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PM in Varanasi on his 68th birthday; gives pep talk to young school children
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent his 68th birthday Monday in his Lok Sabha constituency here during which he gave a pep talk to young school children telling them never to feel afraid to ask questions, saying it is a key aspect of learning. Modi, who is on a 2-day visit to Varanasi, first interacted with students of a primary school at Narur on the outskirts of the temple town and later met students of the Kashi Vidyapeeth and the children assisted by them at the Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) campus. "As students, it is vital to ask questions. Never feel afraid to ask questions. It is a key aspect of learning," Modi said in his interaction at the Narur school on a variety of subjects, calling the children "future of India". A smile lit up the face of the school children when the prime minister said they must give importance to sports and must go out and play since it is essential. "Students must give importance to sports. It is important to learn various skills, this will help you ..
JNU restricts rallies, demonstration inside campus
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Monday decided to restrict all rallies, processions and demonstrations on the campus.
Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar conferred upon Chitkara International School
Chitkara International School was awarded with the district level Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2017 in the subcategory of toilet with a score of 100 per cent with 5-star rating by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under the initiative 'Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya' (SBSV).The initiative aims on promoting safe and appropriate hygiene practices in schools and behaviour among children.The Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar was instituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in 2016 to recognise, inspire and celebrate excellence in sanitation and hygiene practice in schools. The explicit purpose of the awards is to honour schools that have undertaken significant steps towards fulfilling the mandate of the Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign.Lok Sabha member and actress Kirron Kher accorded the award to the Principal, Dr. Niyati Chitkara. Deputy Commissioner Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, and Rubinderjit Singh Brar, PCS, Director School Education were also .
PM Modi interacts with school children in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with students of a school run by a non-profit organisation as part of his visit to Varanasi for his 68th birthday.During the interaction, the Prime Minister asserted the importance of sports and advised students to play outdoors.He also said that learning an array of skills was important for one's development, adding that as students, it is vital to ask questions, as it is a key aspect of learning.The Prime Minister arrived in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi earlier this evening to celebrate his 68th birthday. He was received by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.On Tuesday, Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone for various developmental projects.
Odia university to be set up at Bakula Bana in Puri district
Odisha government Monday decided to establish the proposed Odia University at 'Bakula Bana' in Puri district. The decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. Patnaik directed the officials to ensure that not a single tree was felled for construction of the Odia university at Bakula Bana. Puri Collector has been asked to expedite necessary procedures for establishment of Odia University. A single-storey building with sandstones will be constructed for the purpose. An official release issued by the Chief Minister's Office said an officer on special duty (OSD) will soon be appointed and the temporary office of the varsity will function from Pantha Niwas at Satyabadi. Earlier, the state government has proposed a budget of Rs 10 crore to be spent for establishment of the varsity. At least 25-acres of land have also been earmarked for the purpose. The proposed varsity would offer post graduate courses in Odia ...
PM in Varanasi on his 68th birthday, interacts with school students
Spending his 68th birthday in his Lok Sabha constituency here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday had an interaction with school students during which he told them never to feel afraid to ask questions, saying it is a key aspect of learning. "As students, it is vital to ask questions. Never feel afraid to ask questions. It is a key aspect of learning," Modi said interacting with young students of a school at Narur near here on a wide range of subjects. Modi also said students must give importance to sports, asking them to go out and play since it is essential. "It is important to learn various skills, this will help you forever." "I came to your school on the special day of Vishwakarma jayanti. My greetings to everyone on this special day," he told the students. Earlier, the students welcomed him enthusiastically saying "Swagatam PM.
Plea in HC to consider all 8th schedule languages to calculate 'best of four' marks for DU admission
The Delhi High Court has sought the Centre and DU's responses on some Kerala-based students' plea to consider all the languages, including Malayalam, given in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution to calculate ''best of four'' marks for admission to colleges in the university. Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to the Ministry of Human Resources Development and Delhi University (DU) and sought their stand on the petition which contended that the university's selection criteria was "arbitrary and irrational". Six Kerala-based students, represented by advocates Jose Abraham and M P Srivignesh, said that the calculation of ''best of four'' marks is restricted only to the subjects mentioned in the varsity prospectus -- Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali and Punjabi languages. The other languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution are excluded and if any other subject, other than those mentioned in the prospectus, is considered for calculating ''best of four'', there is a ...
