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CBSE paper leak: Students stage protests in Delhi
The national capital witnessed multiple protests on Saturday in connection with the CBSE and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) board paper leaks.Students studying in the school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) protested in front of its office in Preet Vihar.They demanded immediate action against the guilty, who leaked Class 12 Economics and Class 10 Mathematics papers.Similarly, SSC and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirants also protested at Parliament Street at 1 in the afternoon, demanding court-monitored CBI enquiry into the alleged leak of SSC board exam paper of History and Political Science (Part 1) earlier this month.The students later reached Rajiv Chowk, taking the protest further.The youth protesting against the SSC paper leak were later joined by parents of students who appeared for CBSE board examinations this year.Delhi police are already conducting a probe into the case.The papers of Class XII Economics held on March 26, and .
Private schools should follow summer vacation rule
The private schools in Tamil Nadu should strictly follow the rules with regard to summer vacation and not take special classes to the students, Education Minister K A Sengottaiayn said today. The government has already directed all the schools in private sector to follow the summer vacation rules and not to take special classes during the period, Sengottaiyan told reporters here. Stating that the government has taken necessary steps to prepare the students to appear for entrance examinations, he said about 4,000 selected students, based on their marks in SSLC, will be given special training for the exams.
CBSE leaks: 2 coaching centre directors arrested, 4 students detained
Six more people, including two directors of a private coaching centre here, were today apprehended in connection with the CBSE question paper leaks, police said. Since yesterday, 12 people, including Class 10 and 11 students, have been apprehended in the CBSE leak case from Jharkhand's Chatra district, they said. The examination board came under criticism after its Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics papers were leaked earlier this week. The police had yesterday detained six Class 10 students in the case. The police said that among those apprehended today, four are students of different schools in the district and two directors of a private coaching centre here. A Class 11 student was detained from the Navodaya Vidyalala campus here. He had hid chits containing answers of a leaked question paper in the school's bathroom, police said. Two students are from Patna, they said. The police said that the directors have been put under arrest.
Lost trust in CBSE, say protesting students
Expressing their anger over the paper leak incident, students held protests here at the CBSE office, contending that they have "lost trust" in the board.
CBSE papers leak: Google sends reply to Delhi Police
The Delhi Police's Crime Branch has got a reply from Google on the details it had sought pertaining to the e-mail address from where the CBSE chairperson was sent a mail about the Class 10 mathematics paper being leaked, an official privy to the probe said. A senior police officer said they had got a reply from the online search engine but refused to divulge further details. Meanwhile, the police continued with their quest to trace the origin of the papers leak as they visited the schools and coaching centres in outer Delhi that had come under their scanner. More than 60 people have been questioned till now, but the officer said there was "no breakthrough" in the case so far. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Chairperson Anita Karwal had received an e-mail a day before the Class 10 mathematics exam, which was held on March 28, informing her about the paper being leaked. The sender of the e-mail had stated that the mathematics paper was leaked on WhatsApp and that the exam ...
'Testing' times for CBSE students as they face the D-Day yet again
Scuttled holiday plans, clashes with entrance dates, another round of tuitions and above all the 'phobia' of facing the examination day yet again----sum up the dilemma being faced by class 10 and 12 students of CBSE across the country. Aujaswi Maken, Class 10 student and Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken's son: "We are really disappointed. The CBSE chairman was aware of the leak of Mathematics paper a day before the examination. They should have cancelled the paper earlier itself. Many of us had plans to go for a vacation, but the plans stand cancelled now". Vanshika, a Class 12 student who has to reappear for Economics paper: "First of all, the authorities should have ensured there was no paper leak. Why should we suffer and go through the same drill? The paper was so good and now we have to again prepare for it. Also, my film making entrance exams are clashing with the tentative dates being announced by CBSE on television". Somasree Banik, a student from Kolkata: "The state Joint ...
