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Poor faculty in Himachal private universities: CAG
Fifteen out of 17 private universities in Himachal Pradesh have faculty not possessing minimum qualifications, especially at the level of professor and associate professor, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
Students, teachers rush back to class in IS-free east Syria
Her name means "dreams" in Arabic and schoolteacher Ahlam is finally realising hers -- returning to her beloved classroom after years of jihadist rule over her eastern Syrian hometown. Perched on school benches in their bright coats, excited young boys and girls chant in unison as they count the cherries she has drawn in chalk on the blackboard. The Islamic State group overran large swathes of Syria in 2014, with the jihadists imposing their own rigid interpretation of Islam on residents. They opened their own schools, banning music and the arts, and dispensed brutal punishments to those who did not adhere to their ultra-conservative values. Ahlam says the jihadists tried to recruit her to teach in one of their schools in her hometown of Al-Shamatiyah, near Deir Ezzor city. She refused, opting to teach her children in secret at home and eking out a living from an orchard she tended to with her husband, an agricultural engineer. "I thought there would no longer be a future for our ...
CBSE paper leak: Delhi Police nabs three from Himachal Pradesh
Three people from Una district of Himachal Pradesh have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 economics paper leak.The arrested accused have been identified as Rakesh Kumar (commerce lecturer), clerk Amit Sharma and class IV employee Ashok of DAV Una, who were deployed on examination duty at Jawahar Navodaya School Pekhuwala on March 26."Rakesh and Amit were arrested by the Delhi Police's crime branch from Una, Himachal Pradesh. Initially, Rakesh during investigation disclosed that he at the time of collecting computer science paper on March 23 also sneaked economics paper and photographed it with the help of his school clerk and peon Amit and Ashok," the Delhi Police said in a statement."The image was shared through WhatsApp to Rakesh who further called a student who took tuitions from him and wrote down the questions in her handwriting which was later shared through WhatsApp by Rakesh to his relatives. The image of ...
Haryana police busts fake degree racket
The Haryana Police on Saturday said that they have busted an inter-state racket in providing fake degrees of various graduation and post-graduation courses by a Rajasthan-based university without the students having to study and sit for examinations.
Ker Governor withholds assent to medical colleges bill
Kerala Governor P Sathasivam today withheld assent to the Kerala Professional Colleges (Regularisation of Admission in Medical colleges) Bill 2018. The Governor withheld assent to the Bill under the provisions of Article 200 of the Constitution, Raj Bhavan sources said. The Governor also took into consideration the observations of the Supreme Court recently while ordering a stay on the Kerala Professional Colleges (Regularisaton of Admission in Medical Colleges) Ordinance 2017, the sources said. Article 200 empowers a Governor to either give or withold assent to a bill or reserve it for the consideration of the President. The bill which was adopted in the assembly on April 4 this year, seeks to regularize admissions made in two medical colleges in 2016-17. The ruling CPI-M led LDFand Congress headed UDF opposition had supported the Bill when it was adopted in the assembly. The House had passed the Bill for regularising admission of students of the private Karuna ...
MP official caught by Lokayukta police for demanding bribe
An official of the state's OBC Welfare department was nabbed today by Lokayukta police for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to release scholarship funds of students of a paramedical centre. Officials said that Vishal Shriwas, an assistant director in the OBC Welfare department, had demanded a bribe to release scholarship amount worth Rs 17 lakh to students of the Meenakshi Paramedical Study Centre. Deputy Superintendent of Police JP Varma said, "He sought the bribe through the Centre's computer operator Brajesh Bhargava. As per the plan, Shriwas was to arrive at a hotel to collect the money. But he sent Bhargava in his place and the complainant handed over Rs 1.40 lakh to Bhargava." Shriwas was caught from his uncle's residence at Barapatthar area here while collecting the bribe from Bhargava, the official said. A case had been registered under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and further investigations were underway, he said.
Anna University VC appointed as per eligibility conditions: TN Governor's office
The selection of M.K.Surappa as the Vice Chancellor of Anna University was done in a fair and transparent manner and as per the laid down eligibility conditions for the aspriants, said Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit's office.
