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Admit all students selected in EWS draw: Delhi govt to pvt schools
The Delhi government has directed all private schools in the national capital to ensure that each child, whose name has been selected in the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) draw, is granted admission. The direction has been issued after it came to light that some schools were denying admission, claiming general seats had been filled. "We have issued a fresh order to all private schools making it clear that every child, whose name has appeared under the EWS quota mandated by the Right to Education Act (RTE), must be granted admission," a senior official of the Directorate of Education (DoE) said. "The chief minister had received multiple reports of schools denying admission to children under EWS, claiming that their seats under the general category had been filled and no seats were left for the EWS category," the official added. A similar issue had cropped up last year as well. However, after raids conducted by the DoE it was found that some schools had concealed actual enrolment in
Two students group clash in Kashmir University
Two groups of rival students at the Kashmir University today attacked each other with knives, leaving at least nine of them injured, officials said. An altercation broke out between two groups of students near the building of faculty of law at the Kashmir University, officials at the varsity said. "The altercation was followed by students coming to blows and soon the knives were drawn," the officials said. A spokesperson of the university said a scuffle was reported between some students of the Department of Law. "During the said scuffle, some students were reported to be injured and have been referred for first-aid," the spokesperson said. He said a high-level committee has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the incident and shall submit its report within two days with specific recommendations for further action in the matter.
Kejriwal orders magisterial probe into school van-tanker accident
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today ordered a magisterial probe into the school van-tanker accident in which a seven-year-old girl was killed and 17 students were injured. The chief minister has directed Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash to submit a report within three days. In his note to Prakash, Kejriwal said that it has been brought to his notice that a fatal accident involving a school van carrying students of Keshavpuram and a tanker has occurred near Kanhaiya Nagar metro station in which a large number of students are seriously injured, including young children. "The chief secretary is directed to get the magisterial inquiry conducted by concerned district magistrate/deputy commissioner and submit the report within three days," Kejriwal said in his order to Prakash. A seven-year-old girl was killed and 17 students were injured after a milk-tanker rammed into the school van this morning near the Kanhaiya Nagar metro station in northwest Delhi, police said. The school van was .
1 in every 4 women studying at DU faced sexual harassment: Report
One in every four women studying at Delhi University and its affiliated colleges has been victim of sexual harassment, according to a safety audit conducted by a student organisation. The safety audit conducted by the student wing of the Congress -- National Students' Union of India (NSUI) -- covered 50 university departments and colleges. There are about 80 colleges affiliated to Delhi University. According to the audit report, released today, 22 of the 50 departments/colleges flouted guidelines of the higher education regulator UGC by not electing student representatives democratically to their anti-sexual harassment panels -- Internal Complaints Committees. A field survey, as part of the audit, in 24 colleges spread across Delhi University and its colleges was conducted and a total of 810 students, of whom around 90 per cent were women and 10 per cent were men, responded to the queries. "One in four students has reported sexual harassment. Out of the 188 cases of harassment faced ..
CASIO contributes to mathematics education of emerging country
There are still educational institutions in ASEAN countries, excluding Singapore, that are partially insufficient in keeping up with the latest trends in mathematics and educational institutions in developed countries.The quality of teaching in the classroom needs to be improved.Japan's Casio Corp. is helping to improve mathematics education quality in these countries.The company has been focusing on the development of a teacher's guide to demonstrate how to use a scientific electronics calculator in mathematics classes. It's the first time for emerging countries.To improve mathematics education, Casio invited mathematics teachers from around the world to attend the company's second scientific electronic calculator seminar held at its Tokyo headquarters in order to demonstrate how to use a calculator to improve mathematics skills."Most importantly, we've learned that the calculator is not just a device for doing calculations, but is a device to help students to learn mathematics," ...
