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NGO moves Telangana SHRC on deaths of two school girls
: An NGO working for children's rights today said it has approached the Telangana State Human Rights Commission, seeking directions to hold education and GHMC officials responsible for the death of two girls at a school at Kukatpally here. Two girl students, aged around 10 years, died and four others were injured yesterday when a portion of a roof of a stage collapsed at a private school. Balala Hakkula Sangham, in a release, said it has approached the Commission to direct the Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Commission and Commissioner, School Education, Telangana, to book criminal cases on the officials as their negligence caused the deaths of the children and left several others injured after a structure at the school collapsed. The safety and security of the children has become questionable in all schools in Telangana and every day is a testing time for parents to know whether their children return home safely or not, it said. the NGO demanded that the ...
Managing trustee of educational trust arrested
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested the managing trustee of an educational trust on charge of cheating, a police officer said today. Johnsel Raja, managing trustee of Selvam Educational and Charitable Trust was arrested on July 26 from Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu. His trust was running the Sardar Rajas Medical College and Hospital in Kalahandi, the officer said. He was brought to Odisha by the EOW on transit remand and taken for production before the JMFC, Junagarh, Kalahandi, an official in the EOW said. Though the Selvam Educational and Charitable Trust had signed an MoU with Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) to establish a medical college at Jaring in Kalahandi, it ran away midway after allegedly collecting huge sum of donations from the students. As per the MoU, WODC had provided Rs 10 crore and 25 acres of government land to the Trust. Even after getting all the benefits from government, the trust managed by Raja failed to complete ...
HRD Ministry to grade states on quality of school education
The HRD Ministry has introduced a 70-point grading index to assess the quality of school education offered by states. According to sources, the grading parameters will include school infrastructure, number of teaching posts and vacancies against them, transparency in recruitment and promotion of teachers. "The idea is not to rank the states but grade their performance as ranking may bring unhealthy competition. Grading will help motivate more states to adopt structural reforms in school education," a source in the ministry said. The ministry is also planning to set up a Central Institute of Assessment (CIA) which will work with NCERT and the states on pedagogical interventions to improve the learning outcomes.
Admin issues order to stop protest rallies at Manipur varsity
The administration in Imphal West district, where prohibitory order under section 144 CrPC has been in force since July 25, issued a fresh order today, preventing protest rallies in and around the Manipur University, official sources said. Academic activities at the central university have been under suspension for the past two months as students, teachers and the staff members have been protesting here, seeking the removal of Vice Chancellor AP Pandey over allegations of administrative and financial negligence. The fresh prohibition, beginning today afternoon, does not apply to religious activities, the sources said. Pandey was granted a one-month leave yesterday on the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry's advice. He was replaced by professor W Vishwanath Singh for 30 days. The ministry had earlier formed an inquiry committee, headed by a high court chief justice, to look into the allegations against him. The protesters here, however, refused to accept the .
Anti-ragging committees must in all educational institutions
The Odisha government today made it mandatory for all educational institutions including engineering colleges in the state to constitute anti-ragging committees and anti-ragging squads. "Any form of ragging will not be tolerated. If any student is found guilty, he/she would be rusticated from the institutions without any consideration," Higher Education Minister Ananta Das told reporters. All educational institutions have been told to constitute anti-ragging committee and anti-ragging squads, he said. Das said even winking inside the college premises would be taken as an offence. The minister said he has asked the Higher Education secretary to issue a circular to all educational institutions asking them to strictly adhere to the guidelines issued by the state government and the UGC. "Educational institutions have been given guideline on how to tackle ragging incidents. All colleges must have anti-ragging cells and anti-ragging squads. The district collectors, SPs, ...
MCI examined matter of medical edu in Hindi, decided against it: Govt
The MCI has examined the matter of imparting medical education in Hindi as a medium of instruction and decided against it, citing "paucity" of adequate teaching and learning resource material in the language while observing that English gives graduates a global exposure, Parliament was today informed. Union Health Minister J P Nadda said this in a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha on whether the government was contemplating to introduce medical education in Hindi language. The Medical Council of India is the apex body to regulate medical education in the country. "The MCI has examined the matter of imparting medical education in Hindi as a medium of instruction. It was observed by them that there is paucity of adequate teaching/learning resource material for imparting medical education in Hindi as a medium of instruction," he said. Nadda said the curriculum and syllabi is required to be updated in a timely manner on the basis of scientific and technological advancement, .
