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Session starts, but govt schools in Gorakhpur yet to get books
Even after two weeks into the new academic session, books have not been made available in primary and secondary government schools in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur city.The unavailability of new books has also adversely affected the enthusiasm of children.Speaking to ANI, teacher Sarita Dubey said, "We have not received new books from the government. Hence, we have collected the books from the children of the previous session."The Government enforced NCERT books in all government schools this year. However, the students' education is getting delayed due to unavailability of the same.While Additional Secretary, Yogendra Nath Singh said, "Due to less tender, the publisher could not make the books on time. However, we are trying our best and soon the books will be made available for which a stall has also been set up in many schools.
CBSE to grant 2 marks for typo error in Class 10th English exam
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday announced that it will grant two extra marks to Class Xth students for a typing error in the English question paper.The CBSE made this announcement after several teachers and students approached the board to compensate for the error in the English paper held on March 12 in the comprehension passage section.There was a misprint or typo error in the third question of Passage 2 of Section A in CBSE Class 10th English examination.The Class X and XII board examinations began on March 5 and will conclude by April 25..
St. Xaviers University to start MBA programme, Law School
The city-based St. Xavier's University will start an MBA course from the coming 2018-19 academic year at its New Town (Rajarhat) campus, its Vice Chancellor Father J Felix Raj said here on Thursday.
Power cut at Dr. Kalam's alma mater in Rameswaram
Electricity connection at former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's alma mater 'Mandapam Panchayat union middle school' in Rameswaram has been cut off by electricity board after the school management failed to pay the electricity bill for two years.The village education committee, however, told ANI that they stopped paying the electricity bill after the Tamil Nadu government took up the responsibility.''Earlier we used to pay the bill but stopped doing that after state government took up responsibility for it. Now pending bills are more than Rs 10,000. We contacted the Electricity Board and they have agreed to provide electricity only for five more days,'' village education committee president said.When Dr. Kalam was elected presidential candidate, he once came to this school and shared his vision for India with children.
Madras HC orders Rs 25 lakh compensation to student who lost eyesight
The Madras High Court today ordered Rs 25 lakh compensation to a boy who lost his eyesight when a classmate threw a stone at him in the school, holding that the authorities had the duty to look after children in schools. Rejecting the private school's argument that fights among students in the class was a thing beyond its control, the court said it was the duty of the authorities to take care of children after parents leave them in school. Passing orders on a petition filed by the boy's mother, K Ranjees Mary, Justice M V Muralidharan said but for the negligence in the discharge of duty, the boy would not have lost his eyesight. The student, R Remish Fedlin, of the school in Kanyakumari district, was injured in the eye when his classmate threw a stone at him during special class in May 2010. The Tamil Nadu government too has failed to take action against the school authorities after the incident was reported, the judge said. Justice Muralidharan of the Madurai bench also rejected the
Headmaster arrested for molesting minor girl students
The headmaster of a primary school in Howrah district was arrested today for allegedly molesting several girl students of the school, police said. A large number of guardians gathered in front of the school in Jagatballabhpur police station area during the day and started a demonstration demanding the headmaster's arrest alleging that he molested a number of girl students. A police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Shanti Sen went there and tried to pacify the guardians. The guardians alleged that on April 13 the headmaster had molested a girl of class 4 by calling her to his chamber on the pretext of holding a special class, police said. They also alleged that he had also molested some other girl students of the school earlier. A police team then went to Chandul village and arrested the headmaster from his house. The son of the arrested headmaster said his father was framed as he has been framed very strict. Investigations are on, police said.
EarlySalary partners Avanse for school fee financing solution
Fintech firm EarlySalary today said it has partnered Avanse Financial Services to offer a school fee financing solution across 16 Indian cities. The solution, which will be offered through the EarlySalary app, will allow parents to get credit facility and EMI options on their child's school fee. These education loans can range from Rs 50,000 to Rs 3,00,000 and can be repaid in 3-6 months. Akshay Mehrotra, co-founder and CEO of EarlySalary, said the cost of education has increased manifold and that the company's solution can help ease the burden on parents. "We understand that every parent would definitely want to give the best opportunities for studies to their kids. Hence, this tie-up is in sync with our vision of solving parents' common problem of managing their kids' school fees," he added. The company aims to reach out to one lakh parents within the next 18 months with this solution. A processing fee of Rs 999 will be charged. According to an industry report, the school fee of a ..
