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Students 50000 schools to get textbooks from libraries by '19
The West Bengal government today said it will ensure that students of 50,000 schools, located within 1 km distance of any state-run library, will be able to get text and reference books from there by 2019. At present students of 31,000 schools, located within the same distance of a state-run library, are availing this facility, Mass Education Extension & Library Services Minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury said. This step has been popularising libraries among students and help economically disadvantaged ones in preparation of their studies, Chowdhury said at a function on the occasion of 'Library Day' here. "In 2019, students of 50,000 schools, located within 1 km distance of a state library, will be able to get text-reference books. That is our aim," the minister said. The department would set up a 'Chief Minister's Corner' within the State Central Library located in north Kolkata, he said. Books and articles on the life and works of all chief ministers of West Bengal, ..
Blue Bells Group of Schools honor differently-abled Indian Cricket Team
Blue Bells Group of Schools felicitated the Indian Differently-abled Cricket team, which recently won Tri-Series in Sri Lanka by inviting them in Blue Bells Public School, Sector 10, Gurgaon. In the team's honor, the Blue Bells Group of Schools honored each player by presenting them with a cheque.To increase the students love for cricket the team played a short match against cricket team of Blue Bells Public School & Blue Bells Model School. The Indian Differently team also interacted with the school students and shared their experience and tips to motivate and encourage the students."I am thankful to Blue Bells School for their love and support. I believe that Blue Bells School has a vast pool of talented cricketers and the players will only gain from here. I am giving you three tips to be successful in life - be honest with their work, never lose hope and always be active to become a successful person," said Captain, Indian Differently-abled Cricket team, Ravindar Pal."I felt ...
400 students selected for studies in Europe under EU-funded scholarship
A total of 400 students have been selected for higher studies in Europe this year under the EU-funded scholarship and 73 of them are joining this semester itself, according to an official statement. On August 29, some of these students met Tomasz Kozlowski, ambassador of the European Union to India, who congratulated them for their excellent results and wished them the best for their studies in Europe. "Since Erasmus has been made available to countries outside the European Union 30 years ago in the spirit of building bridges and promoting people-to-people contacts, Indian students have consistently been among the top beneficiaries of this scholarship," he said. "Europe is an excellent destination for Indian students. European universities offer top-ranking education and research in a safe and culturally-stimulating environment. Being an Erasmus student will be an unforgettable, enriching experience and it will significantly improve the student's later career chances," he added. From .
Caffeine hit: South Korea bans coffee in schools
Students and teachers in South Korea will need to find new ways of staying alert through the long school day, after the government said Friday it will ban coffee sales in schools. Selling highly caffeinated drinks to students in schools has already been banned since 2013, but with coffee vending machines still available for teachers, wily students have been able to get around the rules and find their coffee fix. Now the government wants to rule out any possibility of children buying highly-caffeinated drinks on campus, a spokeswoman from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said, warning that students were turning to caffeine to stay up late studying and preparing for exams. Under the move, which will take effect from September 14, coffee sales will be entirely prohibited from elementary, middle and high schools. "Coffee will disappear from cafeterias and vending machines installed at schools", the spokeswoman told AFP. South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo said students tend to resort ..
1 dead, 100 ill after consuming mid-day meal in Koderma school
One student died and around hundred students fell ill allegedly after consuming mid-day meal at a school in Koderma district of Jharkhand, the police said today. Koderma Deputy Commissioner Bhuvnesh Pratap Singh has ordered an inquiry into the incident. "All the hundred students have recovered and are back to school," Koderma Superintendent of Police M Tamilvanan told PTI. The students of Upgraded Middle School were admitted to the local Sadar Hospital after they complained of stomach ache and vomiting on Wednesday, the SP said. They were allegedly taken ill after taking their meal of rice, paneer and potato curry, the SP said.
