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Learning to lie may have cognitive benefits: Study
Children who lie early in their life tend to have much better cognitive abilities, a study claims. "As parents and teachers -- and society as a whole -- we always worry that if a kid lies there will be terrible consequences," said Kang Lee from the University of Toronto in Canada. "But it turns out there is a big difference between kids who lie earlier and those who lie later. The kids who lie earlier tend to have much better cognitive abilities," Lee said. In the study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, researchers asked 42 preschool-aged children in China -- who showed no initial ability to lie -- how to play a hide-and-seek game. They were split into two groups with an equal number of boys and girls, with an average age of about 40 months. Over four days, they played a game in which they hid a treat, such as popcorn, from an adult in one hand. The grown-up had to choose the hand that the child indicated. If the child successfully deceived the adult, they got
India made rapid progress in increasing access to sanitation in schools: UN report
India has made rapid progress in increasing access to sanitation in schools, the United Nations said in a report, noting that the proportion of schools without any sanitation facility has decreased at a fast pace in the country. A new joint UN agency study, 'Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools: 2018 Global Baseline Report,' says that good hygiene facilities in schools provide the basis of a healthy learning environment, and that girls are more likely to attend when they are on their period. The annual report is produced by the World Health Organization/UN Children's Fund Joint Monitoring Programme, or JMP, which has been monitoring global progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) since 1990. It looks at the progress made towards reaching the targets of two of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Goal 6 (Clean water and sanitation), and Goal 4 (Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all). WASH .
2 school students drown after vehicle falls into canal in UP
Two school students, on their way home after a picnic, were killed when their vehicle fell into a canal here Sunday, police said. The incident took place Sunday evening when the school students and three teachers were returning after a picnic at the Rajdari fall in Naugrah, Circle Officer Chakia Kunwar Prabhat Singh told PTI. "There were 17 passengers in the ill-fated vehicle. The deceased have been identified as Muskaan (8) and Ruchi (18)," he said. "As the vehicle fell into the canal, local boys jumped into it and were able to rescue 15 people. Locals say that the driver told them that the steering of the vehicle had failed, which led to the accident," Singh said. Those injured includes Jyoti (16), Tannu(15), Kiran (17), Neha (16), Rishu(16), Khushi(10) and their two teachers - Priya Pandey (26) and Lali Devi (40), police said. On the complaint of the school administration, an FIR has been registered against the vehicle driver for negligence, he said. The driver is absconding, ...
Three school boys held for 'sexually harassing' class mate in
Three students of a private school here were arrested here Sunday for allegedly sexually harassing their class mate, police said. Four class ten students of the school had repeatedly 'sexually harassed' the minor boy, who complained to his father about it, they said. Based on a complaint, the police arrested three boys and produced them before a local court today. Later, they were lodged in a borstal school in Tiruchirapalli. One boy is absconding, police said adding a search is on to trace him.
Manipur varsity row: VC Pandey orders ban on protesting bodies
Days after the agitation at Manipur University was suspended following the intervention of the HRD ministry and the state government, Vice Chancellor AP Pandey, who is at the centre of the row, has issued a statement, banning two protesting bodies at the institute. The vice chancellor, who was sent on leave on August 2, said in the statement Saturday that he has assumed charge and the HRD ministry, Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla and Chief Secretary J Suresh Babu have been intimated about the development. "The Manipur University Teachers Association (MUTA) and Manipur University Staff Association (MUSA) are hereby being been banned with immediate effect as the Manipur University Act 2005 does not have provisions for existence of employees' bodies," Pandey said. Academic activities resumed in the central university on August 24, a day after the Manipur University Students' Union, along with MUTA and MUSA, called off their 85-day long agitation, demanding immediate ...
2 students drown while taking bath in Puri
Two college students drowned while taking bath in the sea in Odishas Puri on Sunday, police said. The incident took place when six students of a private college of architecture in Cuttack were taking bath in the sea near Chakratirtha Road and two of them were pulled deep into water by strong current, they said. Their bodies were recovered and sent for post-mortem, while a case of unnatural death was registered, police said. The deceased have been identified as Rajat Pandey (20) of Jamshedpur and Mohammad Ibatullah (20) of Delhi, they added.
Jharkhand CM elated over National Clean School Award
After the state bagged the fourth position in the National Clean School Award, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said the feat is an achievement for the developing state.The Chief Minister tweeted, "It is another achievement for the developing Jharkhand. The state secured the fourth position in the National Clean School Award. Three schools of the state have been selected for this award."Jharkhand shared the fourth position with Haryana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Three schools from each state made it for the award.Pondicherry secured the first place, where seven schools were awarded for cleanliness, while Tamil Nadu bagged the second position. The third position was shared by Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.As many as 52 schools from across the country were bestowed with the National Clean School Award. The ranking and the list were issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
1 in 7 college students pay people to write essays: Study
As many as one in seven graduates may have paid someone to undertake their assignment for them, potentially representing 31 million students across the globe, a new study suggests.
Chinese police arrest 46 after violent protest over schooling
Police in central China said Sunday they arrested nearly 50 people after a violent protest sparked by dissatisfaction with the local school system. More than 600 protesters gathered outside a police station in Leiyang city in Hunan province around midnight Saturday after security personnel stopped a protest earlier in the day, police said in a statement on their website. They said they arrested 46 people who "attacked" the station, throwing bottles and bricks at local officials attempting to address the crowd. Many cars had been destroyed, the statement added. Apparent videos of the protests on Twitter showed an angry crowd violently clashing with police in riot gear. AFP could not independently confirm the video. Trouble began after parents of some middle school students were told they would have to move their children into dormitories at a local private school, resulting in a dramatic increase in tuition fees, according to posts on Chinese social media. Additionally, commenters ...
