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Won't shut till confusion around closure order cleared: J-K coaching centres
A day after the Jammu and Kashmir government ordered closure of coaching centres here in the wake of widespread student protests demanding justice for Kathua rape-and-murder victim, the private tuition institutes' body said they would not shut till "confusion" surrounding the decision is cleared. "The coaching centres will remain open from tomorrow as we have received no official communication ordering us to close such institutions, G N Var of Coaching Centres' Association of Kashmir (CCAK) said. He said there was confusion over the announcement made yesterday by education minister Syed Altaf Bukhari. There is confusion. We have not received anything written. We do not know which centres are to be shut. So, we will resume our coaching centres from tomorrow, he said. Var said they do not want the students to come out on roads. We want them to continue their classes. We are not raising fingers on the intention of the government, but we want them (government) to come up with a concrete ..
States like Bihar, UP keeping India backward: NITI Aayog CEO
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant today said that the states in India's southern and western region were growing rapidly, but those like Bihar, UP and Chattisgarh were keeping the country backward. Speaking at the first Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Memorial Lecture at Jamia Millia Islamia University, Kant said, "Eastern part of India particularly states like Bihar, UP, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan is keeping India backward especially on social indicators. While we have have improved on ease of doing business, we have remained backward on human development index. We are still 131 out of 188 countries in HDI." Talking on 'Challenges of Transforming India,' kant said the southern and western part of India were doing reasonably well and growing rapidly. "And when the country's HDI has to improve and we have to focus on these social indicators. We are working on these things through Aspirational Districts Programme," he said. Emphasising upon the importance of sustainable growth, Kant ...
One crore students to get subsidised wheat, rice in hostels
The Central Government on Monday announced that they will provide 15 kg of wheat and rice per month to students in all hostels including at least two-third of students from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.The decision was announced by Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan stating that the government will provide grains at Below Poverty Line (BPL) rate which is Rs. 4.15 per kg for wheat and Rs 5.65 per kg for rice."In all other hostels, be it government or private, where two-third students are from SC, ST, OBC and OBC among minorities, 15 kg of wheat or rice will be provided per student per month at BPL rates," Paswan told reporters here.Paswan further noted that in such hostels, even students belonging to the general category would get subsidised grains."The Centre will bear the entire cost of the scheme. It is estimated that one crore students would benefit from this scheme," Paswan said."As of now wheat and rice has been included in this scheme, as per ...
Class 12 PSEB result: Girls outshine boys in Punjab
Girls outshone boys in the class 12 Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) exam, the result of which was declared today, with overall pass percentage being recorded at 65.97 per cent, marginally up from 62.36 per cent last year. A total of 3,00,417 students had appeared in the class 12 exams this year. Pooja Joshi, a student of Teja Singh Suttantar Memorial School in Ludhiana, topped the state by scoring 98 per cent marks, while the second position was bagged by Vivek Rajput of the same school with 97.55 per cent. Jasnur Kaur, a student of Dashmesh Public Girls Senior Secondary school, stood third in the state with 97.33 per cent. Muktsar district recorded the highest pass percentage of 79.64, followed by Mansa at 78.59 per cent and Ludhiana at 78.56 per cent, officials said. Tarn Taran, border district of Punjab, witnessed lowest pass percentage at 31.60, while Pathankot and Gurdaspur recorded 47.89 and 46.73 pass per cent respectively. Girls outshone boys with a pass percentage of ...
Subsidised foodgrain for SC, ST, OBC hostel students: Paswan
Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday said all students living in the hostels where two-third belong to SC, ST and OBC communities will be entitled to 15 kg of foodgrain per month at subsidised rates.
Several measures need to be taken to improve management system of UP varsities: Study
Several measures need to be taken to improve the management system of Uttar Pradesh universities which will require amendment of the existing University Act, a study conducted by Rajbhawan said. The study -- "University Management in Uttar Pradesh -- a view from the chancellor's office" was conducted by Juthika Patankar and Dr Rajvir Singh Rathore Principal Secretary and OSD to Governor, who is also the chancellor of the state universities, respectively was today released to media by Governor Ram Naik at a programme held in Rajbhawan. It recommended that essential and desirable qualification and experience required for the post of vice-chancellor should be well-defined and the various University Acts should include a provision to that effect to ensure selection of high calibre, academic and suitable persons in a transparent manner. The composition of the Search Committee prescribed in the UP State Universities Act 1973 should be amended suitably to include persons of acknowledged ...
