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RTI query helps sacked teacher get back job
A query sought under the Right To Information (RTI) Act has helped a sacked teacher of a Delhi school return to her job.Renu Jain of the Maharaja Agrasen School in Delhi's Narela locality was sacked by the school administration last year following which she approached the Delhi High Court and the Delhi Schools Tribunal.Since relief from the court was taking time, Jain filed RTI application to Deputy Director Education (DDE) of the zone seeking information about annual reports of the school indicating staff statement and PF and ESI related facilities provided to the school staff for the years 1999-2000 to 2015-16.While the school first denied information saying it is not a public authority it later submitted some information to DDE but claimed that information pertaining to 1999 to 2000 could not be furnished as it was either lost or destroyed by the then managing committee.Unsatisfied by the response, Jain approached Central Information Commission (CIC). The CIC felt that the DDE ...
No proposal to bring regulation against arbitrary fee hikes by pvt schools: HRD Ministry
There is no proposal under consideration of the HRD Ministry to bring in a regulation to check arbitrary fee hikes by private schools, Parliament was informed today. Union Minister of State for HRD Upendra Kushwaha shared the information in response to a written question in the Rajya Sabha. "There is no proposal under consideration to bring a regulation to check arbitrary fee hikes by private schools," he said. Asked if an ordinance promulgated by the Uttar Pradesh government to check arbitrary fee hike by private schools prompted the Centre to bring in a similar regulation, the minister said, "The Uttar Pradesh government has stated that no such provisions exist in the Uttar Pradesh Self-Finance Independent School (Fixation of fees) Ordinance 2018.
Univs told to fill up all teaching vacancies in 3 yrs: Govt
Concerned over the rise in vacancies of college and varsity teachers, the government today said it has asked all universities in the country to fill them up within three years. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar informed the Rajya Sabha that while 20.1 per cent posts of teachers were lying vacant in the rural areas, 29.5 per cent were vacant in urban areas, as per the All India Survey on higher education (AISHE) for 2016-17. Citing figures, he said there were a total of 1,37,298 posts of teachers lying vacant in rural areas and another 1,68,719 were vacant in urban areas, totalling 3,06,017 vacancies. Javadekar said during 2016-17, as many as 19,732 posts of teachers were vacant in rural colleges alone and another 15,108 posts of teachers in urban colleges. "We have asked all universities to fill up all vacancies of teachers under them within three years," he told members during Question Hour. Replying to supplementaries, he said the government has made it clear that the ...
IIM-Lucknow signs MoU for short-term certification in management
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow and Safeducate, India's largest training, skilling and consulting firm to offer students short-duration certification programmes in business management, an official said.
Institution of Eminence tag not given to Jio Inst: Javadekar
The government said today the 'Institution of Eminence' tag has not been bestowed on the Jio Institute, but only a letter of intent has been given subject to conditions. During Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, several members sought clarity on the criteria on the basis of which the prestigious title was conferred on select institutions. HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said a committee of experts had made the selections after a thorough scrutiny. Javadekar categorically told the House that the Jio Institute has not been declared an 'Institution of Eminence'. He said the Jio Institute has only been recommended by a panel for a letter of intent, subject to certain conditions. The institutes which were chosen were Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He said the Birla Institute of Technological Sciences, Pilani, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, and Jio Institute were recommended .
Amid President's visit, Naxals uproot train tracks in C'garh
Amid President Ram Nath Kovind's visit to Chhattisgarh, Naxals on Thursday uprooted train tracks in Bhansi area of Dantewada district.This was done to call a bandh in different parts of Bastar Division from July 28 to August 3, against security forces who killed Maoists.The Naxals also dropped pamphlets at the tracks stating, "Make Bastar bandh successful."President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh, arrived in Bastar's Jagdalpur on Wednesday. He was received by Chief Minister Raman Singh.Today he will meet and interact with farmers and women self-help groups at the Integrated Farming System facility in Heeranar of Dantewada district and Jagdalpur of Bastar district.Later, he will visit the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Education City in Jawanga and also meet differently-abled children of the Saksham School and Ashta Vidya Mandir.The President is also scheduled to inaugurate a medical college and hospital, before addressing a public gathering at the Baliram Kashyap ...
Boys have more tightly knit band of friends than girls: Study
Boys in schools may be more 'cliquey' than girls, forming the most tight-knit friendship groups often structured around gender, a study has found. A clique describes group of individuals who exclusively interact with one another, and are often not welcoming to outsiders. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that factors such as location and timetable may have an impact on the social networks that children develop. Social mixing patterns are commonly used in mathematical models of infectious disease which can play a vital role in public health planning, such as determining effective vaccination strategies. Children's mixing patterns are recognised as particularly important, as they represent a key risk group for disease transmission. As school is the primary location for many of their interactions, understanding how children socialise there is vital. Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the University of Cambridge in the .
