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Srinagar: College students remain seated during national anthem
he video was shot at the convocation ceremony of Central University of Kashmir, which took place on July 4
Jadavpur University students protest against discarding entrance test
Students of Jadavpur University staged a massive protest against the authorities, after the latter decided not to conduct entrance tests in six undergraduate arts courses, this academic session.The courses include- Comparative Literature, History, Political Science, Philosophy, English and Bengali."We want tests to be conducted in the same manner it has always been done," said the protestors.The admission procedure, which has been changed after 40 years, will now have students enrolled in the courses on the basis of marks obtained in the board examination.However, according to Pradeep Ghosh, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University "Had announced the date of exams but no unanimous decision was taken by admission committee on modalities of exams so we decided to admit students on basis of their marks, only for this session. I request students to withdraw their protest.
Rare US independence declaration found in UK archive
A rare parchment copy of the US Declaration of Independence found at a British archive among the papers of an aristocrat who supported the rebels has been authenticated, officials said. The manuscript was discovered last year at the West Sussex Record Office in the southern English city of Chichester by a team of researchers led by two Harvard University academics. Tests supported the hypothesis that it was produced in the 1780s, West Sussex County Council said earlier this week -- just a few years after the declaration itself was issued in 1776. The document "is the only other contemporary manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence on parchment apart from the signed copy at the National Archives in Washington DC," known as the Matlack Declaration, a council statement said earlier this week. There are other printed parchment copies and handwritten copies on paper but the Sussex Declaration, as it has been dubbed, and the Matlack Declaration in Washington are the only two known
School head held in CBSE paper leak case: Police
Delhi Police has arrested a school Principal from west Delhi's Bawana in the CBSE papers' leak case, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
Regulations on insolvency resolution for corporate persons notified
The government on Wednesday notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) "Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons" regulations, 2018.
Focus on research, improving campus: Raj Guv to varsities
Rajasthan governor Kalyan Singh today issued detailed directions to the state universities to focus on areas like research and updating syllabi to improve the quality of education and atmosphere on the campuses. Directions to implement the 12 points were issued today to the vice chancellors of the state universities today. The governor has asked the vice chancellors to conduct surprise inspection and forward a compliance report on the implementation of the 12 points to the Raj Bhawan by the end of every month, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said here. Quality in research, review of syllabus in a time-bound manner, biometric attendance, plastic-free and green campus, clean drinking water, non conventional energy sources, hostel, academic and holiday calendar are among other points the governor suggested universities to follow, he said.
Jadavpur varsity does volte face, decides to scrap admission tests
In a volte face, apparently under pressure from the West Bengal government, Jadavpur University authorities on Wednesday decided to do away with the decades-old system of holding entrance tests for admission to six under-graduate courses, triggering protests from students and current and former teachers.
Pune school directs girl students to wear specific coloured
A controversy has erupted over a set of guidelines issued by a private school here asking the girl students to wear inner-wears of specific colour while on the campus. As per the guidelines issued by MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul School, located in Kothrud area of the city, the girl students must wear only "white or beige inner-wears" under their bloomers every day. In another diktat, the co-ed school has directed its all the students to use urinals during specific time only. While parents have sought action against the school, the authorities have justified the guidelines saying they are to ensure safety of students. These and some other such guidelines were mentioned in the school diary which was handed over to students recently. One of the guidelines talks about the loo breaks. "The students are strictly advised to use urinals and toilets in specific time allotted in the time-table. In case of emergency and medical grounds, the students should take permission from their ...
