A Namassivayam, Welfare Minister M Kandasamy, Education Minister R Kamalakannan, Speaker V Vaithilingam, officials, freedom fighters were among those who garlanded the statue. Official sources said Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy was out of town and could not be present during the celebration. Purohit also launched cleanliness initiatives under the Swachch Bharat movement to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti. He administered cleanliness pledge to over 1,000 students from 39 schools who had assembled at the Raj Bhavan besides the staff there, an official release ...
Two Bengal teachers make an example out of their village school (Education Feature)
They spend a part of their salary to beautify the school premises, come up with novel teaching ideas, try and make the ambience education-friendly and, above all, ensure the holistic development of their students whose numbers have quadrupled from 20 to 79.
How to bridge India's tech-induced skill gap (Column: Active Voice)
The world stands on the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, powered by a wide range of new technology breakthroughs -- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, advanced robotics, Internet of Things, cloud computing and 3D printing -- and the revolution is expected to result in major changes in the labour market globally by reducing the demand for middle-skilled workers doing repetitive tasks, and increasing the demand for more highly-skilled workers and also low-skilled workers doing non-routine work.
ONGC to pump in Rs 1.68 cr for school drinking water in Assam
Oil major ONGC Tuesday said it is carrying out a drinking water project in over 50 schools across Assam in this financial year, entailing an investment of Rs 1.68 crore. During 2017-18, ONGC's School Drinking Water Project had benefitted more than 10,000 children in 32 schools in Sivasagar and Charaideo districts of Assam that entailed an investment of Rs 1.07 crore, the PSU behemoth said in a statement. "In financial year 2018-19, the project is being extended to 52 schools, which would benefit more than 15,000 school children, at a project cost of Rs 1.68 crore," the statement said. "Providing clean and safe drinking water in schools in and around ONGC's operational area is a CSR initiative by ONGC Assam Asset in association with ONGC's All India OBC & MOBC Employees Welfare Association," the company said. As part of this initiative, the project was inaugurated at Rohdoi and Hahchara High School in Sivasagar by ONGC Executive Director (Assam Asset) S D Maske ...
2 students immolate self over love affair
Inspired by a Telugu film, two Class 10 students committed self-immolation over fear of failure in love affair in Telangana's Jagtiyal town, police said on Monday.
Manipur University row: Concern over condition of 12 agitating girl students
Parents and other social activists are concerned about the health of the 12 girl students of Manipur University who have been on hunger strike since September 24. They are demanding withdrawal of state and Central forces from the MU campus and restoration of normalcy.
HNLU VC Sukhpal Singh resigns
Vice-chancellor of Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) Dr Sukhpal Singh, whose continuance at the post was opposed by students on various counts, resigned Monday. Singh stepped down after a number of students started an indefinite hunger strike this morning for their demand to remove the VC who was granted a five-year extension in 2016. Students have been protesting since September 25 inside the varsity campus located in Atal Nagar- the upcoming capital city of Chhattisgarh against continuation of Singh. Students had said they had lost faith in the "incompetent" administration and "arbitrary and discriminatory" decision making style of Singh. They had also accused Singh of committing financial irregularities and not taking action in sexual harassment cases against four faculty members. "I offered my resignation letter to Chancellor and Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice AK Tripathi this evening which has been accepted", Singh told PTI. He refused to talk about .
Student union polls will be held in Hry before Oct 15: Minister
After a gap of nearly 22 years, student union elections would be held in colleges and universities of Haryana before October 15, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said Monday, saying the ruling BJP has thus fulfilled its poll promise. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has given his approval to allow conduct of student union polls in college and universities, fulfilling a long pending demand of the students, Sharma said, adding with the decision to conduct the polls the BJP has fulfilled its promise made at the time of 2014 state assembly elections. Student union elections in Haryana would be conducted before October 15 for the current academic session of 2018-19, he said in a statement. A foolproof system will be put in place to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections, it said. Notably, the students' union polls were banned in 1996 by the then Chief Minister Bansi Lal following incidents of violence. Members of the Indian National Students Organisation (INSO), the INLD's students'
Presidency students on hunger strike over hostel accommodation
A section of the agitating students of Presidency University here began indefinite hunger strike from Monday night demanding immediate accommodation in the under renovation Hindu hostel. Altogether 50 students have been on a sit-in demonstration at the university campus since August 3 and eight have started the indefinite fast. "The fast began at the campus portico from 9 pm and it will continue till the authorities take initiative to shift the 50 students to two blocks of Hindu hostel immediately," Ujan, one of the agitating students, told PTI after a general body meeting of students in the campus. When contacted, a university spokesman said, "We have already explained the situation to the students. We had promised them that the Hindu Hostel can be thrown open to them only after PWD declares it fit for use after renovation. We can only hope they will understand the situation." Ayan Chakraborty, an activist of students' body Independent Consolidation (IC), said a part of
No students' union election in Ravenshaw Univ, MS Law College
The authorities of M S Law College and Ravenshaw University here Monday decided that elections to form students union in their institutions would not be held this year. Students union elections were not held in these institutions last year. "In pursuance of the proceedings of joint meeting of Deans, HoDs, Coordinators and members of Students Election Monitoring Committee and Proctorial Board and recommendations thereof, the students union election 2018 of Ravenshaw University stands cancelled," said a notification issued by the University authorities. Similarly, a notice published in the notice board of M S Law College on the day signed by Principal Dr Sushant K. Nanda said: "As per the decision of the Staff Council, there will be no election to the Students Council this year." It was also learnt that the authorities of the premier law college have decided to suspend the classes till the end of puja vacation on October 24.
