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Five school girls go missing after school; four traced
Four out of five girls, students of a South Mumbai school, who had gone missing were traced at suburban Kurla railway station Saturday, police said. Efforts to trace the remaining one girl are on, a police official said. Five girls, studying in class 8th, did not return to their homes from their school in Colaba in South Mumbai yesterday afternoon, following which their parents approached police. Mid-term exam results were declared yesterday and these girls had failed in two or three subjects each, 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 the police official. The girls told police that they first went to the Marine Drive in South Mumbai, then to the Hanging Garden and later to Thane before returning to the city. The official did not reveal why the girls decided not to go home after the school hours yesterday. None of them was ...
Asian school indoor rowing competition to be held in Kolkata
About two lakh students from across India and neighbouring Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan are expected to take part in the Asian School Indoor Rowing Championship at the Calcutta Rowing Club from September 4. "Apart from 75,000 students from 100 schools of West Bengal, more than one lakh and fifty thousand students from other states of the country including Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab will compete," veteran oarsman and founder of Bengal Water Sports Shakeel Ahmed, said. A separate competition would also be held for the specially-abled children, he added. "Our aim is to reach the grass roots level by conducting the preliminary rounds in different districts." Indoor rowing is simulated actions of rowing through Argometer on land. "Indoor rowing is now quite popular and regularly practiced in the western countries though it is comparatively a new entrant in India," said chairman of the event and ...
First year medical students of defunct pvt college move HC
More than 100 first year students of a new private medical college in Kancheepuram district, which was subsequently debarred by the Health ministry from making admissions, have moved the Madras High court seeking a direction to transfer them to any other medical college. Justice SS Sundar, before whom the petition from SU Archana and 102 others came up last week, has issued notice to the authorities concerned returnable in two weeks. The plea sought a direction from the court to transfer them from Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Medical Sciences (PRIMS), which has become defunct, to other medical colleges. According to counsel for the students, the medical college was started from the 2016-17 academic year after obtaining approval from the state and central governments and the Medical Council of India (MCI). The students were admitted in the first year MBBS course during 2016-17 under the government and management quota after passing the NEET. However, the Union Ministry
Five school girls go missing
Five girls, students of a South Mumbai school, have gone missing, police said Saturday. The girls who are studying in Std 8th at the private school did not return to their respective homes from school yesterday afternoon, after which their parents approached police, an official said. Mid-term exam results were declared yesterday and these girls had failed in two or three subjects each, according to their teachers. After the parents lodged complaints, police used a drone camera to look for them in the surrounding area, but it did not yield any results. CCTV footage showed that all five were at Marine Drive in South Mumbai till 2.40 PM, but thereafter they seemed to have disappeared, the police officer said. Probe was on, he added.
Asian School Indoor Rowing meet to begin from Sep 4
Nearly 2 lakh students from across India and neighbouring Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan are expected to take part in the Asian School Indoor Rowing Championships, which will be inaugurated at the Calcutta Rowing Club on September 4.
Ghaziabad schools grabbing government plots, allege GDA members
Many schools here are allegedly misusing the plots leased out to them by the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) for sports activities by "claiming" them as their own property, GDA board members said on Saturday.
Gita 'non-religious', nothing wrong in distributing it in edu institutions: Tawde
Terming the Bhagwad Gita a "non-religious" text and "a way of life", Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde said on Saturday there is nothing communal in distributing the text in educational institutes. Tawde also said the copies of holy books of other religions can also be given to colleges, provided they are made available for free. Nowadays, even if anyone thinks of distributing the Gita in educational institutions, the move is seen as BJP's attempts of saffronising the education system, he alleged, blaming the media for "projecting it that way". "Today, distribution of the Bhagwad Gita means one is communal. When will we come out of this mentality? Even a Class 1 child can be taught several aspects of life through the Gita," Tawde said at the launch of Bhaktivedanta Vidyapitha Research Centre at Girgaum in south Mumbai. "The Gita, Vedas and Upanishads are not religious texts, but philosophical and scientific in nature and these texts should not just be confined to temples, but
SRM Institute of Science and Technology awarded highest grade of A++ by NAAC
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, (formerly SRM University) has announced its accreditation with the highest grade A++ (A double plus) by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council).With another feather to its cap, SRM is called upon to upload the evidence which is subsequently verified by using computer based tools. SRMIST with 50000 plus students and 3200+ faculty members offers programs in the disciplines of Engineering, Medicine, Science, Humanities, Management, Law, Health Sciences, Dentistry, Hotel Management, Agricultural Sciences and Teacher Education and certainly is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities in India to be assessed by the new methodology and accredited with the highest honors.SRMIST's score of 3.55 on a 4.00 scale, makes it automatically eligible to be granted graded autonomy as Category I university as per The University Grants Commission (Categorization Of Universities (Only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018.In ...