Menstrual hygiene management programme launched in Sivasagar
To address absenteeism among girl students due to menstruation and dropping out of schools after attaining puberty, the first of its kind menstrual hygiene management programme has been launched by the Sivasagar district administration in Assam. In the first phase of the project, 17 schools, including four co-ed institutions and Sibsagar Girls' College, will have sanitary vending machines and incinerators to dispose napkins in a hygienic manner. State Power minister Topon Kumar Gogoi inaugurated the project at an institution at Yuvadol in Sivasagar on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Gogoi said, "Times are changing and the Sivasagar district administration's step towards menstrual hygiene management is a testimony of that. The subject of menstruation has been discussed in our state Assembly and funds have been allocated in the budget. "But we have to create awareness in the community and Sivasagar district can be a role model for other districts to follow." The project
White House backs Asians suing Harvard alleging race discrimination
The Donald Trump administration is supporting Asian Americans who are suing the Ivy League Harvard University alleging it racially discriminates against them in admissions.
Trump administration backs Asian-American students alleging discrimination at Harvard
The Trump administration today backed Asian-American students who have filed a lawsuit against the Harvard University over the Ivy League institution's alleged racial discrimination against them in its admission process. The Justice Department filed a statement with a federal court alleging that the prestigious university has failed to demonstrate that it does not unlawfully discriminate against Asian-American students on the basis of race. The Statement of Interest was filed in the ongoing case in federal court in Massachusetts. Students For Fair Admissions, an organisation of students and parents, filed a lawsuit in 2014, alleging that Harvard intentionally discriminates against academically strong Asian-American applicants when making admissions decisions. Harvard, however, has said that it does not discriminate and will fight to defend its right to use race as a factor in admissions. It argued that its admission of Asian-Americans has risen 29 per cent over the last decade. In the
UP: NHRC issues notices after reports of ragging in medical college
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Secretary and to Principal of Moti Lal Nehru Medical College (MLNMC), Allahabad after taking suo motu cognizance of media reports about ragging in the college. MLNMC is a medical college situated in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh.NHRC has issued notices to Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh and Principal of the college seeking a detailed report in the matter in four weeks. Commission has also sought report on steps taken against guilty students and officers as well as on measures taken for safety of students within the college.The notices come after NHRC took suo motu cognizance of media reports claiming that around 100 students, including boys and girls, have been subjected to inhuman treatment in the name of ragging at MLNMC, Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh.Speaking about the issue Allahabad District Magistrate Suhas L. Y. said, "We have got information about ragging ...
Ohio State: 145 firsthand accounts of doctor sex misconduct
At least 145 people have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by a former Ohio State University team doctor accused of groping scores of male athletes and other students during his two decades there. They're among more than 335 people interviewed by the law firm hired to investigate allegations raised this year about Dr. Richard Strauss, according to an update from the university's attorney that was read Thursday to an Ohio State trustees' committee by Provost Bruce McPheron. The people interviewed by Seattle-based Perkins Coie so far include employees from athletics, the health center and human resources, as well as administrators from that time period, though some key witnesses are now deceased, according to the letter. The team has searched 525 boxes of university records for relevant materials, and the investigators say that number likely will double as investigators continue trying to track down decades-old information from papers and people. "The significant passage .
Trump administration backs Asian-Americans in Harvard case
The Justice Department on Thursday sided with Asian-American students suing Harvard University over the Ivy League school's consideration of race in its admissions policy, the latest step in the Trump administration's effort to encourage race-neutral admissions practices. The Justice Department said in a court filing Thursday that the school has failed to demonstrate that it does not discriminate on the basis of race. The department's "statement of interest" was in a case filed in 2014 by Students For Fair Admission, which argues that one of the world's most prestigious universities discriminates against academically strong Asian-American applicants. Harvard didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, but the school has disputed the claims in previous filings. The Supreme Court permits colleges and universities to consider race in admissions decisions, but says it must be done in a narrowly tailored way to promote diversity and should be limited in time. Universities also ...
Medical college 'ragging' case: NHRC notice to HRD ministry, UP govt, college principal
The NHRC has issued notices to the HRD ministry, the Uttar Pradesh government and the principal of a leading medical college in Allahabad over reports claiming that around 100 students, including boys and girls, were allegedly subjected to inhuman treatment in the name of ragging on its campus. The National Human Rights Commission said it has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports published today about the incident that took place at Moti Lal Nehru Medical College in Allahabad. The Commission has issued notices to theHRD Ministry, state chief secretary and the principal of the college, seeking detailed reports in four weeks, including the steps taken against the guilty students and officers, and measures for safety of students as well as creation of a healthy environment within the college, the NHRC said in a statement today. As per the media report carried today, about 150 students have been admitted in the firstyear of the MBBS course, out of which 40 are female students. Some ..
