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5,000 schools in Rajasthan to have computer labs: Edu minister

The Rajasthan government has decided to equip 5,000 schools in the state with computer labs, Education Minister Vasudev Devnani has said. The minister made the announcement at a press conference here yesterday. "Computer labs will be opened in 5,000 schools in Rajasthan and 60,000 teachers in the state are being provided computer training," he said, adding that 28,000 laptops are being distributed to meritorious students. Devnani said that 7,250 schools are being upgraded from primary to middle, middle to secondary and secondary to senior secondary institutes. "More than 5,000 schools have been upgraded and now, every gram panchayat headquarter will be have one senior secondary school," the minister said. Over 70,000 teachers will be appointed soon, he said. The minister also announced that 55 schools here will have smart class rooms. "Bharat Darshan" galleries will be opened in schools. These will have photos, posters, write-ups and other material from which students can learn about .

Manmohan Singh donates 3,500 books to Panjab University

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has donated 3,500 books from his personal library to his alma mater Panjab University (PU) here, a university official said on Wednesday.

Are your parents in 'unclean occupation', Haryana admission form asks kids

The school students above primary classes have also been asked to mention their along with their parents' Aadhaar numbers, parents' occupation and educational qualification

Haryana's 100-pointer school admission form creates flutters

School students in Haryana have been asked to fill a lengthy admission form giving details like whether they are suffering from genetic disorders or their parents are engaged in any "unclean occupation", prompting the opposition to hit out at the state government. Students above primary classes have also been asked to mention their and their parents' Aadhaar numbers, parents' occupation and educational qualification in the admission form. The form also seeks to know "whether parents of students are engaged in unclean occupation, whether they are income tax payees, their religion and caste details, genetic disorder, if any, besides students' bank details". Commenting on the development, the Congress said the BJP-led state government was indulging in "racial and religious profiling". Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala in a series of tweets said, "Khattar (Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar) Govt issues a 100 point Students Admission Form. It is really a Surveillance of ...

Melania Trump comforts student who spilled water at event

Melania Trump's soft side was witnessed on Tuesday when a boy from a visiting group of students accidentally spilled a glass of water at the Blue Room in the White house."No problem. Don't worry. It's just water, okay," The First Lady of the United States told the student.The group of students from a local middle school was there to meet Melania to exchange views on struggles and challenges they were facing in their lives.During the meeting, she invited the students to share how they felt about being there at the White House, following which the students took turns to write a word on the board describing their feeling.The last student wrote 'energised' and on his way back to his seat, knocked over the glass of water, to which Melania responded by putting a hand on his shoulder and reassuring him.

Gurgaon: Pvt univ student alleges ragging, 2 suspended

A second year fine arts student of a private university here has claimed physical assault and ragging by his seniors from engineering stream, with the varsity officials saying the accused students have been suspended and a report of the case sent to the University Grants Commission (UGC). The student alleged that he was "brutally" beaten by the seniors on April 5 within the campus premises in a bid to "rag" him and was threatened with dire consequences. A complaint in this regard was made by the student's sister to the anti ragging cell of the UGC. The sister told PTI that the university officials "pressured" her brother to change the statement from "ragging to only physical assault". However, the university officials have denied the charge levelled by the complainant's sister but admitted that physical assault took place inside the campus after which the accused students were suspended and a report sent to the UGC. Considering the gravity of the matter, we have conducted an internal

Haryana creates Rs 10 cr fund to encourage students to set up startups

The Haryana government has made a provision of Rs 10 crore to support students studying in colleges and universities for launching their own start-ups, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said today. Addressing the students after inaugurating the start-up Incubator-cum-Center of Excellence at Government Post-Graduate College in Panchkula, near here, he said this was the first-of-its kind centre set up in the state. "It is an important step towards realisation of vision of Digital India of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The youth does not lack talent, it has to be recognized appropriately," he added. The Centre would promote entrepreneurship at all levels among the aspiring youth of the state, he said. Spread over an area of 3,000 square feet, the centre would primarily cater to four government colleges of Panchkula district namely, Government Postgraduate College, Sector-1, Government Post Graduate Women's College, Sector-14, Government College, Barwala and Government College, Kalka, ..

