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BTC chief assures Gorkhas on land rights
The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Chief Hagrama Mohilary has assured the leaders of the All Assam Gorkha Students Union (AAGSU) and other organisations that the land rights of the Gorkha people of Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) will remain intact. Regarding the ongoing controversy over the new land policy of the BTC which governs BTAD comprising four districts, Hagrama told reporters yesterday that all the land rights of the protected class of the people as defined in Chapter X of Assam Land Revenue Regulation, 1886 would be applicable in the BTC area like other parts of Assam. Mohilary made the statement after meeting delegates of the AAGSU, the Assam Nepali Sahitya Sabha and the Gorkha Sanmiloni among others. AAGSU president Prem Tamang told reporters that the discussion with the BTC Chief "was very positive as they have realised their mistakes and clarified the matter in details". Lakhi Sedai, General Secretary of Assam Gorkha Sammilon, said if the ..
Taapsee, Malaika urge women to take up self-defence
Actresses Taapsee Pannu and Malaika Arora on International Women's Day have encouraged women to be strong and take up self-defence classes to protect themselves and feel empowered.
Ambedkar backs TISS students over scholarship demand
Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar has come out in support of students of the city-based Tata Institute Of Social Sciences (TISS), who have been protesting against the withdrawal of financial aid provided to them. Ambedkar demanded that the Maharashtra government release funds for the distribution of scholarships to students across the state, and said the issue will also be raised in the ongoing session of the Legislature. A section of students has been on strike since February 21 after the TISS administration asked many of them, who have been chosen for government scholarships but are yet to get the money, to clear their dues related to tuitions, dining and hostel fees. The students of the research institute have also been protesting against the withdrawal of financial aid provided to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) scholars. On March 5, the TISS students' union announced its decision to end the strike, but a section of students continued with the ...
Cabinet approves signing of an Agreement between India and France to facilitate "Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualifications"
The signing of the agreement will help in deepening the educational ties between India and France and will go a long way in boosting the educational relationship between the two countries. The agreement will be instrumental in encouraging mobility of students from both the countries by facilitating possibilities for them to continue their studies in the other country and would also promote excellence in higher education through innovative partnerships/collaborations and research activities which will be leading to the improvement of the quality of education in India.
Police: 1 killed, another student hurt in school shooting
A 17-year-old girl has been killed in a shooting at dismissal time today at an Alabama high school and another 17-year-old male student has been injured, authorities said. Birmingham Interim Police Chief Orlando Wilson said at a news conference that authorities are seeking to determine whether the shooting shortly before 3:30 p.m at Huffman High School was accidental or if a gun since recovered by investigators was intentionally discharged. School officials said the shooting prompted a brief lockdown at the school in Alabama's largest city but that students were released and authorities have detetmined that the shooting did not come from "someone from the outside came into the school." He declined to say who fired the gun or to identify what type of firearm it was. A police official, Sgt. Bryan Shelton, had told local media earlier that it appeared to be an "accidental shooting." But Wilson said the circumstances were under investigation and authorities were seeking any witnesses or ..
Two students involved in school shooting in Alabama
In another incident of a school shooting in the United States, two students were involved in a firefight at a high school in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday, the city school district told the CNN.Police were called to the scene as Huffman High School was briefly placed on a lockdown following shots fired at dismissal time, a statement by Birmingham City Schools said.An investigation was launched into the matter by the police.This follows a series of school shootings that the US has witnessed in recent months, with agitated protesters urging the nation's lawmakers to reconsider gun laws.
2 high school students shot in US
Two students were shot on Wednesday in an reportedly accidental shooting at a high school in the southern US state of Alabama.
Mah govt to form SIT to probe 'scam' in Edu & Rural Devt depts
The Maharashtra government today announced an SIT probe into the alleged scam in the School Education and Rural development departments, where fake recommendation letters were issued to teachers working under the Integrated Education for the Disabled Children scheme. The IEDC scheme was stopped in 2009, leaving 595 teachers in the lurch. However, over fake letters were allegedly issued by officials from the Education and Rural Development departments to enable those teachers to work in the Zilla Parishad schools. Congress MLC Chandrakant Raghuvanshi raised the issue in the Legislative Council through a calling attention motion. "After shutting down the Centre's IEDC scheme, ideally, the 595 teachers, who were working as special teachers, should have been taken into the local bodies as primary teachers and helpers should have been given positions as peons at the local level," Raghuvanshi said. "However, a few officials from the Rural Development and Education departments .
Pb Cabinet approves rationalisation policy for teachers
To overcome the shortage of teachers in higher and senior secondary schools, the Punjab Cabinet today approved a rationalisation policy, which would also help in efficacious and judicious utilisation of the services of teachers. The decision, taken under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, was aimed at ensuring optimal utilisation of human resources in schools where there are either no teachers or deficient staff. The rationalisation policy 2018-19 would also help in removing the distinction among various categories of schools and teachers to be posted irrespective of the nature of schools, an official spokesperson said. As per this policy, the post of the head teacher would only be created in primary schools if the number of students is more than 60 -- a move that would motivate teachers to increase the strength of primary schools and prevent wastage of available manpower. The teacher-student ratio at the state-level in various cadres is 27 in primary schools, 22 for .
New teachers transfer policy; transfers through computer software
Aiming to usher in greater transparency, the Punjab cabinet today cleared a transfer policy for teaching staff in government schools that will be implemented from the ensuing academic session, an official said. The Transfer Policy 2018, which the cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has approved, was drafted after detailed deliberations with various stakeholders, including the teachers, school heads, teacher unions and civil societies. The transfer policies of other states namely Haryana and Karnataka were also examined, an official spokesperson said. The Cabinet also agreed to the suggestions of its sub-committee that the transfer policy should be implemented through a computer software and in a transparent manner. It also accepted the suggestion of the sub-committee that the condition that only those male teachers be posted in girls' schools who are above 50 years of age. It alos agreed that teachers attaining the age of 56 years as on March 31 of a year may not be ...
