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RSS sends legal notice to TMC over comments on Islampur
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has sent a legal notice to Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee for "defaming" the organisation in the death of two students in a clash in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district, party sources said Thursday. The legal notice to Chatterjee, who is also the state education minister, is dated October 1. The TMC leadership had claimed that it was RSS-BJP that had hatched a conspiracy to create disturbances in the state. "The TMC has made baseless, defamatory and motivated allegations against our organisation. We have sent a legal notice to the TMC. They have to either apologise for their comments or prove whatever they had said about the RSS -- blaming us for the incident -- is true," spokesperson Jishnu Basu told PTI. "If the TMC is so keen on bringing out the truth in the incident then it should hand over the investigation to the CBI," Basu added. Asked about the notice, Chatterjee said he was yet to receive it and would comment ...
DUSU prez is not TN university student, says varsity
A Tamil Nadu-based university has told the state government that DUSU President Ankit Baisoya, at the centre of a row over producing a fake certificate in the varsity's name for securing admission in Delhi University, was not its student. A senior government official said the Vellore-based Thiruvalluvar University has written to the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Department that the Akhil Bharatiya Vidya Parishad (ABVP) leader was neither enrolled in the varsity nor in any of its constituent or affiliated colleges. "Yes, they have given in writing," he said when asked if the university has informed the Higher Education Department that the student leader had produced a fake certificate and that it was not from the university. The communication reportedly said the Controller of Examinations has issued a letter stating the certificate was not genuine. Earlier, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), had alleged Baisoya had produced fake certificate from the ...
Maintain discipline to succeed in life, Arunachal guv tells
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra on Thursday advised students of Sainik School in East Siang district to "maintain discipline in life to achieve success", an official statement by Raj Bhavan said. The newly inaugurated Sainik School, the first in the state, began its first academic session a month ago. "Only a handful of students get admission in Sainik schools, considered one of the best educational institutes in the country. It is imperative that the students make best use of the opportunity and become responsible citizens," the statement said quoting Mishra. The governor, accompanied by his wife Neelam Mishra, distributed sweets and T-shirts on the occasion. He also exhorted the students to prepare themselves for future challenges by imbibing moral values, it said. Officiating Principal Lt Col ADS Jasrotia, on his part, briefed the governor about the institute, the Raj Bhavan statement said. A green drive was also organised on the campus Thursday, ...
Class 7 male student accused of bullying girl students
Parents of some girl students of a private school in Lutyens' Delhi have alleged that their daughters were being bullied by a class 7 male student, police sources said Thursday. However, no formal complaint has been made to the police yet. According to the sources, the girl students have claimed that the boy, admitted under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category, used to throw water on them and even enter girls' washrooms. The parents approached the school administration on Thursday and even the police were called but no formal complaint was given, the sources added. Calls and text messages to the school principal went unanswered.
Education minister of different countries attend 'happiness class' in Delhi school
Education ministers of Afghanistan and the UAE were among other dignitaries who attended a "happiness class" Thursday at a Delhi government school with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Education ministers of different countries and states were in the national capital to attend the Asian Summit on Education and Skills organised by the Delhi government. "The delegation attended a happiness class at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya in Rouse Avenue and was astounded by the cleanliness of the school, the dynamism of the teachers, the responsiveness of the students and the impact of Happiness Curriculum," an official statement said. "The group spent time interacting with the students of class 6 and 7 on what is happiness for them and how do they feel about the happiness classes," it added. The happiness curriculum, introduced by the Delhi government in July, involves a daily 45-minute class beginning with mindfulness, followed by a story-telling and activities session.
Odisha govt to restructure cadre of primary school teachers
Odisha government Thursday decided to restructure the cadre of primary school teachers and head masters following which the agitating teachers called off their protest. According to a statement released by the Chief Minister's Office, the primary school teachers will get at least three promotions during their service period. The move will benefit around 72,563 primary teachers across the state, it said. School and Mass Education secretary Pradipta Mohapatra said, "The proposal for cadre restructuring of primary teachers was pending since long. Today, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accepted the demand." "The government has fulfilled our longstanding demands, including restructuring of cadres, grade pay hike to Rs 2,800 and promotion. Now, we have decided to withdraw our ongoing strike," said Odisha Primary Teachers Association president Rajesh Mohanty. He said the chief minister has accepted the demands of the teachers. After cadre restructuring, the teachers will be ...
