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Hry to create awareness among students about cyber security
The Haryana government has decided to create awareness about cyber security among students from Class 5 to Class 12 in the state's government and private schools, a minister said today. Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said the electronics and information technology department has prepared some tips for students on how to safely use the internet. Internet has become an important part of a student's life. They use it for their studies and to get other information, he said, adding that the programme will make them aware about cyber threats. The minister said contents have been designed considering various age groups of students. He said district education offices and district elementary education officers have been directed to put up the contents on notice boards or inform students about this during school hours. The students would be advised not to share details of their parents bank accounts and password with unknown persons while using internet, phone or computer, he said. For ...
Minor raped in NDMC school, action taken against authorities
The 37-year-old electrician, accused of raping a 6-year-old girl studying in Class 2 of a New Delhi Municipal Corporation school, was suspended along with the headmistress here on Friday.
MoU inked to extend health programme services to Tribal Affairs Ministry-supported schools
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have signed an MoU to extend the services of the health programme to MoTA-supported schools, an official statement said today. As part of the agreement, training will be provided to teachers of all Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), ashram schools and other schools supported by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA). EMRS have been set up in states and Union territories to provide quality middle and high level education to Scheduled Tribe students in remote areas. The MoU covers activities including "extending all aspects of the school health programme, that is providing weekly iron and folic acid supplementation, biannual deworming, basic first aid and health promotion activities through teachers designated as health and wellness ambassadors in all EMRS, ashram schools and other schools supported by MoTA in the states". The other activities include ensuring quality training of master trainer and ...
HC ask Centre and Delhi govt to decide on unsafe condition of 99-yr-old school building
The Delhi High Court today left it to the Centre and the Delhi government to demolish and re-construct a government school's 99-year-old building which is "dilapidated and unsafe" for children. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice C Hari Shankar expressed satisfaction over a report filed by the Delhi government's Directorate of Education (DoE) in which it proposed that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) should construct a new building on the land to run an aided school or it may hand over the complete possession of the land to the department for construction of a new school building. The court directed the MoD and DoE to workout the issue between themselves and submit a status report, and listed the matter for October 26. The affidavit was filed through the Delhi government's additional standing counsel Sanjoy Ghose in a pending petition by NGO Social Jurist in which it was alleged that Rajputana Rifles Heroes Memorial Senior Secondary School in Delhi Cantonment, taken over .
Varsity declines request for Rahul's visit on security grounds
Citing security concerns, Osmania University today declined permission for Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's proposed meeting with students on its campus during his visit to the state on August 13 and 14. University Registrar Ch Gopal Reddy said they declined permission as they had no mechanism to provide security to the congress leader. However, they might review the decision if local police or any other government agency such as the special protection group (SPG) assures the university of Gandhi's security, he said. "We declined the permission on security grounds. Since he (Rahul Gandhi) is a person under 'Z' plus category security cover, we will not be able to provide security for him. Some students are opposing his visit while some welcome him. It may also lead to tension during his visit. So we told them (group of students) about our inability to provide enough security for his visit," Reddy told PTI. Telangana Congress leaders had earlier said Gandhi would address ...
Angry parents protest outside NDMC school where girl was raped
Parents today staged a protest outside a NDMC-run school, where a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped, and demanded security in its premises and a ban on entry of outsiders. Even if outsiders are allowed, their identity documents must be checked, the parents said. The victim, a class two student of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)-run school, was allegedly raped by an electrician inside the institute's premises, police said, adding that the man has been arrested. The incident came to light after the girl narrated her ordeal to her parents after returning from school yesterday, they said. The protestors also said school authorities should have informed them about the incident. The parents of a girl, who studies in the school, said they got to know about the incident today and approached the teachers, who could not give satisfactory answers. "Even parents of students are not allowed inside the school without proper IDs. If the accused was an outsider, as the school authorities ..
ANCSU holds dharna
The All Nagaland College Students' Union (ANCSU) today held dharna here and in all district headquarters of the state Addressing a gathering here, ANCSU president Katho P Awomi said as a concerned students organisations, ANCSU has submitted several memorandums and representation to the state government demanding evacuation of the land encroachers from the government science college in Kohima. The ANCSU demanded that all land encroachment issues in the district colleges and polytechnic institutions must be immediately recommended for proper land survey in order to retain the land belonging to the institutes at any cost. The ANCSU also demanded the need of setting up a separate nodal cell for implementing all scholarship schemes so as to facilitate efficient implementation and disbursing of scholarships The main demands of the ANCSU include the Kohima Science College, Jotsoma land encroachment case, separate nodal cell for scholarships and settlement of all dispute land ..
