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US teacher charged for feeding puppy to turtle
An American school teacher has been charged after allegedly feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of his students.
Two children drown in Kali river in UP
Two children drowned in Kali river here when they went to take a bath, police said today Sakib (11) and Shahbaz (12), who were students of a madrasa, slipped and fell into the river last evening when they had gone for a bath, Circle Officer Harish Bhadoria said. Following a rescue operation, the children were found but when they were rushed to hospital they were declared dead, he said.
Safety norms for schools: CCTV on premises, character
The Maharashtra School Education department today issued guidelines for schools and junior colleges, mandating certain safety measures in students' interest. A circular issued by the department said that every school and junior college should install CCTV cameras. Attendance should be marked thrice a day, and if a student is found missing, parents should be informed immediately through a text message, the circular said. No student should be punished in such a way that he or she would suffer a mental or physical trauma, it said. The guidelines also restrict entry of unidentified persons on the school premises. Character certificate from police would be mandatory for recruitment as teachers or other staff at educational institutions. Washrooms for boys and girls should be separate and at a suitable distance from each other, and there should be a woman attendant at the girls' washroom, the guidelines say. The woman attendant on school bus should not leave the bus until the ..
Qualifying exams for 5th, 8th standards from 2019: Javadekar
The Centre is hoping to pass the proposed education bill in the Monsoon session of Parliament to start examinations in 5th and 8th standards in government schools from March next year, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Saturday.
'Cramped' NCERT syllabus to be reduced by half: Javadekar
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government has decided to reduce the NCERT syllabus by half as it is "cramped". He said the proposed amendment to the Right to Education (RTE) Act, which reviews the no-detention policy and empowers states to conduct examinations for Class 5 and 8 students, is expected to to be tabled before Parliament in July. The minister also said the draft of new National Education Policy will be tabled before the Union Cabinet by the end of this month. Along with studies, a child needs to have physical education, life skill and value education as "education is not just memorising and putting it down in answer sheet", Javadekar said at a press conference. "Education is comprehensive, to put to use one's cognitive and analytical abilities. That is true education... The NCERT syllabus is so cramped. Hence we have decided to reduce the syllabus by half," the minister said. The ministry have received 37,000 suggestions on classes, lessons and ...
Murugesan appointed as Annamalai Univ VC
Prof V Murugesan was today appointed as Vice Chancellor of Annamalai University by the Tamil Nadu Governor and Chancellor Banwarilal Purohit. Purohit presented the letter of appointment to Murugesan at a function at the Raj Bhavan today. Murugesan, who served Anna University, Chennai for 16 years as a professor, has administrative experience for 22 years, a Raj Bhavan release said. His tenure as Vice-Chancellor, Annamalai University would be for a three year period.
Girl students to get sanitary napkins at Re 1 in Haryana
Girl students of government schools in Haryana will get sanitary napkins at just Re 1 starting August, an official release said today. Women belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families too will be covered under the scheme, it said. The decision to sanitary napkins at Re 1 per packet was taken by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar after a meeting with senior functionaries of school education department and health department, it added. Khattar said girls till 18 years will be provided with the napkins in schools, while those above the age limit will get it through the through Public Distribution System at ration shops every month. According to a survey, only 28 per cent of girls use sanitary napkins while 40 per cent of women use cloth during menstruation, which leads to hygiene issues and diseases, it said. The move will provide huge relief to girls and women, the release said.
Vigilance officials arrest BEO for accepting bribe
The anti-graft vigilance officials arrested a block education officer (BEO) for allegedly accepting a bribe from a teacher in Odisha's Kendrapara district, the department said in a release today. The BEO of Rajnagar block was arrested from his office yesterday when he was accepting Rs 2,000 in cash from the teacher to process a file related to promotion of 14 teachers, the release said. The bribe money was seized in presence of witnesses after it was recovered from the BEO's possession, the release said. The BEO's residence at Gualasingh village was also searched, the release added.
