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Gangs running fake exam board, CBI books 2 persons

The CBI has registered two separate cases related to a fake "board" providing certificates of class 10 and 12 on the basis of which some assistant teachers were appointed in schools of Uttar Pradesh. The action comes following a preliminary enquiry done by the agency on the orders of the Allahabad High Court. The enquiry found that two gangs -- one in Ghaziabad and the other in Kasganj -- were awarding students certificates in the name of Board of Second Education Madhya Bharat, Gwalior, which turned out to be fake. The agency booked Ganga Dayal Sakya who was running a gang from Kasganj and Mahesh Chandravanshi, who was operating another from Ghaziabad. Both had claiming to be chairmen of the board. Their associates and others who used their certificates while applying for jobs in Uttar Pradesh schools have also been booked by the agency, officials said. The agency found that the Board of Second Education Madhya Bharat, Gwalior was not approved by any government agency, the CBI ...

Can't escape books, but be calm and enjoy life: Modi to students

There is no alternative to books and studies, but students should be calm, enjoy life and seek inner happiness -- this was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to students who entered colleges and institutions of higher studies. "All I would like to say to you is Be calm, enjoy life, seek inner happiness in life. There is no alternative to books, one has to study, yet one's bent of mind should be towards discovering new things," he said in his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address. Modi said while February and March get consumed in exams, papers and answers, April and May are meant for enjoying vacations, followed by results and career choices. "July is the month when the youth step into a new phase of life, where the focus shifts from questions and veers towards cut-offs. The attention of students steers from home to hostel. Students submit themselves to the tutelage of professors vis a vis the shadow of their parents," the Prime Minister said. Leaving home for the first time, ...

Delhi govt directs schools to conduct deworming programme on Aug 10

The Delhi government has directed schools to conduct deworming programme and administer the required tablets to children on August 10. All school-going children in the age group of 2-19 years (nursery to class 12) will be administered a single dose of chewable tablet albendazole, a communication issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE) said. "Since Delhi has Soil Transmitted Helminthes (STH) prevalence of 28 per cent, therefore as per directions of Child Health Division, the deworming programme should be executed in Delhi on August 10," it said. "All schools have to nominate a nodal teacher for execution of programming in school. The nodal teachers shall be trained by district medical officers on the administration of the chewable albendazole tablet and reporting of the programme," it added. The Delhi government has created a three-tier emergency response system in cases of any mild adverse effect on any children, such as abdomen pain, nausea and vomiting.

2 held for duping medical-course aspirants

The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh police has arrested two people for allegedly duping many medical-course aspirants after promising them admission in state medical colleges, an official said today. Ashish Kumar and Sudhir Singh were arrested from the Link road in Ghaziabad yesterday, he said. The arrests were made on complaints lodged by some students. During interrogation, it was found that the accused took about Rs 1.23 crore from 92 candidates in the past six months after promising them admissions in medical colleges, the official said. A probe into the matter is underway, he added.

LGBQ teens at high risk of diabetes, obesity

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBQ) youth are more likely to lead sedentary lives and develop disorders like diabetes and obesity, a study has found. The study is among the first of its kind to examine how health behaviours linked to minority stress - the day-to-day stress faced by stigmatised and marginalised populations - may contribute to the risk of poor physical health among LGBQ youth. "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth may not only be at risk for worse mental health but also worse physical health outcomes compared to heterosexual youth," said Lauren Beach, a postdoctoral research fellow at Northwestern University in the US. The study, published in the journal Pediatric Diabetes, is the largest to date to report differences in levels of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and obesity by sex and sexual orientation among high-school-aged students. The researchers used data from 350,673 US high-school students, predominantly ranging between 14 and 18 years old. On

This clerk pays school fees of 45 girls in K'taka

In memory of his late daughter, Basavaraj, a clerk from MPHS Govt High School in Kalaburagi's Maktampura, has started paying school fees of 45 girl students.Talking to ANI, Basavaraj said,"From this year I have started paying the fees of poor girls who study in this school."Basavaraj lost his daughter Dhaneshwari last year due to a health problem."We belong to poor families and the fees which we can't pay is paid by our Basavaraj sir in memory of his late daughter. We wish his daughter rests in peace," said Fathima, a student of MPHS Govt High School.