How Delhi schools are revolutionising education, one teacher at a time (IANS Special Series)
When Roshan Lal, a 40-year-old rickshawpuller, got his son Rakesh admitted to a government school in Delhi, all he wanted for him was to get a decent education. Since he could not afford to pay for a private school, all that was on his mind was that "government school mein kuch toh seekh hi lega" (at least, he would learn something there).
NLU-Delhi increases seats after entrance exam, students cry foul
The National Law University-Delhi (NLU-D) has drawn ire by its decision to double the seats for its Master of Laws (LL.M.) course, after the entrance exam was conducted and results were only days away from being announced, raising suspicions of an attempt to bring in students by the back door.
Mumbai Suburban District, India Post tie-up for fast delivery
Students in suburban areas of Mumbai will now be able to receive certificates at their doorsteps. The Mumbai Suburban District collectorate has tied up with the India Post for delivery of various certificates issued by government authorities within two days, an official said Sunday. Mumbai Suburban District belongs to the Konkan division of Maharashtra, having its headquarters at Bandra, a suburb of the city. The administrative limits of the district are from Mahim Causeway to Dahisar, Kurla to Mulund and Kurla to Trombay. The decision to tie-up with the India Post for speedy delivery of these documents is aimed at easing the hardships of people, specially students and senior citizens, Mumbai Suburban district Collector Sachin Kurve told PTI. "At the start of the academic year, there is a huge rush of students to obtain various certificates, like of caste, non-creamy layer, and proofs of age, nationality, domicile and income. This puts tremendous pressure on the ...
J'khand: Visually-challenged students hold protest against 'abusive' in-charge
Students of a residential school for the visually-challenged in Hizla village in Jharkhand's Dumka district on Saturday staged a protest alleging that the school in-charge makes them work, beats and verbally abuses them.The students demanded that a new in-charge should be sent to the school, which comes under the social welfare department and is run by a Godda-based NGO."We are unhappy with the way we are taught. Also, we are not provided good quality of food. We want a new in-charge," a student told ANI."Students say that the in-charge misbehaves with them. They are made to work, not given food as per menu and face water crisis. Even doors of the bathrooms in the school are broken. The concerned officers are investigating the matter. We will take appropriate legal action," Dumka Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rakesh Kumar told ANI.The school in-charge, however, has denied the charges and said that he tries to be strict towards children because he cares for their education."I just want to .
Five school girls go missing after school; all traced after 24
Five girls, students of a South Mumbai school, who had gone missing were traced by Saturday evening and all of them were safe, police said. The girls, studying in class 8th, did not return to their homes from the school in Colaba in South Mumbai yesterday afternoon, following which their parents approached police. Mid-term exam results were declared yesterday and each of these girls had failed in two or three subjects, according to their teachers. As a search operation began, four of the girls were spotted at the Kurla railway station this afternoon by a constable of Cuffe Parade police station, said a police official. The fifth girl returned home on her own in the evening, he said. The official did not reveal why the girls decided not to go home after the school hours yesterday.
CYSS-AISA tie up for DU polls, vow 'Chhatra Clinics', more seats
Ahead of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections, in a joint manifesto released on Saturday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s student wing CYSS and leftist student outfit AISA promised to open "Chhatra Clinics" and increasing the number of seats in the univerity.
Atal tinkering labs at 500 schools in 3 months: Minister
Atal Tinkering Labs would be set up in 500 schools across Tamil Nadu in another three months, state Education Minister K A Sangottaiaan said today. Speaking to reporters here on the sidelines of a function to felicitate teachers and schools which secured 100 per cent results in board examinations, the Minister said the state held discussions with the Centre on setting up the labs. He said such labs would help students familiarise themselves with latest technologies and get a chance to work with tools and equipment to understand the concepts of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). To a question on the new curriculum for various standards, the Minister said the process of framing it for classes II to VIII and for classes X and XII would begin soon. A meeting to discuss the matter would be convened next week, he added.
Delhi to host international chess tournament for school kids
The national capital will host an international chess tournament for school students next year which will be jointly organised by the governments of Delhi and Moscow, Education Minister Manish Sisodia said.
CYSS, AISA release joint manifesto for Sept 12 DUSU polls
Installation of CCTV cameras, setting up police booths in campus, ending the culture of hooliganism and opposing commercialisation of education were some of the key points highlighted in the joint manifesto of AISA and CYSS which was launched Saturday. Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) student wing Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) and Left-wing student outfit All India Students Association (AISA) are jointly contesting the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls slated for September 12. The manifesto also promised that the alliance would work towards setting up 'Chhatra Clinics' on the lines of the AAP-led Delhi government's mohalla clinics. Senior AAP leader Atishi said the AISA and CYSS alliance opposes the privatisation and commercialisation of higher education. "We also oppose the reduction in public funding to institutes. The Delhi government has been working towards installation of CCTV cameras in the national capital and we will get the cameras installed inside the campus too,"
Two engineering students from Chennai feared drowned
Two students of a private engineering college in Chennai were today feared drowned in a pond, 50 km from here, police said. The incident occurred this evening when a group of 17 students from the college, who came on an excursion, were taking bath in the pond. Suddenly, two male students were found missing, police said. Efforts are on to trace them.
IIT Kharagpur bags 238 internship offers
A total of 238 offers, including international ones, came in the first month of the internship season at IIT Kharagpur, the institute said Saturday. While Samsung recruited the highest number of interns for its Bengaluru operations with 24 students, Credit Suisse and Texas Instruments hired 12 and 11 interns, respectively, for their operations abroad, an IIT KGP statement said. Other recruiters included Microsoft, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Rubrik and Uber. The students will join as interns in the companies during the May-June period of 2019 for 8 weeks.
