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JNU Academic Council okays course on 'Islamic Terrorism'
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Academic Council "passed" a proposal to set up a Centre for National Security Studies under which there would be a course on "Islamic Terrorism", a professor who attended its meeting today said. Many members of the Academic Council opposed the proposal to impart courses on 'Islamic Terrorism', arguing that it was communal in nature, Sudhir K Suthar, a special invitee to the 145th meeting of the Council, said. "Many members opposed the topic 'Islamic Terrorism' so as to not club any religion with terrorism, and suggested to call the phenomenon 'religious terrorism'," Suthar, who is an office-bearer of the JNU Teachers Association (JNUTA), told PTI. "There was a debate on the issue in the meeting with many members supporting it too, saying that it was a globally accepted phenomenon and majority of the cases (of terrorism) were associated with the religion," another Academic Council member, who was present in the meeting, said. "The chair passed the .
Ajit Doval conferred honorary doctorate by Kumaun University
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval was today conferred an honorary doctorate by the Kumaun University at the varsity's 14th convocation here. Doval was conferred the Doctorate of Literature (D Litt) by Uttarakhand Governor K K Paul at the ceremony which was held at Dev Singh Bisht College. Speaking on the occasion, Doval noted that the world was being swept by major changes today and asked the students to brace themselves to tackle the challenges of a fast changing world. The NSA asked the students to develop a positive attitude, and not to be afraid of failure but treat it as a "stepping stone to success". He said he felt humbled to get the honour in his home state. Doval hails from Pauri district in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Higher Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and a host of other dignitaries attended the ceremony.
10 people killed in Texas school shooting, gunman arrested
A student opened fire at a high school in the US state of Texas today, killing at least 10 people, mostly students, in the latest such incident in the country. The incident took place at Santa Fe High School in the city of the same name, located about 50 kilometres southeast of Houston. An unidentified law enforcement officer was shot, but sources said he was "clipped" and was not seriously injured. At least 10 people were killed in the gunfire, Houston Chronicle quoted federal and county law enforcement officials have confirmed. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a majority of those that were killed in the shooting were students. He said that the two people who were taken into custody, including the person believed to be the gunman, are students at the school. A search of the school is ongoing, Gonzalez said. He said he has no information about explosives being found at the scene. Several other students were injured in the shooting. This is the third school shooting in the past ..
DUTA writes to UGC against grant of autonomous status to St Stephen's College
The Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) today expressed shock at reports that the University Grants Commission was working to grant autonomous status to St Stephen's College. In a statement, DUTA president Rajib Ray said, "Despite several protests, it seems that the government is moving ahead on its agenda of turning colleges and universities of repute into teaching shops through the scheme of Autonomous Colleges and Graded Autonomy. This is shocking." "We have written to the UGC today in this regard opposing any move to fragment and privatise the college and the varsity. The DUTA has also written to the HRD Ministry reiterating its demands," he added. St Stephen's Principal John Verghese did not respond to calls or message from PTI. "The Scheme of Autonomous Colleges and Graded Autonomy, which is a push towards self-financing schemes and online courses, will have far reaching consequences. Privatisation of public-funded institutions will hit badly the educational prospects .
Plea in HC for implementation of 7th Pay Commission recommendations in unaided pvt schools
A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court today seeking a direction to the Delhi government and the three municipal corporations to ensure the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations regarding over two lakh teaching and non-teaching employees of nearly 2,000 unaided private schools here. The plea filed by an NGO also sought direction to the authorities to take appropriate action in accordance with the provisions of the Delhi School Education Act against the erring unaided private schools. The court is likely to hear the matter on May 21. NGO Social Jurist, in its plea filed through advocate Ashok Agarwal, said the 7th Pay Commission recommendations should be implemented to bring their pay, allowances and other benefits in conformity with the employees of corresponding status in the government and schools run by three municipal corporations of Delhi. It said the pay had not be revised in accordance with the recommendations with effect from Janaury 1, 2016 and the ...
Haryana: Rural students outshine urban counterparts in Class 12 exams
Students from rural areas in Haryana have performed better than their urban counterparts, while girls have outshone boys in the Class 12 state education board examinations, results for which were declared today. The overall pass percentage for the Class 12 Haryana School Education Board stood at 63.84 per cent. The result was declared jointly by Chairman of the Board, Dr Jagbir Singh and Secretary, Dhirendra Khadgata in a press conference organised at Board office in Bhiwani today. The students can check their results at website www.bseh.org.in and www.indiaresults.com, Singh said. He said that overall toppers in the examination are Naveen and Heena from Hisar. The board chairman said that 2,22,388 students had appeared in the senior secondary examination of which 1,41,973 have passed, 49,163 have got compartments and 31,252 failed. A total of 1,24,242 boys had appeared in the examination of which 70,936 have passed while 71,037 of the 98,146 girls have passed. Singh said that the ...