Haryana seeks religion, 'unclean occupation' data from schoolkids

BJP-ruled Haryana's Education Department has stirred a controversy by asking students in private schools to furnish personal and family data, including religion, caste, bank account number and Aadhaar details as well as if their parents "(are) engaged in (an) unclean occupation".

Sitharaman appeals budding entrepreneurs to contribute to

Defence MinisterNirmala Sitharamantoday urged the management graduates to contribute in the area of public administrationinstead of thinking only about getting jobs. "...Look at bringing in reforms, bringing in modernised ways of administration and doing a lot of work so that India as a country is better governed. "Look at services that reach people (and) not just to MNCs (multinational companies), may be Indian-origin MNCs require your service but public administration also requires help from the people like you," she said while addressing the 7th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Raipur, in Sejbahar here. Sitharaman said, "I would think it is important for you to not just think in terms of getting jobs only but to look at what you can contribute to the society as individuals, as entrepreneurs and as administrators". "I think you should think out-of-box (and) not just rush to (get) jobs...think about new work," she added. Sitharaman cited

Himachal varsity among top 5 universities of north India

Shoolini University in Himachal Pradesh's Solan has emerged as one of the top five private universities of north India as per rankings given by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) set up by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry, the varsity said on Tuesday.

Hope Calcutta Boys' School will help make Bengal vibrant: Guv

West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi today expressed hope that the 141-year-old Calcutta Boys' School will help in the making of a resurgent and vibrant Bengal. Tripathi, who unveiled the plaque of the new state-of-the-art block, the 'Commemoration Building, of the premier heritage educational institution, said it will continue to withstand the vagaries of time and be a part of a new Bengal. "Being an amalgamation of collective wisdom, the institution is a place for excellence in education and co-curricular activities and holds a position among the top institutions in the country," the Governor said in his address. Tripathi said the new block will give a tremendous boost to the ongoing restoration and renovation drive of the school, founded by Rev James Mills Thoburn in 1877. Union Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar, who was also part of the inauguration of the new unit, said the acronym of The Calcutta Boys' School (CBS) stands for Character, Brain

Cancelled exams in Punjab rescheduled to April 27: CBSE

The CBSE on Tuesday announced April 27 as the rescheduled date to conduct class 10 and 12 exams in Punjab, which had to be cancelled due to 'Bharat Bandh' in the state.

Schools should be able to produce conscientious citizens:

Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi today urged the schools in the state to create an "intellectually imbued" society for students. Speaking at the closing ceremony of silver jubilee celebrations of Maharishi Vidya Mandir (MVM) Senior Secondary School here, the Governor said, "I feel the main purpose of education is to produce good, productive and conscientious citizens. I urge upon the teachers to use their noble vocation to churn out good and conscientious citizens." Referring to Aristotle, who once said that a civilised society is one where good people become good citizens, Mukhi every generation is expected to make the society better for its children. "Today's students are very likely to become leaders in their chosen walks of life tomorrow," he said. Appreciating the contribution of MVM, the governor said the school, in the past 25 years, supported its students by providing them equal opportunities and challenges. Mukhi congratulated the faculty members on this occasion ...

Class 10, 12 exams postponed in Punjab to be held on April 7: CBSE

The CBSE today announced that the Class 10 and Class 12 examinations that were postponed in Punjab due to the 'Bharat bandh' on April 2 will now be conducted on April 27. At the request of the state government in view of bandh called by several Dalit organisations against the alleged dilution of the SCs/STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had postponed the exams scheduled on April 2. It has been decided to conduct the cancelled examination in Punjab on April 27. The roll numbers and examination centres already allotted to the students will remain the same, said K K Chaudhury, Controller of Examinations, CBSE. While Class 12 students were supposed to appear for the Hindi exam, language exams of French, Sanskrit and Urdu were scheduled for Class 10 on that day. The board had then said that it had received a letter of request, dated April 1, from the director general (school education) of the Punjab government to postpone all its ...