Teacher, 2 others arrested in Himachal for CBSE Class 12 paper leak
A Special Investigation Team of Delhi Police has arrested a teacher, a clerk and a support staff of a private school in Himachal Pradesh on charges of leaking the CBSE Class 12 Economics paper, an officer said on Saturday.
Organ donation made part of school syllabus in Maharashtra
Secondary school students in Maharashtra will now be educated on organ donation. A chapter on this issue has been incorporated in the new science book of Class 10 from the next academic year with an aim to create awareness about organ and cadaver donation. The chapter incorporates information related to organ donation, its importance and procedure, a government release said here today Information related to cadaver (whole body) donation also finds a mention in the chapter. This has been included to ensure children get knowledge on the issue, it said. Education Minister Vinod Tawde said imparting knowledge about organ donation to young children will help create awareness about the subject in the society. The chapter includes details about which organs can be donated and how they are useful to save people's lives. Details of how cadaver donation can help medical research is also mentioned, the release said. The new syllabus will be implemented from the coming academic year .
CBSE leaks: 3 school staffers held in Himachal's Una
The Class 12 economics paper of CBSE was leaked on March 23 - three days before the exam date - in Himachal Pradesh's Una town and it was shared on at least 40 WhatsApp groups, Delhi Police said today after the arrest of three people in this connection. The three - Rakesh Kumar, Amit Sharma and Ashok Kumar - all from DAV Centenary Public School in Una, were arrested by the crime branch after lengthy investigation and questioning, R P Upadhayay, special commissioner (crime) of police, said. Rakesh Kumar had been teaching at the DAV school as a PGT economics teacher for eight years. He was the centre superintendent of Jawahar Navodaya Public School in Una, where the CBSE exams were being held. Amit Sharma and Ashok Kumar worked at the DAV school as clerk and peon respectively. On March 23, three days before the economics paper exam, Rakesh Kumar collected bundles of computer science paper, the exam for which was due that day, from the strong room of Union Bank in Una. He also picked up .
Bill on medical college admission: BJP meets Governor
A BJP delegation today submitted a memorandum to the Governor P Sathasivam urging him not to give assent to a bill to regularise admissions made in two medical colleges during 2016-17. The ruling CPI-M led LDF government passed the bill in the assembly with the support of the Congress headed UDF opposition. BJP MLA O Rajagopal, who headed the delegation, told reporters that they submitted a memorandum to the Governor urging him not to give assent to the bill as it was "aimed to help" the private managements that admitted students by "accepting bribe". "We have sympathy towards the students whose admission would be affected", he said. However, it was not possible to support this kind of irregular proceedings, he said. The House had on April four passed the Kerala professional Colleges (Regularisation of Admission in Medical Colleges) Bill-2018 for regularising admission of students of the private Karuna Medical College, Palakkad and Kannur Medical College. Congress ...
Fate of 180 MBBS students at stake as Kerala Governor returns bill
Kerala Governor P.Sathasivam on Saturday returned a bill seeking to regularise the admission procedures of 180 third year MBBS students at two self-financing medical colleges in the state.
Jharkhand Principal stabbed to death with beer bottle
A school principal was on Saturday stabbed to death with a beer bottle in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said.
Governor concerned over poor ranking of Maha universities
Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao today expressed serious concern over the poor ranking of universities from Maharashtra at the national level and asked vice-chancellors to prepare a detailed strategy for improving their standing. All universities in Maharashtra except Pune were ranked above 150 in the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) declared by the HRD ministry recently. The Pune university was ranked ninth in the list of best varsities in the country. The governor, who is also chancellor of universities in the state, emphasised on the need of examination reforms. Referring to the 'serious negligence' in the evaluation of papers and declaration of results in the University of Mumbai, he asked VCs to accord top priority to declaration of results of all exams in a time-bound manner. Rao called for according top priority to examination reforms, including end-to-end computerisation. The governor was addressing a meeting of vice- chancellors and pro ...