NDMC school says adequate security on campus, accused not staffer; claims disputed
Representatives of an NDMC-run school in Delhi, where a Class 2 student was allegedly raped, have claimed that they had put enough security measures on the campus to discourage unwanted visitors, but several people were seen entering the premises unchecked today. The representatives also claimed that the accused, an electrician by profession, was not an employee of the school. However, Madhur Verma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi), said the accused had been working with the school in Gole Market area for the past one-and-a-half months. The Class 2 girl was allegedly raped by the man inside the institute's premises on Wednesday, police said. The school principal had been on leave for more than a week. As parents of other students staged a protest outside the campus today, the school authorities tried to assuage their concerns about the safety of their children inside the school premises. A number of people were seen entering the campus without verification by guards at the ...
3 years old kids learn sense of smell through making perfumes
Intelligentsia, a highly research-based play school has introduced innovative learning methodology in its curriculum for kids who are around 3 years old. As part of its curriculum, toddlers are being taught to learn through real life experiences rather than from text books.One of the activities carried out by the school was a week-long perfume making experience for its toddler students at its campus. The unique 'perfume making activity' brought out cheers among the kids and gave then opportunity to unleash their creative minds.Curriculum at the school is uniquely designed by the renowned educationist and child specialist Dr. Gaurav Nigam himself - the brain behind Intelligentsia.Parents and Intelligentsia management team were stunned to witness the creativity of the toddlers. Experienced and dedicated Intelligentsia team guided them throughout the whole week. Throughout the week, students were taught about different aspects of Science while making perfumes. They had enthralling ...
Girl dies after being given iron-boosting pills in BMC school
A girl student of a civic body-run school here died today while over 160 other students were hospitalised due to suspected poisoning after they took iron-boosting medicines given by the school. The 12-year-old girl was administered iron and folic acid tablets on Monday at the Municipal Urdu School Number 2 at Bainganwadi in suburban Govandi, a statement from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)said. It added that she skipped school on Tuesday but attended classes on Wednesday and yesterday and died at her home last night after a "history of vomiting blood". The statement said the students of BMC-run schools were given iron, folic acid and deworming tablets as part of a Central government scheme aimed at fighting anaemia among children. The civic body claimed that "there were no reports of any untoward incident" during this national programme. Officials today said tuberculosis might be a cause behind the girl's death, though the BMC statement maintained that the "details of her
2 teachers arrested for teasing girl students in Jammu
Two teachers have been arrested for allegedly teasing and abusing girl students at a private pre-nursery school in Trikuta Nagar area of the city, police said today. Based on complaints filed by the victims' family, the police registered cases under section 354 of Ranbir Penal Code (assault or criminal force to women with intent to outrage her modesty) against three teachers of the primary school on Tuesday. Two of the accused were arrested on Wednesday, however the third accused was at large, officials. Meanwhile, protests demanding action against the accused rocked parts of Trikuta Nagar and Chatha area in the city.
Hopeful of early solution in Presidency varsity impasse: Guv
West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi today said he was hopeful of an "early solution" to the Presidency University impasse over hostel allotment as the state education department and Vice-Chancellor Anuradha Lohia are "looking into the matter". Over 50 students of the university launched an indefinite-sit last Friday to protest against the delay in completion of renovation work at Eden Hindu hostel, adjacent to the institute campus. The agitators have demanded that they be allotted rooms in two blocks of the heritage hostel, where the repair work was nearing completion. The authorities, however, said it will take another four to five months to make the hostel "habitable and safe for the students". "The issue is being looked into by the Higher Education department and the VC. I hope they will be able to solve the matter soon," Tripathi told reporters on the sidelines of a programme in the city. VC Lohia had met the protesting students on two occasions in the past one week, .
