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Barron Trump's school joins others in call for gun reforms
The private school that Barron Trump attends has joined other schools in calling for gun control. St. Andrew's Episcopal School and more than 100 schools in Maryland and the Washington area on Wednesday signed an open letter calling on Barron Trump's father, Republican President Donald Trump, and Congress to support gun control measures and to reject arming teachers. The White House has proposed arming educators. The schools support a "robust system of registration and background checks" with an emphasis on assault weapons. They also back stronger mental health services. The letter was published as tens of thousands of students walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to demand action on gun violence and school safety. The walkout was triggered by the February 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
No leakage of Class 12 Accountancy paper, confirms CBSE
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday denied the reports of alleged leakage of Class XII accountancy question paper.Soon after the news broke, the Board went to the extend to determine the truth behind IT, as the students were just a few hours away from the examination.In a statement, the Board further informed that some miscreants tried to play mischief by circulating messages through WhatsApp, however, strict actions will be taken against such activities."There has been no leakage of the question paper. All the seals have been found intact at all the exam centres. During process of exam, however, at local level some miscreants have tried to play mischief by circulating messages through whatsapp and social media to disturb sanctity of examinations.CBSE has decided to take strict action against such activities.FIR is being lodged by CBSE," read an official statement.The news came to light after Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted asking officers of ...
The British School Caracas selects The Red Pen to lead University Counselling Initiatives
The Red Pen announced that it has been appointed to provide in-house university counselling services for The British School Caracas (TBSC) in Venezuela.Yasir Patel, head of The British School Caracas was referred to The Red Pen by former colleagues at an international school in Mumbai, where the company has been contracted to provide university counselling."We want to provide robust counselling services to our community and this partnership has excited all involved," he said."We will now have a dedicated expert and access to specialists who can advise students on admissions to US colleges and other global institutions".Leveraging technology, The Red Pen will provide remote support to streamline the university application process, drive the development of a world-class school profile, manage students' applications and provide guidance on other resources for enrichment and college prep.Beyond application-related activities, The Red Pen will bring the college admission perspective to ...
CBSE denies Class 12 exam paper leak
The CBSE on Thursday denied that the Class 12 Accountancy exam paper was leaked even as the Delhi government ordered an inquiry into the allegations.
CBSE Class 12 paper 'leak': Delhi government orders probe
Following complaints about the Class 12 CBSE Accountancy paper being leaked, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia ordered an inquiry into it on Thursday.
US students stage walkout against gun violence
From Washington to Los Angeles, students walked out of US classrooms in the largest grassroots protest against gun violence seen in years, demanding action one month to the day after a deadly shooting rampage at a Florida high school. Hundreds of teenagers from Washington area schools gathered outside the White House yesterday, holding up signs reading "Books Not Bullets" and "Protect People Not Guns" before marching on the US Capitol. "We want to show Congress and politicians we are not standing by, we are not silent anymore," said 17-year-old Brenna Levitan, who was at the protest with her mother. "Parkland is going to be the last school shooting." Students in dozens of other cities in all 50 states staged similar demonstrations and observed a moment of silence to honor the 14 students and three adult staff killed a month ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In Washington, several hours after the protests broke up, US lawmakers took their first ...
Canada's top Sikh tycoon donates $10 mn to university
Canada's top Sikh real estate tycoon Bob Dhillon donated $10 million to the University of Lethbridge in Alberta on Wednesday.
US witnesses National Walkout Day to demand action on gun control
Thousands of students across the United States (US) walked out of their schools on Wednesday to call for action against gun violence precisely one month post the Florida shooting which claimed 17 lives.Students from more than 3,000 schools took to the streets from Washington to Los Angeles and from New York to Parkland, reported the Independent.Organized by Empower, the youth arm of the Women's March movement, the walkouts are the latest show of activism by young people who are now wading into the gun-control debate.Student speakers boomed outrage and grief for a problem that has a growing body count - both in and out of schools.According to the reports, students clutched signs that read "I should be writing my college essay, not my will." Others read "Enough is enough."Celebrities on Twitter expressed their support for the demonstrations, including Chris Evans, Miley Cyrus, Zendaya, and Kerry Washington.Some students went to the White House and sat on the closed-off portion of ...
Cambridge pays tribute to Stephen Hawking
The flag at Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge flew at half mast, and students brought flowers to the college gate as the university city of Cambridge paid tribute to world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.
JNUSU denies allegations of manhandling Dean of Students
The JNU administration has alleged that the varsity's students union members manhandled the Dean of Students, a charge denied by the students' body. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Registrar Pramod Kumar yesterday issued a statement along with CCTV footage, accusing JNUSU agitators of manhandling Dean of Students Umesh Ashok Kadam during a meeting. "While discussions went on, more than 15 agitating students barged into DoS office and became very violent. They continuously shouted slogans, latched door and blocked with a sofa. When DoS tried to go out of office for lunch, they pushed, hurled abusive language and manhandled him," the administration said in the statement. A police complaint was filed and Chief Proctor was investigating into the issue, the statement said. A day after the varsity administration made the allegations, the students body today denied the them and instead said it was students who were manhandled by the security guards. In a statement, the JNUSU said, "The ...
Will ask Kolkata school why it wanted written admissions about lesbianism: Minister
The West Bengal government on Wednesday said it will approach the management of a city school to ascertain whether it had obtained admission from 10 students that they had indulged in lesbianism.
