Page 402 - Education
Gujarat University Professors deny attending Rahul Gandhi programme
Nine professors of Central University of Gujarat (CUG) have denied attending Congress President Rahul Gandhi's programme.Their reaction has come after the university issued show cause notice to them for canvassing for the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates during last assembly elections.Sony Kunjappan, President, Central University of Gujarat Teachers' Association, says that the professors are being targeted."I think we are being targeted. The university should have first sought a clarification from us before issuing show cause notice," Kunjappan said.He is among the nine professors who were served a show cause notice."The notice has been issued to us that we as teachers participated and campaigned for a political party (Congress).We have denied this," he added.The teachers' representative told ANI that the notice has been issued reportedly on the complaint of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) but it has denied giving such a complaint.The CUG Vice-Chancellor Syed
TN CM announces solatium for deceased students' families
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Saturday conveyed his condolences to the families of three city school students who died in a dam near Pune and announced a solatium of Rs 100,000 to each bereaved family.
SMST of IIT KGP to launch new programmes
The School of Medical Science and Technology of IIT Kharagpur will launch new programmes from the upcoming academic session, a statement issued by the institute said today. The objective is to simultaneously train students and researchers on engineering and medical science, the statement said. The new courses will also include a 2-year M Tech in Biomedical Engineering. The school already runs a 3-year Masters in Medical Science and Technology, a unique programme of its kind with MBBS doctors being admitted in the domain of medical technology. There will also be a joint MSc-PhD programme with the Tata Medical Center, Kolkata from the coming academic session in the areas of molecular medical microbiology, nuclear medicine and medical physics. The head of the School of Medical Science and Technology, IIT Kharagpur, Prof Suman Chakraborty said, "These programmes would bridge the gap among medicine, biological sciences and engineering with a road map to develop world-class .
Rs 1 lakh ex-gratia announced for kin of drowned TN students
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday announced Rs one lakh each for the families of three students who drowned in Mulshi dam near Pune.The trio, who was part of an excursion group of 20 students from ECS matriculation school, Chennai, drowned when they tried to swim in Mulshi dam.In an official release, the Chief Minister expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased students."I immediately ordered a relief of Rs 1 lakh for each of the families from the Chief Minister's relief fund," he said.The students, identified as Danish Raja, Sarvana Kumar and Santosh Ganesh, were all 14 years of age.
CM announces solatium to kin of city students killed in
The Tamil Nadu government today announced a relief of Rs three lakh to the families of three students from the city who drowned in a Pune dam recently. Chief Minister K Palaniswami condoled the death of S Saravanakumar, K Danish Raja and G Santhosh, who drowned in the Mulshi dam located around 50 km from Pune early this week. The three were part of a group of 20 students of Chennai's ECS Matriculation school who were visiting the dam along with their teachers on April 25. The incident occurred after all students entered the backwaters for swimming. While the body of Raja was fished out by the local police with the help of villagers, those of the two others were retrieved by a team of 26 personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Today, Palaniswami said he has directed providing a relief of Rs one lakh each to the families of the deceased boys, all aged 14. The amount will be given from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund, he said in a statement. He ...
School transportation: Safety first (Comment)
When a child goes to the school, one of the most crucial things that parents are concerned about is their security, be it in the school premises or while commuting. Even for a school, providing secure transportation is of utmost importance. Managing large transportation fleets is not possible for any school and therefore hiring external agencies becomes imperative.
Manish Sharma conferred with Chitkara University National Excellence Award 2018
Today, Chitkara University announced the first edition of Chitkara University National Excellence Award - 2018. The excellence award is an endeavor to acknowledge and reward the exceptional work and contribution of trailblazers from different spheres towards education and society.In a glittering ceremony, Chitkara University conferred Mr. Manish Sharma - President and CEO Panasonic India and South Asia, Vice President Appliances Company with 'Chitkara University National Excellence Award' owing to his inspirational journey as a role model in business and his exemplary contribution towards education and humanity.Mr. D.K Tiwari (IAS) - Secretary, Expenditure (Department of Finance) & MD/ PIDB (Punjab Infrastructure Development Board) was the chief guest for the occasion. Mr. Manish Sharma humbly accepted the recognition from our esteemed chief guest in the presence of Hon'ble Chancellor - Dr. Ashok. K Chitkara, Vice-Chancellor - Dr. Madhu Chitkara and the entire Chitkara ...
Art can develop a child's mind, but don't impose it: Paresh Maity
Art plays an important role in a child's development and enables children to develop a sense of aesthetics and beauty from an early age -- but it should not be imposed, says noted artist Paresh Maity, whose vast oeuvre includes India's longest painting at 850 feet.
Students enrolling in humanities courses increased in past 3 yrs: UGC data
The number of students enrolling in humanities disciplines has increased in the past three years, according to UGC data. "The University Grants Commission (UGC) has stated that the total number of students enrolled in universities and colleges in the discipline of arts, humanities, social science including languages, oriental learning and area studies has increased in the last three years, a senior HRD ministry official said. According to the data, 1.22 crore students enrolled in humanities courses across the country in 2014-15 academic session, and the number rose to 1.25 crore and 1.26 crore in 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively. "There is a popular perception that those who take science courses are more studious and academically sound and there has been a stigma attached to humanities courses in the society. The perception has changed now. More and more students are opting for humanities courses and having successful careers," the official said.
9 children killed in knife attack in Chinese school
At least nine students were stabbed to death at a middle school in China's Shaanxi province.A male suspect has been detained, reported Xinhua.12 students were injured at the incident that took place on Friday evening.According to local government, seven of the deceased were female and two were male.The injured have been rushed to the hospital for treatment.Further investigation is on.