ABVP leaders meet Rajnath Singh, demand CBI probe into Islampur firing
ABVP leaders in Kolkata on Monday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and demanded a CBI probe into the killing of two students during a clash in North Dinajpur. ABVP state secretary Subir Haldar alleged that the state government is trying to hush up the matter. "We want a CBI inquiry into the incident. We have met Rajnathji and had requested him to ensure that a CBI inquiry is being ordered into the killing of two students in a clash in North Dinajpur district last month," Haldar said. Last week, the West Bengal CID took over the investigation into the Islampur firing that claimed the lives of two students during a clash between a mob and police on September 20, a senior officer said. The clash took place during a demonstration over recruitment of Urdu and Sanskrit teachers at Daribhita High School. Rajesh Sarkar, an ITI student, died in the clash, while a third-year college student Tapas Barman, who was injured in the violence, succumbed to injuries on September 21. The BJP had ...
4 Manipur university professors suspended for 'misconduct'
The crisis-ridden Manipur University has suspended four professors as disciplinary proceedings were "contemplated/pending" against them for alleged misconduct. Y Amar of economics department, N Nimai (physics), M Ranjit (mathematics) and N Debananda (biochemistry) have been charged with "misconduct", an order signed by registrar in-charge M Shyammesho said. Though the suspension order was signed on September 29, it came to light on Monday. The four were members of the Manipur University Teachers Association (MUTA). Except Amar, others were mentioned in an FIR lodged on September 20 by the university's acting vice-chancellor, K Yugindro Singh, who accused them of kidnapping, wrongful confinement, attempt to murder, among others. The four members Singh had gone to the central university to assume the charge of acting V-C, as per orders of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, but was allegedly gheraoed by agitators. The MUTA, as well as the Manipur University Students' Union ...
NGO starts 'change' campaign on Gandhi's birth anniversary
Hunting for 150 ideas that may change the country, an NGO kickstarted a letter campaign on Monday here, ahead of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, by approaching students from 150 schools and asking them to write a 'change' idea on a postcard they want to see done.
Girls' school burnt down by terrorists in Chitral
In a tragic incident, a government-run primary girls' school was burnt by so-called terrorists in Chitral district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.According to reports from local sources, the school was later blown up by terrorists and the building has been completely destroyed. It was the only primary school for girls in the area.The area adjoining Gilgit Baltistan is falling directly in the route of the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).As per the reports, the terrorists also planted an IED en-route to the boy's school in the area.Six years since the attack on Malala and almost four years since the Army Public School attack, schools in Pakistan are still not safe from jihadist militants.In August, at least 12 girls' schools were attacked in Chilas, about 130 kilometers from Gilgit. Unidentified men attacked 12 girls' schools across Diamer district and damaged school property.Same strategy was adopted while attacking schools in Chitral.
HC tells DU to allow inspection of answer-sheets under RTI
In what could be a big relief to students seeking inspection of their answer-sheets through RTI, the Delhi High Court has ordered the Delhi University to allow the inspection of answer-sheet to a former student under RTI by refusing to stay the CIC order against which the varsity had approached the court.
Haryana's MDU declared cleanest govt university by HRD Ministry
Haryana's Maharshi Dayanand University has been declared the cleanest government varsity by the HRD Ministry, followed by Guru Nanak Dev University in Punjab's Amritsar. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the "Swachh Campus rankings" under different categories on Monday. The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in the national capital has been ranked third among the government institutions followed by Algappa University in Tamil Nadu's Karaikudi and Acharya Nagarjuna University in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur. "Cleanliness must be a habit among students and it can be developed only in educational institutions. Therefore the ministry is promoting and awarding universities for their efforts to promote cleanliness on campuses," Javadekar said. "We should educate our children and society about solid waste management, electric waste management and water harvesting techniques to make our country eco-friendly and more clean," he said. Among the ...
Punjab orders release of post-matric SC scholarships by October-end
With some private universities and institutes refusing to admit students from Scheduled Castes (SC) category owing to non-payment of dues by Punjab government for over three years, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered the release of post-matric scholarships for such students for 2015-16 by month-end.
60 Delhi govt school principals to go to Cambridge
Delhi government will send 60 principals of government schools to UK's Cambridge University for a leadership training programme this month, Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday.