Russia's World Cup drives some students to rare protests
Many students would be delighted to have the World Cup in town, but not Maria Cheremnova. The 20-year-old physics student in Moscow is one of thousands campaigning against the June 14-July 15 soccer tournament, which is set to disrupt academic life across the country. There will be a 25,000-capacity fan zone outside the main building at Russia's prestigious Moscow State University during exam season. In other cities, exams have been brought forward and thousands of police are set to move into dorm rooms. The Moscow fan zone a public viewing area with a big screen, beer and music is on prime real estate near the vast Luzhniki arena, the river and the main university building, a Stalin-era colossus that ranks among the Russian capital's most recognizable structures. The building is also home to around 6,500 students. Residents say it doesn't have great soundproofing. "I came to university to study, not to watch football and listen to that noise," Cheremnova said. "Imagine 25,000 people
Bihar topper scam 2016: ED attaches kingpin's properties worth Rs 4.53 crores
Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday attached properties worth Rs 4.53 crore of Baccha Rai, the main accused in 2016 Bihar Topper Scam.The action has been taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), after a money laundering case was registered against the kingpin.Rai, who is the Secretary-cum Principal of Vishun Roy College in Vaishali district of Bihar, is accused of manipulating the results of students for money, through his contacts in Bihar School Education Board (BSEB).The scam came to light on May 31, 2016, when BSEB Arts and Humanities topper Ruby Rai, Science topper Saurabh Shrestha and third topper in Science stream Rahul Kumar were interviewed by television channels and they were unable to answer to basic questions.Soon, an investigation began in the matter, following which the ED registered a case last year on the basis of Bihar Police FIR and the investigation of the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
Malala makes emotional visit to Swat Valley home in Pak
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, today was in tears as she returned home in Pakistan's Swat Valley where she survived a near-fatal attack by Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls' education. Malala, 20, reached her ancestral home in Makan Bagh in Mingora on a day-long trip along with her parents and two siblings, amid tight security, sources said. Pakistan's State Minister for Information Marriiyum Aurangzeb also accompanied the education activist for the visit, during which she met her childhood friends and teachers after more than five years. "Tears of joy rolled down Malala's eyes during her meeting with them. She was filled with emotions when she visited her home and met with her friends," the sources said. After her brief stay at home, Malala, who on Thursday set foot in Pakistan for the first time since the 2012 attack, was airlifted to the Swat Cadet College where she is expected to address a ceremony, they said. She is also expected to inaugurate a ...
Students protest outside CBSE office in Delhi
A group of students today staged a demonstration near the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) office at Preet Vihar here against the leak of Class 10 Mathematics and Class 12 Economics papers. "The students tried to block the road in front of the CBSE office, but we kept them away. A group of about 25-30 students are protesting outside the CBSE office," said a senior Delhi Police officer. The board has announced a re-examination of the Class 12 Economics paper on April 25, while the re-test for the Class 10 Mathematics paper is likely to be conducted in July. Education Secretary Anil Swarup said yesterday that a preliminary enquiry had revealed that the leak for the Class 10 Mathematics paper was restricted to Delhi and Haryana. Two cases have been registered in the paper leak incident so far. The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has questioned nearly 60 people, including students and tutors, in this connection.
Arunachal: Lohit Brigade helps youth with education, job
The fruits of development do not fully reach the edge of the country in the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, but the Indian Army has come to the aid of the younger generation here in multiple ways.From training youths to join the army to helping school children to take a tour of the developed parts of the country, the army is making all-out efforts to develop the district.The Labour and Employment Officer of Lohit district, Lee Ete told ANI that youths from five districts of the state are trained with the help of two battalions of the Indian Army- 11 Grenadiers and 82 Mountain Brigade. With the efforts, 50 youths have been selected in the Army."Initially, 327 kids registered, out of which 250 qualified the physical and medical test, and they are being given good training here. After a month of coaching and training, 50 youths from five districts - Lohit, Namsai, Anjaw, Lower Dibang Valley, and Upper Dibang Valley - have been selected in the Army," Ete said.Ete further said that ...
Google Doodle celebrates India's first US-trained female doctor
Google on Saturday dedicated a Doodle to India's "first" female doctor Anandi Gopal Joshi to mark what would have been her 153rd birthday.
Malala visits Pak hometown in Swat Valley
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, today arrived in her Swat Valley hometown in Pakistan for the first time after she was shot in the head by Taliban militants for advocating girls education more than five years ago. Amid tight security, she along with her parents arrived in Swat district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on a day-long visit, sources said. She has been put up in Circuit House. The venue had been surrounded by the law enforcers. She will be visiting her ancestral home in Makan Bagh in Mingora, her school besides inaugurating a girls school in Shangla district, the sources added. In an interview to Geo News yesterday, Malala said that she plans to return to Pakistan permanently once her studies are completed. "My plan is to return to Pakistan as this is my country. I have the same right on the country as any another Pakistani, Malala said. She reiterated her joy of being in Pakistan and her mission of providing education to children. "We want to ..
J'khand govt to develop six backward districts
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has said that the governments priority is to develop six backward districts of the state. "Khunti, Simdega, Gumla, West Singhbhum, Pakur and Sahibganj are the most backward districts. The governments priority is to develop them," Das told a meeting of officials here yesterday, an official release said. Das asked deputy commissioners of these districts to focus on the most backward block and panchayat of these districts. Emphasis should be given on education, health, self-employment and infrastructure. He asked the deputy commissioners to go to a backward village every week, meet the people, know their problems and solve them. Das asked to take the services of retired teachers or youth on contract wherever teachers would be required in schools. He asked to set up poultry society so that eggs could be served in midday meals in schools. The government would also procure eggs for midday meals. He also asked to speed up electricity work ..