28 Rajasthan school kids injured in road accident
At least 28 school children were injured when their school bus turned turtle in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Saturday, police said.
Kids with depression six times more likely to lack social, academic skills
Children who suffer from depression are six times more likely to have skill deficits, such as difficulties with social interactions or academics, a study has found. Scientists say that up to three per cent of children between ages 6-12 might have major depressive disorder, but parents and teachers also had difficulties recognising depression in children. "When you ask teachers and parents to rate a child's level of depression, there is usually only about 5-10 per cent overlap in their ratings," said Keith Herman, a professor at University of Missouri in the US. "For example, the teacher might report that a child has difficulties making friends in class, but the parent might not notice this issue at home," said Herman. "Some people would view that overlap as the truth about a child's well-being and areas of disagreement as errors, but we need to explore the possibility that they each are seeing different aspects of children's behaviour and mental health," he said. Researchers completed
Implementation of rule of law depends on quality of legal education, says CJI
The implementation of rule of law in a nation depends on the quality of legal education in a country, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said Saturday. Justice Misra, while delivering his inaugural speech at the 10th Law Teachers' Day award function here, said law schools are the hatcheries supplying legal professionals who act as sentinels for the implementation of rule of law. He also said legal education is a science which inculcates in law students a sense of maturity and understanding of the society and moulds them to emerge as protectors of citizenry liberties. The CJI inaugurated the symposium on 'Role of legal education on nation building' in the event organised by Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) and Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training (MILAT) here. "The implementation of rule of law in a nation depends on the quality of legal education in a country. Law schools are the hatcheries which supply quintessential legal professionals who act as sentinels for the ...
Essay cheating rising globally, study suggests
Cheating in exams and submissions always seems like an easier option. This has become much more convenient with technological development where students now can even hire people to write their papers for them.According to a latest study, the use of contract cheating, where students pay someone else to write their assignments is rising rapidly around the world.The researchers analysed 71 survey samples from 65 studies dating back as far as 1978, covering 54,514 participants. This new study systematically reviewed findings from prior 'self-report' research papers, questionnaire-based studies wherein students were asked if they had ever paid someone else to undertake work for them.Because the products of essay-mills, a business that enables customers to buy an original piece of writing on a particular topic, hence commit academic fraud, are designed to be difficult to detect, it is hard to develop objective measures of contract cheating.This new study therefore systematically reviewed ...
Mumbai: Class 6 student molested at private school
Parents protested outside a private school in Mumbai's Charkop area after a class 6 student was allegedly molested by another student in the premises on Thursday.The 12-year-old girl was allegedly molested by an unknown boy at the school's canteen between 9 am and 10 am on Thursday.The girl later informed her parents that a boy came from behind and put his hand inside her skirt. The minor, however, is yet to identify the culprit.The parents have accused the school management of not responding quickly to the incident. However, the school's principal has assured them that the accused will be punished.Charlop Police has registered a case under POCSO Act and is further investigating the matter. Police informed that they will go through CCTV camera footage in the school to see if they can get any lead in the case.