Classes resume in Jammu University after month-long agitation by students
Classes today resumed in Jammu University after remaining suspended for the last one month owing to an agitation by students in support of their various demands. "We are happy to call off our month-long strike as majority of our demands have been met," student leader Abinandan Sharma told reporters at the varsity complex here. The students went on a strike onMarch 22in support of their demands, including round-the-clock food courts, computerised print-outs, installation of CCTV cameras, withdrawal of timing for girl to visit library, providing of online library facility, opening of new hostel buildings which stands constructed and WiFi facility. However, the situation turned ugly after the administration suspended five students for locking the entry gates and ransacking the office of Dean Students Welfare (DSW) Professor Satnam Kour on the second day of their agitation. The students accused the DSW of physically assaulting some of them during their protest and intensified their ...
Auxilo Finserve to disburse Rs.100cr loan in K'taka
Marching ahead with its objective of creating new-age education ecosystem across the country, Auxilo Finserve Pvt. Ltd. has rolled out plans to disburse Rs. 100 cr of loan amount in next two years in Karnataka.Auxilo Finserve, India's fastest growing education NBFC, aims to provide education financing to more than 100 affordable schools and 250 plus students in the state, through its new centre in Bengaluru."Bangalore is one of our strategic locations that will serve the need-based opportunities around student financing & school modernisation. Our primary research suggests us to be more responsive towards the nation-building objectives, and help educational entrepreneurs in the State providing them the next-level support through expert hand-holding and guidance," said Neeraj Saxena, MD and CEO of Auxilo Finserve.In a bid to address the growing needs of school infrastructure in the State, and especially near Bangalore suburban areas, Auxilo Finserve has designed a specialised ...
Placement drive at IGNOU on Apr 25
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will be organising a campus placement drive on April 25 for final-year/semester students of BA, B.Com, Bachelor of Computer Applications, Bachelor of Arts (Tourism Studies), M.Com, MCA, Master of Arts in English, Public Administration, Tourism Management. "The Campus Placement Cell (CPC), IGNOU in association with Regional Centres of Delhi, NCR is organising campus placement drive on April 25, 2018 (Wednesday) at 10 AM at B R Ambedkar Convention Centre at IGNOU Campus," according to a varsity release. The drive is being organised in partnership with TATA AIA Life Insurance Company Limited for the positions of relationship manager. "Students are required to carry photocopies of their resume (having IGNOU enrolment No.), an ID proof, address proof and two passport size photographs, and mark sheets and certificates of X, XII and graduation at the time of interview. The list of selected/short-listed students will be declared at the end of ...
Connecticut university closes because of student illness
A Connecticut university is shutting down for the day after about 100 students fell ill. John Clark, the president of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, says he consulted with state, local and university health officials before deciding to close the school for today. He says the decision was made "to protect our university community from infection and spread of the disease." Crews will work to sanitize and disinfect the school. About 100 students have come down with stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea. The school is recommending that students go home, if possible, and if they fall ill, stay in their room to prevent the spread of the disease. The university has about 5,700 students on two campuses in the city.
One crore students in hostels to get subsidised wheat/rice: Paswan
The government will provide 15 kg of wheat and rice per month to an estimated 1 crore students in all hostels with at least two-third of students from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes -- a scheme that could cost the exchequer up to Rs 4,000 crore annually. The move comes at a time when different political parties are trying to reach out to dalits and other backward classes ahead of assembly election in some states, and the general election which is due next year. Announcing this decision, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said the government will provide grains at BPL rate which is Rs 4.15 per kg for wheat and Rs 5.65 per kg for rice. In the Ambedkar hostels where all students belong to SC/ST, each student will get 15 kg of wheat or rice per month at BPL rates, he said. "In all other hostels, be it government or private, where two-third students are from SC, ST, OBC and OBC among minorities, 15 kg of wheat or rice will be provided per student per month ..
Hostel students from SC, ST, OBC families to get subsidised foodgrain
Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday said hostel students belonging to SC, ST and OBC families will be entitled to 15 kg of foodgrain per month at subsidised rates.
Govt's move to promote TGTs as lecturers, PGTs challenged
An AAP government's decision, granting "ad hoc" promotions to 2,738 regular teachers as lecturers to teach students of different subjects and age groups without having any training for the new job, has been challenged before the Delhi High Court. The AAP government decision has been challenged by two school students, who have contended that the school children are being used as guinea pigs to provide benefits to the teachers. The plea came up before Justice Sunil Gaur who listed it for hearing on May 10 subject to the removal of technical objections to the petition raised by the high court's registry. The students' plea said the April 11 promotion order, if implemented, would result in "displacing and transplanting the existing batch of teachers to a new situation involving students of different age groups and different subjects to which they were neither ever exposed to nor trained to handle." The petition, filed through advocates Shanmugo Patro and Tarun Kumar, also contended that ..
