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2 leopard cubs found in Udhampur school
Panic gripped a school in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir today when two leopard cubs, one of which was later declared dead, were found on its premises, police said. The leopard cubs were found in a classroom of the Government Middle School in the Panchari area of the district, they added. The panic-stricken teachers informed the police, who reached the spot and found one of the two cubs dead. Officials of the Wildlife department were called to the spot, who took the cub, which was alive, with them.
Report: Students harshly criticise Iran to supreme leader
Iranian media are saying that university students invited to meet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan harshly criticised the country's direction. The annual gathering of students typically sees some complaints but at least one speech last night frankly discussed economic troubles Iran faces after President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the nuclear deal. The pro-reform Mardomsalari daily quoted student Sahar Mehrabi as saying that "today, Iran is facing numerous crises." She mentioned "intensified systematic inequality in social classes, the decline of public trust and an increase in environmental crisis and shantytowns." Direct criticism of Khamenei, whom hard-liners view as second only to God, is rare. Khamenei acknowledged many of the shortcomings, saying "removing problems is not as easy" as students expect.
Maha to give Rs 25 lakh each to students who scaled Everest
The Maharashtra government has announced a reward of Rs 25 lakh each to the state's five tribal students who successfully scaled the world's highest peak Mount Everest earlier this month. The other five students, who could not complete the entire trek, would be rewarded with Rs 10 lakh, state finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said today. "The state government has rewarded the five students, who successfully completed the trek, with Rs 25 lakh each and they will be given a job in the police force. The five others, who attempted to scale the summit but could not complete the trek, will be given Rs 10 lakh each," Mungantiwar said. The five tribal students who scaled the peak are: Umakant Madavi, Parmesh Ale, Manisha Dhurve, Kavidas Kathmode and Vikas Soyam - all from Chandrapur district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Sunday congratulated the five tribal students on their feat, in his 'Mann ki Baat' radio address. The five were the among the 10 students of ...
Pune school issues leaving certificate to 150 students for not paying fee
Pune based Zeal Education Society's Dnyanganga School at Hingne has allegedly issued leaving certificate (LCs) to over 150 students for failing to pay their fees.The parents of the students have stated that the school management was overcharging them."We paid Rs 30,000 fee and Rs 10,000 as a deposit earlier and asked them to adjust the deposit in the fee but the school is not ready to talk to us," said a parent.The school took the decision after the Bombay High Court passed an order following a civil application moved by Zeal Education Society against the parents of Dnyanganga School who had refused to pay up.The Bombay high court in their order stated that the school management had the right to cancel the admission of students in case of non-payment of fees.Talking to ANI, Vikram Deshmukh, Legal advisor to Zeal Education Society said the certificate was issued by the school as per the order of the court."They paid the amount of Rs 30, 000 in 2016-17 then why they had the problem to ..
CBSE Class 10 results to be declared today
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will declare its class 10 result on Tuesday at 4 pm.School Education Secretary Anil Swarup tweeted that "Results of CBSE Class 10 examinations for 2017-18 to be declared by 4 pm on 29th of May, 2018".According to the Board, the results will be available on the websites - www.results.nic.in, www.cbseresults.nic.in and www.cbse.nic.in.The students can also view their results on UMANG mobile application.It can also be accessed through telephone number- 011 - 24300699 or by sending SMS on mobile number- 7738299899.The schools, already registered with the CBSE, will automatically get the results on their email IDs.Over 16 lakh students appeared for the All India Secondary School Exam (AISSE) this year.For a typing error in class 10 English paper, the Board has decided to give two marks to all those students who had appeared for it.CBSE announced class 12 results on May 26.
Chhattisgarh: 3 students of Dream 30 top 10th boards
Four Chhattisgarh-based students who gave the tenth boards in March have made it to state merit list out of which three were taught as part of state-initiative called as Dream 30.There are namely Yogesh Singh Chauhan, Maheshwari Sahay, Prakash Kashyap, and Shaskiya. All of them belong to Jashpur district.The Dream 30 initiative was started in 2017 by a local organisation as part of which some selected students are being given special training to excel in the examination. It is an initiative undertaken by Chhattisgarh Prime Minister Raman Singh.Further, a student-named Yogesh Singh Chauhan has managed to top the merit list of Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education.While speaking to ANI, Chauhan said "It feels amazing to be the topper. I want to pursue my education in Indian Institute of Technology Pune and be a scientist."Further Chattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh also expressed his happiness over the results as personally congratulated Chauhan over a phone call.Jashpur's ...