Injuries in US high school shooting, situation 'contained'
A gunman opened fire at a Texas high school today, wounding an as yet unknown number of people before the situation was "contained," officials said. The incident took place at Santa Fe High School in the city of the same name, located about 50 kilometres southeast of Houston in Galveston County. "There was someone that walked in with a shotgun and started shooting, and this girl got shot in the leg," an eyewitness identified as Nikki told local television station KTRK. The suspect was in custody, the school's assistant principal, Cris Richardson, told CNN. "This morning, an incident occurred at the high school involving an active shooter. The situation is active, but has been contained. There have been confirmed injuries," the Santa Fe school district said in a statement. "Law enforcement will continue to secure the building and initiate all emergency management protocols to release and move students to another location." Other schools in the district were not affected, it added. The .
'Active shooter' reported at Texas high school
An "active shooter" situation was reported today at a high school in Texas, where a witness said a gunman opened fire with a shotgun, prompting the district to initiate a "lockdown." "There was someone that walked in with a shotgun and started shooting, and this girl got shot in the leg," an eyewitness identified as Nikki told local television station KTRK of the incident at Santa Fe High School in a suburb of Houston. The eyewitness said students fled the school in a panic. A large contingent of police responded to the school campus. The school district announced a "lockdown" in response to the shooting, but it was not immediately clear how many schools were affected. "This morning an incident occurred at the high school involving an active shooter. The district has initiated a lockdown," it said on its website.
Honorary Colonel rank for VCs of Jadavpur, Kalyani varsities
The Centre has conferred the honorary rank of Colonel in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to vice chancellors of Jadavpur University and Kalyani University for their "sincere interest in the cause of improving quality of youth", official sources said here today. The vice chancellor of JU, Suranjan Das, and the Kalyani University VC, Sankar Kumar Ghosh, who have been appointed Colonel Commandant of their respective universities, would be "honoured with the prestigious rank" on May 21 by Director General of NCC Lt Gen P P Malhotra at Fort William, the headquarters of the Army's Eastern Command. Along with Das and Ghosh, the rank will also be bestowed upon six vice chancellors of other universities in the country in recognition of their contribution in "providing true education" to the youth and promoting the cause of NCC activities, they said. Of the six other vice-chancellors from other parts of the country, five hail from universities in Maharashtra and one from Madhya ...
NSA Ajit Doval conferred honorary doctorate by Kumaun University
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval was today conferred an honorary doctorate by the Kumaun University at the varsity's 14th convocation here. Doval was conferred the Doctorate of Literature (D Litt) by Uttarakhand Governor K K Paul at the ceremony which was held at Dev Singh Bisht College. Speaking on the occasion, Doval said that the world was being swept by major changes today and asked the students to brace themselves to tackle the challenges of a fast changing world. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Higher Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and a host of other dignitaries attended the convocation ceremony.
Nagaland Board declares Class X, XII results
The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has declared the results for Class X and Class XII examination results for 2018. NBSE conducted the High School Leaving Certificate Examination (HSLC) and Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination (HSSLC) in March-April this year with 36,996 students appearing in the examinations, said a notification issued by NBSE Chairperson Asano Sekhose here today. In HSLC, out of the 21,715 students, 14,335 cleared the exam with pass percentage to 66.01 per cent, a decrease of 4.18 per cent over last years pass percentage of 70.19. Female candidate, Vivotsonuo Sorhie of Mezhr Higher Secondary School, Kohima, took the top position scoring 590 marks with 98.33 per cent. Sherry Jindal of Holy Cross HSS,Dimapur and Raj Paul of Pranab Vidyapith HSS, Dimapur, stood second with a total of 587 marks at 97.83 per cent. Leishembi Ng Lyting of Mezhr HSS, Kohima, stood third with total marks of 585 (97.50%) among the 20 toppers in ...
End to students' protest a Ramzan gift: AMU VC
Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor today welcomed the end of the campus protest triggered by the Jinnah portrait row, describing it as a Ramzan gift to the entire AMU community. In an interview to PTI to mark his one year in office, Mansoor said, "I laud AMU students for exercising their democratic right to protest while totally maintaining exemplary discipline and communal harmony on the campus." "During the entire protest in which thousands of students participated, not a single act of vandalism took place and despite grave provocation by certain forces inimical to this institution, the boys held on to the AMU's traditional universal values of large-hearted tolerance and the brotherhood of mankind," he said. The AMU was at the centre of a controversy over a portrait of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah that has been on the walls of the student union office for decades. The AMU Students' Union (AMUSU) had given a call for a boycott of classes and activists ..