Lt Gen asks J&K students to come out of valley, get jobs
Vice Chief of Army Staff Devraj Anbu on Thursday met a group of Kashmiri students and encouraged them to come out of Kashmir valley to get jobs in industries.
Heritage quiz for schools in Delhi-NCR
In order to widen the scope of heritage education among students, the INTACH conducted 'Heritage Quiz 2018' for schools in Delhi-NCR. The quiz, conducted by the Heritage Education and Communication Service division of INTACH in Delhi-NCR, was attended by 88 schools and nearly 245 students. According to a statement, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)is conducting the Heritage Quiz 2018 for schools across the country. It stated that in the Delhi-NCR quiz conducted on Monday, the winners of the 'Delhi Finale Round' were Mira Model School and Delhi Public School, Mathura Road and they qualified for the next round. The winners were Cambridge School, Noida who would proceed to the National Finals. The certificates and award books were handed out to all the winners who had qualified for both, the Delhi and the Delhi-NCR finales by INTACH Chairman, Maj. Gen. (Retd.) LK Gupta.
Shortage of teachers in many schools: Minister
Arunachal Pradesh Education Minister Honchun Ngandam today said in the state Assembly that there was shortage of teachers in many schools but attributed it to political interference. The minister appealed to the legislators not to interfere in transferring and posting of teachers in the greater interest of the students community of the state. Ngandam was responding to an discussion in the Assembly. Earlier the Nationalist People's Party (NPP) MLA Tirong Aboh had alleged that majority of the teachers were transferred from Tirap district without sending relievers. Aboh said 20 primary schools in Tirap district are running by single teachers while 254 schools in the state are non-functional. The NPP legislator urged the government for rationalization of transfer and posting of teachers so that each school get the required number of teachers. The minister, however, disclosed that there was no mass transfer in recent times. However, during 2017, the department proposed to ...
Punjab govt to take help of corporates, NGOs for improving school infra
The Punjab government will take help of corporate houses, industries, NGOs and NRI organizations to develop infrastructure in government schools in the state. A decision in this regard was taken by the Punjab Cabinet today at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, an official statement said. A policy has been framed to enable these entities to participate in improving the quality of infrastructure of government schools in the state and in providing top quality free education to students of these schools. Focusing on collaborative efforts and community participation in the development of infrastructure in the schools, the policy aims at improving equity and equality of education, it said. An institutional mechanism would be set up for this purpose and school development committees would be constituted for each school, which will have members of school management committees as per provision of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act-2003, in addition .
Depression in children under-recognised by parents, teachers: Study
Parents and teachers may find it difficult to detect depression in young children, that can affect their social skills and academics, a new study shows.
Students urge militants to release their college mate
Students of the local agriculture university on Thursday appealed militants to release their college mate abducted by them on Wednesday from Pulwama district.
UP assembly passes bill to check arbitrary hike in school fee
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly today passed a bill to check arbitrary hike in fees of private schools. The UP Self-Financed Independent Schools (Fees Regulation) Bill, 2018, that seeks to regulate fee structure in private schools in the state, was passed by voice vote. It will replace the ordinance promulgated in April when the state legislature was not in session. The statement of objectives and reasons appended to the bill states that it has been brought to the notice of the state government that self-financed schools were increasing fees arbitrarily without consulting guardians of the students in the absence of an effective law. It elaborates that the students and parents have to shoulder unnecessary financial burden, which affects the education of students. The statement further says that in view of the above circumstances, the government has decided to make a law to provide for fixation of fees in self-financed independent schools. The bill provides for setting up of district ...
No one dreams of being a refugee: Angelina Jolie
The global refugee crisis is a major challenge for the present generation, believes actress-activist Angelina Jolie, the Special Envoy for UNHCR - the UN Refugee Agency. She says no one dreams of being a refugee.