JU scraps entrance test for 6 subjects; teachers, students
The Jadavpur University authorities today decided to scrap the entrance test procedure to undergraduate courses in six humanities subjects and admit students on the basis of marks obtained in board examinations. The new system, applicable "only for this year", has displeased both the Jadavpur University Teachers' Association (JUTA) and the Arts Faculty Students' Union (AFSU). Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said the admission procedure of all the faculties should be similar. "There will be no admission test to any of the six arts subjects. The entrance tests announced earlier have been cancelled," JU Registrar Chiranjib Bhattacharya told reporters after a meeting of the Executive Committee (EC), the highest decision-making body of the university. He said the EC decided that the admission will be solely based on marks obtained in the board examinations. The decision was arrived at the EC meeting in the wake of displeasure among a large section of Arts Faculty teachers
Delhi govt pulls up schools for not making EWS admission data public
The Delhi government has pulled up schools in the national capital for not making public data about vacant seats and admissions made under Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category. In a communication to schools, the Directorate of Education said, "Schools were directed to display on notice board information about total number of seats in all classes, number of seats under EWS quota, seats available, total applications received under EWS quota and information about till when the EWS quota applications will be received and date by which the admissions will be given." "It has been observed that schools are not doing the same and are ordered to comply with the directive or face action," it said. While those belonging to families with annual income less than Rs 1 lakh can seek admission under the EWS category, the disadvantaged group (DG) category applicants include -- the SC, ST, OBC, non-creamy layer, physically challenged, orphan and transgender, and all children living with or ...
CBSE papers leak: Principal of Bawana school arrested
Delhi Police today arrested the principal of Mother Khazani Convent School in Bawana in connection with the CBSE papers leak case, a senior police officer said. Two teachers of the school were arrested earlier for their alleged involvement in leaking the question papers. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) G Ram Gopal Naik confirmed the arrest of Praveen Kumar Jha, the principal of the school, whose affiliation was cancelled by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). "It was a formal arrest. Since he is on anticipatory bail, we arrested him and later let off. It was found that he was aware about his school's two teachers leaking papers to ensure that the school's results are good," said another officer. Police had said that at least two modules were involved in leaking the CBSE question papers. Besides the Class 12 economics paper, the mathematics paper of Class 10 had also surfaced online before the scheduled examination. Police busted the module involved in leaking Class .
Pune school issues diktat on girl students' innerwear colour
Parents and student of Pune's Maeer's MIT School on Wednesday staged a protest against the school's diktat asking the girls student to wear specific colour innerwear.The school authority has even specified the length of the skirt to be worn by the girl students.Apart from this, the school has restricted the students from using the washroom other than the specified time."The girls are asked to wear either white or skin colour innerwear. They have even mentioned the length of the skirt to be worn by them. They have all these things in the school diary and have asked us to sign it," a parent said.The school has even mentioned about the actions to be taken against the student and parents if they failed to abide by them.Meanwhile, Dr Suchitra Karad Nagare, Executive director of MIT Group of Institute said the intention behind taking such steps were 'very pure' and was not to trouble the parents and the students."The intention to give such specific directives in the school diary was very ...
CBSE paper leak: Principal of Mother Khazani Convent School arrested
The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested the principal of the Mother Khazani Convent School, Praveen Kumar Jha in connection with the Central Board of Bureau Investigation (CBSE) paper leak case.Earlier, three people had already been arrested by the police.In April, two teachers of a Bawana school and coaching centre tutor were arrested by the police for allegedly leaking the CBSE class XII economics board paper.Later, the police received information later that Jha had knowledge of the entire affair.In this regard, three people from Una district of Himachal Pradesh were arrested in April for their alleged involvement in the CBSE Class 12 economics paper leak.The arrested accused have been identified as Rakesh Kumar (commerce lecturer), clerk Amit Sharma and class IV employee Ashok of DAV Una, who were deployed on examination duty at Jawahar Navodaya School Pekhuwala on March 26."Rakesh and Amit were arrested by the Delhi Police's crime branch from Una, Himachal Pradesh. Initially, ...