Three students from Chennai school drown in Pune dam
Three students from a Chennai school, who had come to Pune in Maharashtra for a summer camp with their classmates, drowned in the Mulshi dam, located around 50 kms away from here, police said today. The deceased trio were part of a group of 20 students of Chennai's ECS Matriculation school who were visiting the dam along with their teachers yesterday. The incident occurred last evening after all students entered the backwater for swimming, said a senior officer of Paud police station. According to the officer, the students had just appeared for final examination for class 8 and are awaiting results. Yesterday was the first day of the summer camp, he added. "After their activities got over for the day, all the students were taken to the backwater for swimming. They were accompanied by four teachers," he said. He said the teachers had entered the water first to gauge its depth, and instructed the students not to enter deep water. "However, the three students, identified as
Sexual favour scandal: One-man panel questions accused teacher
The panel set up to probe the sex scandal in Arupukottai today questioned Nirmala Devi, an assistant professor of a private college who allegedly prodded students to extend sexual favours to officials of MKU. Retired IAS officer R Santhanam, appointed by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit to probe the alleged incident, was accompanied by two women professors during the investigations. Importantly, this was the second phase of enquiry being conducted by Santhanam. Earlier, he had interacted with the Vice-Chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) P Chellathurai and its registrar V Chinniah about the allegation against Nirmala Devi, assistant professor at the Devanga Arts College in Aruppukottai, Virudhunagar district. The CB-CID, which is probing the scandal, has held several rounds of interrogation with Nirmala Devi before arresting her. She was arrested on April 16, a day after an audio clip went viral on the social media, in which she purportedly sought to persuade ..
Chinese vice-dean accused of 'inappropriate' behaviour
A faculty member at a prestigious university in Shanghai says one of the vice-deans at the institution's media school has had his title revoked due to "inappropriate" behaviour toward female students. Wei Wuhui, an assistant professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University's School of Media and Design, told The Associated Press today that faculty was informed at a regular staff meeting that Xie Yungeng is no longer vice dean because of "inappropriate remarks and inappropriate actions toward female students." Wei also posted an account of the faculty meeting on his public WeChat account late Wednesday. Xie and the school's propaganda office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Caixin, a prominent Beijing-based publication, also reported Wei's demotion.
Tripura govt seeks relaxation of NCTE rules
Tripura Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath today said unless regulations laid down by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and Right to Education are relaxed the state would face a crisis of over 10,000 teachers in different schools of the state. "We have 12,222 posts of school teachers lying vacant. Even if we recruit all B.Ed trained candidates and those under training right now, the number would be 1,500, Nath told reporters here. Nath said thousands of students would suffer if the norms were not relaxed. Earlier on April 20, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb sought the Prime Minister"s intervention to grant one-time relaxation in educational and professional qualifications for teachers in Tripura. However, on Tuesday last a group of B.Ed trainees staged protest in front of the state civil secretariat and demanded clarification from government as to why the government sought relaxation in teacher"s recruitment. Nath assured that the interests of B.Ed ...
Coached by Army, martyr's daughter hopeful to clear SSB
Coached at the Army initiated'Samba Super 40 project', Roshni Devi, daughter of a martyred soldier is hopeful of cracking upcoming Services Selection Board (SSB) examination to become commissioned officer in armed forces. Devi is among seven students preparing for upcoming Services Selection Board (SSB) examination after clearing CDS and AFCAT examinations. They thank the Army which provided them necessary infrastructure and coaching to help them chase their dream to serve the nation. The students, who underwent extensive coaching over the past six months, are ecstatic over their achievement of clearing Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination and Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) and are hopeful of repeating the performance in the SSB. While four students including Devi cleared the CDS examination results of which were declared in March, three others made it to AFCAT. Lt Col Anand said the initiative has not only helped the youth to prepare themselves for the competition and
One killed, 17 students injured in school van-tanker collision
A seven-year-old girl died and 17 students were injured after a milk tanker rammed into a school van this morning near Kanhaiya Nagar metro station in northwest Delhi, police said. The school van was carrying children from two schools in Keshavpuram, they added. The deceased was identified as Garima and the injured children are being treated at different hospitals, police said. The drivers of both the vehicles were detained, they added. Further details are awaited.
11 students killed in train-vehicle collision in UP
At least 11 school students were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a passenger train at an unmanned crossing.The incident took place on Thursday early morning in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar.All students are said to be from Divine Public School.A total of 20 students were travelling in the vehicle. The remaining, who suffered injuries were immediately shifted to the nearby hospital for further treatment.More details are awaited.
Maha to conduct transfers of ZP teachers online: Pankaja Munde
In a bid to maintain transparency in transfer of teachers attached to Zilla Parishad schools, the Maharashtra government has decided to conduct the process online, Rural development Minister Pankaja Munde said today. Speaking to reporters here after meeting representatives of various teachers' associations, the minister said the move will cut down political interferences and also ensure that no injustice is done to any teacher. "The state government had laid a new policy for transferring Zilla Parishad teachers but some teachers' organisations opposed the move and approached court. "However, the court has given its consent to conduct the transfers as per the policy of the state government. After the court's consent, the intra-district and inter-district transfer process has been made easy," Munde said. She said the government has decided to conduct the transfers online. "In order to maintain transparency during the transfer process, the state government has decided to ...
