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Mizoram's first medical college to open in August
Mizoram's first medical college is slated to open its doors in August.
HRD Ministry launches online training course for higher education faculty
To better the quality of teaching in the country, Human Resource Development Ministry has launched an initiative to train teachers using digital platform.Using the Massive Open Online Courses platform SWAYAM, the central government intends to update the teaching technique of 1.5 million higher education faculty with focus on new and emerging trends.To achieve this, in the first phase, 75 discipline-specific National Resource Centres (NRCs) have been identified to prepare online training material and keep the teachers abreast of latest developments in their disciplines through the online refresher course.A number of institutions such as Central, State and Open Universities, National Institutes for Technical Teachers Training, IITs, IIITs, NITs and other have been notified as NRCs in this regard.
Govt school teacher dismissed for sexually harassing minor
A government school teacher was dismissed from service for allegedly sexually harassing a student, an official statement said today. The Department of Elementary Education dismissed the accused after it received various complaint against him for past some time. It was found that the said teacher was allegedly misbehaving with the students and sexually harassing the female students for past some time, an official release said. The police have registered a case against the accused under relevant section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Help desks for NEET students at rly stations,busstands
The Kerala government today directed all Collectors and district police chiefs to arrange help desks at all major railway and bus stations to provide necessary help to candidates appearing for the May 6 NEET medical entrance test. This is to help thousands of students appearing for the test in centres in other districts and from outside the state, a government press release said. Revenue and police authorities should ensure them hindrance free travel and other facilities, the release said. For those who need accommodation, authorities shall provide it with the support of local people, it said.
Jinnah portrait issue: Protest held outside UP Bhawan in Delhi
A protest was held on Friday outside Uttar Pradesh Bhavan in New Delhi against clashes at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) over Pakistan's Founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah portrait issue in the varsity campus.Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh city witnessed a clash on Thursday between students of the AMU and the police.Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), Om Prakash Singh, told ANI, "The situation in Aligarh is under control. We are watchful and will not let any untoward incident take place."Internet services were suspended here to prevent the communal flare-up over Pakistan's Founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah portrait issue.According to media reports, section 144 has also been imposed in Aligarh amid high tension over the controversy."There were so many messages coming on social media which were creating a negative effect on communal harmony. Keeping that in mind, the DM (district magistrate) of the area has imposed section 144 of CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure)," said Aligarh .
TN to pay allowance, train fare for candidates appearing for NEET outside
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami on Friday announced a travel allowance of second class train fare for Tamil Nadu students appearing for the NEET medical entrance exam outside the state.
SP MP compares Jinnah to Gandhi, Nehru
A Samajwadi Party MP today likened Muhammad Ali Jinnah to Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru as tension simmered at Aligarh Muslim University, the centre of a row over a portrait of the Pakistan founder. The administration suspended internet services in communally sensitive Aligarh district from 2 pm today to midnight tomorrow to prevent rumour mongering. AMU students continued their sit-in at the university's Baab-e-Syed gate, where they had clashed with the police on Wednesday. They are boycotting classes for the next two days. Wednesday's clash took place when the students were demanding action against right-wing protesters who had entered the campus and wanted Jinnah's portrait removed from the student union office, where it has been hanging for decades. The students offered Friday prayers at the scene of the dharna in which a large number of teachers and other members of the AMU fraternity participated. In Gorakhpur, newly elected Samajwadi Party MP Praveen Nishad sparked a ...
Hospital operator HCA spends big to keep nurses on board
NEW YORK (Reuters) - HCA Healthcare is raising the stakes in a fiercely competitive labor market, pledging $300 million for employee benefits that are largely designed to attract nurses, company executives told Reuters.
Leading law firms recruit JGLS graduates
A number of law graduates of Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) have been recruited by top law firms in the country, the institution said. An English law firm has also offered a training contract to one of the graduating students, a release said. We expect several other domestic and international law firms to hire from our future graduating batches as several law firms have signed MoUs with our university for offering internships to our students," Jindal Global University founding vice-chancellor and the dean of Jindal Global Law School, C Raj Kumar, said. He said that opportunities for law graduates were not limited these days and various other career options in the field of "business enterprises, consultancy firms, investment banks, think tanks, research institutions, NGOs" were also available to them.
Allow EWS students to complete studies in private schools: PIL
A PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court on Friday to seek change in law to ensure students from poor families who pass Class 8 from private schools can complete their education up to senior secondary level.
AIF's New York gala raises USD 1.84 mn for children's education in India
A leading philanthropic organisation has raised USD 1.84 million for children's education in India as prominent business leaders and entrepreneurs came together at its annual gala to support its poverty-disrupting work on the ground in India. The annual gala of the American India Foundation (AIF) raised the amount as over 500 guests, including business executives, investors, entrepreneurs and community leaders, attended the gala to support the AIF's Learning and Migration Program (LAMP). The Program provides access to quality education opportunities to children in areas of high migration, while also advocating to communities and governments the universal right to education. The April 30 gala held here helped raise funds to support AIF's poverty-disrupting work on the ground in India, an AIF statement said. AIF Vice Chair Harit Talwar and Head of Digital Finance at Goldman Sachs thanked the supporters. The AIF said in India each year, 70 million people migrate from their villages to ...