Education must not be politicised: MoS HRD
Amid controversy brewing post the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) paper leak, Minister of State (MoS) for Human Resource Development (HRD) Satyapal Singh asserted that education should not be politicised."Education is not something that should be politicised, as it is a necessity for everyone. Indulging in politics over this will not help spur the development of this country," Singh told reporters here.For the unversed, the papers of class XII Economics held on March 26, and class X Maths, held on March 28, were leaked on social media hours before the examination. Ever since, scores of students have taken to mass-protesting to express their dissatisfaction over poor governance and the CBSE's re-examination decision.However, the Congress Party termed the paper leak as the government's failure and demanded the removal of Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar and the chairperson of the CBSE.On Thursday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi accused the ...
Over 14L Class X students will not give retest: Javadekar
Amid the ongoing furore post the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X question paper leak, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday confirmed that out of the 16 lakh students, more than 14 lakh will not have to appear for the Mathematics re-exam."I am amazed to see headlines in some news channels about confusion over retest. Out of 16 lakh students, more than 14 lakh students of Class X will not have to give retest in Maths. This is the final decision," Javadekar tweeted."Class-X students from J&K, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Punjab, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, UP, Bihar, WB, Northeastern states, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra, Telangana, Karnataka, TN, Puduchery, Andaman, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, MP, Chhattisgarh will not give Maths retest," he added.Clearing the air regarding Delhi and Haryana, Javadekar stated that a retest will be conducted only if police investigation points to a large-scale leak.For the ...
Piyush Goyal blames auditors for Nirav Modi scam
Union Minister for Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal on Friday said if auditors had done their jobs honestly and ethically then scams like the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud could have been avoided."If an auditor does his job honestly, ethically, judiciously, carefully with all the high standards the institute and teachers have set, could we have not avoided the scams like that of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi," the Union Minister said while speaking at JK Shah Classes, which gives academic training to CA student.Talking of Chartered Accountant fraternity, Goyal said if the 2.5 lakh CAs in the country determined not to participate in any wrongdoings, India will be another country altogether."Many of the CAs don't like the theory that I have articulated and been saying from the past five to seven years. Sadly many brothers and sisters of our fraternity say I have become a critic of our fraternity. I am not a critic but just showed that if the 2.5 lakhs CAs be determined that they will not
No confusion now over re-test: Javdekar
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said the announcements made by his ministry today should clear all confusion regarding the re-test of the CBSE Class 10 maths and Class 12 Economics papers. The re-examination of the board's Class 12 economics paper will be held on April 25, while the Class 10 mathematics re-test, if required, would be conducted only for Delhi-NCR and Haryana in July, the government said today amid widespread outrage over the papers leak issue. In a series of tweets, the Union Minister reiterated the statements made by School Education Secretary Anil Swarup and said the aim of the government was to ensure that children's futures are not hampered. "In the larger interest of academics and students the sensitive government has taken a decision not to have nationwide retest in Maths for class 10th. The test will be held in Delhi, Haryana after final inputs from police and that too if needed it will be held in July," he tweeted. In the interest of students of 12th ...
Class X students breathe sigh of relief over retest fuss
Class Xth students heaved a sigh of relief when the Human Resource Development ministry announced that if needed, the re-examination of the Mathematics paper will happen only in Delhi and Haryana.The School Education Secretary at the HRD Ministry, Anil Swarup, on Friday announced that the leakage of the Mathematics exam was restricted to only Delhi and Haryana, and if needed the retest would only be in those two states.As soon as this news broke, students from rest of the states celebrated it."Our Maths papers went really well and now when it is finally done, we are pleased and could not ask for anything more. I am just grateful for what has happened," a Class Xth student said.Another student expressed, "We have been praying that the retest gets cancelled. And now finally it is cancelled. We were screaming when the decision came out."The HRD ministry today declared that the re-examination for the Economics paper for Class 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students will be
Paper leaks: CBSE shares exam centres, bank custodians' details with police
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday shared information regarding the conduction of board papers to the police, which is probing the leaking of Class 12 Economic and Class 10 Mathematics papers.The education board, in a letter to the police, gave details about the examination centres, names of staff and superintendents at the centers, bank custodians as well as the names and contact details of bank managers who had custody of the leaked papers in Delhi and Haryana.There were as many as six complaints regarding the paper leak, and the information regarding the same have been furnished to the Special Investigation Team (SIT), the CBSE stated in the letter to the police.In the latest development in the matter, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has announced that the re-examination for the Economics paper for Class 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students will be held on April 25, while Class 10th Mathematics paper will happen only in Delhi .