Sexual Harassment: HC seeks reply from JNU, Prof Atul Johri, Delhi Police
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices and sought a reply from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) authorities, Delhi police and Professor Atul Johri by May 2 on a plea filed by female students seeking Johri's suspension and declaration that he should not be allowed to enter the university campus.In March, Delhi's Patiala House Court had granted bail to Johri, who was accused of sexually harassing a group of female students in the campus.Johri was released on bail hours after he was arrested by the Delhi police.At least nine women had filed FIRs against the professor from the School of Life Sciences, accusing him of sexual harassment.Earlier, the All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA) had also staged protests outside Vasant Kunj police station and submitted a memorandum in connection with the alleged molestation charges against Johri.They claimed that the protests were being staged as despite numerous complaints by female students and FIRs filed against the ...
HRD ministry launches 2nd edition of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
The HRD ministry today launched the second edition of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan under which students from 750 higher educational institutions from across the country will adopt villages and visit them to get acquainted with lifestyle of people there and the problems faced by them. The minister advised the students to involve local village people at every stage of problem identification and solving issues relating to health, cleanliness, waste management, plantation, financial inclusion, women and child development. The mission involves students from colleges and universities will go to nearby villages to get acquainted with the life of village people and the problems faced by them in day-to-day life. Students are the real agents of change who can develop, empower and brighten the future of the country, Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said while addressing the launch ceremony. He said that this was also an opportunity for them to learn about the basic challenges faced by the rural .
Ohio school district allows teachers, staff to carry weapons
A school board at a southwest Ohio district where a student shot and wounded two classmates has voted to allow teachers and staff to carry weapons. WLWT-TV reports the Madison Local School District board voted unanimously yesterday to allow employees to "defend and protect students." James Austin Hancock was 14 when he opened fire at Madison Junior-Senior High School in February 2016. Two students were wounded and two others were injured in the ensuing melee. The new policy says staff members who wish to carry a firearm must receive written authorisation from the superintendent, have a concealed carry permit and undergo active shooter training. School district officials haven't said when the policy will be implemented. The Madison schools are north of Cincinnati in Butler County.
CASIO contributes to Mathematics education of emerging countries
There are still educational institutions in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, excluding Singapore, that are still partially insufficient in keeping up with the latest trends in mathematics and educational institutions in developed countries.The quality of teaching in the classroom needs to be improved.Japan's Casio Corp. is helping to improve mathematics education quality in these countries.The company has been focusing on the development of a teacher's guide to demonstrate how to use a scientific electronics calculator in mathematics classes. It's the first time for emerging countries.To improve mathematics education, Casio invited mathematics teachers from around the world to attend the company's second Scientific Electronic Calculator Seminar held at its Tokyo headquarters in order to demonstrate how to use a calculator to improve mathematics skills."Most importantly, we have learned that the calculator is not just a device for doing calculations, but is
UGC issues list of 24 fake universities
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday issued the list of 24 fake Universities across the country, an official statement said.
Over 6 lakh CBSE Class 12 students take economics retest
Over six lakh Class 12 CBSE students appeared for the retest of economics paper conducted successfully today, almost a month after it was leaked leading to a nationwide protest and outrage. The exam was conducted successfully at over 4,000 centres across the country. The candidates took the exam at the centres allotted to them earlier, a senior CBSE official said. The CBSE had announced the re-test after reports of the leak surfaced on March 28. Then, there were also reports of the CBSE Class 10 mathematics paper being leaked, but the board decided against a re-test of the Class 10 paper, saying the examination was "largely an internal segment" of the school education system. For the economics paper re-exam, the board had said, "Class 12 exams are a gateway to higher education and various professional competitive exams which have limited seats... Therefore, giving undue advantage to a handful of beneficiaries of the alleged leak of the economics paper would not be in larger interest ..
HC questions JNU for not taking action against prof accused of sexual harassment
The Delhi High Court today directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University to treat the representations of women students as complaints and initiate a probe against its professor on charges of sexual harassment, while questioning the varsity for not taking any steps in the matter. The court also sought the response of the varsity on the petition by the women students seeking suspension of the professor Atul Kumar Johri and to restrain him from entering the campus. The plea has sought that a safe working environment be provided to the students there. Justice Rajiv Shakdher also issued notice to the professor on the plea which alleged that despite making various representations to the varsity, it has not taken any action against Johri. "Can't you (JNU) advise him to stay outside the campus till the enquiry is completed? ... Can't you treat the representations as complaints? The core issue is that the students should feel safe in the campus. I am not saying you completely trash the professor. ..