Renowned physicist George Sudarshan cremated in US
Eminent Indian-American theoretical physicist EC George Sudarshan has been cremated in the US state of Texas, with his family and friends attending the last rites. Sudarshan, 86, who is survived by his wife Bhamathi Sudarshan and two children, died of natural causes on May 13 in Austin, Texas. His two sons Alex and Ashok performed the last rites at the Beck Funeral home near Roundrock. His wife Bhamathi sang Sudarshan's favourite song on Goddess Saraswathi. The University of Texas at Austin, where he worked since 1969, mourned his passing away. Several students and faculty from the Physics department attended the cremation service and spoke highly of the professor and his works. Consul General of India at Houston was represented by Consul Ashok Sockalingam. Sam Kannappan, a close friend of Sudarshan for the past 50 years, has proposed that a scholarship or a lecture series may be established in the name of the eminent physicist. Sudarshan, an outstanding theoretical physicist, was ...
Apples is bringing accessible coding to schools for blind, deaf
With an aim to offer students with disabilities an opportunity to learn the language of technology, Apple is bringing an accessible coding programme to schools serving the blind and deaf communities, first to the US and then to more schools around the world.
Proxy candidate at DU college arrested
A proxy candidate was arrested for allegedly writing the graduation exam on behalf of his friend at a Delhi University college, the police said today. Yashveer Yadav, a native of Rewari district in Haryana, was found taking the exam at Ramjas College. The invigilator found that the accused had pasted his picture on the entry card of the student, they said. He took the proxy candidate to the principal who in turn informed the police.
Nearly 80,000 applications for UG programmes in DU in three days
Nearly 80,000 applications have been received in the first three days for admissions to Delhi University's undergraduate courses which began on May 15, an official said today. The official associated with admissions, said a total of 79,906 applications have been received so far. Among them 39,286 are merit-based applications and 16,269 are entrance-based applications who have either completed or have almost completed the online registration process, the rest have not crossed even 50 per cent of the process. Around 25,000 of the applicants have made payments, the official added. "Total male applicants are 27,822, female 23,217 and other applicants only 12. Total unreserved applicants are 34,368 and total OBC non-creamy layer applicants are 9,853," the official said. The registration for UG programmes will end at 6pm on June 7. The varsity has, for now, announced a total of five cut offs with the notification for the first cut-off scheduled to be issued on June 19. A student may select .
This Nepal college fulfills differently-abled students' education dream
It was hard for the differently-abled students of Palpa district in western Nepal to go to educational institutions initially, but the Tansen Multiple Campus has come to their rescue.Radheshyam Gyawali, campus chief of the Tansen Multiple Campus, while speaking to ANI, said that initially due to lack of the infrastructure, they were not able to manage the immense flow of students at the campus.He, however, said that they successfully achieved their plans after getting donations from the Indian Embassy."This campus was established in the year of 2047 B.C. as the first community campus of Palpa district. We faced an immense flow of students from the beginning but we were not able to cope up due to lack of the infrastructure and used to rent buildings to commence classes. Then we came to know about the donations from the Indian Embassy for the educational institutions. We went forward with our proposal and we became successful in achieving our plans,"The Indian government at that time ...
TN engineering admissions: Madras HC says no to offline mode
The Madras High Court today declined to accept a plea that offline mode for applying for engineering admissions in Tamil Nadu be continued, stating that "online mode was accepted by the public". A bench comprising Justices V Parthiban and P D Audikesavulu gave the order on pleas relating to admission to engineering courses in the state in both modes. The method of online counselling was successful for the past two years, the bench said, adding on a perusal it was convinced that the method of online registration, which was tested for the two immediate previous years has been successfully accepted by the public. Restriction to the online mode alone from 2018 onwards would not result in any deprivation of opportunity to eligible students to apply for admission, it said. Several petitions had been filed challenging the online mode of application for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) which was implemented by the Anna University, and also seeking conduct of counselling in both ..
Maha brings more castes in RTE Act's under-privileged category
The Maharashtra government today incorporated more caste groups and communities in the beneficiary list of students seeking admission in schools under the Right To Education (RTE) Act. Until now, the under-privileged category included students from SC (scheduled caste), ST (scheduled tribe), and Divyangs classes, which is now updated. All categories from VJ & NT (Vimukta Jati and Nomadic tribes), OBC (Other Backward Classes), and SBC (Special Backward Class) are inducted into the under-privileged category with a view to ensure that no student is deprived of education, a government resolution (GR) said. Under the updated list, HIV-positive students can also seek admission under the RTE Act, it stated. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE), enacted in August 2009, describes the modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 under Article 21a of the Constitution. The Act ...
Left student groups unite to fight MHRD bid to 'end reservations'
National-level left student bodies today announced an alliance to fight "onslaughts" on higher education and alleged attempts by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to privatise education and end reservations through its policies. Organisations in the alliance include the All India Democratic Students Organisation, All India Students Federation (AISF), All India Students Association (AISA), All India Students Bloc and Students' Federation of India (SFI). "We have seen in recent days the MHRD has made several policy-level changes to higher education with their agenda to privatise education in a market-profiting manner and exclude a large number of students across the country from accessing higher education," AISA national president Sucheta De said. She said the alliance would lead protests across the country demanding the withdrawal of a February 12 notification issued by the MHRD and gazettes "granting autonomy to 60 higher education institutes". It wanted a partial ...
