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Undemocratic to cancel students' union polls: SP
The Samajwadi Party Wednesday termed "undemocratic" the postponement of students' union polls in Deen Dayal Upadhyay University, Gorakhpur, and said the ruling BJP was "afraid" of facing another defeat after losing the Lok Sabha by-election in the city. The election was set to be held on Thursday, but had to be postponed after two groups clashed on the campus of the state-run university during campaigning Tuesday. Officials said the campus has been closed for two days. "It seems after tasting defeat in Gorakhpur parliamentary by-election, some persons are afraid of defeat in students' union polls too. That is why polls have been cancelled. This is a proof of accepting defeat before elections. It is undemocratic to take away the democratic rights of students," SP chief Akhilesh Yadav told reporters. In March, the BJP lost the Lok Sabha bypoll in Gorakhpur, the seat which was with the party since 1989, The campus clash between rival student groups happened around noon Tuesday, when a ...
Verizon India, Pratham to educate underprivileged children
: IT major Verizon India, the subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Verizon Communications Inc, has partnered with non-profit organisation Pratham Education Foundation to offer its 'Early Years' programme to 25 schools at Bandlaguda in Hyderabad in Telangana state. The programme is for two age groups - 'Balwadi' for three to five years and 'Balvachan' for grades one and two, a press release said. Early Years also encourages mothers' involvement in enriching education, the release said. Under Balwadi, a woman can run a pre-school in a community space or within schools, it said. At a function held at a Government Primary School in Bandlaguda, programme head of Pratham Education Foundation Sunita Burra and vice-president and managing director of Verizon India Kalyani Sekar formally launched the initiative, the release said. "It is very fulfilling to partner with an organisation augmenting the effectiveness of early schooling," the release quoted Sekar as saying. On the partnership ..
Odisha govt asks teachers to incorporate TLMs in classes
Classrooms in schools in Odisha's Ganjam district would soon turn into "speaking classes" with the government seeking wider use of teaching aids. Ganjam district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange has instructed all headmasters and headmistresses of the schools to incorporate teaching-learning materials (TLMs) in the lessons as much as possible. "Any teacher found teaching without TLMs will be treated as neglecting his/her duty," the collector, who has sent letters to the teachers, said. "TLMs besides imparting lessons, plays a key role in students undertaking conceptual matters. In most schools, TLMs are missing and students simply learn from textbooks," he said. With no learning sites other than textbooks, the students find class rooms boring, he said. "This kind of teaching is not effective at all," said the collector. TLMs are necessary to improve school education, said District Education Officer (DEO) Sanatan Panda. "Elementary school teachers get Rs 500 per year as ...
Police: 1 man dead in North Las Vegas school shooting
Authorities say a man was shot and killed on the campus of a North Las Vegas high school, causing a lockdown. Acting Police Chief Justin Roberts said at a news conference an 18-year-old man was found shot Tuesday afternoon on the edge of Canyon Springs High School's baseball field. He was transported to a hospital where he died. Roberts says police searched classrooms and hallways during the lockdown but found no other wounded. He says fewer than 500 students attending an after-school program were still present when the shooting happened around 2:40 p.m. and would be allowed to leave soon. Roberts would not release details about how the victim was shot or number of shots. Authorities have not determined if the man was a student at the high school.
J-K: Students, teachers enjoy new school building in Rajouri
In an attempt to provide enhanced quality education in a more conducive learning environment, the district administration in Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir completed the construction of two government school buildings. This is a part of the plan sanctioned to construct buildings for 100 government schools functioning in the open in Rajouri district.The new school buildings are equipped with black boards, water coolers, electricity and modern toilets. Earlier, the students and the teachers used to face hardships due to the lack of proper infrastructure.Speaking to ANI, a teacher named Jyoti said that there is an increase in the number of students after the project to construct new school buildings commenced. "Earlier, we used to teach only a handful of students as we didn't have proper classrooms. Children were forced to study under a tree in the hot summers and even in the rainy season. But now, we are able to impart quality educations as we have proper infrastructure."Expressing ...
Voting underway for DUSU polls at 52 centres
Polling is underway for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections at 52 centres in colleges here, an official said Wednesday. As many as 1.35 lakh students will decide the fate of 23 candidates in in the DUSU polls. Senior faculty members have been posted as observers at the centres and around 700 electronic voting machines (EVMs) have been installed, the official said. Polling began at 8.30 am at morning colleges and will end at 1 pm. In evening colleges, it will be held between 3 pm and 7.30 pm. In the fray are the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) student wing which is contesting the polls in alliance with the Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS), and left-wing students' outfit All India Students Association (AISA). While the NSUI has promised the "Institute of Eminence" tag for Delhi University and thalis for Rs 10, the ABVP has promised to spend 50 per cent of the union's budget on ..
