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Delhi schools to lose recognition, principals to face action for compromising student safety
The Delhi government has warned schools in the national capital of withdrawal of recognition and initiation of disciplinary proceedings against principals if student safety guidelines are not complied with. Pulling up the schools for "half-hearted compliance", the government has said there is no respite in the number of various types of physical, emotional and sexual assaults on school children -- within the school boundaries and outside. "Despite serious endeavours by the government, other agencies and by courts, the schools also respond with only half-hearted compliance," an official order by the Directorate of Education (DoE) said. "In case of some schools, the status of compliance is even more worrisome. No wonder then, that there is no respite in the number of various types of physical, emotional and sexual assaults on school children-within the school boundaries and outside," it said. "In fact, such incidents are on the rise. In such a grim scenario, it is felt that ...
Lack of ethics in corporate governance led to Nirav Modi scandal: Goa B-school director
Lack of ethical grounding in corporate governance is the reason behind scandals like the one involving diamantaire Nirav Modi in India, just as absence of values in business practices triggered global accounting scandals like Enron and WorldCom, says Ajit Parulekar, Director, Goa Institute of Management, the state's top B-school.
Kerala floods: JNU students stage stir, allege manhandling by cops
The members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) staged a protest outside the Home Ministry here today, questioning the Centre why the Kerala floods were not declared a national disaster. The protesters alleged that they were manhandled and lathicharged. They submitted a complaint to the deputy commissioner of police, New Delhi, alleging that women students were subjected to "derogatory comments" and racist remarks were made by the policemen against some students. The police, however, claimed that no force was used against the students, adding that they were detained at the Parliament Street police station for about an hour. The police said they were looking into the allegations.
Khalsa educational institutions switch to solar energy
The historic Khalsa college here today inaugurated a 775 kilowatt solar energy plant on its campus in a bid to switch to green energy. Solar panels have been installed in all the colleges, schools and other buildings on the Khalsa college campus, including hostels and canteens, to minimize their dependence on thermal and hydro-based electricity, Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) President Satyajit Singh Majithia said. Majithia inaugurated the plant in the presence of Honourary Secretary R M S Chhina and Sanjeev Aggarwal, MD and CEO of Amplus, the company which has installed the project. Apart from Khalsa College Amritsar, solar panels have been installed in the Khalsa College for Women, Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Khalsa College of Nursing, Khalsa College of Engineering and Technology, Khalsa College Public School and the Khalsa College Girls Senior Secondary School, the KCGC president said. Khalsa institutions are adopting clean energy as it is ...
Faculty cannot pursue full time course while teaching; HC
Deprecating the practice of a teacher or professor pursuing a full time course while simultaneously working as a faculty member, the Madras High Court has made it clear that it cannot be permitted without prior permission from the university or college concerned "The university/institution and the recognition authorities must ensure that no teacher/professor is permitted to do the full time course without obtaining prior permission from the University/College. "Otherwise, that will give a wrong signal and that for the sake of convenience, the student may be asked to be a Professor for the purpose of showing the strength and the institution may get the approval/recognition from AICTE and simultaneously allow them to study full time course. This practise is deprecated," the court said Justice S Vaidyanathan stated this in his recent order while upholding the decision of the Controller of Examinations, who nullified all exams in which a woman faculty member of S A Polytechnic College ...
Oxford University plans to open new college after 30-yr gap: Report
Britain's world-famous University of Oxford is planning to set up a new college after a gap of nearly 30 years as part of his five-year growth strategy, according to a media report. The university's five-year draft strategic plan contains proposals to build 1,000 graduate rooms and at least one new graduate college, The Daily Telegraph reported. This would be the first new college since 1990, when the graduate-only Kellogg College was established. The plan to open the new college, which have been backed by the university's governing body, must now win the approval of the Oxford's dons and academics, the report said. Under the draft strategic plan, the intake of post-graduate students would increase by 850 a year by 2023, while undergraduates would increase by 200 a year, it said. "Oxford doesn't compare itself to other institutions in the UK, it compares itself to other institutions around the world such as Ivy League which have more graduates than undergraduates, said Nick Hillman, ..