Sisodia assures DU college of expediting building construction
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today assured Delhi University's Bhagini Nivedita College of expediting the construction work of its building. "The Deputy Chief Minister gave an assurance for early construction of the college building. He also visited the yoga and apparel design exhibition organised by the students and praised their efforts," a statement by the college read. Sisodia visited the college for its 24th annual day, which was also attended by the college's chairman and governing body members.
SDA Bocconi's Asia center launched in Mumbai
SDA Bocconi School of Management on Monday launched its Asia center in Mumbai.The center will focus on postgraduate programs and executive education with deep customisation of the learning experience, thanks to both international and local faculty.?The school of management, based in Milan, Italy, (29th worldwide for its Global MBA program by Financial Times 2018) inaugurated its presence in India in 2012 through MISB Bocconi, catering mostly to the local Indian audience.As MISB completes six years, SDA Bocconi established it as SDA Bocconi's pan-Asian hub, with a broader scope across India, the Middle East, China and the rest of Asia."We want to bring to India and the rest of Asia our unique approach to postgraduate programs and executive education, based on deep customisation of the learning experience to the needs of the company and the individual. We will leverage our expertise in designing international tailor-made programs, as we have done with our client corporations at MISB," ..
Need for Indians and Chinese to learn each other's languages: Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today asked Indians and Chinese to learn each other's languages as it will help them overcome the communication barriers, which could further strengthen relations between the two neighbours. Swaraj, who is on a four-day visit here, made the remarks during a programme, titled 'Contribution of Hindi in India-China Friendship', organised by the Indian Embassy. "When two friends sit together, what do they want? They want to talk their hearts out to each other, share what they feel. And for that we need a language. I should be able to understand Chinese when you speak, and you should be able to understand Hindi when I talk," Swaraj said. "If there is an interpreter sitting between two friends, he may be able to translate the words but not the feelings with which I say something. So, it is essential that we learn a language, and understand it," she said, a day after it was announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping ...
Yoga diploma holders to get preference in Physiotherapy degree courses
Diploma holders in yoga will get a preference in admission to degree courses in physiotherapy, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided. The decision has been taken following recommendation of an expert committee which suggested that those with expertise in Yoga be given preference in admission, subject to the condition that marks secured in the entrance examination and other eligibility conditions are similar to a candidate with same credentials sans Yoga expertise. The recommendations have been approved by the HRD Ministry. "A candidate having at least one year diploma in Yoga may be given preference in admission, subject to the condition that marks secured in the entrance examination and other eligibility conditions are same to a candidate with similar credentials but not having said expertise in Yoga," a letter sent by UGC to all universities read. The commission has also asked the varsities to take note of all recommendations during the admission process and bring it to
'Absence of benchmarks impacting quality of education in government schools'
Thanks to the Right to Education Act (RTE) of 2009, India has been able to achieve near universal enrolment of children in schools at the primary and upper primary levels -- but the quality of what is being taught has been severely impacted by the lack of benchmarks, says a senior official, as also a recent survey.
Swaraj urges Indians, Chinese to learn each other's language to improve ties
Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Monday urged the people of India and China to learn each other's language to strengthen ties between both the nations.Addressing a media briefing at 'Contribution of Hindi in the Friendship of India and China' event here, Swaraj asserted on the importance of understanding the language of both nations to overcome communication barriers."The way our relations are strengthening today, it has become all the more important for Chinese students to learn Hindi and Indian students to learn Mandarin, so that you do not face language barriers when you go to India or they come down to China," she added.She also said, "Even two foreign ministers cannot make the friendship of our countries stronger, than the students of China, who love the Hindi language."The Minister appreciated the way Indian films are becoming increasingly popular in neighboring country China."Indian films are becoming increasingly popular in China. I was talking to Foreign Minister
J-K coaching centres to remains shut for next three months
In wake of the continuous protest in the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to shut the coaching centres for next three months.Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Altaf Bukhari, while talking to the media, said that the state government is focusing on providing proper schooling.He said, it was found that the coaching centres operating in the valley were major distractions for the students and efforts are being made to keep a check on the same."We were looking at distractions and one of the distractions we found was coaching centres. We will pass an official order for coaching centres to shut their shops for a while. We will review this is in 90 days," Bukhari said.He also met the principals of Higher Secondary Schools in Srinagar to control the protest in schools here.