Manushi Chhillar interacts with students on Menstrual Hygiene Day
On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day, Miss World Manushi Chhillar today interacted with school students and participated in other programmes here to spread the message of healthy living. She walked along with students of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) schools from Central Park to the NDMC Convention Centre, where the interaction was held. The students displayed placards with messages like 'Let's be period positive', 'We bleed so mankind can thrive' to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene. "NDMC conducts various programmes to change the holistic behaviour of people to tackle taboos about menstrual hygiene and is promoting better health and sanitation practices. Miss World Manushi Chhillar interacted with the students to spread the message," a senior NDMC official said. Promoting menstrual hygiene is also one of her abiding aims and since winning the crown last year, Chhillar has participated in a number of activities on the subject. Menstrual Hygiene Day is an annual ...
Delhi police sends list of students who received leaked papers to CBSE
The Delhi police has sent to the CBSE a list of students who had allegedly received the leaked class 10 mathematics and class 12 economics question papers after the board sought it from the crime branch, an official privy to the probe said. A senior Crime Branch officer said the CBSE had requested them to provide details of students who had received the leaked papers. Last week, the police sent an investigation report to the board mentioning the names of over 60 students, he said, adding, these students were quizzed by the Crime Branch while it was probing the case. Two modules were allegedly involved in leaking the CBSE question papers. Other than the class 12 economics paper, the class 10 mathematics paper had also surfaced online before the scheduled examination. One of the modules was busted in Una town of Himachal Pradesh last month and six people, including a woman, were arrested in connection with leaking the question papers. The Bawana module was busted in March, and three ...
Install sanitary napkin vending machine in schools, varsities, says NCW
Towards the goal of adequate menstrual hygiene to young girls,the National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked Union Human Resource Minister Prakash Javadekar to install sanitary napkin vending machines within the premises of all schools and universities across India.
Sule targets Maha over 'Chacha Chaudhary and Narendra Modi'
NCP MP Supriya Sule today accused the BJP-led Maharashtra government of trying to "promote" its "ideology" through education by using Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pictures on books being recommended for supplementary reading in schools. Waving a book titled 'Chacha Chaudhary and Narendra Modi' at a press conference, Sule said, "I am happy that through these books (Chacha Chowdhary and Modi) the message of cleanliness is given to the students, however, what was the need to use PM Modi's large pictures on these books? Sule said photos of Sant Gadgebaba--a 19th century mendicant-saint and social reformer from Maharashtra--or Mahatma Gandhi who spread the message about cleanliness, should have been used on these books instead of those of Modi. The Maharashtra government had reportedly taken a decision to buy books worth Rs 59.42 lakh under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) as a supplementary reading material for students which include the books on Chacha Choudhary and Modi .
Auto driver's daughter scores 98.31% percentile in GSEB SSC exams
Aafreen Shaikh, the daughter of an autorickshaw driver from Ahmedabad made him proud by scoring 98.31 percentile in the GSEB SSC exams.Shaikh credited her success to her hard work while saying that she wanted to fulfill her parent's dream."I studied regularly. I want to pursue MBBS in future. My parents always dreamt of making me a doctor and I will surely fulfill their dreams," Aafreen told ANI.Her father, Shaik Mohammad Hamza revelled in his daughter's success and said that he had always wanted her to become a doctor and serve the nation."My family and I have always encouraged her to study. I always wanted to make her a doctor and now I expect her to serve the nation," he said.The Gujarat SSC exams were conducted from March 12 to 23, 2018.A total of 11,03,854 students had appeared for the exams, out of which a lowly 51.47 percent students managed to clear.Savani Hil Ishwarbhai was the exam topper, scoring 99 percent (594 out of 600).
DU's 'Open Days' session to conclude tmrw
The 'Open Days' session being organised by the Delhi University to address queries on various courses, colleges and admission process will be concluding tomorrow. The 'Open Days' session had commenced on May 21 and 800-900 visitors participated in the sessions everyday, said an official from the university. The university has been holding the sessions at THE Conference Centre near gate number 4 in North Campus in two shifts - 10 am to 11.30 am and 12 noon to 1.30 pm. The session will be concluding tomorrow. Today, the 'Open Days' session saw 1,100 visitors.