Assam DGP (Border) visits Hailakandi district
DGP (Border) R M Singh today visited Kachurthal in Hailakandi district of Assam and took stock of the situation in the wake of a boundary dispute with Mizoram, following protests by students that turned violent recently. Singh interacted with Hailakandi Deputy Commissioner Adil Khan, Superintendent of Police Mohneesh Mishra and other senior officials, a district administration release said. "There is no fresh report of any untoward incident today," it said. The situation along the Assam-Mizoram border turned violent after police resorted to lathi-charge to control some protesting students, where among others, a journalist was also injured. Assam's Hailakandi district administration, bordering Mizoram, had on March 7 clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPc with immediate effect in certain areas apprehending encroachment attempts from the other side. The prohibitory orders were imposed in Kachurthal and other areas under the Ramnathpur police station, ...
College flag flies at half mast for Professor Hawking
The flag over the late Stephen Hawking's Cambridge University college flew at half-mast on Wednesday, as students and academics came to pay tribute after the physicist's death. Gonville and Caius College, where Hawking was a fellow for over 50 years, also opened a book of condolences in the chapel and placed a black-and-white picture of him on a notice board. Hu Xiaohua, a teacher in China and a visiting scholar at the English faculty in Cambridge, cried as she looked at the image. "I read his books and was inspired. He said never give up and he never gave up," the 49-year-old said, dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief. She said Hawking, who was confined to a wheelchair for five decades by motor neurone disease, was one of the reasons why she moved to Cambridge and had inspired her interest in quantum physics. "I wished I could meet him. He was the greatest scientist of the 21st century. He really meant a lot to me. I prayed for him every day. I wished he could stand up," she told ...
School will be asked on students admitting lesbianism :
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee today said that the state government will ask the management of a reputed girls school in the city whether it had secured written admission from 10 students that they had indulged in lesbianism. A section of the media had reported that the school had forced written undertakings from 10 of its students on Monday that they had indulged in lesbianism in a classroom. The school's move had triggered protests from guardians. Chattterjee told reporters here he had never come across reports in the past. "We are not treating the issue lightly. We had not come across such reports at educational institutions in past ... If such an incident (lesbianism) had really taken place that will be against the ethos of Bengal. "I will ask the school management what prompted them to seek such an undertaking. I will also want to know why the same school is getting embroiled in controversies repeatedly," the minister said referring to the arrest ..
Union Ministers, Niti Ayog discuss development of 13 Bihar districts
Union Ministers from Bihar on Wednesday held discussion with NITI Ayog officials for transformation of 13 districts in the state, which were among 115 classified districts in the country lagging in specific social parameters.
HC sets up panel to look into education scenario in TN
The Madras High Court today set up a committee to look into the education scenario of Tamil Nadu and suggest measures to reduce incidence of violence and improve the emotional well-being and academic performance of students. The six-member committee comprising education department officials, academicians and experts in the field of psychiatry was constituted by justices S Vimala and T Krishnavalli of the Madurai bench. It set up the panel while hearing a habeas corpus petition seeking to produce a 19-year-old girl, who went missing. The girl, produced by the police in the court, said she had left home fearing that her father would admonish her for scoring low marks in the examinations. The committee would explore the education scenario in terms of examination system, parent-teacher interaction, support available to students (academic, psychological and mechanisms), strength of co-curricular activities, challenges faced by the children and concerns of teachers, parents and educational .
Four students drown in Guj dam
Four teenage students of two high schools in city drowned in Kali dam near here today where they had gone for swimming, police said. The deceased included three students of class 9 and one student of class 8, according to a police official. The students decided to visit the dam after they got early break from their schools in noon due to ongoing Board examinations, he said. The official said the tragedy occurred apparently after the boys failed to gauge the depth of the water in the dam. He said locals rushed to rescue the students after they raised an alarm, but couldn't save them. The deceased are identified as Bhargav Godiya (15), Chirag Bangaria (15), Rainis Makwana (15), and Nikunj Jagdishbhai (14). Further investigations are underway.
Carrying answer sheets in metro: CBSE asks exam centres to ensure safe delivery
The CBSE today directed examination centres to ensure safe delivery of answer books to its headquarters after an official of a private school in the national capital was found carrying answer sheets of Class XII chemistry exam in Delhi Metro. The board, however, clarified that secrecy of the answer books in the particular case has not been compromised with and the sanctity of examination has been maintained. "The board has issued detailed guidelines to centre superintendents, which includes safe delivery of answer books. They have been asked to personally ensure that such instances are not repeated," a senior official of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said. "It has also been verified that the secrecy of the answer books has not been compromised with and sanctity of the examination has been maintained," the official added. A lawyer, Tarun Narang, had yesterday written to the CBSE examination controller after he spotted a private school employee with the packed answer ..
"Vision for a Cause" a project undertaken for providing vision care to Under-Privileged School Children
"Vision for a Cause" is a project undertaken by Round Table India in partnership with ZEISS India and Optometry Council of India (OCI), for conducting vision screening and providing quality vision care. The Project would involve awareness raising, screening and dispensing of spectacles, to Under-Privileged School Children in Hosur, Dharmapuri and Thiruvanamalai Districts.Round Table India will identify a number of schools which have been constructed by them in the past or part of their current database, wherein Under-Privileged school children don't have the opportunities or means for better vision care. Optometry Council of India (OCI) will visit these identified schools and their well-qualified Optometrists will screen the students and identify and prescribe spectacles to them and refer with follow up for any eye ailments.ZEISS India will collect all data from OCI about refractive error; frames and measurements of all the students treated and provide free spectacles to these ...
Six NIT-Agartala students suspended on charges of ragging
Two senior students have been academically suspended and punitive action has been taken against four other students of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala, on charge of ragging, an official said here on Wednesday.