Scaling new heights: 10 Maha tribal students to start their Everest trek tomorrow

Come tomorrow and ten tribal students from Maharashtra will embark on a challenging journey to scale the world's highest peak -- Mount Everest. The students, who are in the age group of 17-21 years, are all packed to leave for Kathmandu and start the expedition to live their mountainous dream. These students belong to different ashram schools (residential schools for tribal children) in Chandrapur district in Vidarbha region and the expedition is a part of "Mission Shaurya" undertaken by the Tribal Development Ministry of Maharashtra, an official statement said. The exercise is being carried out by the Integrated Tribal Welfare Project and the Chandrapur district administration. The ten students, identified as Manisha Dhurve, Pramesh Aale, Umakant Madvi, Akash Madvi, Akash Atram, Shubham Pendor, Kavidas Katmode, Vikas Soyam, Indu Kannake and Chayya Atram, come from ashram schools in Borda, Devda and Jeevti -- all remote tribal blocks in Chandrapur. The preparation for the project ...

Rajasthan school gets Railway themed classrooms

Keeping up to its name, Alwar's Government Senior Secondary School, Railway Station, has renovated its classrooms like a railway station.The train which is called - 'Education Express' has classrooms painted like passenger compartments.Principal of school Purushottam Gupta said that they have transformed the school into train to increase the number of students as most of the students opt for private institutions due to lack of facilities in government schools.The principal's office looks like an engine and the veranda is transformed into a platform where students can play."The students are always fascinated with the idea of travelling in a train. Government school buildings are often considered boring, leading to lack of interest in kids. That is why we thought of renovating our school into a colourful train like the exterior," Gupta told ANI.The person, who was behind this idea, was a junior engineer of the district Rajesh Lawania."We wanted to give students a unique factor about ...

Nursery student thrashed for not paying fees, 3 arrested

Three people were arrested on Monday after a nursery student in Meerpet town of Telangana was allegedly thrashed by his school teacher for a delay in payment of fees.The parents of the four-year-old boy studying in Krishnaveni Talent School are demanding justice following this incident."A case has been registered. The teacher, principal and director are arrested. They'll be produced before the court. We've intimated this to the education department," SHO Meerpet, A. Manmohan said.A case was registered against the accused under sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) of Indian Penal Code and also under section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act.Manmohan further said, "On Monday night we have received a complaint from the parents of a four-year-old boy stating that their son was thrashed with a stick by school teacher, Swaroopa, for not paying fees.

March to promote scientific temper among people

Top scientists and academicians of Bengal will join the rest of the country in organizing 'March for Science' rally here on April 14 to promote scientific temper among people. The Kolkata Organizing committee and the Breakthrough Science Society, two non-government organisations, will host the second edition of the rally in the city. On April 22 last year, more than a million scientists, technologists, teachers and students took part in the rally in over 600 cities across the world. "The March for Science champions robustly funded and publicly communicated science as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity," a statement from the organisers said here today. The signatories to the statement included former vice chancellor of Calcutta University Asutosh Ghosh, former professor of Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Bikash K Chakrabarti, faculty member of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Soumitro Banerjee and Jadavpur University professor Samaresh ...

Flat math and reading results in national report card

The results of the latest Nation's Report Card are in and the news isn't good. Fourth-graders made no improvements in math or reading, while eighth-graders' scores were flat in math and only slightly improved in reading, according to results released today on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Overall, only roughly a third of American eighth-graders are proficient in reading and math along with about 40 per cent of fourth-graders. The figures are in line with recent trends. Students made big gains in the 1990s and early 2000s, but there have been no major improvements since then. The results show that racial disparities persist. African-American students were out-performed by their white peers at both grade levels. "There is still much work to be done to close achievement gaps and ensure that our young people are ready for success in college, careers and life," said Carissa Miller, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers. "It is clear we as a ...

Pearson India launches a Series of Preparatory Books for JEE-Foundation

Pearson India, the world's learning company, launched the "Pearson IIT Foundation Series" which continues to be a source of comprehensive and reliable content for competitive preparations.This series includes course book and practice books for Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics from class 6th to 10th. Starting with class 6th Science and Mathematics course books, this foundation course gets divided into separate books on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics for class 7th to 10th, where the contents and theories are gradually moving from simpler to complex levels. The structure of the content is designed in such a manner that it motivates students to go beyond the usual school curriculum and act as a source of higher learning to strengthen the fundamental concepts.Key highlights of the bookKey concepts explained in a student-friendly mannerSolved examples presented in a logical and step-wise manner after every conceptApplication based problems, graded by difficulty, for conceptual ...