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Three arrested for CBSE question paper leak
Two teachers of a private Delhi school and a tutor at a private institute have been arrested on the charge of involvement in the leak of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 economics question paper, police said on Sunday.
Birthday of Lingayat seer celebrated
The 111th birthday of Lingayat seer Shivakumara Swami, head of the Siddaganga Mutt, was celebrated on Sunday by thousands of devotees who thronged the Mutt in Tumakuru, about 70km northwest of Bengaluru, and sought his blessings.
SFI activists vandalise school after suicide of student
A group of SFI activists today vandalised a private school near here alleging that a Class 9 male student committed suicide after school authorities reportedly decided not to promote him to the 10th standard. The SFI activists, who took out a march to the school at Pambady, alleged that Jinto Eapen, who was weak in studies, committed suicide fearing that the school would not promot him to the 10th standard next year, police said. They also alleged that the teachers had spoken to Jinto's parents in this regard. The school authorities however told TV channels that no such decision had been taken. The 14-year-old student allegedly committed suicide by hanging at his residence yesterday. Eapen's parents have not reacted tothe incident. Police said they used force to disperse the SFI activists who allegedly barged into the school building and vandalised it.
CBSE paper leak: All 3 accused sent to 2-day police custody
Two teachers and one tutor, who were arrested for their alleged role in leaking the question paper of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations, have been sent to two-day police custody by Delhi's Karkardooma court.Delhi Police Joint Commissioner of Police (CP) Crime Branch told ANI, "Two teachers and a tutor were arrested. Police custody remand of all the three has been taken, they will be questioned."Touqeer, a tution teacher and two teachers of a private school - Rishabh and Rohit - were arrested earlier today.The teachers opened the paper 30 minutes before the exam, clicked the picture and forwarded the same to the tution teacher.More than 60 people have been questioned till now, out of which 10 are tutors of coaching centres. Also, more than 50 cell phones of students and tutors have been seized.According to the police, a total of 53 students and 7 teachers have been questioned so far.The Class 12 Economics and Class 10 Mathematics exams were held on March 26 ..
EFLU Shillong campus to offer Japanese & Mandarin courses
The Shillong campus of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) will soon offer two new foreign language courses within the next three months, Vice Chancellor Prof E Suresh Kumar has announced. The foreign languages to be introduced are Japanese and Mandarin. The Shillong campus is already offering certificate courses in German, Spanish, French and Russian languages, he said. From the next academic session, the Shillong campus would be offering undergraduate degree in all the six foreign languages, he said. The reason for starting Japanese language course is in view of the immediate job market as Japanese companies have already started setting up offices in India, the VC said yesterday. He said that people conversant in Japanese language would almost have a job ready for them in India besides getting an opportunity to work in Japan. The same was the case for Mandarin, he said. He also informed that EFLU, Shillong campus would be conducting tester session ...
CBSE paper leak: Students hold protest in Kolkata
A number of students, who appeared for this year's CBSE class XII examinations, staged a protest here today over question paper leak and re-tests and alleged that the board was jeopardising their careers. The students, numbering around 50 and wearing uniforms of their respective schools, congregated at a Garia locality in the southern part of the city to protest the leak of class 12 economics question paper and the board's decision of re-test. The board has announced 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. The protesting students held placards and blamed the CBSE for "jeopardising" their preparations for other examinations. "We do not want the board to hold the economics examination again. Why should we have to suffer for something which we were not responsible for?" asked a student who participated in the protest. A girl student said re-test means that the results would come ...
Facebook picture helps Afghan woman achieve dream of college
With three children under the age of five and a husband who could neither read nor write, 25-year-old Jahantap Ahmadi dreamed of going to college. Her high school degree was enough to become a teacher at the only elementary school in her village in central Afghanistan -- in an open field -- but she wanted more. On March 15, cheered on by her husband, Jahantap set out for the Daikundi provincial capital of Nili to take the university entrance exam. She walked until her feet were blistered and bruised and then sat for 10 hours with her infant daughter, Khezran, cradled on her lap in a rickety bus over rugged rocky roads. Once in Nili, she took the exam and scored a respectable 152 out of a possible 200. But it was a picture of Jahantap posted on Facebook, sitting cross-legged on the classroom floor, her 2-month-old baby asleep on her lap as she took the exam, that made the dream of going to college come true. A teacher in Nili who was moved by Jahantap's determination to get an ...