Equifax, Manipal sign MoU to evangelize data science in India
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Manipal ProLearn, the professional learning arm of Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) and Equifax Inc., the global information solutions company to create industry-ready professionals specialized in data science and analytic skills for the Banking Financial services and Insurance (BFSI) sector. All students enrolling in Data Science programs of Manipal ProLearn will benefit from this MoU.Through this MoU, Manipal Global will enhance the learning experience for its students by updating their curriculum with case studies and other industry inputs. Equifax will hold regular webinars and classroom sessions to help train the students of Manipal Global about data analytics in the BFSI industry.Also, Equifax India will continuously evaluate students of Manipal ProLearn for placement in their Analytics team. In the recent placement season, Equifax made four offers of employment to students of the PG Diploma program in Data ...
Meet the winners of Bharatatma Ashok Singhal Vedic Awards 2018
Winner of this year's Bharatatma Ashok Singhal Vedic Awards, Pankaj Sharma, revealed the objective behind his study of the Vedas. Pankaj wants to promote the teachings of Vedas across the world and get the Vedic scripture its due.Pankaj, who bagged the best student of the year award, said, "In ancient times, India was considered the land of spirituality because the Vedas were held in high esteem. My aim is to promote the knowledge and wisdom of the Vedas in the country as well as abroad. This prize would further encourage me to work with more vigour towards my goal."Pankaj received elementary education in Madhya Pradesh's Palsoda Village and took admission in Rajasthan's Mahadev Shishu Gunjan Ved Sansthan Gurukul to pursue Vedic studies. There he studied Shukla Yajurveda under the guidance of Vedamurti Madhurji Joshi Guruji. Along with the Vedas, Pankaj has also studied modern literature.In the memory of late Ashok Singhal, the former international president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad ..
Keep Gods off answer sheets, Karnataka university tells
Seeking divine intervention in trying times is not unsual and cracking an examination could be one of those. However, the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Karnataka has not taken kindly to students making godly pleadings on answer sheets. With quite a few examinees writing 'Om', a sacred symbol in Hinduism, or the names of Gods before attempting to answer questions, the university has in a circular to all affiliated colleges called it an examination malpractice. The first among the eight "don'ts" mentioned in the October 1 circular issued by Registrar (Evaluation) Dr M K Ramesh is the direction on the mention of the names of Gods. "Do not write any word/sentence - starting from page 03 like names of Gods of your faith etc.," reads the first "don't". Writing one's name, PTO at the end of a page, irrelevant messages, numbers or sentences, signs, symbols, letter or word and tampering with answer books would also be construed as revealing the identity of the ...
Equating madrassas in Pakistan with terrorism unfair: PM Khan
Ignoring the role of madrassas in Pakistan and equating them with terrorism was unfair, Prime Minister Imran Khan has told the country's top clerics as he underlined that improving the education system was his government's top priority. Khan made the remarks during his first meeting with a prominent delegation of Ulema (clerics), who called on him at the Prime Minister Office to discuss madrassa reforms and other related issues, media reports said Thursday. He said the government wanted to eradicate class-based education system and introduce uniform syllabi and curriculum in the education sector, which included the seminaries. Khan said that the services rendered by the seminaries for the progress of the society could not be ignored and it was unfair to link all religious institutions with terrorism, Dawn newspaper reported. According to reports, several seminaries in Pakistan have close ties with radical militant groups and play a critical role in sustaining the international ...
Afghan students beaten up on Sharda university campus, authorities deny
A mob of young men on Thursday thrashed a few Afghanistan nationals studying at a private university in Greater Noida on Thursday, though authorities denied any violence on the campus.
Prakash Javadekar to launch NITT's strategic plan
Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar will unveil NIT, Tiruchirappalli's Strategic plan for the next five years, during a launch event on October 5th at NIT Tiruchirappalli.NIT, Tiruchirappalli the erstwhile Regional Engineering College of Tiruchirappalli has been on a high growth trajectory in terms of research output, revenue from consultancy, academic and administrative reforms. It is ranked the best NIT in the country for the last three consecutive years as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.In a press meet held today in Chennai to announce the institute's plan for progress and on launch event, Dr. Mini Shaji Thomas, Director, NIT, Tiruchirappalli, said that NIT, Tiruchirappalli has found a place in the top 1000 Institutes of the world as per the Times Higher Education World ranking 2019. In order to improve the world ranking, the Strategic Planning Group of the Institute, ...
