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Maratha quota: Parents keep away kids from schools in Parbhani

Maratha community members from at least two villages in Maharashtra's Parbhani district have stopped sending their children to schools in support of the quota demand. The Maratha families, most of them farmers from Sarola Budruk and Takalgavhan villages in Pathri taluka, feel that sending their wards to schools is of no use, as there are no jobs in government. At least 85 students of total 118 have not been attending the Zilla Parishad (ZP)-run primary and secondary school in Sarola Budruk village since August 4, a teacher said today on the condition of anonymity. "Of the 118 students, only 33 students had attended the school in the last two days," he said. Some parents said today that they would not send their wards to schools until the state government announced reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education. The parents today submitted a memorandum to the Block Development Officer (BDO) stating that "it is useless to send the children to ...

J-K govt calls for establishing Child Protection Committees in schools

The Jammu and Kashmir government has called for setting up of Child Protection Committees in all schools and other educational centres to safeguard children's rights. Jammu Deputy Commissioner Ramesh Kumar at a meeting directed school heads and representatives to take onus of protecting children. "For that there is need to take appropriate measures," he said. A meeting was convened to discuss the framework, necessity for establishing, promoting and strengthening child protection mechanism that recognises, promotes and protects child rights at the grassroots level. It was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Arun Manhas, Chairperson Child Welfare Committee Jammu Shalini Sharma, CEO JK Sudan, ZEOs, principals of various schools, private school association and JK private school coordination committee besides others officers of the Education Department. Kumar called for formation of an internal complaint redress cell in every school and asked for monitoring the behaviour of ...

Bill to replace ordinance on private school fee structure

The Uttar Pradesh government will table a bill in the upcoming monsoon session of the state legislature to replace the UP Self-Financed Schools (Fixation of Fee) Ordinance, 2018, which regulates the fee structure in private schools. The state cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, today gave its approval in this regard. The bill, which will replace the ordinance, aims at regulating the fee structure in private schools and check arbitrary fee hikes. It will also cover minority institutions that have enrolled students in classes 1 to 12 and charge over Rs 20,000 per year as fees. This will directly benefit the students, their parents and guardians in checking unnecessary financial burden and help improve the standard of education, a government spokesman said. A brief session of the state legislature commences on August 23.

JNU teachers go for referendum against VC

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) teachers took part in a referendum on Tuesday on the demand for the removal of Vice Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar for his "discriminatory policies" and the "total breakdown of the consultative process".

Gujarat to name and shame around 6,500 erring teachers

The Gujarat government will publish in its monthly magazine the names of around 6,500 school teachers who committed errors while evaluating board examination answer sheets. The teachers had committed more than one mistake in evaluating the answer sheets of students of classes 10 and 12, who appeared for the board exams held in March-April this year, an official of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) said. The names of the erring teachers would be published in the board's monthly magazine 'Madhyamik Shikshan ane Parikshan', circulated in around 17,000 secondary and higher secondary schools in the state, GSHSEB Chairman A J Shah said today. At present, the board charges a penalty of Rs 50 for each mistake in Class 10 board exam paper and Rs 100 for Class 12 paper. "Out of the nearly 25,000 school teachers tasked with evaluating the answer sheets of both classes 10 and 12 students, around 6,500 teachers were found to have committed more than one mistake, ..

Scholarship for poor girls from AP, Telangana, Karnataka

Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting today announced the third edition of Santoor Women's Scholarship programme to help poor girl students pursue a degree of a minimum three-year period. The scholarship rolled out in collaboration with 'Wipro Cares' is offered to the students from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. Each student is awarded of Rs 24,000 per annum. "Santoor Scholarship is a platform for empowering underprivileged girls by providing them with the financial support necessary for completing their graduation. We hope the girl students will come forward and use this opportunity," senior general manager of Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting S Prasanna Rai told reporters here. The scholarship was first offered in 2016 as an annual programme and it has so far benefitted 1,800women, Rai said. Each year, 900 students are offered the scholarship, he said. To qualify, the student must have passed her grade 10 and 12 from a government school/college. Applications for .