"False propaganda" over closure of schools in Maha: Tawde
A "false propaganda" is being carried out in Maharashtra over the closure of 1,300 schools with low enrollment in the state, Education Minister Vinod Tawde said today. A few months ago, the government decided to close down over 1,300 zila parishad (ZP)-run schools owing to the reduced number of students and poor education standards. The move drew criticism from various quarters. Defending the decision, Tawde said some of these schools had just a couple of students and it was not viable for the government to run them. Students from these schools are being adjusted in nearly schools, the minister said, adding a "false propaganda" is being carried over the issue. Some political leaders with vested interest made a "hue and cry out" over the issue and are misleading people, he said. "The fact is we have adjusted students from these schools in other schools and ensured they don't suffer." It may be noted that NCP leaders like Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule had ...
3 arrested for CBSE question paper leak
Two teachers from a private school and a tutor have been arrested for involvement in the leak of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 economics question paper, police said on Sunday.
Leaked Class X Sanskrit paper 'fake'
In the wake of the recent CBSE question paper leaks row, the Central Board of Secondary Education issued a notification, presaging students against the circulation of a fake class X Sanskrit question paper that is doing the rounds on social media."It has been brought to notice that a question paper of Class X - Sanskrit is being circulated on social media through Youtube link. This question paper is verified to be an earlier year's question paper. Students are hereby alerted not to believe or subscribe to any such sites," said a press release by the CBSE.The leaks of class XII Economics and Class X Mathematics question papers have caused quite the ruckus, with the board having to re-schedule those two examinations, which in turn has enraged students nationwide.The re-examination for class XII Economics has been scheduled by the board for April 25, while no confirmed date has been announced for the re-exam for class X Mathematics.
CBSE paper leak: 2 teachers, 1 coaching centre owner held
The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Sunday arrested three more people from here in connection with Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE's) Class X and XII papers leak case.Among the arrested persons, are the owner of a coaching centre, Touqeer and two teachers of a private school identified as Rishabh and Rohit.According to the police, Rishabh and Rohit passed the Economics question paper of Class XII to Touqeer, who later circulated the same among the students.The teachers opened the paper 30 minutes before the exam, clicked the picture and forwarded the same to the coaching owner.Earlier on Saturday, the Delhi Police sent three teams to schools, exam centers and residences of students in outer Delhi to investigate the case.More than 60 people have been questioned till now, out of which 10 are tutors of coaching centers. Also, more than 50 cell phones of students and tutors have been seized.According to Police, e-mail address details have been received from Google and that the ..
CBSE paper leak: Two teachers among three persons arrested, says police
Three people, including two teachers of a private school in outer Delhi's Bawana, were arrested by the Delhi Crime Branch in connection with the alleged leak of the Class 12 CBSE economics paper, police said today. The accused were identified as Rishabh and Rohit, teachers at a private school, and Touqeer, a tutor at a coaching centre in Bawana, they said. Touqeer had allegedly leaked the economics paper half an hour before the exam and sent it to the teachers on WhatsApp, the police said. The Delhi Police had registered two cases in connection with the leaks. The first case relating to the leak of the economics paper was lodged on March 27 and the other pertaining to the mathematics paper was lodged on March 28, following a complaint by the regional director of the CBSE. The Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economic papers were held on March 28 and March 26 respectively. The Crime Branch has questioned over 60 people in connection with the CBSE leak case, including the ...
Plea for fighting DUSU polls; SC asks DU to respond to plea of researcher
The Supreme Court has given the Delhi University the last opportunity to respond to a plea that research scholars be also allowed to contest and represent students in student union polls in the varsity. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanvilker directed authorities, including the DU and the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), to file their replies by May 5 on the petition of Abhishek Verma, a research scholar (Ph.D) in the Department of Chemistry. "Why research scholars who admittedly are 'students' of the university cannot become members/affiliate of the students' union? The research scholars (Ph.D.) cannot be discriminated without any intelligible basis. "The provisions of the constitution of DUSU are in clear contravention of the recommendation of the Lyngdoh committee approved by the Supreme Court, in as much as, the age limit for participating in the elections of DUSU for research scholars stipulated in the constitution of DUSU is (25) ...
HP govt to spend Rs 7,044 cr on education during 2018-19
A sum of Rs 7.044 crore would be spent on education during 2018-19, which is the highest allocation in the budget, Education minister Suresh Bharadwaj said today. Presiding over the annual prize distribution of Government Post Graduate College at Rohroo, he said that the government educational institutions have been mainly instrumental in rapid strides in education and high literacy rate and the government was spending more than 16 per cent of the total budget on education. He said that the government would remove the irritants in implementation of RUSA (Rashtriya Uchattar Shiksha Abhiyan), but its roll back was not possible as large amounts of funds were coming through this programme and even the Rohroo college have received Rs 70 lakh under RUSA. Bharadwaj said that the government was contemplating to bring a transfer policy for the teachers as the existing policy had benefited a small section of teachers, while the remaining teachers suffered and did not get their choice station ...