Pradhan seeks MCI visit to operationalise Odisha medical college
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday requested Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to send an MCI team to the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College in Odisha so that it can be made functional.
Mil tanker-school van collision: Condition of 4 injured children critical
The condition of four of the 17 children injured in a milk tanker-school van collision near the Kanhaiya Nagar metro station yesterday is critical, the police said today. They are in the ICU of AIIMS. The driver of the milk tanker, Sanjeev (38), who has been arrested, told the police that he had consumed liquor at a wedding around 2 am. The police had said the alcohol content in his blood was found to be 195mg/100ml. He lost control of the vehicle as he was drunk, and the milk tanker rammed into the school van coming from the wrong side, said a senior police officer. The driver of the school van had his earphones on at the time of the incident, the police had said yesterday. The officer said the four students, who are in the ICU at AIIMS, suffered multiple fractures in the accident that claimed the life of a seven-year-old girl and injured 17 other students. Four children have been discharged and nine are undergoing treatment, but are out of danger. The city government had yesterday ..
Durishetty Anudeep tops 2017 Civil Services examination
Durishetty Anudeep, a serving Indian Revenue Service officer, has topped the prestigious civil services 2017 examination whose results were declared today by the Union Public Service Commission. A total of 990 candidates -- 750 men and 240 women -- have been recommended by the Commission for appointment to various central government services, a government statement said here. Anu Kumari and Sachin Gupta bagged the second and third position respectively in the coveted examination. Anudeep, an OBC candidate, qualified the examination with Anthropology as his optional subject. He has graduated with BE (Electronics & Instrumentation) degree from BITS, Pilani. Kumari topped among the female candidates. She has graduated with BSc (Hons) in Physics from the Delhi University and has done an MBA (Finance and Marketing) from IMT, Nagpur.
Meghalaya teachers recruitment case: CBI searches residence of Cong MLA
The CBI today searched five locations in Shillong, including the residence of an MLA and the Directorate of Elementary and Mass Education, in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment of teachers in 2008-09, officials said here. The locations searched included the residence of Congress MLA Ampareen Lyngdoh, who was the education minister at the time of the scam. The CBI has booked Lyngdoh and senior IAS officer P S Thangkhiew for allegedly manipulating score sheets during the recruitment of teachers in 2008-09, an official said on Thursday. Acting on the orders of the Meghalaya High Court, the CBI had registered an FIR under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy, forgery, and criminal breach of trust against Lyngdoh, who was the education minister at the time of the alleged scam, and Thangkhiew, a 1984-batch IAS officer, who was then principal secretary education, the official said. The high court had on November 2, 2016 ordered the CBI to take over the probe from ...
7 students killed in China knife attack
At least seven students were stabbed to death and 12 injured in a knife attack outside a school in northern China on Friday, officials said.
CBI raids former Meghalaya minister's residence in education scam
The CBI on Friday conducted raids at the residence of former Meghalaya Education Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh, who is accused in manipulation of score sheets in the recruitment of assistant teachers in primary schools in 2008-2009.
HC issues bailable warrants against over 15 DUSU poll candidates
The Delhi High Court today issued bailable warrants against over 15 candidates, who contested the 2017 DUSU polls, for failing to appear before it despite being served notice in connection with a PIL against defacement of public property. "They are not present despite direction. Bailable warrant issued," a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said. It also directed the students/candidates to work with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to restore its defaced properties across the city after taking into consideration the DMRC's submission that about 76 locations metro properties have been found to be permanently defaced and restoring them would cost over Rs 16 lakh and take six months time. "Give us an action plan. Have a painting competition and let Delhi government use those paintings in restoring the defaced properties," the bench asked the students present before it. The court directed all the students to coordinate with the authorities ...
Pb CM directs school education minister to examine teachers' demands
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today directed newly appointed School Education Minister O P Soni to examine various pending demands of school teachers for their early resolution, an official release said. Assuring a delegation of teachers of his government's commitment to redress their demands, the chief minister asked Soni to have detailed discussions with representatives of various teachers' associations on issues concerning them, including the transfer policy, rationalization policy, release of salaries on time besides regularization of services of employees in various societies, the release said. He also asked School Education Secretary Krishan Kumar to take up with the Centre the issue of exemption of school teachers from non-education duties, and delegate such duties to non-teaching staff so that the former could concentrate on education. The directives were issued by the chief minister while presiding over a meeting of 'Sanjha Adhyapak Morcha Punjab', the official ...
Four officials suspended after Kushinagar tragedy
The Uttar Pradesh government has placed four officials under suspension on charges of laxity following the death of 13 children in a train-school van collision here, an official said today. Those suspended with immediate effect were Basic Education Officer, Kushinagar, Hemant Rao, Block Education Oficer (of Duddahi) Shesh Bahadur Singh, Assistant Road Transport Officer (Enforcement) Rajkishor Trivedi (posted in Kushinagar) and Passenger Tax Officer of the transport department Ranveer Singh Chauhan, District Magistrate Anil Kumar Singh told PTI. He said K J Khan, the manager-cum-principal of the Divine Mission School, who was detained yesterday by the police after the students were killed, was arrested today for allegedly running the institution without proper permission or registration. The authorities cracked the whip after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave directions for initiating stringent action against the guilty. Singh said an intensive checking drive of school vans has been .
Mumbai varsity gets VC after six months
The University of Mumbai got a new Vice Chancellor on Friday when Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao announced the appointment of Suhas Raghunath Pednekar, Principal of Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College, to the post which had been vacant for six months.