Minor girl attacked by man
A minor girl was seriously injured after a man allegedly attacked her for resisting his attempt to rape her in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said today. The incident took place at Ghantiali village under the jurisdiction of Binjharpur police station yesterday evening when the girl was returning home alone after her private tuition class from a nearby place, they said. The minor girl received serious injuries following the attack by the accused. She was rushed to local hospital for treatment and later shifted to district headquarters hospital in Jajpur after her condition deteriorated, police said. They said a case was registered against the accused, who is still at large. According to the complaint filed by the father of the girl with the police, the 15-year-old girl who studies in class 10 in local High School, was returning home after tuition when the incident happened. "The minor girl was returning home alone after tuition yesterday evening when the accused ...
Counselling cell for students to manage academic stress
The Haryana school education department has decided to set up dedicated counselling cells for students, parents and teachers to assist in resolving conflicts of students. In the first phase, it will be established in 13 districts of the state -- Faridabad, Panchkula, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Hisar, Fatehabad, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Bhiwani, Rewari, Sonipat and Kurukshetra, a spokesperson of the department said here today. The key objectives of the conflict management and counselling cells are to enable students to be assertive, build self-confidence, deal with academic stress and poor academic performance, effectively solve problems, resolve conflicts, create self-awareness, manage stress, and choose right career options, the spokesperson said. He said the basic designation of the counselling psychologist would be post-graduate teacher only. The counsellor will only be responsible for providing counselling to students, parents and teachers regarding issues and conflicts faced by or ..
Plagiarism: Teachers to lose jobs, students their registrations, say new HRD norms
Student researchers found guilty of plagiarism may lose their registration and teachers could lose their jobs as the HRD Ministry approved new regulations on plagiarism drafted by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The ministry had notified the UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations,, 2018 this week. The UGC had approved the regulations in its meeting held in March this year prescribing graded punishment for plagiarism. According to a gazette notification, for students, plagiarism of up to 10 per cent would not invite any penalty while that of between 10 per cent and 40 per cent would mean the students will have to submit a revised research paper within six months. In case the similarities are between 40 per cent and 60 per cent, students will be debarred from submitting a revised paper for one year. A student's registration for a programme will be cancelled if the similarities are above 60 per ...
12 schools burnt down by unknown assailants in Pakistan
Twelve schools, half of them all-girls', have been burnt down by unidentified assailants in coordinated attacks in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan, triggering protest by local residents who sought safety for educational institutions which are often attacked by militants, officials said today. The schools in Chilas town, about 130-kilometre from Gilgit, were targeted late last night by the militants who set them on fire and damaged school property across Diamer district, police said on the attack in the relatively-peaceful region. Superintendent of Police Diamer Roy Ajmal told media that 12 schools, half of them girls' school, were targeted by rebels who fled after the attack. "Police have launched probe and security forces are searching for the culprits in the area," he said. Commissioner Diamer region Abdul Waheed Shah said no proof of a bomb attack on any school had been found so far. Officials also said that some of the schools attacked by the miscreants were still under ...
Panel set up to look into 'cash-for-marks' scam at Anna varsity
A day after a 'cash-for-marks' racket was unearthed at the Anna University, the varsity authorities suspended former controller of examinations and professor G V Uma, and constituted a committee to look into the issue. The Tamil Nadu Police had yesterday booked 10 professors, including Uma, for allegedly "receiving money" from some engineering students and giving them extra marks during re-evaluation. Vice-Chancellor M K Surappa told reporters today, "Former Controller of Examinations G V Uma has been suspended and a committee constituted to look into the issue." He said a large network was involved in the practice of "paying money for marks". "I do not have evidence of involvement of professors. But I can say that the practice has been going on unchecked and uninvestigated for some time," he said. Surappa said students appearing for exams after 7 to 10 years devise "such kind of methods to pass the test". "Unfortunately, some faculty members collaborate and middlemen join in," the ...
