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NSUI holds rally demanding steps for safety of women students in DU

Days after releasing an "audit report" on the safety of women students on Delhi University campus, NSUI today held a rally in North Campus demanding that the administration implement its recommendations. A delegation led by NSUI national president Fairoz Khan met Delhi University Proctor Neeta Sehgal and submitted a copy of the audit report and the recommendations. "The administration has accepted the findings of our audit and has agreed to all our demands - which include implementation of UGC guidelines with regard to Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), installation of CCTVs for ensuring a safe and secure campus and deployment of Delhi Police personnel outside every DU college," the Congress' students wing said in a statement. Released on Friday, the audit report stated that one in every four women studying in the university has faced sexual harassment. "Of 188 cases of harassment faced by the respondents, 40 were cases of physical harassment. One in five cases of harassment were of

OPD services at AIIMS in Gorakhpur to start by March 2019: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today his government is making efforts to start the OPD services at AIIMS in Gorakhpur, his hometown, by March 2019. The foundation of AIIMS-Gorakhpur was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2016. The Out Patient Department (OPD) services at the hospital was scheduled to start by September this year, but the chief minister said today that the government plans to start it by March next year. "It was a long-pending demand of the people of the area for better medical facilities in Purvanchal region and PM Modi gave this gift to east Uttar Pradesh. We are trying to start AIIMS OPD by March 2019. All formalities related to the state government has been completed," Adityanath said. He said it is his government's priority to start an Ayush block and other services at AIIMS-Gorakhpur in time. On the last day of his three-day visit here, Adityanath also distributed appointment letters to assistant teachers. More than 850 Basic Training

3.17 lakh students from BRI countries studying in China

Over 3.17 lakh students from countries covered by the China's Belt and Road Initiative studied in China, the government said. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a pet initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping was proposed in 2013, and four years on, over 100 countries and international organisations have supported and got involved in this initiative. A total of 317,200 students from BRI countries studied in China in 2017, up 11.58 per cent over 2016, accounting for 64.85 per cent of the total international students in China, the Ministry of Education said in a statement yesterday. About 4.90 lakh foreigners from 204 countries and regions studied in China in 2017, more than any other country in Asia. That included about 15, 000 Indian students, according to unofficial estimates. The Indian students mainly comprised of those studying medicine in colleges across China. India has not backed the BRI as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, (CPEC) is its flagship project. India protested .

HC reserves order on JNU's contempt plea against students

The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on a plea of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) seeking contempt action against its students' union office bearers for holding protests within 100 metres of the administrative block. Justice V K Rao heard the counsel for both parties and directed them to file written submissions by tomorrow. "Parties heard. Order reserved. Counsel shall file written submissions by tomorrow evening," the judge said. During the hearing, central government standing counsel Monika Arora, appearing for JNU, submitted that the students had on February 15 violated the August 9, 2017 order of the high court by obstructing access to the administrative block of the varsity in protest against compulsory attendance. Arora, who showed pictures of the protest to the judge, reiterated that the students had created a threatening atmosphere in the university and called other students for mass signature campaign against the mandatory attendance issue. However, advocate .

JNU: Delhi HC reserves order on student protest ban

The Delhi High Court (HC) on Tuesday reserved a judgment order on a plea filed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) seeking a ban on student protest.The university's plea, sought contempt action against students who allegedly violated the order.JNU earlier moved to the Delhi HC claiming that its order dated August 9, 2017, asking students not to protest within 100 metres of the administrative block which includes several offices including that of the vice-chancellor, was being violated.The court has now directed parties to file written submission till tomorrow.It come at a time when on February 15, a group of JNU students violated the court order by allegedly blocking the entry of the administration block demanding a meeting with the Vice-chancellor Dinesh Kumar against the compulsory attendance system imposed on the university students.

HC reserves order on contempt plea against JNU students

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a JNU plea seeking action against the students for violating a court order that barred them from protesting within 100 metres of the university's administrative building.

UP: Over 12,400 youth appointed assistant teachers

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced to appoint over 12,400 youth of the state for the post of assistant teachers.The Chief Minister was speaking at an event at Gorakhpur University."More than 12,400 youth from the state will be given appointment letters for the post of assistant teachers. They will help in the development of the state and in building the future of the students. I would like to congratulate every one of them," he said.Yogi said that another recruitment drive for assistant teachers would be held later in the month.The additional appointments are expected to solve the shortage of teachers in government-run schools as well as generate employment among the youth.