50.78% voting in students union election in Rajasthan
Nearly 51 per cent voters today cast their ballots in the student union elections in government universities and colleges in Rajasthan, a university official said. Polling percentage was 50.78 per cent, the Dean of Students' Welfare Department, Rajasthan University, Dr Sarina Kalia said. Barring a few incidents, the polling remained peaceful. Due to Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's ongoing Gaurav Yatra, polling in Jodhpur division has been scheduled for September 10. Polling commenced at 8 am for Rajasthan University here and its seven affiliated government colleges and for the various posts in 42 departments. She said that of the total 22,677 registered voters, 11,516 voters exercised their franchise. For the president's post at Rajasthan University, six candidates are in fray, while seven are in for vice president's post and eight each for general secretary and joint secretary posts. She said that ballot boxes have been kept under police surveillance at the Dean, Students' Welfare ..
Vice Principal of Delhi school suspended on retirement day
On the day of retirement, the Vice Principal of a government-run school in Delhi was suspended on Friday over charges of corruption.
LHMC nursing students to call off stir
The strike by nursing students at the prestigious Lady Hardinge Medical College was today called off after authorities gave them "assurance" to redress some of their issues. "We held a meeting with them today and tried to resolve the issue. There was some confusion among them about the administration aspects which we tried to relieve them of. Today, they returned to their classes," a senior official of the college said. The nursing students' union had called he strike two days ago alleging that the quality of food served in the mess was "very bad" and "water supply in their hostels was erratic", among other issues. "The food catering is done by a private contractor, and they had some issues with the menu. Since, the mess is managed by students only, we have asked them to improve the menu. For drinking water, another RO purifier plant we are planning to set up," the official said. Last night, the students had threatened to "intensify" the agitation if their demands were not met. "We ...
Schools will have to set selection test question papers:
West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee today said schools will have to set the selection test question papers for the Higher Secondary examination and cannot rope in any outside agency like teachers' organisations to set papers from this year. Chatterjee told reporters here, "the HS schools will have to complete the selection test process by November 30 and conduct everything on their own without bringing in any outside agency like teachers' bodies to set the questions." In the state, question papers for selection test for Board Exams are often set by teachers' organisations with whom many schools have arrangement for supplying the question papers which are distributed among students on the day of test exams by teachers of the concerned schools. Chatterjee said the steps to ask schools set questions by their own teachers was aimed at "preventing financial irregularities and ensure ability of students can be assessed by their own teachers for the final ...
Happiness curriculum a solution to corruption, violence: Sisodia
Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said his government's 'Happiness curriculum' is a solution to corruption, violence, hatred and terrorism.
Priest, wife arrested for 'desecrating' holy scriptures
A gurdwara priest and his wife were arrested today for allegedly desecrating the holy scriptures by using its pages to wrap the tiffins of their two school-going children, police said. The police said the priest's wife has been accused of using torn pages of the holy scriptures for wrapping 'chapatis' for the lunch of their sons in school. The matter first came to the knowledge of the members of a student union, Sikh Student Federation (Mehta), who themselves investigated the matter and later reported it to the police. Sikh Students Federation (Mehta) president Jaspal Singh said their union was informed that the two children of Gurdit Singh, who performs duties as "granthi" in a local gurdwara, were bringing food to the school, wrapped in torn pages of the holy scriptures. "Later, we found the torn pages scattered near the school. When we visited the priest's residence in Bagh Wali Basti on Alike Road, several more such pages were found in the kitchen, apparently meant to wrap food ..
Raj govt buckles, scraps orders about teachers losing pay if absent from Teachers' Day celebrations
Buckling under pressure, the Rajasthan government has scrapped orders by two district administrations telling teachers they will lose pay if they do not attend a Teachers' Day function in Jaipur which will be addressed by Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje. The orders had also forbid them from wearing black belts, shoes, t-shirts and socks. After drawing widespread criticism from the opposition and the teaching fraternity, these restrictions were removed in a fresh order. Director Secondary Education Department Nathmal Didel said the orders were not issued by the directorate and action would be taken against the District Education Officers (DEOs) in Bharatpur and Hanumangarh districts who released the orders on August 29 and 30 "arbitrarily". He said the orders were withdrawn and fresh orders issued in which the salary deduction clause was removed. He said those who have disabilities or are suffering from diseases or have any other emergency can take permission for leave from respective ...
