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NDMC's executive wing proposed transfer of hospitals to Centre
The executive wing of the cash-strapped North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) had proposed handing over its hospitals and medical college to the Centre, officials said. The proposal came up before the standing committee of the BJP-led corporation today, but the item was "postponed", an official said. NDMC has five major hospitals under its jurisdiction and a medical college, since the trifurcation of then unified MCD in 2012. Some of the major hospitals under NDMC are Hindu Rao Hospital attached with a college, and Kasturba Hospital.
Akhil Gogoi lends support to agitating TISS students
Peasant leader Akhil Gogoi today threw his support behind the agitating students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) protesting against the withdrawal of scholarships. "We have full support for your agitation. KMSS will always be with you. Our cadres, farmers and general people will always be with you in all your protests," said Gogoi, the Adviser to the farmers organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS). Addressing a gathering during a Citizen's meet against privatisation of education and withdrawal of scholarships to SC, ST and OBC scholars at TISS, Gogoi said the entire education system is slowly being controlled by the corporates. "KMSS tries to prevent capitalism and build a socialist system. In the current scenario, development has completely stopped and to divert the peoples' attention, communal tension are being created like eating of beef," the RTI activist said. Speaking on the occasion, noted educationist and intellectual Hiren Gohain said the ..
Students in emotional return to Florida high school
With tears, fears and defiance, students made an emotional return today to their Florida high school where a former classmate went on a shooting rampage two weeks ago, killing 17 people. Students at Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, were greeted by heavy security and scores of well-wishers as they returned to classes. Dozens of police officers lined the sidewalks saying "Good morning" to each student and former students, neighbors and their children turned out to show their support. Two women handed out free water and fruit for breakfast. Retired police officers passed out flowers. People held banners reading "We Love You," "You've Got This" and "We Are With You." "I'm not scared," Sean Cummings, 16, a Stoneman Douglas junior, told AFP. "I feel like it's more protected than any other school at this point. "But it's still weird to see everybody here and all these police officers," Cummings said. "It's going to be nice to see all my teachers again." Carly ...
Calcutta HC relief for 218 undergraduate students
The Calcutta High Court today gave permission to 218 students of a girls college to sit for their examination which had been refused by the Calcutta University on the ground that the institution had exceeded its intake capacity at the time of enrolment. The fate of the undergraduate students had been hanging in the balance following the university's decision to refuse their registration over its claim that the college had admitted 10 students in excess of its intake capacity in five honours subjects. In an interim order, Justice Arindam Sinha directed CU to complete registration process of all the 218 students and allow them to sit for the Part-I Honours subjects which they have studied for. The Part-I examination of the university is scheduled to commence from March 6. Moving the petition in person on behalf of the students, Barisha Vivekananda College for Women principal Soma Bhattacharya claimed before the court that registration was denied despite the college having abided by the .
TISS students' strike in four campuses enters 8th day
Students on strike across four campuses of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) have refused to call it off even after the institute's administration allowed them to use college facilities despite the pendency of dues. A section of students have 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. Issuing a statement, TISS said, "Students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), who are yet to receive their Government of India Post Matric Scholarship, can continue with their respective courses, stay in TISS hostels and use the dining facilities, despite their dues on account of these charges to the institute." Over half of the 3500 students in all the four TISS campuses, located in Mumbai and Tuljapur in Maharashtra, Hyderabad in Telangana and Guwahati in Assam are part of the ...
Exam records held in fiduciary capacity: DU to HC
The Delhi University (DU) today submitted before the Delhi High Court that the varsity's BA exam records of all its students of 1978 is held in a fiduciary capacity and cannot be disclosed under RTI. The submission has been made by the DU in an affidavit which the court has not taken on record as it had earlier closed the varsity's right to file further replies in the matter. The affidavit was filed by the varsity in its plea challenging a Central Information Commission (CIC) direction to allow inspection of the university's records of all students who had passed BA examination in 1978. The CIC had directed the DU to allow inspection of records related to all the students who had passed BA degree in 1978, the year in which, according to the University, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also cleared the examination. The CIC had rejected the contention of the Central Public Information Officer of the University that it was a third party personal information, saying it finds neither ...
Gujarat govt raises upper limit for fees in private schools
The state government today raised the upper limit for fees for higher secondary students in the science stream in private schools to Rs 30,000 per year from the earlier cap of Rs 27,000. The cut-off was revised by the state government after the Supreme Court, in its interim order earlier this month, directed it to do so after hearing representations from the schools and parents' associations. "Considering that schools have to spend on laboratories for its science stream, like purchase of chemicals and appointment of laboratory assistants, we have decided to raise the cut-off for higher secondary (science) to Rs 30,000 from Rs 27,000 presently," state education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said. The government had left the upper fee limits for pre-primary and primary, secondary and higher secondary (general) unchanged at Rs 15,000 and Rs 25,000 respectively, Chudasama added. "Private schools charging fees more than the prescribed limit will need to submit their ...
Sisodia orders edu dept to act against schools withholding admit cards
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has ordered the education department to look into complaints against private schools withholding admit cards of students for board exams. In an official order, he said, "Private schools can increase fees only after verification of accounts is complete. But some schools are charging excess fees as well as arrears from parents. Some schools are also using threat of non-issuance of admit cards to force parents to pay hiked fees." "I have received complaints from several distraught parents about this harassment from schools. The education department should ensure that all children receive their admit cards without delay and an action-taken report is sent to me," Sisodia said. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had earlier this week clarified that schools cannot withhold admit cards of students on any pretext, including poor performance of students in pre-board examinations. The warning came after several complaints were received by ..