India-UK collaboration in various fields significant for future: Envoy

The collaboration between India and the UK in various fields like research is significant and will help the people of two countries prepare for the future, India's top diplomat to the country has said. Leaders from business, politics and academia debated the "future of organisations" at Imperial College Business School here as part of the annual joint conference between the college's Gandhi Centre for Inclusive Innovation and the All India Management Association (AIMA). Issues around privacy, the impact of automation on labour, protectionism and the role of government in planning for advances in technology were among the key topics of discussion yesterday. "Collaboration between the UK and India is particularly significant. What we forget sometimes is what's happening across the board whether it's combatting malaria, developing solar batteries or creating a framework on cyber cooperation. This sort of collaboration will help our people prepare for the future," said Y K Sinha, Indian .

Delhi govt warns against 12 fake boards operating in Delhi

The Delhi government has warned students and parents against 12 fake education boards operating in the national capital. "There is no state board of government of Delhi. Further, the Directorate of Education (DoE), which regulates government, private, unaided and aided schools in Delhi, does not grant any recognition to any board," a DoE order said. "As far as Delhi is concerned, there are only three relevant boards -- Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE) and National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)," it said. The boards which have been declared as fake by DoE include Urdu Education Board, Gramin Mukth Vidhalyai Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi Board of Secondary Education, The Central Board of Higher Secondary Education, National Open School and Board of Secondary Open Education, Delhi. Higher Secondary Education Board of Delhi, State Council of Senior Secondary Open Education, Delhi Board of Senior Secondary Education, .

NCERT issues guidelines to schools, parents on cyber security, safety

Allowing only authorised people to access computer labs, banning use of USBs, blocking pop ups and keeping a check on appearance of new and unfamiliar icons on desktop are among the cyber security and safety guidelines issued to schools and parents by the NCERT. The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has sent the detailed guidelines to schools defining the role of teachers as well as parents in promoting safe, legal, and ethical use of internet by students. "The students should be taught to not engage or argue with cyberbullies as it might encourage even worse behaviour. They should use the built-in filters to prevent further harassment through e-mail or instant messaging by cyberbullies. "The students need to be told that they should never meet people they have known only through online internet and should not do anything online which is not preferred to be done in the presence of others," the guidelines read. The teachers have been advises to monitor ...

Akshay Kumar celebrates Maharashtra Day with his teacher

Bollywood superstar, Akshay Kumar celebrated the auspicious occasion of Maharashtra day by meeting her Marathi teacher from school.The actor tweeted, "Had a chance meeting with the lady responsible for my manageable Marathi...my Marathi teacher from school :) Couldn't have met on a better day.?????????? ???????? ??????? ????????#MaharashtraDay."Maharashtra Day, commonly known as Maharashtra Diwas, is celebrated as the state was formed today, from the division of the Bombay State on 1 May 1960.Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar, who was recently awarded Dada Saheb Phalke Award for Padman (Jury) and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, is all geared up for his next movies, 'Gold' and 'Kesari'.

HC slams practice of awarding grace marks to medical students

The Madras High Court has come down on the practice of awarding grace marks to medical students who fail to clear certain subjects. Dismissing a plea filed by a third-year MBBS student of a private college in Puducherry, seeking grace marks to enable her clear the ophthalmology paper, Justice S Vaidyanathan, in a recent order, said the citizens were taken for a ride by such practices. If the students of ophthalmology were allowed to clear the paper with grace marks and if they were going to become doctors and perform surgeries, the patients would have to regain their eyesight only with the grace of the god, the judge said. The petitioner, who had failed twice in the ophthalmology paper, had sought a direction to the Pondicherry University to grant her three grace marks to enable her clear it. She had secured 29 marks in the theory paper, instead of 32 required to pass. Noting that up to five grace marks could be granted to a student as per the university rules, she had prayed for the .

JEE Main result out, Andhra boy tops exam

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday announced the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains result of Paper I and formerly All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE).The result was declared on the official CBSE results portal.Out of 11, 35,084 students who registered this year for the examination, a total of 2, 31,024 have qualified.The offline paper was conducted on April 8, while the online examination was conducted on April 15 and 16.Bhogi Suraj Krishna from Andhra Pradesh was declared the topper, KVR Hemant Kumar Chodipilli, also from the same state, bagged the second position while the third rank was secured by Rajasthan's Parth Laturia.JEE Advanced exam will be held on May 20.