Naidu blames foreign rule for lack of respect for women
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday blamed blamed colonial and foreign rule in India for the lack of respect towards women which was leading to crimes against them.
School where Kalam studied goes without electricity
The school where former President APJ Abdul Kalam began his education has gone without electricity for the past two days with supply being snapped owing to non-payment of consumption charges. Power supply to the Mandapam Panchayat Union Middle School (No.1) was disconnected by the electricity department as the local body had not paid bill dues for over two years, education department officials said today. The late 'Missile Man', a native of this island, had studied in the school, when it was an elementary school decades ago. Officials said the Panchayat Union had to pay arrears to the tune of Rs 10,500 per year which had accumulated for over two years and hence they were forced to disconnect supply. Panchayat Union officials said the dues would be settled immediately and electricity would restored by tomorrow. Students of the middle school, where Kalam had inaugurated a library and a computer room in January 2011, were put to hardship due to lack of power supply. This is .
Peace in JNU, no agitation: HC told
The JNU today told the Delhi High Court that there was peace in the varsity as classes were going on smoothly and nobody was agitating, as of now, against a decision to make at least 75 per cent attendance a must for all the students. The university's submission came on a query posed by Justice Rekha Palli as to what was the status of protest by the students and teachers in the campus. "It's peace now after several months. Nobody is agitating. Classes are going on smoothly," central government standing counsel Monika Arora, who was appearing for in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), said. The court had earlier termed as "unfortunate and sad" the holding of classes on stairs in the campus amid the agitation against the decision of making 75 per cent attendance mandatory for students. The court was hearing a plea by five professors of JNU's different disciplines challenging the December 12, 2017 decision of the varsity's Academic Council (AC), making 75 per cent attendance mandatory
Education Worldwide India conclave, International Students Fair 2018 ends
The Education Worldwide India Leaders Conclave and International Students Fair 2018 in New Delhi concluded with the core focus on 'Study in India'.The conclave was a robust platform for all important stakeholders in the education industry to debate on the major current trends in the education sector - Globalisation of education and innovation in education both from the point of view of technology and infrastructure. The conclave also shed light on the importance and difference between Universities/institutions ranking and ratings in the education system. In the side-lines of conclave, an international education student fair was also organised that witnessed participation of more than 900 students across the country.The event was inaugurated by Chief Guest Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman - All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) recently at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi. The conclave was exclusively supported by Federation of Leaders in Academics, Research and Education ...
Headmaster arrested for molesting girl students
The headmaster of a primary school in Howrah district was today arrested for allegedly molesting several girl students of the school, police said. A large number of guardians today protested in front of the school demanding the headmaster's arrest alleging that he molested a number of girl students. On the basis of the complaint by the guardians the headmaster was arrested, the police said adding further investigations are on.
Agitating block grant teachers put their strike on hold
Agitating block grant school and college teachers today put on hold their indefinite strike till July 15 following Odisha government's assurance to look into their demands. They also decided to join the Plus II answer paper evaluation duty. The teachers have been demanding abolition of block grant system in which they get a consolidated amount without any allowances or other benefits. They want implementation of grant-in-aid system by which they would get basic pay, grade pay, increments etc. Earlier in the day, representatives of All Odisha School-College Teachers and Employees' United Forum met Chief Secretary AP Padhi and their demands were discussed. Padhi assured the Forum members that the state government would consider their demands within three months and requested them to withdraw the agitation. The forum held its steering committee meeting soon after the meeting with the chief secretary and decided to put the strike on hold. They also gave the government a ...
St Xavier's University to seek land for campus expansion
The St Xavier's University (SXU) would approach the West Bengal government seeking more land for expansion of its campus at New Town to start new disciplines, its vice-chancellor said today. The university would start a two-year residential MBA programme from the academic session starting August 2018 at its 17 acre New Town campus. "We will approach the chief minister for at least 10 acres of land opposite the existing campus or contagious to it for starting a law school and a sports management academy," SXU Vice-Chancellor Felix Raj told reporters. The university had already got the AICTE approval to start the MBA programme which would be offered with specialisations in finance, marketing, HR and systems and operations. "The Xavier Business School (XBS) of the SXU will join the league of Jesuit-run premier institutions like XLRI Jamshedpur, XIMB Bhubaneswar, Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai and XIME Bangalore", vice-chancellor of SXU Felix Raj
Protesting students hurting image of state: J K govt
The Jammu and Kashmir government today said those pelting stones in the name of the eight-year-old victim of Kathua rape and murder case were only hurting the image and interests of the state, as the trial in the case was on and accused were behind the bars. "What is there to protest about? Case is solved, charge sheet filed, accused in custody, trial on. Those who still pelt stones in the name of the poor girl of Kathua are only hurting the image and interests of the state," government spokesman and Public Works minister Naeem Akhtar said. He was referring to protests by students of various educational institutions, demanding justice for the victim. Akhtar urged the students to attend their classes instead of protesting on the streets. "What is the occasion for protests, stone-pelting when the case is solved, accused in jail and trial on? Shouldn't they be attending classes instead," the minister said. Akhtar's cabinet colleague and Shia leader Imran Ansari also appealed to the ...