St Xavier's University starts MBA course

The St Xavier's University today started an MBA course under its Xavier's Business School with 80 students. The residential MBA course is being offered in four streams, University Vice-Chancellor Father Felix Raj told reporters here. "From today we are offering the MBA course which will be for two years and today is the first day," Raj said adding that the university has got the approval of the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to run the course. He said industrialist Sanjiv Goenka, an alumnus of the St Xavier's College and School, has been associated with the project. Goenka said "It is very inspirational for me to come and interact with these youngsters on the first day." Raj also said the university was planning to start a law course in a couple of years.

Students recreate horrific atomic bombings of Hiroshima using VR technology

One of the most painful histories of the human civilization is the 1945 atomic attack carried out by the United States on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, which killed around 140,000 people and left scars in the memories of uncountable others till date.73 years later, a group of students at the Fukuyama Technical High School has attempted to recreate the spine-chilling World War II episode using Virtual Reality (VR) technology, Time reported.The students took two years to create a five-minute VR experience in which loud blasts are heard, buildings are destroyed, and smoke is seen under dark skies. They have also repainted the city as it was years ago by referring to old photos and talking to survivors.

Violence erupts at Manipur varsity, cops fire tear gas shells

A clash had broken out between the protesting students and a group of people that demanded "resumption of classes" at Manipur University in Imphal West district, where prohibitory order under Section 144 CrPC had been in force since July 25, a senior official said. Police had to fire tear gas shells and mock bombs to disperse the mob, he said. "A group of people, with no possible affiliation, entered into a heated altercation with the students, who were holding silent protests at the institute yesterday under the aegis of Manipur University Students Union (MUSU). The altercation soon led to a clash, prompting police to take action," the official said. Academic activities at the central university have been under suspension for over two months as teachers, students and staff members there have been demanding the removal of Vice Chancellor AP Pandey over allegations of administrative negligence and financial irregularities. The district administration, last week, issued a

9-year-old boy molested by school seniors in Delhi

A nine-year-old boy, studying in class 4, was allegedly molested by his seniors in a school bus, police said on Tuesday.

Tuition teacher held for sexually abusing minor girl

A 55-year old tuition teacher was arrested today on the charge of sexually abusing a minor girl student at nearby Palode, police said. Manoj was detained after the 8-year old student informed her parents about the abuse, who in turn lodged a complaint with the police. He was running a tuition centre at his home. Some other students have also made similar complaints against the teacher, police said. A case has been registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), they added.

Japan med school confirms altering scores to keep out women

A Tokyo medical school has confirmed after an internal investigation that it systematically altered entrance exam scores for years to keep out female applicants and ensure more men became doctors. Tokyo Medical University manipulated all entrance tests results since 2000 or even earlier. The findings released Tuesday by lawyers involved in the internal investigation confirm recent reports in Japanese media. The manipulation surfaced during an investigation of an alleged wrongful admission of a bureaucrat's son. The internal investigation found the school first reduced all applicants' first-stage scores to 80 percent then added up to 20 points only to male applicants with three or fewer application tries. The school wanted fewer female doctors because it anticipated they would become mothers and would shorten or halt their careers.

Student molested by seniors in school bus: Police

A nine-year-old male student of a private school in Delhi was allegedly molested by three senior students in their school bus on three different occasions, police said today. The incidents happened in the last week of July, they said. Yesterday the student narrated the incidents to his mother, following which a complaint was filed at Vivek Vihar police station. The victim alleged that he was touched inappropriately by three other male students in a school bus, a senior officer said. A case has been registered against the three students under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Police investigation is underway and legal action will be taken accordingly.