SAARC important platform for regional cooperation: Pak diplomat
Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood on Friday stressed on the role of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as a primary platform for regional cooperation in South Asia.He made the comment when he visited the South Asian University (SAU) in the national capital and met SAU's President Dr. Kavita A. Sharma, according to a statement from the Pakistan High Commission.Mahmood expressed hope that the SAARC process would continue to move forward and help the South Asian people realise their collective vision for socio-economic development.He affirmed Pakistan's commitment of further strengthening its relationship with SAU and advancing mutually beneficial collaboration in the field of higher education in the future.The Pakistani envoy underlined the interest of Pakistani students in pursuing higher studies at SAU and highlighted the importance of the university's facilitative role in this context, the statement continued.Mahmood also conveyed his ...
SAARC will continue to move forward: Pak envoy
Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood today expressed hope that SAARC would continue to move forward and help the South Asian people in realising their vision for socio-economic development. Mahmood, while visiting the South Asian University (SAU) here, emphasised the SAARC's role as the primary platform for regional cooperation. He affirmed Pakistan's commitment to further strengthening its relationship with the South Asia University and advancing mutually-beneficial collaboration in the field of higher education in future. The envoy expressed hope that the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) process would continue to move forward and help the South Asian people realise their collective vision for socio-economic development, a Pakistan High Commission statement said. During his visit to the university, the Pakistani envoy had a fruitful exchange of views with SAU's president Kavita A Sharma, the statement said. The high commissioner also underlined
State-run TACTV to upgrade to HD, cyber security plan on anvil
The Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation will upgrade its broadcast to high definition with HD set-top boxes for its subscribers, Chief Minister K Palaniswami told the state assembly today. Presently TACTV was providing digital cable television services in standard definition and it would be upgraded to HD, he said without spelling out any time-frame. Palaniswami also announced a two-year increase in the age-limit for appearing in the state Public Service Commission conducted Group-1, 1-A, and 1-B examinations for services in the government. The age limit for SC, ST, MBC, BC and Denotified communities would go up to 37 from the present 35. For Other communities, the age limit will now be 32 instead of 30, he said. To protect the government's e-governance infrastructure and assure safe and secure internet services, "Cyber security architecture for Tamil Nadu," plan will be implemented through the State-run Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited at a cost of Rs ...
12 lakh taking exam for NIOS diploma in elementary education
Over 12 lakh untrained teachers across the country are taking the examination for two years diploma course in elementary education conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in pursuance of Prime Minister's Digital India campaign. The NIOS, formerly known as the National Open School, was established in 1989 as an autonomous organisation by Union Human Resource Development ministry. There are a total of 3186 examination centres across the country and 12,62,044 learners enrolled for the Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) programme, an NIOS statement said today. The D.El.Ed programme is a specifically designed package for in-service untrained teachers working in primary or upper primary schools of different states of the country. "The programme, run in pursuance of the Prime Minister's digital India campaign, is a unique example of usage of Informatic practise," the statement said. "For this course, right from the process of entrance to control of ..
SC sets aside HC order asking MCI to conduct inspection in college
The Supreme Court today set aside a Bombay High Court order directing the Medical Council of India (MCI) to inspect a medical college, where "large-scale deficiencies" were found during an inspection last year, for granting renewal for admission in academic year 2018-2019. A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and M M Shantanagoudar allowed the appeal filed by the MCI, which had challenged the high court's order asking it to carry out the inspection and submit a report to the Centre before April 30. The apex court referred to one of its previous judgment, in which it had held that medical education must be taken very seriously and when an expert body certifies that facilities in a medical college were inadequate, it was not for the courts to interfere with the assessment except for reasons like mala fides of the inspection team or others. "In view of the large-scale deficiencies found in the inspection report dated September 25, 2017 and September 26, 2017...the respondent no. ..