Thousands sign petition to save Hindu school from closure in UK
Thousands of people have signed a petition to prevent the closure of one of the UK's largest independent Hindu faith schools, the Swaminarayan School here. The Akshar Educational Trust, which runs the school set up in 1992, had announced its closure last month as part of plans to exit the education sector completely by July 2020. Parents of students associated with the school have now organised a campaign to save the "school of excellence" from closure. "In a letter to parents, a spokesperson for the school blamed 'increasing regulatory requirements, difficulties in recruitment and retention of teachers, ready availability of free state-funded Hindu schools, and declining pupil numbers' for the move. This is simply not true," notes the Change.org petition, which has attracted nearly 3,500 signatures since last week. "Sensitivity analysis of accounts by experts suggests that with restructuring it is possible for school to run for the foreseeable future," it notes. The parents, who have
TMC student leaders involved in college extortion racket: BJP
The BJP today accused the West Bengal government of failing to control the "extortion racket" surrounding the admission process in colleges, and that the student leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress are "involved" in it. "The (state) government has completely failed to control the situation. It is completely unprecedented that students are being asked to pay money for getting admissions in colleges. Where will the students go who can't afford money?" state BJP president Dilip Ghosh said. He also mocked the surprise visit by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Ashutosh College on Monday, and state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee to various other colleges in the city. "What is the use of visiting colleges when the student leaders of TMC are involved in this racket? If they were not involved, then why did TMC students' wing dissolve the students unit in five colleges of the city," Ghosh said. He urged the state government to immediately take steps for ensuring free .
Burari deaths: The deceased boys were 'bright students', loved music, say teachers
Fifteen-year-olds Shivam and Dhruv, members of the Bhatia family who were found dead under mysterious circumstances on Sunday, were bright students and had keen interest in music, teachers at their school say. The teenagers' deceased elder sister, Meenu, who was registered as Maneka in school records, was an alumnus of the Virendra Public School (VPS) in north Delhi's Timarpur and was a school topper. A representative of the school said they were also contacted by the investigators in connection with their probe in the case. Class 9 students Shivam, registered as Dushyant and Dhruv (or Dhirendra) were "all-rounders". "They were studying here right since their childhood and were doing well in their studies. They were also into co-curricular activities. Their elder sister Maneka also passed out from our institution and was a school-topper. None of the teachers had ever had any complaints about their behaviour," he said. A language teacher, who taught Maneka, Dushyant and Dhirendra, said
Lucknow University closed after attack on faculty
The counseling for admission in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow University was closed on Wednesday until further orders after over a dozen of faculty members were attacked by unknown miscreants inside the campus premises.The protesters apparently were Samajwadi Party workers demanding various changes in the admission procedure.Dean Student Welfare and Proctor were among the faculty members, who got injured during the attack."All the students who are protesting do not belong to our university. Also, none of our students had anything to do with what happened today. This has been happening for the past three days. It has happened because of the carelessness of the district administration," said Surendra Pratap Singh, Vice Chancellor, Lucknow University.Following the incident, police arrested few of the protestors.The university has been closed for now until actions are taken against those, who attacked the faculty members, VC said.
Cabinet approves leasing defence land to KVS at 3 locations
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the leasing chunks of defence land to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) in Delhi, Jalandhar and Udhampur.
Javadekar lauds Cabinet decision to boost educational infrastructure
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday termed the Cabinet nod to mobilise Rs 1 lakh crore for research in higher education a "landmark decision", saying it will make India globally competent.
City police chief visits college amid allegations of extortion
Amidst complaints of extortion from students for admission to colleges, Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar today visited a college in central Kolkata and spoke to the students and guardians. Kumar went to the Surendranath College in Sealdah area and interacted with students and guardians to know if they are facing any problem regarding getting admission in colleges. Police stations both in the city and districts have been asked to keep a tab on the colleges in their respective areas and take action if there are complaints of extortion, a police official said. Both the police and the state education department have been receiving complaints of irregularities as several students and guardians have alleged that money was demanded from them in lieu of admission in colleges. Education Minister Partha Chatterjee yesterday said some outsiders are involved in the extortion and the government will identify them and take action. West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee, who paid .