In absence of bridge, these Assam kids swim daily to reach school
Swimming across the river to reach the school has become a routine affair for the children of Dalgaon district of Assam.In the absence of a bridge, the students of the Kachomari Primary School either swim or use the banana stem as a raft to cross the river. In few cases where children are too young, parents carry them on their shoulders and cross the water body.Not only this, the school premises remains flooded due to lack of proper drainage system.Narrating the ordeal of the students, Sarwan Kumar Jha, a social worker from the region said, "There is about 1 to 1.5 feet of rain-water accumulated in the school itself. To come to school, students have to cross a 40-45 feet wide river as there is no bridge here. Students either swim across the river or are carried on shoulder by their parents. Some students also use the parts of the Banana tree to create a makeshift boat structure to cross the river for coming to school."Jha further claimed that the situation is such from past four ...
VP Naidu stresses on need to overhaul education system
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday stressed on the need to completely overhaul the education system to ensure that 'institutions churn out ideal citizens'.He made these remarks while addressing the founder's day celebrations of CHIREC International School in Hyderabad.The Vice President said, "I feel that the overall education system from school level to higher education should be completely overhauled to ensure that our institutions churn out ideal citizens. First and foremost, the syllabus at the school level has to be drastically cut to reduce the load on students. The time spent by students in school should be divided equally between the classroom and playfield."While talking of India's rapid growth towards becoming a global leader through the tool of education he also called on educational institutions to take an active lead in resetting education landscape to make it more relevant and contemporary.Quoting Swami Vivekananda's thought that 'Education is ...
Tripura CM to rejig state syllabus
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has raised concern over the syllabus being taught in Tripura schools.The Chief Minister has asserted that schools in the state only teach about former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, while adding that the students are being taught nothing about Indian leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Subhas Chandra Bose and others.Speaking to ANI, Deb said that the Tripura government is working to introduce NCERT syllabus in school textbooks from the next academic year - 2019 to improve the quality of education in the state."It is very tough to see Indian history in textbooks these days. All that they have are Stalin, Lenin, etc. I have no problem with that but Indian history should be there as well. Study materials would be introduced in schools that will lay importance on Indian leaders like Mahatma Gandhi. Our government is working to introduce NCERT syllabus in school textbooks from the next academic ..
Encourage students to embrace nationalism: Naidu
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday called on educational institutions to encourage students to embrace the spirit of nationalism and patriotism.
NHRC to probe students' deaths in Bengal
The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday said it will send its team to West Bengal's Dinajpur town for an inquiry into the deaths of two students during clashes in their school two weeks back.
Rajkumar Hirani opens up about relocation of Rancho wall
Bollywood filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani has opened up about the relocation of the very popular Rancho wall which featured in his film '3 Idiots'"I've read about the decision to relocate the Rancho Wall. My entire cast and crew and I have some wonderful memories of that place. Honestly, if the constant stream of tourists is hampering the kids' education, distracting them and creating problems, then I feel it is the right call. At the end of the day, they were the ones who created and gave that wall its name, so I am sure it must be very close to them as well," he said.The Aamir Khan-starrer created a lot of buzz and received appreciation from the audience as well as the critics. It was one of the highest grosser of all times.The Rancho wall, which featured in the film, created such an uproar amongst the people that the school in Leh where the film was shot had dedicated an entire wall to Aamir Khan's character, making the Rancho wall a famous tourist point.However, due to the constant ...
Indian education system heavily private dependent: Sisodia
The biggest challenge for the Indian education system is its dependence on private players and deteriorating quality of the government schools, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday.
WB clash case: NHRC to send its own probe team to conduct on-the-spot inquiry
The NHRC will send its own probe team to conduct an on-the-spot inquiry into the case of death of two school students and severe injuries suffered by many others allegedly during police action in Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal, the rights panel said Wednesday. The National Human Rights Commission has observed that allegations, if true, would amount to the police authorities having acted in a "sheer barbaric manner" giving no respect to the human values. "This kind of treatment with young students would amount to the ugliest example of cruelty by the police personnel who are expected to protect the citizens but have acted in a highly irresponsible and inhuman manner," it said. The Commission said it has received "three complaints" in connection with the case, and directed that the inquiry be completed at the earliest and a report be submitted within two weeks. "The NHRC has decided to send its own team headed by DIG (Investigation) to conduct an on-the-spot inquiry into the allegations .