Exposure to violence in schools may affect kids' grades
Witnessing violence in high school may lead to emotional distress among children and affect their academic performance later, suggests a new research.
ABVP, Left members clash hours after JNUSU poll results
Members of the RSS-affiliated ABVP and the Left-backed AISA clashed early Monday, with both groups accusing each other of attacking their supporters, hours after the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) poll results were announced. Violence erupted on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus after a united front of Left student groups Sunday won all four central panel posts in the union defeating the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) by considerable margins. While the AISA alleged that ABVP members randomly attacked students, with a former student being almost "lynched" and the new JNUSU president being beaten up, the RSS-affiliate claimed its activists were attacked by Left supporters and three were injured. This is the second incident of the two groups clashing on campus, the last being on Saturday ahead of the counting, which was suspended after election authorities cited "forcible entry" and "attempts to snatch away ballot boxes". Newly-elected JNUSU president N Sai Balaji ...
Pull up school for rape of UKG student, says AIMIM chief
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi Monday demanded that police register a case against the management of a private school where a UKG student was allegedly raped last week by a supervisor in the institution. Owaisi met city Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar and requested him to transfer the case to Central Crime Station (CCS)a wing of the police here, and also sought seizure of all electronic evidence from the school. In a tweet, the AIMIM leader said, "I requested @CPHydCity to transfer the case to CCS and all electronic evidence from this school should be seized,a case should be booked against school..." The accused, Mohammed Jeelani, was arrested Saturday, police said. The management of the school has condemned the incident and assured parents and guardians of 'uncompromising' safety of its students in future. They school authorities also said they were cooperating with the investigations.
ABVP, Left members clash hours after JNUSU polls results
Members of the RSS-affiliated ABVP and the Left-backed AISA clashed early Monday, hours after the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) poll results were announced, with both groups accusing each other of attacking their supporters. Violence erupted on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus after a united front of Left student groups Sunday won all four central panel posts in the union defeating the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) by considerable margins. While the AISA alleged that ABVP members randomly attacked students with a former student being almost "lynched" and the new JNUSU president being beaten up, the RSS-affiliate claimed its activists were attacked by Left supporters and three were injured. This is the second incident of the two groups clashing on campus, the last being on Saturday ahead of the counting, which was suspended after election authorities cited "forcible entry" and "attempts to snatch away ballot boxes". Newly-elected JNUSU president N Sai Balaji ...
HP India unveils affordable mini desktop to empower students
HP India on Monday introduced an affordable mini desktop to help students learn and collaborate in schools and educational institutions across the country.
Ten development efforts that will take India's literacy to new heights (Educational Notes)
The 52nd International Literacy Day just gone by is the right opportunity to look at literacy beyond the ability to read and write but help us become more active citizens who are aware and more conscious of our rights and duties et al.
3 DUSU poll candidates in HC against election results
Three candidates of the Congress-backed National Students' Union of India (NSUI) moved the Delhi High Court Monday challenging the elections to the student body of the Delhi University on the grounds that voting machines were allegedly tampered with. The petition was mentioned before a bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and A K Chawla which allowed it to be listed for hearing today. The plea sought that electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls be secured to ensure they do not go missing. It also alleged that data from seven EVMs had gone missing. The plea alleged that EVMs were tampered with and questioned how "privately procured" EVMs could have been used in the polls held on September 12. The office of the Chief Electoral Officer in Delhi on Thursday last said that EVMs used in the DUSU election were not issued by the Election Commission and seem to have been procured privately. The ABVP, student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak ...
