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AI system can predict school violence
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that can help predict which students are at higher risk of perpetrating school violence. The researchers found that machine learning - the science of getting computers to learn over time without human intervention - is as accurate as a team of child and adolescent psychiatrists, including a forensic psychiatrist, in determining risk for school violence. "Previous violent behaviour, impulsivity, school problems and negative attitudes were correlated with risk to others," said Drew Barzman, a child forensic psychiatrist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the US. "Our risk assessments were focused on predicting any type of physical aggression at school. We did not gather outcome data to assess whether machine learning could actually help prevent school violence. That is our next goal," said Barzman, lead author of the study published in the journal Psychiatric Quarterly. Researchers evaluated 103 teenage ...
Students present ideas for improving water urbanism in Varanasi
Students from America's Columbia University and India's IIT Kharagpur have presented unique ideas for improving urban life and reinventing water urbanism in Varanasi, according to an Indian official here. Seven teams, comprising post-professional urban design students at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the graduate students and scholars from IIT Kharagpur recently made final presentations on the project 'Rethinking Water Urbanism in Varanasi' as part of their curriculum at the Indian Consulate here. "The future of Varanasi lies somewhere in these presentations. Varanasi is the window into India, the fountainhead of our civilization. These designs are planted on the ground, small changes that can make big differences," India's Consul General in New York Sandeep Chakravorty told PTI. He said the challenge would be how to implement these ideas on the ground but stressed that the designs and proposals made by the students to improve ...
Protesters gather as NRA members meet in Dallas
Those gathered in Dallas to protest the National Rifle Association during its annual meeting include parents whose children were among the 17 people fatally shot in February at a high school in Parkland, Florida. Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jaime was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, told the crowd at one of several gatherings Saturday that he wakes up every day with the sole purpose to "affect change in the gun control debate." Guttenberg spoke at a rally organized by #NoRA, a group founded by actress Alyssa Milano. She tells The Associated Press they're "trying to shine the light on the NRA's stronghold over policymaking in Washington." At another rally, Manuel Oliver, whose son Joaquin was killed in the Parkland shooting, created a mural containing the message: "We demand a fair game.
Muslim organisations burn 'anti-Jinnah' posters outside BJP office
Muslim organisations on Saturday burnt 'anti-Jinnah' posters outside BJP office in Lucknow in protest against the portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).The police seized an effigy of Jinnah from them.Earlier this week, a clash broke out between students of the AMU and the police over the matter.Internet services were also suspended in Aligarh to prevent the communal flare-up over the issue.The controversy surrounding Jinnah's poster triggered after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Aligarh MP Satish Gautam wrote a letter to AMU's Vice-Chancellor seeking an explanation on the portrait of Pakistan's founder in the students' union office.The portrait of Jinnah has been hanging on a wall in the students union's office at AMU for decades.
NSUI blames right-wing elements for defacing St Stephens College
Congress-affiliated NSUI on Saturday attacked right-wing elements for defacing St Stephens' chapel door with the slogan "Mandir Yahin Banega" (temple will be constructed here) and graveyard, saying such acts reflect an "utterly disgusting mentality" of the persons involved in defacement of structures.
Gujarat teachers told to offer 'Shramdaan' to deepen water bodies
As if engaging Gujarat government teachers in census data gathering, election duties and promoting health awareness campaigns was not enough, now they have been asked them to help deepen water bodies in the state by offering "Shramdaan" (voluntary manual service).
Delhi Police says it got no intimation of alleged incident at St Stephen's
The Delhi Police today said it did not receive any intimation about the alleged controversial quotes written on the door of a chapel at Delhi University's St Stephen's. Students' Union president Sai Aashirwaad earlier said that inflammatory quotes like 'Mandir Yahi Banega' were found written on the chapel's main door, while an 'Om' symbol along with the words 'I'm going to hell' was found on the cross behind the chapel yesterday. "The messages, however, were cleared today," he said. The Delhi Police said they were not informed about any such incident. The college administration had announced preparatory holidays for students from April 28, with only those having practical exams attending the college. Principal John Varghese was unavailable for comment.