Cabinet approval for Indo-France accord on education
The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved an agreement with France for mutual recognition of educational qualification obtained in either country by students.
JNU may conduct entrance exams online from next year
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has formed a 12-member committee to change the mode of conduct of its entrance examination to "completely online", a varsity note has revealed.
Critical gap in education for refugee girls: UNHCR
Geneva, March 7 (IANS/WAM) A new report from UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has revealed that refugee girls at secondary level are only half as likely to enrol in school as their male peers -- even though girls make up half of the school-age refugee population.
Platforms which contribute in making unorganized market more organized
India houses vast of unorganized sectors like used cars, tutoring, loans and others that contribute largely to the Indian economy.In the last few years, we have seen various startups largely given structured to these unorganized segment creating an entire business ecosystem.Here are list of startups who have taken smart route in identifying these segments and created successful business which apparently proven to be a huge contribution to the economic as well as social growth of this country:Truebil : Apart from commercial use, individuals were not very keen on buying used cars. But thanks to Omni channel like Truebil , through their omni channel market place created an uniform platform where from selecting the car to documentation to pricing and insurance are been taken care off . With the rising demand agent's, dealers are also engaged with these platforms to boost their reach to a much larger audience. The segment has been backed by the carmakers that understood the growing ...
Aadhaar not mandatory for enrolment of students in all India exams: SC
The Supreme Court today directed the CBSE not to make Aadhaar number mandatory for enrolment of students appearing in NEET 2018 and other all- India examinations. The top court said that the CBSE can take other identity proofs like passport number, driving licence, bank statement, voter card or ration card from the students for enrolling them for appearing in the examinations. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief justice Dipak Misra directed the CBSE to upload the information on its official website and clarified that this arrangement is made "for now" till the pendency of cases related to challenge to the Aadhaar and its enabling Act is not decided. During the hearing, Vibha Dutta Makhija, appearing for Patel Abidali Yusufbhai, said that the CBSE in its circular had made Aadhaar number mandatory for enrolling of students for appearing in NEET examination from last year. She said that since the challenge to Aadhaar and its enabling Act is still being heard by the ...
Prez for constant renewal of mutual respect between religions
President Ram Nath Kovind today stressed on the need for "constant" renewing of mutual respect and acceptance of alternative ways of thinking between various regions and religions and said these were not mere slogans but the country's natural way of life. Speaking at the annual convocation of Aligarh Muslim University, the president said the pursuit of knowledge and the quest for human dignity were inter-connected. "These twin goals have been at the centre of the Indian ethos and of our composite civilisation. They have contributed to our diversity, which is our great strength, as well as our open-minded approach as a people," he said. Mutual respect, learning from each other, sharing with each other, and acceptance of alternative ways of thinking and living are not just slogans but Indias natural way of life, he said. "These lessons hold true for us as a country. They hold true within and between regions of our country. And they hold true within and between communities of our ...
BHU row: Panel gives clean chit to then VC, says students provoked by pol parties
A judicial committee set up to look into violence on the campus of the Banaras Hindu University has given a clean chit to then Vice Chancellor GC Tripathi who was under fire for allegedly mishandling the protests by students, university sources said today. In its report, the committee pointed out loopholes in the handling of the agitation last September by the state administration and also blamed "anti-social elements" and political parties for provoking the students. Former Allahabad High Court judge VK Dikshit, who was appointed by Tripathi to conduct an independent enquiry, recently submitted his report to the BHU authorities. A number of students and two journalists were injured in a baton-charge by the police after a demonstration against an alleged incident of sexual harassment turned violent in BHU, one of the 43 central universities in the country. The sources said Dixit has given a clean chit to Tripathi and said the university authorities discharged their duty by reaching ...
Acceptance of alternative ways of thinking and mutual respect are "India's natural way of life": President Kovind
Acceptance of alternative ways of thinking and mutual respect are not just slogans but "India's natural way of life," President Ram Nath Kovind said today as he emphasised that diversity and an open-minded approach were great sources of strength for the country. In his convocation address at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) here, the president said the pursuit of knowledge and the quest for human dignity are inter-connected. "These twin goals have been at the centre of the Indian ethos and of our composite civilisation. They have contributed to our diversity, which is our great strength, as well as our open-minded approach as a people," he said. Emphasising on mutual respect, learning and sharing from each other and acceptance of alternative ways of thinking and living, he said these were not just slogans but India's natural way of life. "These lessons hold true for us as a country. They hold true within and between regions of our country. And they hold true within and between ...
2 Jindal varsity law teachers get 2018 Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship
Avirup Bose and Natasha Nayak, Assistant Professors at the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) have received the 2018 Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship award from the George Mason University School of Law, Virginia.
Ensure noise pollution norms are not violated: HC tells TN
The Madras High Court has directed authorities including that of the Pollution Control Board to make sure that noise pollution norms are followed so that students and people in general are not disturbed. The first bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose, in a suo moto Public Interest Litigation petition directed the PCB and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department to make sure that the noise pollution norms are followed. "We only direct the PCB and HR and CE to make sure that no temples or...no institution violates the noise pollution norms causing disturbance to people living in and around including students and elderly," the bench said in its recent direction. Following a letter by some students including Divya, who claimed to belong to a village in Gudalur of Nilgiris district to the high court, the bench treated it as a PIL plea and sought a report from the authorities. In their letter, they said they were class 12 students and ...