Student of class two raped in Delhi school
A class two student of a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) school in the upscale Gole Market area here was allegedly raped by an electrician in the institute's premises, police said today. The girl was leaving school on Wednesday when the accused, Ram Asre (37) allegedly took her to a pump room in the school premises and forced himself on her, they said. He also threatened the girl with dire consequences if she told anyone about it, the police said. Upon reaching home, the girl's mother found her bleeding from private parts and took her to a hospital where the doctors informed them that she had been sexually assaulted. Her parents approached the police yesterday, following which a case was registered and the accused arrested, the police said, adding Asre has been working in the school for over a month and is a permanent electrician employed with the NDMC. A case under the relevant sections of the IPC and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been ...
Delhi: Parents blame school for inapt security post rape
A day after a man was nabbed for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl at a government school here in Gole market area, parents of a number of students studying there highlighted loopholes in the security measures implemented in the premises.One of the parents, who was part of the protests staged outside the school on Friday, questioned how the accused in the case was allowed to enter the premises without making an official entry."Even women have to register their entry before going inside the school, how did a man enter just like that?" the protestor asked while speaking to ANI.The accused, an electrician, allegedly took the six-year-old girl inside a pump room of the school on Thursday and raped her there.The incident came to light after the minor's mother found that the victim was profusely bleeding. The girl was immediately rushed to a nearby medical center, a medical report from which confirmed rape.This case of negligence from school authorities has come to light just a few ...
MIT students on scientific mission across Bay of Bengal
Five students of Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE -- Shibashis Guru, Abhilash AL, Gokul Valsan, Yugandhar Nighojkar and Sahil Gholap -- participated in the Geoscientific Studies of Exclusive Economic Zone in Bay of Bengal onboard National flagship ORV Sagar Kanya recently. These five are students of MSc Geology, final year.The students contributed in the mapping of the Bay bed off Puri using Multi Beam Echo Sounder along with scientists led by Dr Twinkle Damodharan from the National Centre for Antarctica and Ocean Research (NCAOR) and others.These students received onboard training on various oceanographic, geophysical and geological instruments, their operations and the data acquisition and processing software. The students spent 31 days on-board the scientific vessel travelling from Chennai to the survey area and then across Sri Lanka, returning to Kochi.It was an adventurous voyage for the budding scientists, where they got to experience the real life encounters of an ...
Saudi Arabia donates $5mn to Jamia Hamdard
With growing cooperation between Saudi Arabia and India in the fields of education and health, Saudi Arabia has donated $5 million to the Jamia Hamdard University in New Delhi as a contribution towards the cost of building the medical college and expanding the existing Majeedia Hospital.
Mumbai schoolgirl dies, 30 taken ill after taking medicines
A teenage girl student of a BMC-run Urdu medium school died of suspected poisoning from a medicine dose while at least 30 others were taken ill, officials said here on Friday.
Nationwide probe after Tokyo med school excludes women
Japan today launched an unprecedented probe into gender discrimination at all the nation's medical universities after a Tokyo medical school admitted altering the entrance test results of female applicants to exclude them. The education ministry has asked all 81 private and public medical schools to check their admission procedures for possible discrimination against female applicants. Authorities said they would also check the gender ratio of successful applicants for the past six months, confirming it was the first ever such nationwide investigation. "If their answers are judged as not reasonable, we will ask additional questions or visit them directly," a ministry official said, adding that the results of the probe would be published as early as next month. The probe came after a Tokyo medical school admitted it routinely altered entrance test scores for female applicants to keep women out, in a scandal that has sparked outrage in Japan. The alterations reportedly stretched back as
Civic education can enhance democracy in India (Comment)
As India approaches Independence Day on August 15, it is an appropriate time to celebrate the past and Indian democracy. It is also a time to contemplate the future and the democracy that India should become. India has the opportunity, the responsibility, and the capacity to be a global beacon of hope for democracy. There is a critical need for India to become that beacon.
SIO announces nationwide campaign
Alleging colonisation of education and curtailing of rights of students from marginalised community, a students body today announced the launch of a nationwide campaign to raise their demands. The Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) of India said the campaign "Resist Internal Colonization of Education; Demand the Rights of the Marginalized" would run from August 25 to September 10. "There is a conspired effort taking place to negate the opportunity for the marginalized students in the field of education. New educational policies as well as the systematized invisible violence are extensively contributing to make it happen. "This is actually similar to old fashioned castiest colonialist monopoly of education and knowledge is coming back to the practice," SIO of India General Secretary Khaleeq Ahmed Khan told reporters here. The demands raised by the students' outfit include execution of a special package for SCs, STs and minorities to ensure adequate representation in higher education; .