ABVP, Left members enter into scuffle hours after JNUSU polls results
Members of the RSS-affiliated ABVP and the Left-backed AISA entered into a scuffle Monday, hours after the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) poll results were announced. A united front of Left student groups Sunday won all four central panel posts in the union defeating the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) by considerable margins. Newly-elected JNUSU president N Sai Balaji alleged that he was beaten up in the early hours of Monday by ABVP members. He said members of the ABVP were roughing up an All India Students' Association (AISA) member and when "I and a couple of others intervened, we were assaulted". Balaji claimed that the ABVP members even attacked them when a Police Control Room (PCR) vehicle was taking them away from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus. However, the ABVP claimed that their members were roughed up by AISA activists. The ABVP and the AISA have both filed complaints at the Vasant Kunj police station. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Devender
JNU painted red, voter turnout highest in six years
A united front of Left student groups won Sunday all four central panel posts in the JNU Students' Union defeating the ABVP by considerable margins in an election marred by allegations of "bias" against the poll committee, violence and suspension of counting for nearly 14 hours. Announcing the results of the keenly contested Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) election, the poll committee said N Sai Balaji was elected as president. Balaji of the All India Students' Association (AISA) bagged 2,161 votes. He defeated RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) candidate Lalit Pandey, who garnered 982 votes, by a margin of 1,179 votes. The Left-backed AISA, Students' Federation of India (SFI), Democratic Students' Federation (DSF) and All India Students' Federation (AISF) came together to form the 'United Left' alliance. The 'United Left' candidate for the post of vice president, Sarika Chaudhary of the DSF, garnered 2,692 votes and trounced ABVP candidate ...
Left candidates celebrate their victory in JNUSU polls
As cries of Lal Salaam resonated through the air, the members of the United Left front which won all four central panel posts in Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) election, took out a victory march through the campus. The newly-elected leaders, president N Sai Balaji, vice-president Sarika Chaudhary, general secretary Aejaz Ahmed Rather and joint secretary Amutha Jayadeep, were carried on shoulders by their supporters, who waved red flags and shouted slogans while playing dhaplis and dhols. The victory march started from the School of International Studies and ended at the famous Ganga Dhaba. The Left-backed All India Students' Association (AISA), Students' Federation of India (SFI), Democratic Students' Federation (DSF) and All India Students' Federation (AISF) had come together to form the 'United Left' alliance. AISA's Balaji said the victory was of students and for all those who have fought for the cause of higher education and against campus violence. Balaji, a .
Javadekar clarifies his 'ask alumni not government' remark
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar Sunday issued a clarification on a statement he made at a school function here. Javadekar, while speaking at the Jnana Prabhodini School Friday had said that schools should utilise their alumni for betterment rather than only approaching the government. "Whatever I spoke during an event at a school two days ago, I have understood that some misunderstanding has arisen from my statement. I would like to clarify that I did not intent to say that government will not spend on education and former students should spend on educational institutes," Javadekar's clarification read. "The meaning of my statement was that the government will continue to spend on education. In the last four years, Modi government has increased the budget on education by 70 per cent and we will continue to increase it," the Union HRD minister said in the statement. He said that the government would continue spending on education and former students should also ...
Javadekar inaugurates 3,400 test practice centres for students
Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday inaugurated a network of more than 3,406 test practice centres (TPCs) for students to familiarise themselves with changed pattern of competitive exams to be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
JNU painted red with celebrations of Left's victory
Even before the results for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) polls were announced, celebrations had begun in the campus for the Left as red flags were being waved and red gulal thrown in the air. United Left's presidential candidate N Sai Balaji, vice-president candidate Sarika Chaudhary, general secretary candidate Aejaz Ahmed Rather and joint secretary candidate Amutha Jayadeep, were sitting on the railing outside the counting centre, waving flags as they waited for the results. The Left supporters, outnumbering those of other parties in the fray, danced with glee to the beats of dhol and dhapli. They chanted Lal Salaam and raised slogans demanding justice for Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula and finding student Najeeb Ahmed who went missing from the JNU campus. With their faces smeared with red gulal, they also chanted 'ABVP murdabad'. After the United Left front was declared the winner on all the four central panel posts, the cries grew louder and a victory march