Body of college student found hanging in hostel room
A 21-year-old MBA student today allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room, reportedly over love failure, police said. The student's body was found hanging from the ceiling fan, they said. The incident came to light after the student's classmates found his room locked from the inside and there was no response from him. College authorities with the help of police broke open the door and found him dead. He had also slashed his wrist, they said. Inquiry revealed that love failure was the reason for his taking the extreme step, the police said. The college is located on the city outskirts.
Schools, barring those in Nipah-hit districts, re-open in Ker
All Kerala schools, except those in the districts from where 16 Nipah deaths have been reported, re-opened today after a two-month-long summer vacation. Owing to the Nipah virus scare, schools in the northern districts of Kozhikode and Malappuram would re-open only on June 5. Schools and classrooms were decorated with colourful banners, ribbons and balloons as teachers welcomed children with paper crowns, sweets and flowers as part of the 'Enrolment Festival' held in various schools to welcome the children, reports received here said. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was the chief guest at a school in nearby Nedumangad. In his advice, he told the students not to become book worms and instead play and grow up to be citizens with social commitment. Education minister C Ravindranath rendered a song to welcome the children at the school. The enrolment of children in first standard this year was estimated to be nearly two lakh, he said. The state government would distribute ...
'UGC, AICTE merger may not come about till 2019'
The proposed merger of the two apex bodies for higher education - the UGC and the AICTE - may not come about before 2019 as it has been shelved till the Narendra Modi government gets a majority in the upper house of Parliament, an informed source has said.
HC rejects Khurshid plea against expulsion from DPS Society
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed Congress leader Salman Khurshid's plea challenging his expulsion from the membership of Delhi Public School (DPS) Society in 2015.
IIT Kharagpur's agreements with Australian univs for jt study
IIT Kharagpur has signed agreements with the universities of Melbourne and Newcastle in Australia for joint study programmes. From the semester beginning in July full time Dual Doctoral Programme (DDP) will be rolled out in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, an IIT KGP statement said here today. The MoU with the University of Newcastle is focussed on joint academic and research programmes, joint supervision of doctoral and masters students and other exchange and knowledge sharing initiatives. The institute already has collaborations with two Australian universities - Wollongong and Curtin, for Dual Doctoral Degree Programmes. Commenting on the new collaborations, IIT KGP Dean of International Relations Baidurya Bhattacharya said, "We are delighted that the University of Melbourne, the top ranked Australian university, will now be our partner in grooming a very select group of doctoral students from our two countries. "In the coming semesters IIT Kharagpur ...
PM Modi visits NTU, interacts with students
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today emphasised on the need of innovation in every sphere of life as he visited Singapore's prestigious Nanyang Technological University and interacted with students there. During his visit to the university, six agreements were signed to strengthen academic and industry partnerships between NTU and leading Indian universities and institutions. Modi was accompanied by Singapore's Education Minister Ong Ye Kung. He also visited an exhibition being held at NTU and interacted with a social robot. Modi arrived here yesterday on a three-day visit. He also participated in a dialogue titled 'Transforming Asia through Innovation' with NTU President Professor Subra Suresh. He also interacted with students there. "In our knowledge-based economy, Singapore and India rely on the free flow of talent and ideas into their countries and through their universities," said Professor Suresh. A gift of 4 million Singapore dollar by Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman of Axilor ...
Trump meets with families affected by Texas shooting
President Donald Trump spent over an hour yesterday offering private condolences to some of the families affected by this month's deadly Texas school shooting, the latest spasm of mass violence in a year marred by assaults on the nation's schools. While in Texas, Trump's newly formed school safety commission met outside Washington, part of the president's chosen solution to combat the rising tide of bloodshed after his brief flirtation with tougher gun laws went nowhere. A White House spokesman said Trump was "moved" by the May 18 shooting at Santa Fe High School, which left eight students and two substitute teachers dead. A student faces capital murder charges in the attack. "These events are very tragic, whenever they happen. And you know, the president wants to extend his condolences and talk about the issue of school safety," spokesman Raj Shah told Fox News Channel. Trump, who at times has awkwardly embraced his role as the national comforter-in-chief, did not publicly share what