Assistant prof of Kashmir University missing, protests in varsity
An assistant professor of University of Kashmir here went missing, leading to protests in the varsity today, police said. Mohammad Rafi Bhat, a contractual assistant professor in the sociology department, went missing since yesterday, a police official said. The official said Bhat was a resident of Chundina area of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. His family informed the university authorities about his disappearance this morning, the official added. They said protests rocked the university today over Bhat's disappearance, following which the vice chancellor met the protesting students and assured them that all efforts would be made to trace the missing lecturer. The university is in touch with the local police. Students are requested to maintain calm and cooperate, a university spokesman said in a statement. He said the vice-chancellor has written to Director General of Police SP Vaid, requesting him to make all efforts to trace Bhat's whereabouts. The offices of the Hon'ble ...
AICTE chief for automatic autonomy to educational institutions
Institutions with a standard level of accreditation should be given autonomy automatically, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Chairman Anil D. Sahasrabudhe said on Saturday.
Police dismisses controversial quotes in St Stephen's chapel as rumour
The Delhi Police today dismissed as "rumours" the controversial quotes written on the door of a chapel at Delhi University's St Stephen's. Students union president Sai Aashirwaad earlier said inflammatory quotes like 'Mandir Yahi Banega' were found written on the chapel's main door, while an 'Om' symbol along with the words 'I'm going to hell' was found on the cross behind the chapel yesterday. "The messages, however, were cleared today," he said. The Delhi Police said no such incident had taken place. The college administration had announced preparatory holidays for students from April 28, with only those having practical exams attending the college. Principal John Varghese was unavailable for comments.
Hard Hackathons to be held across the country
The Centre will conduct 'Hard Hackathons' in some centres in which students will be asked to come up with innovations to address real life problems like water and energy, AICTE Chairman Anil Sahasrabudhe has said. Sahasrabudhe told newsmen here that a hardware hackathon would be held as early as June. "We are probably going to have 11 centres. In each centre students will face with a unique problem or challenge for tackling problems ranging from water, energy and others." The centres, which would be spread across the country, will be equipped with hardware facility. IIT Kharagpur is overseeing the Hard Hackathon and the centres will be confirmed soom. In the Hard Hackathon students of a hackathon centre will stay for five days and brainstorm to come up with "exciting and interesting" idea, he had said yesterday. "We would like to have an innovation in every institution. Innovation cannot just take place in IITs and NITs," he said. The Hard Hackathon, will be the first ...
Situation peaceful at AMU
The situation at Aligarh Muslim University remained peaceful today, days after protests rocked the campus over a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah which hangs at the student union office. The indefinite dharna and boycott of academic activities by students, however, continued for the third day today. Police on Wednesday resorted to lathicharge, lobbed teargas shells to disperse AMU students demanding the arrest of protesters who had barged into the campus, agitating over the portrait of the Pakistan founder. Meanwhile, the president of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union, Geeta Kumari, today asked the RSS and different saffron groups to "stop interfering in the internal affairs" of different educational institutions in the country. Addressing the protesting AMU students at their dharna site, Geeta Kumari said, "The AMU and all other universities are autonomous institutions and we will not accept attacks by such organisations in the affairs of different educational ...
1.20 lakh students from Ker to appear for NEET
Over 1.20 lakh students from Kerala will appear for tomorrow's National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), being conducted by the CBSE for medical and dental courses. About 1,20,792 candidates will appear for the test from the state in 226 centres spread across thedistricts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Alapuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kannur. The CBSE has issued strict guidelines and dos and don'ts for those appearing for the test. Candidates have been asked not to carry stationery items like bits of paper, geometry box, pencil box, plastic pouch, pen scale, writing pad, eraser, mobile phone, blue tooth inside the examination hall. A strict dress code, banning wallets, goggles, handbags, belt, cap and ornaments, pendants, badge and brooch, shoes and heels has also been imposed. In Thiruvananthapuram, 24,000 students would appear for the test in 34 centres, an official press release said. The government has put in place all ...
