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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 .
Presidency University's convocation venue shifted amid students' protest
The convocation ceremony of Presidency University was shifted to a film complex outside the campus on Tuesday following students' unrest.
Student killed in twin bomb attack near Afghan girls' school: officials
A boy was killed and four others wounded in a double bombing outside a girls' school in restive eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials and witnesses said, in the latest violence to hit the country. The first explosion happened in front of Malika Omaira girls' school in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, at around 8:30 am, provincial governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told AFP. A second bomb went off as students from a neighbouring boys' school and locals gathered at the scene, Khogyani added. Witnesses told AFP the casualties were students from the boys' school. "We went with other boys to see what had happened after we heard an explosion near the girls' school," 12-year-old Elyas told AFP from his hospital bed. "Another explosion hit us and I was wounded (in the leg). "I saw girls crying, rushing out of school. They were all in a panic." The twin blasts took place an hour after a bomb exploded outside Biba Hawa girls' school in nearby Behsood district, Jalalabad ...
Madhya Pradesh: Bridge construction delayed, students cross rivulet to school
Risking their lives, students of Hatta's Madiyado have to cross a rivulet to reach their school as the bridge across the water stream is under construction for five years now.Students travel around two kilometres every day to reach school and the absence of a bridge or an alternate way poses as a difficulty to students."We can't reach school during heavy rains. We want the bridge to be constructed soon", said the students.Though no casualties have been reported so far, but the situation worsens during rains which lead to high water current. A number of students have suffered injuries since there is no safe passage available to reach school.The teachers in the school stated that during rains the students are unable to cross the rivulet and are sometimes end up getting hurt on the way.Similarly, the students' return journey to their respective homes is stalled in case of heavy downpour, said the teachers.Block Education Officer, BS Rajput has claimed that the negligence of the ...
J-K: Udhampur becomes open defecation free district
The district administration of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Monday declared the whole district Open Defecation Free (ODF). A total of 75000 toilets have been constructed in all 230 panchayats of the district.All the families identified in the district were provided with toilet units. The district has registered 100 per cent physical achievement in Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin.An event was organized by the District Administration to celebrate the achievement. The Deputy Commissioner of Udhampur, Ravinder Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police Rayees Bhat along with other officials attended the event.Expressing happiness over the matter, Deputy Commissioner of Udhampur said, "When I was posted in Udhampur, I found it as a big challenge. But, I was confident that we would be able to achieve it. I am really happy that Udhampur has shown a way to whole India. Our officials have worked day and night to achieve it, rain or shine."Kumar along with all the departments of the ...