Food and Students - A new finding
According to a recent study, students need more time in school breakfast routines to consume food properly.Researchers analysed the behaviour of the students towards food when provided with extra time, in school classroom and cafeteria settings. The findings reveal that adding just 10 more minutes to the existing time allotted for school breakfasts can increase the total breakfasts served or consumed by 20 per cent in cafeterias and 35-45 per cent in classrooms.Klaus Moeltner, a professor of agricultural and applied economics in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences said, "The percentage of students that go without breakfast because they didn't eat at home and they didn't have time to eat at school dropped from four per cent to zero per cent when given 10 minutes more to eat, so the most vulnerable segment is taken care of."Findings reveal considerable implications for schools that opt for more cafeteria time than classroom breakfasts. "Our results show that ...
Minister asks JU to ponder whether changing marks will enhance
West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee has said Jadavpur University authorities should ponder whether changing the marks of candidates in the new merit list of History will enhance the prestige of the premier institution. When asked about 15 new names having figured among the 70 candidates on the revised merit list for under graduate (UG) course brought out by the university, Chatterjee told reporters yesterday, "Yes there has also been instance of someone getting 0 in the previous merit list, and now having secured 90 in the revised list." "The authorities of JU should ponder whether such instances will enhance the prestige of the institution," he said. Chatterjee added, "That is why I had always been maintaining that there should be uniformity in the admission procedure in all streams in JU." Registrar Chiranjib Bhattacharya said, "After getting complaints from some guardians after publication of provisional merit list in History admission, the JU ...
NYU to take care of Tuition fees of Medicine students
Here is a happy news to start your day with. The New York University of Medicine, citing concerns about the students facing "overwhelming financial debt", has announced that it will cover their tuition.Yes, it's exactly what you think it is. The scholarship will be available for ALL students enrolled in the MD degree program, regardless of their merit or financial status, covering the full cost of tuition fees (55,018 dollars this year), reported CNN.Affordability has always been a prevailing issue for people perusing higher education, especially for the students coming from different countries with huge education loans to bridge the difference between their own currency and that of the US; shifting to a foreign country is a challenge in itself.With this initiative, the university will be taking some load off the student's back. According to a report by The New York Times, NYU will be kick-starting the new initiative on Thursday when the current batch of students will be given their ..
HIGHLIGHTS NORTH 9.30 PM
Following are the top stories from the northern region at 9.30 pm. BALRAMPUR DEL55 VAJPAYEE-UP-BALRAMPUR Balrampur: Atal Bihari Vajpayee's journey as a parliamentarian started here. In 1957, Balrampur sent Vajpayee, who was later to become the country's prime minister thrice, to the Lok Sabha for the first time. LUCKNOW DES2 UP-VAJAPYEE-FATHER Lucknow: In 1945, when a 21-year-old Atal Bihari Vajpayee enrolled in a Kanpur college to study law, he had a classmate who was already retired after serving 30 years as a teacher. He was none other than his father. Pandit Krishna Biharilal Vajpayee was above 50 when he became Vajpayee's classmate at DAV College, Kanpur. LUCKNOW DEL28 VAJPAYEE-PAJAMAS Lucknow: At election meetings, politicians usually just ask for votes. But at a public meeting here in 2006, Atal Bihari Vajpayee perplexed the audience when he also asked for some pajamas. NEWDELHI DEL16 DL-AGNIVESH-LD HECKLED New Delhi: Swami Agnivesh was allegedly heckled and assaulted near the .
COL's next online course for teachers starts on October 29
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), an intergovernmental organisation created by the Commonwealth Heads of Government, on Friday said that the next edition of its five-week-long online course for teachers on technology-enabled learning will commence on October 29.
Medical students demand annulment of bank guarantee clause
The Himachal Pradesh Medical Officers' Association (HPMOA) has urged Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to repeal the mandatory Rs 10 lakh bank guarantee clause for students taking up medical education. Speaking to PTI, Press Secretary of HPMOA, Kangra district, Harshvardhan Singhsaid theassociation representatives met the chief minister during his visit to Nurpur on Wednesday. The HPMOA members demanded abolition of the mandatory bank guarantee of Rs 10 lakh saying most students belong to humble backgrounds and that they are finding it difficult to pledge such a huge amount. Singh said, "The difficulty in pledging the bond money is leading to a sense of anguish among the students. This is taking a toll on their mental health and studies.Hence we urged the CM to consider early abolition or reduction of the bank guarantee amount. President of HPMOA, Kangra district, Sunny Dhiman said,"We (the association) also demanded the immediate release of three months pending stipend and salaries of ...