Andhra boy tops JEE-Mains exam

Vijaywada's Bhogi Suraj Krishna has topped the Joint Entrance Examination-Mains for admissions to engineering colleges across the country, with over 2.3 lakh students, including more than 50,000 girls, qualifying the test whose results were declared today by the CBSE. The second rank in the exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was bagged by Hemant Kumar Chodipilli from Andhra Pradesh, while Rajasthan's Parth Laturia secured the third spot. I was confident of my performance when the answer keys were out, but had not expected to bag the top rank, Krishna told PTI over phone from Vijaywada, adding that he wants to join IIT Bombay. While over 11 lakh candidates had registered for the exam, a total of 10.74 lakh candidates had appeared for the test, of which 2,31,024 qualified the exam. Among those who have cleared the exam, 1,80, 331 are boys and 50,693 girls. Besides seeking admission in various engineering colleges across India, the qualified candidates are .

Google ties up with CBSE for results, exam-related info

Tech giant Google today said it has collaborated with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to allow students check their results on its platform. "Starting today with the JEE Main exam results, the CBSE is enabling students to look up exam results directly on the Google Search page," Google said in a statement. This will help students quickly, securely, and seamlessly locate their exam score on their smartphone or desktop, it added. The statement said Google had worked closely with CBSE to "ensure that the data is handled securely and used solely for the purpose of showing the results on Google, and only for the duration that this feature is live". Besides, Google has also introduced additional features making it easier for students to see information like test dates, registration dates, important links, and other key information right within Google Search when they search for exams like GATE, SSC CGL, CAT and others. With over 260 million students enrolled in more than 1.5 ...

PSEB to upload Class 11 history book on website

The Punjab School Education Board said today it will upload the new Class 11 history book on its website, after opposition parties accused PSEB of removing chapters related to the era of Sikh Gurus from Class 12 books. "The new book of Class 11 will be uploaded on PSEB website in next 10 days and thereafter, it will be released in the printed form," a senior PSEB official said here. Opposition parties, including the Akali Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party, have charged PSEB with deleting the history of Sikh Gurus from the history book of Class 12. The state's Congress government has rubbished the accusations and said the chapters related to Sikh history have been moved from Class 12 to Class 11. Yesterday, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal dared Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to produce before the media copies of the new history book to prove his claim that chapters on Sikh history were not deleted from the Class 12 syllabus. A row erupted after PSEB decided to publish history book for the ...

Notice to Union health ministry on plea to declare univ's courses illegal

The Madras High Court issued notice to the secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on a plea to declare certain courses offered by the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University here, without the permission of the Centre and the Medical Council of India (MCI), illegal. Justice S Vaidyanathan also issued notice to the MCI and the university, returnable by the first week of June. The petition is filed by the Doctors' Welfare Association of Tamil Nadu. The petitioner has submitted that the university is offering or proposing various courses without the Centre's prior permission. It is offering various post-graduate degree, diploma courses and fellowship programmes without the prior permission of the Centre and the recognition of qualification by the MCI as per section 11 of the Medical Council of India Act-1956, the petitioner has submitted. The university conducting or proposing to conduct such courses, either by itself or through colleges affiliated to it or through the ...

Maha govt to form international board for non-English schools

The Maharashtra government will set up an education board for the non-English medium schools in the state, Education Minister Vinod Tawde said today. "The government has decided to form the Maharashtra International Education Board (MIEB) to prepare the syllabus for the non-English medium schools. It will compete with the existing boards such as CBSE and ICSE," Tawde told reporters here. In the first phase, 13 selected Marathi schools will function according to the new syllabus of international standard, he said, adding that every district would soon have least one school affiliated to the international board. The MIEB will be an autonomous body which will decide the curriculum for its schools and conduct examinations, Tawde said. The MIEB will be the second board in the state after the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.

Imran Khan unveils agenda for 'new Pakistan'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has unveiled his party's 11-point agenda to turn the country into a "Naya Pakistan" at a rally in Lahore.

Startup policy: Goa aims to feature in top 25 hotspots in Asia

"Goa government has unveiled its policy to make the coastal state one of the most preferred startup destinations in India and make it feature among the top 25 startup hotspots in Asia by 2025. The 'startup' policy, unveiled last Saturday by Union commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu in presence of state information and technology minister Rohan Khaunte, aims to create at least 100 successful startups in Goa in the next five years, and generate at least 5,000 jobs. The policy document which is uploaded online on state government website said that the vision of this policy would be "to make Goa one of the most preferred startup destinations of India, and make it feature in the top 25 start up destinations in Asia by 2025". The startup policy, which would be in force for the next three years, will also provides financial incentives to the entrepreneurs with an aim to make Goa an aspirational geographical and human resources base for high-value startups. It also ...