J&K: Govt school gets digital push with computer lab

To promote Centre's 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign, a government school for girls in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district has been provided a high-tech computer lab.The students and faculty members of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School are happy with this initiative, which also gives a push to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India programme."Centre is providing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) labs to most of the government schools. Through this initiative, students are getting digital knowledge. Students nowadays are keen about learning through computers," Principal of Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Neeru Sharma told ANI.The students consider this as an opportunity to compete with those studying in private schools."The computer lab has hugely benefited us. Computer as a subject was earlier not given much preference in most of government schools before. Also, it's not possible for students belonging to poor families to buy computers. ...

These modern-day Shrawan Kumar set example of devotion to parents

Re-enacting the role of Shravan Kumar, the mythical character who carried his old parents on a kanwar(sling), four brothers from Haryana's Palwal carried their parents to a pilgrim site from Hardiwar to Mansa Devi on a kanwar.Even though their parents were able to walk on their own, the four chose to carry them on the 'kanwar', to spread a message of love and respect."We do not have any problem like Shravan Kumar's parents. We only want to send a message to those who disrespect their parents," said the father.Mahendar, one of the sons, said that they took this step to make people realise the importance of their parents."These days children treat their parents very badly. We saw our neighbours misbehaving with their parents and then we decided to carry our parents on kanwar to set an example for others," he said.The four took their parents to the pilgrim site on a kanwar last year also.

DU prof writes to PM over delay in admission process to UG courses at SOL

A professor of the Delhi University's School of Open Learning (SOL) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern about the delay in commencement of the admission process to under-graduate courses at the institute. In his letter to Modi, Secretary Staff Council, SOL, Janmejoy Khuntia, has urged the prime minister to intervene in the matter by instructing the University Grants Commission and the Delhi University to allow the admission process for B.A. and B.Com, and Honours programmes for the current academic session. The faculty members of the SOL, University of Delhi, are concerned about the undue delay in commencement of the admission process for first year, he said. "Despite being a major stakeholder in the system, here at SOL, we have never been informed about this serious academic issue and the causes, thereof by the authorities concerned. "We are never consulted as well to find out solutions to problems facing this great institution," he said in a ...

Dalai Lama in Goa on August 8 to attend B-school's function

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will speak on relevance of India's ancient knowledge during his visit to Goa where he will attend a function organised by a business school on August 8. The 83-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner would attend a function that will set in motion year-long celebrations of 25 years of formation of the Goa Institute of Management (GIM) on August 8, a spokesman of the business school said today. He will deliver the keynot address on the topic "Todays Relevance of Indias Ancient Knowledge", he said. During the year, the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US, will be conducting a six-month-long programme for the GIM's faculty and members on its Board of Governors, he said. The course will commence later this month, he said. "The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the MIT focuses on development of interdisciplinary research and programmes in varied ...

Schoolteachers' vacancies due to wrong deployment: HRD Ministry official

India has a "fabulous" teacher-student ratio and over 10 lakh teachers' vacancies in elementary and secondary schools -- as per the data given by HRD Minister of State Upendra Kushwaha -- is because of wrong deployment of teachers, a Ministry official said on Monday.

Jadavpur varsity students protest at B'desh High Commission

In solidarity with students in Bangladesh, the Jadavpur University students on Monday staged a protest in front of the Bangladesh High Commission here. Two college students in Dhaka were killed in a rash driving incident of a speeding bus on July 29 leading to huge protests.The students of Jadavpur University raised slogans against Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and burnt her effigy.The two students, Abdul Karim Rajib (18) and Dia Khanam Mim (17), of Dhaka's Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College came under the wheels of a bus that ploughed through a crowd in an attempt to overtake another bus.Following the incident, a large number of students took to the streets of Dhaka demanding improved road safety and stricter enforcement of traffic laws while bringing the city to a complete standstill.Several students have been injured in clashes with the police ever since the protests began, according to several media reports.On Sunday, a group of students of the University of Asia ...

Presidency University students continue agitation over hostel

Presidency University students continued their campus sit-in to protest the authorities' alleged failure to shift them back to the Eden Hindu Hostel even as its Vice Chancellor said on Monday that renovation will take some more time.