Paper leak: Google replies to police, e-mail sender identified
The Delhi Police today received a reply from Google which identified 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. The officer of the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police said a Class 10 student had received the mathematics paper on WhatsApp and he had used his father's e-mail ID to send the mail to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) chairperson. The student and his father are being questioned, he said. Earlier, Special Commissioner of Police (Crime) R P Upadhyay said that the police got a reply from Google on the details it had sort pertaining to the e-mail address. A Crime Branch team, which included Joint Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) G Gopal Naik, reached the office of the CBSE in east Delhi's Preet Vihar in the evening to interact with the board's officials, the police said, adding that CBSE Chairperson Anita Karwal ...
CBSE paper leak: Delhi Police sends teams to schools, exam centers
The Delhi Police on Saturday sent three teams to schools, exam centers and residences of students in outer Delhi to investigate the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X and XII paper leaks.More than 60 people have been questioned till now, out of which 10 are tutors of coaching centers. Also, more than 50 cell phones of students and tutors have been seized.According to Police, e-mail address details have been received from Google and that the person who sent the mail has been identified and inquiry is on. A total of 53 students and 7 teachers have been questioned so far.The Delhi Police has also widened the search for the whistleblower in the CBSE paper leaks, who, on three occasions, alerted the education board about it.The police feels that the whistleblower, who was alerting the CBSE about paper leak through fax, courier and email, is the same person and can prove to be a key link in this case.Hence, to locate the same, the Delhi Police has written to Google to share
Class 12 Hindi paper on social media fake, Pol Sc previous year paper : CBSE
The Class 12 Hindi (Elective) and Political Science papers being circulated on the social media were fake or previous year question paper, the CBSE said today as it urged the people not to spread rumours regarding the papers. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is scheduled to hold the Class 12th Hindi (Elective) and Political Science examinations on April 2 and April 6 respectively. ...a fake question paper of Class XII - Hindi (Elective) (enclosed) is being circulated on social media i.e. WhatsApp, YouTube etc.," the CBSE said in a release. In another release, it said a question paper of Political Science, which was being circulated on social media through a YouTube link, was verified to be an "earlier year's question paper". The CBSE said that the question papers circulating on these social media platforms were either of a previous year or fake. Students are hereby alerted not to believe or subscribe to any such sites, the board said, adding it is requested not to ...
Google helps Delhi Police to identify sender of alert
The Delhi Police SIT, investigating the CBSE paper leaks case, has got a response by Google team which helped them identify the man who has sent the mail to alert the Board Chairman Anita Karwal, a police officer said.
CBSE paper leaks: NSUI protests outside ABVP office
Congress-backed students' body NSUI today staged a protest outside the ITO office of ABVP alleging that office-bearers of the RSS-affiliated students' organisation were "caught leaking" CBSE exam papers in Jharkhand. The NSUI alleged that a district convenor of the ABVP in Jharkhand whose name is Sathish Pandey has been booked in the CBSE question paper leak case. "NSUI strongly condemns the double agenda of the ABVP who protested outside the CBSE office today, while their office-bearers are caught leaking papers via private coaching centres in Chatra, Jharkhand," the Congress' student's said in a statement. The ABVP termed the NSUI's protests as an attempt to defame it and said the arrested persons has no association with it. "If he is guilty, he should be severely punished. He has no current association with ABVP. ABVP is a students' organization of floating population (not an organization of business men!). He was shown the door as soon as he joined a coaching institution as a ...
CBSE quashes Class 12 Hindi paper leak claims
Putting an end to the reports of another paper leak, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Saturday said that the Class 12 Hindi (Elective) question paper was not leaked.The CBSE termed the alleged leaked paper that is doing the rounds on social media as 'fake'."A fake question paper of Class 12- Hindi (Elective) is being circulated on Social Media platforms like Whatsapp, YouTube etc, it is not the real one," the CBSE said in a statement.The statement comes hours after students protested outside the CBSE office in New Delhi, claiming that the Hindi paper was also leaked. The Hindi exam is scheduled to be held on April 2.Meanwhile, on March 30, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry announced that the re-examination for the Economics paper for Class 12 CBSE students would be held on 25 April and the Class 10 Maths paper, if required, would be conducted only for Delhi-NCR and Haryana in July.Two cases have been registered and a Special Investigation team by the ...