Students passing CBSE class 12 exam dropped during AAP rule: Maken
Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken today claimed that the number of government school students in the national capital who passed CBSE class 12 exam has dropped during AAP rule. In a tweet addressing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, he said, "During Congress rule, 1.47 lakh students passed from government schools. My challenge is that like previous year this year also you could not break this record. Do not lie, see how number of students passing from private schools has increased while those from government schools has gone down." In support of his claim, Maken tweeted the number of students who passed from government schools compared to private school in the last few years. The data tweeted by the Congress leader showed that 1.47 lakh students had passed CBSE class 12 exam as compared to 76,000 from private schools, in 2013-14. In 2017-18, the number of students who passed from government schools was 1.09 lakh whereas the number was 91,000 in case of private schools. As the CBSE ...
CISCE to be approached to know students' shortcomings in
A city school will approach the CISCE to know the shortcomings of students after receiving complaints of below expectation scores in their English paper, a top official of the Association of Heads of ICSE Schools said today. Names of six students of Central Modern School, Baranagar, will be forwarded to the Council For Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), which conducts the ICSE Board examinations, for the purpose, Association of Heads of ICSE Schools general secretary Nabarun Dey told PTI today. The students will be randomly chosen from among the students who complained about their low scores and the CISCE expert panel will re-evaluate their written English answer scripts, Dey, who is also school's principal, said. The number of schools who would opt for this and their names would be known at the association's AGM on June 5-6. "This move to send answer sheets for re-evaluation is not aimed at securing higher revised marks in English for our students. We just .
Soha Ali Khan Flags off "JEE Se JEEt Tak" Campaign by RadhaSai - IIT in Mumbai
"I would like to be known as a student and nothing else. Education is about realizing your potential and be what you can be best.Everyone has their own strengths, important thing is to participate and contribute and study hard," eminent actor and author Soha Ali Khan shared at the Mega Seminar hosted by RadhaSai - IIT to flag off its promising campaign 'JEE Se JEEt Tak', to facilitate an idealistic JEE coaching in India. She was talking while addressing 1200 students and parents this Sunday at Fine Arts, Chembur. Lakhs of students across the country would be making crucial career decisions of their lives during the next couple of months. Any curious observer is likely to see a herd mentality in action with hundreds of students in each class.But, RadhaSai - IITcomes with a fresh approach breaking all notions with only 15 students each class, money refund policy and an all-IIT'ian faculty and mentors on board! The enlightening event saw experts in the field talk about JEE and the ...
Chinese police handling of teacher protest sparks online fury
Police in central China have come under fire on social media over their handling of a protest by teachers demanding unpaid performance bonuses, the latest in a series of reported demonstrations by educators. The public security bureau in Lu'an, a small town in Anhui province, said it launched an investigation into allegations that officers beat some of the teachers during Sunday's demonstration. Some 200 teachers had marched to the municipal government office with banners demanding arrears and better treatment, according to Hong Kong-based human rights blog The Activists' Network. But a statement by the security bureau said only about 40 teachers had gathered outside the gate of the local government office. "They refused to follow staff advice and seriously disrupted public order," the police said. "A small number of offenders were removed from the scene", police said, adding that all those detained were later released. The bureau has already conducted an investigation to "verify ...
UP's Sanskriti University announces scholarship of Rs 1 crore for J-K students
UP-based Sanskriti University today announced a scholarship of Rs one crore for the students of Jammu and Kashmir, saying the varsity has a variety of new courses with assured placements. "The Sanskriti University has decided to provide opportunity to the students of Jammu and Kashmir to pursue higher education at its Mathura campus and it is for the first time when the varsity is extending admissions to the students of the state," executive director of the university P C Chabra told reporters here. He said the university is recognised as one of the premium private universities of north India where, besides quality education, great attention is paid towards holistic development of the students. General Manager Abhisheik Shukla said the university, as part of its efforts to contribute towards equitable growth across different strata of the society, has decided to award scholarships to the tune of Rs one crore to the meritorious students from Jammu and Kashmir who come from humble ...
CBSE Class 10 results to be out on Tuesday
The CBSE results for Class 10 will be declared at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, an official announced on Monday.
CBSE class 10 results to be announced tomorrow
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today announced that the results of Class 10 examinations will be declared tomorrow. "The results will be declared on May 29 at 4 pm," an official from the CBSE said. The board exams were marred by controversy this year with question paper leaks being reported from Delhi-NCR, Haryana and Jharkhand of Class 10 mathematics paper, but the HRD ministry had decided against conducting a re-examination in the "interest of students". This was the first batch to appear for the Class 10 board examinations after the CBSE decided to junk the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) and reintroduce the board exams. Over 16 lakh students appeared for Class 10 exams this year.
Threats against New York schools reach epidemic proportions
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has revealed that threats against schools in the city have reached epidemic proportions.