Two Bengal teachers arrested for misbehaving with girl students
Two school teachers in West Bengal's Nadia district have been arrested for their alleged misbehaviour with two girl students, police said on Wednesday.
President meets BPO employees
President Ram Nath Kovind today visited a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) unit on the campus of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Education City at Jawanga village in Dantewada district. Interacting with employees of the unit, Kovind said youths working in the BPO in Dantewada were in no way less than those who have passed out from public schools and who live in cities, an official release here said. Chief Minister Raman Singh accompanied the president. Earlier, the president met Divyang (differently abled) students of Saksham school and students of Astha Vidya Mandir on the Education City campus. He announced that musical instruments will be distributed to visually impaired students, the release said. He also visited the Braille library on the campus. Some visually impaired students handed over a letter written in braille to him. The president, who is on a two-day visit to the Naxal-affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, will dedicate the newly-built Medical College Hospital in Jagdalpur to ..
Delhi Metro conducts tree plantation drive in Faridabad
As part of an eco-friendly initiative of the Delhi Metro, a tree plantation drive was today conducted in Faridabad, in which nearly 300 students took part, officials said. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has targeted to plant 20,000 saplings in July and August at its maintenance depots, staff quarters, stations and places underneath viaducts, a senior official said. The plantation drive at the Ajronda Staff Quarters was held under the 'Swachh Chetna-DMRC Eco Club' initiative in the presence of Delhi Metro's Managing Director Mangu Singh and other senior officials. About 300 students from various schools of Faridabad and Gurgaon, namely, D C Model Senior Secondary School, Faridabad; The Shri Ram School, Moulsari and The Shri Ram School, Aravalli took part in it. "The Delhi Metro has always been very conscious about its responsibility towards the preservation of environment. The DMRC plans to take this initiative to more schools and involve a large number of students in ...
2 UP residential school students sent home for not agreeing to clean toilets
Two students of a residential school in Deoria district have alleged that they were "thrown out" by their hostel warden for not following her order to clean toilets, prompting authorities to order an inquiry into the incident. Saleeman and Nafreen, students of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, were allegedly sent home by warden Shruti Mishra as punishment on Monday evening, following which they stopped studying. An inquiry has been ordered and action will be taken accordingly, Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Santosh Dev Pandey said. Saleeman, of Class 7, and Nafreen, of Class 6, are residents of the Sani Patti area under Rampur police station and their fathers work as labourers. "Madamji used to make us clean toilets and also do other work. Whenever we wanted to study she used foul language and humiliated us. We were fed up. When we refused to clean toilets anymore, she threw us out on Monday evening and the next day, we left the school and stopped studying," Saleeman told ...
President Kovind meets women from self-help groups in Dantewada
President Ram Nath Kovind today interacted with members of women self-help groups (SHGs) in a village in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-hit Dantewada district. Speaking to the women at Heeranar village, Kovind said in the last 10-15 years, significant transformation has taken place in the lives of people in the Bastar region. Apart from providing basic infrastructure, the state government has done exemplary work for socio-economic development of the region, Kovind was quoted as saying in an official statement. "On this auspicious day as I complete one year in office, I feel very delighted to spend quality time in Bastar with forest-dwellers," the president said. He was accompanied by wife Savita Kovind, Chief Minister Raman Singh and School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap. The women told the president that they were earning well by rearing and selling chickens of the famous Kadaknath breed and by running a mini rice-mill. The president lauded the women, and also urged them to send their ...
Student suicide in DU college: DUSU proposes setting up 'wellness cell' in colleges
The Delhi University Students' Union today requested the Delhi University authorities to set up a "Wellness Cell" in all colleges of the varsity, following an 18-year-old student's alleged suicide in Bharati College today. In a letter to the vice-chancellor, Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) secretary Mahamedhaa Nagar expressed concern about how there was lack of resources for students to seek help in the country. "Students are unable to manage their stress. They do not have a place to vent their thoughts either at home or at school or college. Many battle an identity crisis. Uncertain about their future, they begin to isolate themselves and eventually slip into depression," she said in her letter. She proposed setting up a "Wellness Cell" in all colleges for students to seek help. "The DUSU proposes the Delhi University to immediately take reforms and introduce a new cell/society naming Wellness Cell in all DU colleges dedicated to the mental health of the students. "Also, ...
12-year-old boy commits suicide by hanging at home
A 12-year-old student studying at a private school here allegedly committed suicide by hanging at his house here today, police said. His family has alleged that he ended his life after he was sent back home by school authorities over non-payment of fee, they said. The boy, a seventh standard student, did not attend the school for the past two days and this afternoon he was found hanging. A school official said "We have never sent back any students home over fee issue..there is no such thing. We inform the parents over phone if there is any fee is pending." A case of suspicious death has been registered.