National Resource Centres roped in to teach teachers
The government has identified 75 National Resource Centres to update the curriculum of different fields of studies and provide online refresher training to the teachers, an official statement said on Friday.
TN CM announces train fare, Rs 1000 aid for NEET students
Every student from Tamil Nadu who travels to other states to appear for the NEET will be given train fare in addition to monetary assistance of Rs 1,000 per candidate, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said here today. He said these students and one attendant travelling with him or her would be provided second class train fare and given an assistance of Rs 1,000 towards other expenditure. Palaniswami said the direction was given following reports that those allotted centres outside Tamil Nadu were facing difficulties. Students could get the train fare and Rs 1,000 assistance from the district Chief Education Officer through their school either before or after their journey to write NEET, he said. Palaniswami's announcement comes a day after PMK demanded that the state government bear the travel expenses of students who have been allotted centres in other States. A section of students, about 200 from Tamil Nadu, have been allotted centres in Kerala and Rajasthan to write NEET, .
Nasscom Foundation, eClerx train over 480 engineering students
Nasscom Foundation on Friday said it has trained over 480 engineering students in "employability enhancement skills" in collaboration with global critical business service provider eClerx.
MIEB to be formed this year: Maharashtra Edu Minister
The Maharashtra International Education Board (MIEB) will be formed this year, confirmed state education minister Vinod Tawde."MIEB will be started by the Maharashtra government this year. It will form the curriculum with the same respect as it is formed in ICSE & CBSE. We will take students from local to global and known to unknown," Tawde told media.The Ministry will launch 13 non-English government schools under the program this year and plans to expand it to 100 schools by next year. The new board will take the students 'from local to global and known to unknown.'The council has been formed of many talented educationists, including Shaheen Mistri from Teach for India and Sonam Wangchuk (founding director of the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh).The teachers will also undergo a special training and interview rounds before being employed by the schools.
Jinnah portrait issue: Internet suspended in Aligarh
Internet services were suspended here on Friday to prevent the communal flare-up over Pakistan's Founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah portrait issue.In connection with the issue, the city witnessed a clash on Thursday between students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and the police."There were so many messages coming on social media which were creating a negative effect on communal harmony. Keeping that in mind, the DM (district magistrate) of the area has imposed section 144 of CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure)," said Aligarh Additional District Magistrate Shyam Bahadur.The internet services in Aligarh will remain suspended from 2:00 pm (04 may 2018) to 12:00 am (06 May 2018)."The banks and government services will, however, remain unaffected with this move. We are taking all the necessary steps. Peace is continuously maintained in all over Aligarh district. Alertness is raised in the area," Singh added.Yesterday, 28 students and 13 cops were injured in a clash which broke out between AMU ..
New education policy will give Hindi its due importance:HRD min
Language is very important for any society and the country, and the New Education Policy which is being formulated will give Hindi its due importance, Union Minister of State for HRD, Satya Pal Singh, said today. "When the education policy came in 1835, Lord Macualay had said that India's people will remain Indians in their looks and blood but their thinking will be Brirish. Whenever we escalate talks about working for the mother toungue, things don't move forward," he said here while addressing the gathering at an award function at the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). "Who were the leaders in the country who did not let Hindi get its importance? Soon, a new education policy is coming. It is very unfortunate that people think low of themselves if they don't know English. Like you can't change your mother, you can't change your language also," he said. During the event, awards were presented to the authors of best books in technical education published in Hindi.
Internet services suspended in Aligarh
Internet services were today suspended in Aligarh district in the wake of unrest in AMU after the Jinnah portrait row. "There will be no internet services from 2 pm today to 12 midnight tomorrow," district magistrate Chandra Bhushan Singh said. This has been done to prevent rumour mongering, he said. It had come to the administration's notice that some anti-social elements could vitiate communal harmony by spreading rumours through videos, using internet services, his order said. Tension prevailed in Aligarh and students continued with their sit-in at the university's Baab-e-Syed gate, where they had clashed with the police on Wednesday. They are boycotting classes for the next two days. The students offered Friday prayers at the scene of the dharna in which a large number of teachers and other members of the AMU fraternity participated. Wednesday's clash took place when the students were demanding action against right-wing protesters who entered the campus and wated the Pakistan ...
Dinakaran to help TN's NEET candidates in Kerala
The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) led by T.T.V. Dinakaran on Friday announced that it will help with lodging facilities NEET aspirants from Tamil Nadu who have been allotted exam centres in neighbouring Kerala.
'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' helps girls rejoin schools in J-K village
In the far-flung area of Kot Ranka village in Rajouri district, many school dropout girls are now rejoining the schools under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' awareness campaign.The teachers of schools in Kot Ranka village said that 'number of girls in school has gone higher than boys.'"Many who had dropped out are now returning to schools. We had gone from door to door to make people aware of the importance of education," said a teacher.The main reason for girls dropping out from schools was because they belong to the financially weak ST category population in this remote area.However, under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme, every facility is being provided to these girls, from books to uniforms and a free of cost schooling for the improvement of the education system in far-flung areas.Many teachers also personally met villagers to make them understand the importance of education and tell them about the benefits of various governments' education schemes.