Fair, transparent process followed in Anna University V-C selection: Raj Bhavan
The Raj Bhavan today asserted that a "fair and transparent" process was followed in the selection of M K Surappa as vice-chancellor of the Anna University here. It also urged that there be no politics and "mud-slinging" over his appointment. The clarification came after Surappa's appointment by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit triggered a political row over the former's Kannada origin. Opposition parties, including the DMK, had questioned Surappa being chosen as the vice-chancellor of the premier technical varsity in the Tamil Nadu capital. "The whole process was fair and transparent. The welfare of Anna University and engineering colleges affiliated to the university, faculty and the students was kept in mind when making the selection," the Raj Bhavan said. There was no "extraneous interference" in the selection process, it said. "Since the choice of the vice-chancellor was done entirely in accordance with the statute, it is requested that politics be kept out and unnecessary ..
Include life, works of JP in school syllabus: Gehlot urges Javadekar
Union minister Thaawarchand Gehlot has urged HRD minister Prakash Javadekar to include the life and works of Jayaprakash Narayan in school syllabus. Narayan, popularly referred to as JP, is remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition against the then prime minister Indira Gandhi In his letter to the HRD minister, Gehlot also sought that the period of Emergency be included in school curriculums. The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment said he has received a representation in this regard from the national president of the Loktantra Senani Sangh (LSS), Kailash Soni. Soni also sought that social and political workers, who participated in the movement against the Emergency, be recognised and declared as freedom fighters. Gehlot has also written to Home Minister Rajnath Singh in this regard. The LSS is an organisation representing political prisoners jailed during the Emergency. Loktantra Senanis fought the "second war for Independence" and restored democracy during the ...
3 held for leaking Class 12 Economics paper
A Special Investigation Team of Delhi Police has arrested a teacher of a private school, a clerk and a support staff from Himachal Pradesh on charges of leaking the CBSE Class 12 Economics paper, an officer said on Saturday.
CBSE case: Three more arrested
Three accused- including a teacher, clerk and support staff- have been arrested from Himachal Pradesh over the leak of Class XII Economics paper.The investigation in the case revealed that the paper was leaked in handwritten form.On April 5, the Delhi Karkardooma Court sent three more accused in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Paper leak case to judicial custody.The Centre on April 4 formed a panel to examine the conduction of examinations and suggest measures to handle the same.The question papers of class XII Economics and class X Mathematics exams, scheduled on March 26 and March 28 respectively, were leaked on Whatsapp.
NIT Mizoram students call off stir after police starts probe
The agitating students of the National Institute of Technology, Mizoram, called off their indefinite stir against poor quality of hostel food which they alleged had caused the death of a student, police said today. The students, who launched agitation on April 2, called off their stir yesterday after the police started enquiry into the death of the student, they said. A first year student Sevsharan Kumar, hailing from Bihar, was taken ill in the NIT hostel at Tanhril near Aizawl on March 26 and died in a Guwahati hospital on March 31, they said. The NIT students alleged that Kumar died after consuming rotten food served in hostel mess. The police took up the case and launched investigation into the cause of the death of Kumar and also whether the hostel warden provided poor quality food to the boarders, they said. Earlier yesterday, at the instructions of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Principal Secretary (Home) Amir Subhani had called up the Home Department of ..
Trump admin calls for making public Harvard's admission data following discrimination suit
The US Department of Justice has called for making public Harvard University's admissions data after a lawsuit against the Ivy League institution alleged that it discriminated against Asian-Americans students in its admissions process for years. A lawsuit was filed in November 2014 by anti-affirmative action group Students for Fair Admissions alleging that Harvard admissions practices discriminate against Asian-American applicants. In a filing yesterday in a Boston federal court, the Justice Department called on the court to make Harvard's documents public, saying the government has a substantial interest in the case. Students for Fair Admissions includes over a dozen students who claim they were rejected from Harvard because the it engages in "racial balancing" by capping the number of Asian-Americans it admits each year. According to a report in The Harvard Crimson, the university paper, the Department of Justice called for the unsealing of the admissions data, which Harvard has ...