Marks-for-money scam in affiliated colleges only: Anna varsity V-C
Anna University Vice Chancellor M.K. Surappa on Friday said that the marks-for-money scam had been reported only from affiliated colleges, not from the varsity campuses.
Militants torch 12 schools in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan
Twelve schools, mostly all-girl institutions, were burnt down on Friday in Pakistan's Gilgit Baltistan region in a series of coordinated attacks by unidentified militants, police said.
Nepal begins reconstruction of damaged school with China's aid
The reconstruction of Nepal's oldest school, which was severely damaged by the massive 2015 earthquake, has begun with Chinese assistance.
Haryana okays 7th pay panel scales for university, college staff
In a bonanza for employees of colleges and universities, the Haryana government on Friday approved revision of pay scales as per the 7th Pay Commission. The enhanced emoluments will benefit teaching and non-teaching staff of government universities and colleges and government-aided colleges.
12 schools burnt down in Pakistan
Twelve schools, half of them all-girls', have been burnt down by unidentified militants in coordinated attacks in Pakistan's restive Gilgit-Baltistan, triggering protest by local residents who sought safety for educational institutions which are often attacked by terrorists, officials said today. The schools in Chilas town, about 130-kilometre from Gilgit, were targeted late last night by the militants who set them on fire and damaged school property across Diamer district, police said. Superintendent of Police Diamer Roy Ajmal told media that 12 schools, half of them girls' school, were targeted by rebels who fled after the attack. "Police have launched probe and security forces are searching for the culprits in the area," he said. Commissioner Diamer region Abdul Waheed Shah said no proof of a bomb attack on any school had been found so far. Officials also said that some of the schools attacked by the miscreants were still under construction. Following the attacks, local residents ..
Strict action against guilty in Mayo case: Minister
Strict action will be taken against those found guilty of sexually abusing a minor student on the premises of Mayo college, Ajmer, state Woman and Child Welfare Minister Anita Bhadel said on Friday.
Explosion in multiple girls' school in Gilgit-Baltistan
At least 12 girls' schools were attacked on late Thursday night in Chilas near Gilgit.Geo News quoted police sources as saying that 12 girls' schools across Diamer district were attacked by unidentified men. While explosion was set off in two of the schools, the other schools were vandalised and their property was also set on fire.The attacked schools were under construction, according to the district administration. The officials further ensured that adequate measures will be taken to safeguard the school and students.Meanwhile, a search operation to nab the attackers is underway. The attack also triggered a protest at the Siddique Akbar Chowk with the locals demanding the arrest of the assailants and security for the girls' institutions in the region.Several girls' schools were also attacked in the year 2011 and 2004 in the same region.
Sports event organised in J-K's Budgam
In a benevolent attempt to engage the Kashmiri youth in sports activities, Budgam district administration has organised a six-day inter-zonal district level tournament at Budgam stadium. Vijay Kumar, advisor to governor NN Vohra inaugurated the event on Thursday.Speaking on the event, Budgam Deputy Commissioner, Syed Sehrish Asgar, said, "We held competitions between 12 different zones of the Budgaun district. The teams selected will compete at the district level. We further hope that our students go on to play in the state, national and international levels as well. We also facilitated five students who showed immense caliber in Wushu and Martial Arts."Meanwhile, Shabir Ahmad, sports coach said that the event helped the students get exposure while competing with students from different zones. "Moreover, promoting students into sports will help them receive sports quotas in universities, service selection boards or in UPSC," he added.During the event, the competitions will be held in .
Delhi students seek Sisodia's intervention, say NSIT overcharging fees
Students of Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology in Delhi have sought Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's intervention, alleging the college authorities were charging enormous fees to allow them to register for back-log exams. "We are not eligible for any internship if we have back-logs in first and second year, which we are allowed to clear in third year only. We are being asked to re-attend all the classes, even if they clash with our current semester classes," a letter sent by students to Sisodia read. Sisodia has forwarded the letter to D S Pandit, director of higher education, to take appropriate action in the matter. According to a notice issued by the college authority, third year students of NSIT have been asked to pay a fee of Rs 10,000 per subject to register themselves for back-log papers of odd semesters (I and III) under a new scheme of Choice-Based Credit System. An additional amount of Rs 800 as examination fee and Rs 100 for per semester marksheet is being ...