Slowdown in growth of foreign graduates obtaining temporary work permits in US; no. of Indians goes up: Pew
There has been a slowdown in the growth of foreign graduates obtaining temporary work permits in the US over the last two years, but the period saw a rise in the actual number of Indian students seeking short-term employment, a Pew research said today. The growth in the once-booming Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme for foreign graduates in the US has "slowed dramatically", according to a Pew Research Centre analysis of the government data. This is a result of the tightening of the regulations that govern the OPT programme -- temporary employment that is directly related to an immigrant student's major area of study, the Pew said. As per the new regulations, graduates working under OPT programme must work at their employer's place of business, while earlier they were allowed to work at a third-party site. "OPT enrollment growth slowed substantially in 2017 among foreign students from India and China, the programme's two largest countries of origin. In fact, only France, ...
80 CSA Univ students expelled from hostel for 'beating' freshers: VC
Around 80 senior students of Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology were expelled today from their hostels allegedly for beating freshers and damaging the university guest house, said Vice-Chancellor S Solomon. A decision has been taken to send notices to the parents of all expelled students asking them to come personally to the university and submit affidavits vouching that their wards will not trouble the freshers and take law in their hands in future. We have also decided to impose heavy fines on the erring students for damaging the newly-built guest house in the university campus, said Dr Solomon. Detailing the incident leading to the expulsion of students, the vice chancellor said about 70 to 80 senior students staying at two hostels including, Karpuri Thakur Hostel and RSRP Hostel, had an altercation with the junior students. He said that several junior students sustained bruises and minor injuries in the incident and were discharged after the first ...
St Xavier's College, Mumbai gets first non-Christian principal
Mumbai's St Xavier's College will get its first non-Christian principal in the institution's 150-year history after Rajendra Shinde assumes charge on September 1. The principal-designate, who at present heads the Botany department of the college in south Mumbai, will replace Dr Baptist Agnel Menezes. "I was extremely happy (to know about his elevation)," he said. Shinde said, "The management is opening up, it (his elevation) is probably the result of their policy. They (the management) probably want to reach to the masses." Asked about his priorities, Shinde said he would focus on expanding courses offered at the college, which is vying for a university tag. "We must start preparing for that. We will have to expand our post graduation and research programme, improve ranking among other," he added. Shinde, a resident of Nerul in Navi Mumbai, has been attached to the college for the last three-and-half decades.
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to admit his children in Delhi govt school
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan has said he will admit his children in a Delhi government school, with an aim to remove biases in people's minds against these institutions. Khan said he will seek admission of his two children at a government school in the Joga Bai area of his constituency Okhla tomorrow. "I will get my son Anas Khan admitted in class 9 and daughter Tahora in class 6 at Joga Bai government school tomorrow," he said. His children were studying in the Hamdard Public School. "I believe my children will have good education at the government school," the AAP MLA said. Khan said his move was also aimed at "inspiring people to shed their bias against the Delhi government schools". "A lot of changes have taken place in the government schools. Infrastructure has improved manifold while overall quality has also improved," he said. Education has been one of the priorities of the ruling AAP in Delhi. Deputy Chief Minister and incharge of Education Department Manish Sisodia has ...
Word 'Islamia' being dropped from names of primary schools in Ballia: Officials
The Basic Education Department has started removing the word 'Islamia' prefixed to the names of some government primary schools in the Ballia district here, the officials said today. The exercise has been launched here days after a similar step was initiated in another eastern UP district of Deoria. Basic Shiksha Adhikari Santosh Rai said, "The orders have been issued to six such Islamia primary schools in Siar block (of the district) to remove the word Islamia, prefixed to their names. The schools which were till now observing holiday on Friday instead of Sunday, have also been told to ensure that the school remains closed on Sundays." Block Education Officer (Siar) Nirbhay Narayan Singh said six such Islamia primary schools were functioning in Awaya, Kundail, Baspaar Bahorwa, Ubhaanv , Tirnai and Tirnai Badagaav.
Manoj K Dhar takes over as VC Jammu varsity
Prof Manoj K Dhar, a distinguished plant scientist and academician, today took over as the new vice chancellor of the University of Jammu, replacing prof R D Sharma. Born on November 17, 1964, Dhar started his career as lecturer in the Department of Botany, University of Jammu and has since then held several major academic and administrative positions at the varsity, including director, school of biotechnology, controller of examinations, registrar and advisor to the VC, the university said in a statement here. Governor N N Vohra, who is the chancellor of the university, appointed Dhar as its VC for a period of five years. The formal order to this effect was issued by registrar, university of Jammu, Meenakshi Kilam. After assuming charge, Dhar sought the cooperation and support of all stakeholders for taking the varsity to the higher levels of excellence.