Tripura govt sponsors 150 aspiring teachers

In a bid to improve quality education, the Tripura government has sponsored 150 tribal students for B.Ed. and D.El.Ed courses in order to have better-trained teachers in the near future.The candidates, before leaving the state, gathered at the Pragna Bhavan Hall here for an interaction with Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath and Tribal Welfare Minister Mewar Kumar Janatia.During the interaction, Deb said all candidates were selected based on merit.The new government unlike the previous government never goes by the political identity of any person, he added.The Chief Minister assured students that they would be sent to the best colleges with better facilities unlike what the previous government offered them.Hiralal Debbarma, Director of Tribal Welfare Department, said that out of the total 150 students, 62 are girls and 88 are boys who are being sponsored in two colleges - one at Murshidabad and another at Bashirhaat.Students have expressed happiness ...

LGBQ more prone to diabetes than heterosexual teens: Study

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, be obese and engage in less physical activity and more sedentary activities than heterosexual youth, a Northwestern University Medicine study has found.

Deb for developing politics-free education in Tripura

Leaving the legacy of the Left behind, Tripura wants to develop its education system free from politics, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said here today. Addressing an interactive session with B Ed candidates who have been sponsored by the state governemnt for their studies outside the state, Deb said his government has adopted a positive approach towards developing the state. He said ideal state should belong to its people and merit should be valued above everything else. We dont believe in old politics. One should grow up with confidence with a mindset for development. We want meritorious students. There is no caste divide in merit. The ersthwhile (Left Front) government played politics with the teachers, students and education, he said. Deb urged the aspiring teachers to involve in community welfare activities and said the state can develop only when a society and community changes. We know we are human but for development and changing the state, we must know about ...

VCs resolve to improve quality of teaching learning process

Vice chancellors from universities across the country today resolved to improve the quality of teaching-learning process and achieve the UGC Quality Mandate in universities and the affiliated institutions by 2020 and NAAC accreditation for all institutions by 2022. The VCs also agreed to adopt and implement Learning Outcome Based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) in higher educational institutions by updating curriculum from academic year 2019-20 and adopting learner centric teaching- learning processes by suitable improvement in the pedagogy. A 10-point resolution was adopted unanimously on the concluding day of the 3-day Conference of Vice-Chancellors, chaired by HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar. Over 600 VCs belonging to centrally-funded universities, state universities, deemed to be universities and private universities, also committed themselves to transforming the universities into institutions engaged in cutting-edge research blended harmoniously with quality teaching for creating and .

St. Stephen's withdraws invite to Mamata Banerjee

St Stephen's College has withdrawn an invite extended to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to attend an event and interact with the students of the institute. The event, planned by one of the societies of the college, will be held on August 1. Banerjee was supposed to attend the event, but the principal denied permission and the invitation was withdrawn yesterday, a source said. The college's Planning Forum had submitted a request online to the authorities to invite her, but the request could not be processed due to some "server issues". Later, they wrote a letter seeking permission to invite her, but the principal denied permission, the source said. College Principal John Varghese could not be contacted for a comment. Banerjee is scheduled to arrive in Delhi on July 31. She will be in the national capital for three days to personally invite opposition leaders to the "federal front" rally she plans to hold in January in Kolkata, according to party sources.

Chhattisgarh: Devoid of building, students forced to study under tree

At a time when education has become one of the most important aspects of life, a harrowing case has come to the fore from Chhattisgarh.In Jagima village in Balrampur, students of a government school are forced to study under a tree. As per locals, a dispute between the government and some villagers over the land allotted for the school's construction has led to this situation.During rainfall and monsoon season, the school either declares a holiday or conducts the classes in a nearby Anganwadi.Some say the fund for the construction of the primary school was released in 2005, but since no solution arose from the dispute, the school was never constructed."Responsibility of its construction was given to School Management Committees (SMC) but a violent clash broke out b/w SMC and landowner after which the owner was jailed. That is why villagers are angry and students are being affected," said IP Gupta, District Education Officer, Balrampur.