Repeal bank guarantee clause for medical students, Himachal CM told
The Himachal Pradesh Medical Officers' Association (HPMOA) has urged Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to repeal the mandatory Rs 10 lakh bank guarantee clause for students taking up medical education. Speaking to PTI, Press Secretary of HPMOA, Kangra district, Harshvardhan Singhsaid theassociation representatives met the chief minister during his visit to Nurpur on Wednesday. The HPMOA members demanded abolition of the mandatory bank guarantee of Rs 10 lakh saying most students belong to humble backgrounds and that they are finding it difficult to pledge such a huge amount. Singh said, "The difficulty in pledging the bond money is leading to a sense of anguish among the students. This is taking a toll on their mental health and studies.Hence we urged the CM to consider early abolition or reduction of the bank guarantee amount. President of HPMOA, Kangra district, Sunny Dhiman said,"We (the association) also demanded the immediate release of three months pending stipend and salaries of ...
Vajpayee and his father were classmates in Kanpur!
In 1945, when a 21-year-old Atal Bihari Vajpayee enrolled in a Kanpur college to study law, he had a classmate who was already retired after serving 30 years as a teacher. He was none other than his father. Pandit Krishna Biharilal Vajpayee was above 50 when he became Vajpayee's classmate at DAV college Kanpur. After Vajpayee became prime minister, his alma mater published a write-up by him in the college magazine in 2002-03, which reveals more about the two. "Have you ever seen or heard of a college, where both father and son studied together, and that too even in the same class," Vajpayee wrote in the article. "If not, then your information pertaining to Kanpur's DAV College will be simply considered incomplete. This was such a college, which not only witnessed a father and son studying together, but also set a theatrical stage for it." College principal Amit Kumar Srivastava says the former prime minister and his father were in the same section studying law, but eventually they ...
I used to flirt with my teacher: Salman Khan
Superstar Salman Khan says he used to flirt a lot with his school teacher.
Robots will never replace teachers: Study
While social robots have the potential to become part of the educational infrastructure just like paper, white boards and computer tablets, they can never fully replace teachers, a new study suggests.
Mourning Vajpayee's death, Delhi to remain closed on Friday
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday announced that all the schools and offices in the national capital will remain closed on Friday as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Students' bodies hold demonstration against Morigaon DC
Several students' organisations today took out a protest march, blocked the Nagaon-Morigaon road and burnt an effigy of Morigaon district Deputy Commissioner Hemen Das demanding his arrest for engaging a declared foreigner in the NRC updation process. Members of the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), Tiwa Yuba Chatra Parishad and All Koch Rajbongshi Students Union today took out a protest march in Morigaon town and blocked the Nagaon-Morigaon PWD road, official sources said. The demonstrators shouted slogans against Morigaon DC Hemen Das accusing him of "safeguarding" the interests of illegal Bangladeshis in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) update process in Morigaon district. The protestors also burnt Das' effigy. Lalit Pachani, president of Morigaon district unit of AJYCP told reporters how a Bangladeshi -- Khairul Islam -- declared foreigner by the Foreigner Tribunal, Morigaon and Gauhati High Court, was entrusted with the NRC updation works in ..
NCTE celebrates 23rd Foundation Day, moves to new campus
The National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) today celebrated its 23rd foundation day as it moved to a new campus. Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, who was to inaugurate the new building, could not attend the event due to critical health condition of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who died at the hospital at 05:05 pm. Rina Ray, School Education Secretary, HRD Ministry, spoke about the bill which was recently introduced in Rajya Sabha to provide retrospective recognition to central and state government funded institutions offering B.Ed and related courses which are not recognised under NCTE Act.
Students begin school year at Florida school, six months after massacre
Students at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school began a new school year amid beefed up security six months after a mass shooting that claimed 17 lives and rekindled the US debate over guns. "It's never going to be normal again," said Lauren Hogg, a 15-year-old survivor and co-author with her brother David of a book about the wave of student activism set off by the Parkland, Florida massacre. "I can't help but constantly think about not only myself and my friends at my school, but constantly thinking about my friends at other schools who don't have as many safety precautions as we now do, and I worry about them," she told the ABC News podcast "Start Here" yesterday. Reminders of the February 14 mass shooting - one of the deadliest in recent US history - are everywhere at the school in a suburban community north of Miami. The banners that went up on the fence surrounding the school after the shooting are still there, along with their still timely message: "Be strong/Parkland .