Follow tradition, respect women, says Naidu
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu today blamed foreign rule in the past for the situation now where women do not get the respect which he felt Indian tradition gave them. Addressing the 30th convocation of Kurukshetra University, he said women form about 50 percent of the population, and must be respected. Indians called their country 'Bharat Mata', he said. "Most of our rivers like Godavari, Ganga, Yamuna are named after females. Saraswati mata is for knowledge, Durga mata for defence and Laxmi mata for finance," he said. Holding colonial and foreign rule responsible, he condemned the manner in which society now saw women despite these traditions. "It is shameful and needs to be condemned," Naidu said. He did not mention the Kathua rape and murder case or the controversy over a rape in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. He also urged students not to resort to violence for getting any demands met and said disputes should be settled through discussion. Protests must be peaceful as destruction of ...
CBSE to compensate class X students for typo error in English paper
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to provide compensation of two marks to Class X students for a typing error in the English question paper. Several teachers and students had approached the Board with the plea that the paper held on March 12 had certain errors in the comprehension passage section. Students had to read a passage and write synonyms for the words endurance, obstruction, and motivation. But the paragraphs they were supposed to look at were incorrectly marked, they had said in an online petition. "The typing error has been noticed and it has been Board's policy to not let students face any disadvantage. The marking scheme has been decided in interest of students and all those who appeared for the particular question will be awarded two marks," a senior CBSE official said. The Class X and XII board examinations began on March 5 and will conclude by April 25.
One-man panel begins probe into TN sex scandal
The panel set up to probe the sex scandal in Aruppukottai, where a woman college teacher allegedly prodded students to extend sexual favours to university officials, today launched an inquiry, while the assistant professor's lawyer claimed she faced threat in jail. Retired IAS officer R Santhanam, appointed by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit to probe the alleged incident, interacted with the vice-chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University P P Chellathurai and registrar V Chinnaiah about the allegation against Nirmala Devi. The former officer later told reporters here that those "affected" by the teacher's conduct should depose before him without fear. He said the identity of those deposing would be kept confidential. "If anyone has any information regarding the incident they can share it with the enquiry committee," he said. Santhanam said, if necessary, he would hold the enquiry at the government guest house in Madurai to ascertain why the assistant professor asked ..
Crimes against children, a deep concern: President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday termed the crimes against children were "a deep concern for the humanity" and underlined the need for a firm resolve to provide safety to children."There is a need to introspect on 'what kind of a society we are developing into?'. I feel the smile of children is the most beautiful thing in the world. The biggest success of our society is to ensure safety of children that they feel secure. It is the first responsibility of any society to ensure the security of children so that they feel safe," President Kovind said while addressing the 6th Convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Kakriyal in Reasi district."Are we trying to create an environment in which our mother, sisters and daughters are unable to experience justice, equality, independence and friendship? Across the country, our children are being subjected to heinous crimes. Recently, an innocent child was murdered in an unimaginable way," the President added.Hailing the education .
Buses used by many private schools not in a good condition: HP CM
Buses used by many private schools are not in a good condition and reports from sub divisional magistrates across Himachal Pradesh have been sought in this regard, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said today. At least 27, including 23 children, were killed at Malkwal in Kangra district of HP when a school bus fell into 100-meter deep gorge on April 10. Asked by reporters here about what his government was doing to prevent fatal accidents, Thakur said a campaign to check fitness of vehicles had been launched. He further pointed out that the buses being used by many private schools were found to be not in good condition. "SDMs have been directed to submit a report soon in this regard," he said adding that the private schools had also been asked to follow the Supreme Court guidelines on transportation of students. Efforts are also being made to widen roads and remove accident-prone spots in the state, Thakur said.