36 sexually assaulted students rescued from Pune Madrasa

A total of 36 students, who were allegedly sexually assaulted, were rescued by the police from a Madrasa here on Friday.The Maulana of the Madrasa was also arrested on charges of sexual assault in Pune's Katraj suburb.The police has initiated an investigation into the matter."Maulana of a Madarsa has been arrested for sexually assaulting his students in Katraj, Pune. Total 36 students have been rescued. We have registered a case against him. Further investigation underway," said Kondhwa police inspector, Milind Gaikwad.The Madrasa reportedly houses students between the ages of 5 to 14 years.

Number of women in higher education up 45% in 8 years

The number of women enrolling for higher education in India has gone up by 45 per cent to 17.4 million in 2017-18 from 12 million in 2010-11, according a survey report released on Friday.

HC directs JNU to admit disabled students into M.Phil, Ph.D

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to admit disabled students, who have cleared the entrance examinations, into the M.Phil and Ph.D courses.

Assam to revise higher education institute teachers' salary

The Assam government today announced salary revision of teachers of all higher education institutes as per University Grants Commission (UGC) scale with effect from April 1, 2016. The salary revision will put an additional burden of up to Rs 650 crore on the state exchequer, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. "All the teachers salaries will be revised as per UGC scale with effect from April 1, 2016. The arrears will be paid in two installments with 50 per cent coming from the Centre. Because of the arrear, we will have an additional burden of Rs 600-650 crore," Sarma said at a press conference here. Around 12,000 teachers will be benefited from the government's decision, which has already been approved by the Cabinet earlier this week, he added. Giving a break-up, Sarma said 8,800 teachers of universities and provincialised colleges will be benefited, while the government will pay Rs 476 crore as arrears and will incur an additional Rs 166 crore per annum for ...

Waiting for Centre's order on "no detention" policy: Partha

The West Bengal government will wait for the Centre to inform it about the recent Right to Education Act (RTE) amendment, seeking abolition of "no detention" policy in schools, state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said today. As soon as the Centre sends any communication in connection with the "no detention" policy, the state will take a decision on the matter, he said. "We are ready with our idea. Once the central government sends any directive to us, we will hold a discussion with the Chief Minister and decide on our move," Chatterjee told reporters at the state secretariat. The Lok Sabha on Wednesday unanimously passed a Bill to amend the Right to Education Act, allowing states to detain children in Classes 5 and 8. The existing policy prohibits schools from detaining students till they complete elementary education. Moving the "The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (second Amendment) Bill, 2017", Human Resource Development Minister Prakash ...

J&K Governor congratulates Sonam Wangchuk for Ramon Magsaysay award

Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Friday congratulated Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer belonging to the Ladakh region, on getting the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award.

Three boys held captive by parents to start schooling

Three boys, who were allegedly denied schooling and kept captive at home by their parents near here for years, will be given formal education, officials said today. "The children will soon start schooling at the campus of the Child Welfare Committee," an official said after the children along with their mother reported before the committee today. A decision on whether the children should be sent back home to continue their study in school will be taken after giving them proper counselling and seeking expert opinion, said the official representing the Ernakulam district child welfare committee. The children, aged 12, 9 and 6 years, were not given mandatory primary education by their parents as they allegedly wanted them to be "imparted Islamic education." The children were rescued by the district administration two days ago following an order issued by district collector K Mohammed Y Safirulla. The parents had agreed to allow the officials take their children to the ...

Bengal to name new university after Mahatma Gandhi

The West Bengal government on Friday announced naming one of its five upcoming universities in the state after Mahatma Gandhi.