Javadekar launches PM Modi's 'Exam Warriors' in Telugu
Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday released the Telugu version of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's book, "Exam Warriors".Speaking at the launch of the book here, Javadekar said "No other Prime Minister in the world has ever written a book about exams. Every year crores of students give examinations. These exams not only cause stress to students but parents as well. This book has been translated into 14 languages."The Union Minister also read out tips given in the book and appealed to students to celebrate exams as festivals, not be afraid of exams, revise their lessons daily, become a warrior, not a worrier, and understand that knowledge is permanent.The book also suggested that students should compete with themselves and not others to become better, and touched upon time management and its importance, and the use of technology."Modi Ji has written this book especially for students, so every student should read this book and get inspired by it," .
Arunachal CM inaugurates state's first Sainik School
Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday dedicated Arunachal Pradesh's first Sainik School to the people of the state. The school at Niglok in East Siang district began its first academic session from August 27 with 60 students. Khandu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for granting three Sainik Schools in the state. He said the location of the two other schools would be decided with due consultation to cover the eastern and western belts of the state, an official release said. Khandu said opening of Sainik Schools would provide an opportunity for the youth of the state to pursue a career in the armed forces. The school is at present functioning from a temporary building and the permanent structure would be completed within three years, the CM added.
Speakers asks govt to discuss with agitating teachers
In a major breakthrough to the 27-day-old teachers stir in Odisha, state assembly Speaker P K Amat Tuesday asked the state government to hold discussion with them and resolve the issue. Amat's ruling came following a series of adjournments after the opposition Congress and BJP members created a ruckus in the house accusing the state government of turning a deaf ear to the teachers plights. About 50,000 block grant school and colleges teachers in 4000 schools and 1500 colleges under the banner of Odisha School College Teachers and Employees United Forum, have been staging protest since August 16. Among others, they are demanding revision in the newly implemented grant-in-aid system which the state government introduced after abolishing the block grant system in October last year. The teachers issue was raised in the assembly during an adjournment motion discussion where Congress and BJP members came down heavily on the state government for not even holding talks with the
KV school principal facing POCSO case relieved
The principal of a KV school in the district has been relieved from work after students and parents protested against him in view of a sexual harassment case pending against him in Bengaluru where he was posted earlier, officials said Tuesday. District Collector K S Kandhasamy issued the order relieving Kumar Thaku from the post of Principal of the Kendriya Vidyalaya at Kanandham Poondi, they said. Thakur had taken charge on August 13 on being transferred from Bengaluru. A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act had been filed against him for alleged sexual harassment of some girl children of the school in Bengaluru, the officials said. As a message was circulated on social media about the pending case against Thakur, most of the students and their parents at Kanandham Poondi held demonstrations against him in the past few days. In view of the protest and also a complaint sent on WhatsApp to him, the District Collector relieved the ...
23 candidates in fray in DUSU polls tomorrow
As many as 1.35 lakh students will decide the fate of 23 candidates in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls on Wednesday. While the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has promised the "Institute of Eminence" tag for Delhi University and thalis for Rs 10, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has promised to spend 50 per cent of the union's budget on women and social justice-related activities, along with a special attention to promoting sports and installing sanitary pad vending machines on college campuses. The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) student wing, the Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS), and left-wing students' outfit All India Students Association (AISA) are jointly contesting the DUSU polls. After the AAP came to power in Delhi in February 2015, its students wing had unsuccessfully contested the DUSU polls. It has promised to ensure installation of CCTV cameras, setting up of police booths on campus, ending the "culture of hooliganism" and opposing ...
Gorakhpur varsity student union polls deferred as candidates clash with faculty
The Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University student union elections, scheduled to be held on September 13, were Tuesday postponed after two rival groups clashed during campaigning in the campus. The campus has been closed for two days, officials said. The incident took place around noon when some supporters of student union president candidate Ranjeet Singh Srinet reached the Law department of the state-run university and tried to paste posters on the walls. His supporters, however, were stopped by some teachers following which the former agitated and misbehaved with the faculty. Soon, another candidate Anil Dubey reached the spot along with his supporters. A clash ensued between both the groups. Ravi Rai, SHO, Cant police station said the students broke the glass of vehicles and that mild force was used to disperse the clashing students. The faculty along with university teacher association president Vinod Singh met Vice Chancellor V K Singh and told him that in such an atmosphere, .
Himachal CM becomes nostalgic during visit to alma mater in Mandi
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur visited his alma mater Vallabh Government Degree College here Tuesday and said basic infrastructure would be set up to boost the tourism sector in the region. Thakur, accompanied by his wife Sadhna Thakur, became nostalgic while attending the Platinum Jubilee celebration of the college. While remembering his college days, the CM said college days are one of the best days. Thakur, who started his political career from this very college, said the place taught him vital lessons of life and helped him to shape his career. Principal Ashok Awasthi urged the chief minister to construct additional building, staff residences and auditorium in the college. On this occasion, Thakur said Rs 50 crore tourism development project for Mandi had been sent to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Basic tourism infrastructure would be developed here, he said, adding a helipad would be constructed at Kangnidhar in order to provide heli taxi facility in the ...