Jinnah's ghost haunts AMU
The simmering discontent triggered by the demand for removing a portrait of Mohammad Ali Jinnah from a hall, has now blown up into a full-scale confrontation between Hindutva elements and the agitating students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
BHU undergraduate attacked by fellow students
A BHU undergraduate was allegedly attacked by a group of students with hockey sticks and a knife in the university campus over old enmity, police said. The injured student, identified as Ashutosh Maurya who lives in the Lal Bahadur Shastri hostel, was injured when he was attacked with a knife and hockey sticks by the group of students of the same university in front of the Hindi department. The incident took place when the BA second year student was returning after giving his semester exams this morning, they said. He was rushed to the BHU trauma centre where his condition is stated to be stable, police said. As soon as other residents of the LBS hostel came to know about it, a large number of students reached the police station with Maurya and gave a written complaint against five fellow students and other unidentified persons, they said. After lodging complaint, students from the Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) hostel and Birla hostel clashed and started pelting each other with stones, ...
Students travelling outside for NEET exams to get financial assistance
Tamil Nadu Minister D. Jayakumar on Saturday said that the government will provide financial assistance to the students travelling to neighbouring states to appear for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).The minister said that financial assistance to 5000 students who are travelling to neighbouring states would be given."It's very bad that CBSE did not provide any information to the students appearing in the NEET exams that they have to appear outside the state, even though there are 5,000 students from Tamil Nadu. Government has announced financial assistance for them," said the Tamil Nadu Minister on the same.CBSE which issued admit cards to Tamil Nadu students allocated the examination centres in states like Kerala, Karnataka and Rajasthan.Acting on this issue, Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that every possible help would be provided to Tamil nadu students coming over to the state."Kerala govt has directed all the district collectors and district ..
TN people's focus on education, Madras University models to follow: President
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said Tamil Nadu people's focus on education and the institutions like University of Madras are model for India to follow.
NAAC-affiliated inst should become autonomous in 10 years
AICTE Chairman Anil Sahasrabudhe today said NAAC-affiliated institutions in the country should become autonomous in ten years, compared to over 50 per cent now. "Any accredited institution reaching the threshold of certain academic standard should go for autonomy," Sahasrabudhe told reporters here. The number of autonomous institutions in the country has to go from 50 percent to "60-70 per cent even 100 per cent in a decade's time. The AICTE chairman was in the city to attend a discussion 'Millennial Learning Educational Strategies for the Gen Next' organised by Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC) and Sister Nivedita University. To a question about certain state-run universities not in favour of autonomy, he said "I am aware of this. It is all about mindset problem. Some amount of work will definitely increase if autonomy is given. "You (institutions) will have to set your curriculum and set questions, but you in that place can have lot of freedom, lot of ...
200 illegally plying school vans booked by Delhi transport dept
The Delhi Transport Department has booked and penalised around 200 illegally plying school vans on the city roads in the last three days under a campaign against such vehicles, officials said. The move comes after a 7-year-old girl was killed while 18 other children were injured when an illegally-plying school van met with accident in north Delhi's Keshavpuram last month. "We have so far booked 200 vehicles under the drive launched on Wednesday. We will not allow such vehicles to ply on the roads and besides a fine of Rs 5,000, cancellation of registration certificate for three months is also being done," a senior transport department official said. Several teams of the Enforcement Wing of the department have been formed to catch such vehicles and the drive will be intensified from the coming week, he said. As per the officials, the number of school vans registered with transport department is over 4,500 while a far larger number of illegal private vehicles, estimated around 40,000, ..
Kashmir University teacher reported missing, protests erupt
An assistant professor from the Kashmir University has been reported missing leading to protests by the students, police said on Saturday.