Rajnath Singh urges students to make India a world leader
Youngsters should understand India and its significance, and play an important role in making the country a world leader, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday. Singh was addressing the 33rd convocation of Chatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj (CSJM) University here. "Even though learning is a life-long process, only a teacher can teach us. Teaching means moral values. The students must wish for a wonderful career and package, but this should not be your life's aim," he said. While citing the example of the pilot flying the plane involved in the World Trade Centre attack, Singh said even though he had education, he took people's lives. Referring to al-Qaida and an IT firm, he said, "In both the places, educated and dedicated youngsters work, but the difference is of ethical values. Due to lack of ethics, youth associated with al-Qaida have turned destructive." Stating that the country is emerging as a strong economy, Singh said the strength of India is nationalism, cultural heritage ...
Indian student numbers at UK universities fall sharply: report
Increasing worldwide competition to attract international students has led to a sharp fall in the number of Indian students coming to UK universities, a new report commissioned by the government warned on Tuesday. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) had been tasked by the UK Home Office to study the impact of international students in the UK and recommend any changes to the country's visa regime that might be required. But while it acknowledged the sharp drop in Indian student numbers in recent years, it sought to blame that largely on "adverse" media coverage. "The UK's market of students from India has fallen sharply in recent years, while remaining stable for those students from China the number of students from India fell from a peak of 24,000 in 2010-11 to fewer than 10,000 in 2016-17," the report notes, which it says reflects a fall by 11 percentage points since 2010. "This is probably connected to the ending of some sponsor licences and the change in the post-study work ...
Time to fix country's education system: CNR Rao
Stressing the need to fix the country's current education system, eminent scientist and Bharat Ratna recipient CNR Rao Tuesday said steps should be taken to ensure proper infrastructure in rural schools. Rao, who was conferred honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by Presidency University at a convocation ceremony here, called for urgent measures to address the woes of students, who do not have resources to pursue higher education despite scoring well in exams. "Millions of students do not know what career to pursue in the absence of adequate number of teachers and proper infrastructure in schools. It is necessary to fix our education system," he stated. Rao, who has worked in many advisory capacities in the government, sought changes in the examination system. "This nonsensical examination system takes us nowhere. It only adds to the agony of young minds. That needs to be changed," he maintained. The scientist also pitched for strengthening the foundation of our ...
Telugu version of PM's book 'Exam Warriors' released
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar Tuesday released the Telugu edition of 'Exam Warriors,' a book written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on how to tackle examination woes. The book was translated into Telugu by renowned psychological counsellor and magician BV Pattabhiram. Noting that crores of students in the country appear for (various) examinations every year, Javadekar said a tense atmosphere prevails in homes at the time of exams. The book advises students to treat examinations like a festival which is to be celebrated, he said. "Celebrate examination as festival," he said. There are 25 mantras for students in the book, he said. "Among 200 countries, no other Prime Minister has written a book on exams for students," the Union Human Resource Development Minister said. Former Union Minister and BJP MP Bandaru Dattatreya and other party leaders and officials were present on the occasion.
S Korea students gain weight 'to dodge military service'
Twelve inventive South Korean college students deliberately made themselves overweight to dodge mandatory military service, a branch of the armed forces in Seoul said Tuesday. The students - all classical music majors at the same university in the capital - took protein powder and drank a large amount of juice on the day of their physical examination, the Military Manpower Administration said. "The classmates shared tips on how to gain weight on an online chatroom," it said, adding they drank an especially large amount of juice containing aloe vera pulp -- considered to stay in the body longer than other food. Nearly every able-bodied South Korean man is required to enrol by age 28 in the military, for a minimum of 21 months. Those deemed too overweight or underweight, or diagnosed with certain diseases or disabilities, are exempted and usually assigned to positions in places like courts or public libraries. The 12 wily students were judged too overweight for conscription and were ...
Skills and You develops special module 'Curio'
Skills and You, an educational enterprise, offering teachers' training, curriculum and content designing, language development and school transformation programs, has been rewarded the teachers implementing Curio - their kindergarten curriculum.The teachers were rewarded at their early childhood education themed marquee event "Curio Reflection", held on September 8th, 2018. The event witnessed participation from eminent personalities in the field education, and included discussions on skilling teachers for kindergarten classrooms, assessing developmental milestones in early years, impact of technology on young learners, and language development during early years.Curio is a comprehensive theme-based kindergarten curriculum, which aims at holistic development of early learners. The program is structured at four levels to ensure all learners in kindergarten experience same themes and learning methodology. It adopts the 'Inquiry-based learning' approach which reflects the best practices .
Presidency convocation shifted outside campus due to agitation
The convocation of the Presidency University was on Tuesday shifted outside the campus in the wake of agitation by a section of students over hostel accommodation. Expressing disappointment over blocking of the varsity main gate by the protesting students on Monday, Vice-Chancellor Anuradha Lohia said, "We had to shift the venue of the convocation from the university campus to Nandan Complex to ensure that the security of the two dignitaries, who would be conferred honorary degrees, was not put at risk." The agitating students have been demanding immediate accommodation in Hindu Hostel. "It is extremely unfortunate we could not hold the function in Presidency campus itself and had to shift, due to the agitation of a section of students," she said. Lohia said the varsity authorities had informed Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, who is also the Chancellor of the university, about the developments and he suggested that "we should settle for a venue other than the campus and .