Veg only menu for mid-day meals, revamping syllabus for culture based education among suggestions to CABE
Having only vegetarian menu for mid-day meals served in schools, saying Jai Hind during school attendance and remodelling of NCERT curriculum to ensure value and culture based education were among the suggestions received by Central Advisory Body on Education (CABE). The suggestions were made during the 65th meeting of CABE, the highest decision-making body on education in India, chaired by Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, according to minutes of the meeting "Uttarakhand Education Minister Arvind Pandey stressed upon having vegetraian menus in the mid-day meal," according to the minutes of the meeting. Kunwar Vijay Shah, Minister of School Education, Madhya Pradesh, suggested that practice of saying yes sir/yes mam during the school attendance should be replaced with Jai Hind, and flag hoisting and national anthem should be made compulsory in all the school. Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said that "we are proud of our achievements but our past has never deterred us to ..
HC puts on hold CBSE's NEET-UG eligibility norms
The Delhi High Court today put on hold the operation of a CBSE notification laying down eligibility conditions, including the upper age limit of 25 and 30 years for general and reserved categories respectively, to apply for MBBS course. The order was passed by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar on several petitions moved by medical aspirants who are aggrieved by various other eligibility norms which bar them from applying for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-UG for which the last date for submission of application is March 9. It also sought responses of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Medical Council of India (MCI) on the candidates' pleas and listed the matters for further hearing on April 16, till when the interim order of the bench will be in force. The court, while passing its interim order, made it clear that while the candidates will be allowed to submit their application for the entrance exam, it does not mean that ...
'Lack of initiative in maintaining quality education in Bengal'
Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal Science and Technical Education Minister Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay on Wednesday said the quality of higher education in the state has fallen and there is a lack of initiative in maintaining the quality.
NEET exam for veterinary courses on May 6
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will be held on May 6 for admission to Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (BV Sc & AH) degree courses in recognised colleges for the 2018-19 academic year. In a public notice, the Veterinary Council of India (VCI) today said that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the NEET exam on May 6 for those seeking seats under 15 per cent All-India quota. The VCI also mentioned that the merit list of the NEET (UG) 2018 will be used for allocation of seats under 15 per cent All-India quota in recognised veterinary colleges for admission to BV Sc & AH course during the academic year 2018-19.
Delhi govt to set up State Sanskrit Education Council
The Delhi government has decided to set up its State Sanskrit Education Council to improve the state of formal education of the language in the national capital. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has directed the education department to examine various representations received by the Delhi government pertaining to Sanskrit education in schools and colleges. "Formal education of Sanskrit language in Delhi is a mess. I keep receiving representations from various people on issues pertaining to Sanskrit education in schools, colleges and universities. The main reason behind this is that Delhi does not have a Sanskrit Education Council," he said in an official order. "The department may examine the representations and do the needful to set up a Delhi State Sanskrit Education Council. A detailed step-by-step programme about actions to be taken should be submitted to me as soon as possible," Sisodia said.
Prez underscores need for freedom to girls
President Ram Nath Kovind today underscored the need for giving freedom and encouragement to girls by their parents to enable them to scale new heights in a male-dominated society. Noting that the responsibilities of women should not become an impediment in their way, he expressed concern over their low percentage in the technology and engineering sectors. The President was on his maiden visit to the Union territory to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of the MCM DAV College for Women. "In this male-dominated society, women face problems at every step, throughout their lives. How should they come out of this situation? "I think, if parents and family members give freedom to girls to live their lives, give ideological and social independence, encourage them to get experience in new fields, then the self-confidence of girls will go up. They will touch new heights," he told a gathering at the college. Kovind said last week, Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi recorded her name in ...
TISB Swimathon begins today
Around 40 students, including three Special Olympics athletes, participated in athletics today as part of the third edition of the TISB Swimathon, a fund raiser, at the International School Bangalore (TISB) here. Following the triathlon lay out, 40 students will participate in Swimming and Cycling respectively in the next two days along with the students of TISB. There is an amount pledged for every lap swam or round cycled or run. Every participant is attached to a few sponsors. TISB Swimathon is a creation of Hridey Sahgal who in 2016 (11th grade) conceived and executed the idea by building a team of Youth leaders. Starting as a one-off event, the Swimathon has become an annual event in the school, passing the baton to a new leader each year. Vrishabh Patil , who took over the project last year has named Parthav Shergill as his successor for the year 2018-2019. The objective of the event is to raise funds for the Special Olymics Bharat Athletes. In June 2017, the funds supported an .
Minister for Higher Eduction keeps mum on his Newton remarks
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Satyapal Singh, on Wednesday declined to respond to questions relating to his earlier comment on Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion, which the minister said had been codified by ancient India, much before the scientist did.
Pb govt sets up advisory group for reforming higher education sector
The Punjab government has constituted an advisory group of eminent academicians to work on a roadmap for reforms in higher education sector, an official said today. The advisory group will provide inputs and give recommendations on various issues related to higher education sector in the state, a spokesperson of the chief minister's office said. It has been mandated to propose a viable framework for regulation of public and private universities in the state, and has asked to submit its interim report by June 30 and final report by September 30, 2018, said the spokesperson Sociologist Prof Dipankar Gupta, Ashoka University Vice Chancellor Pratap Bhanu Mehta, former vice-chancellor of Central University of Punjab Jai Rup Singh and former officiating chairman of University Grants Commission V S Chauhan are members of the group, the spokesperson said. The additional chief secretary of the higher education department would be the ex-officio member convener of the group.
Opp should help govt curb isolated incidents in edu sector:Min
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee today urged the opposition to come together and help the government to curb "isolated incidents" in colleges and universities of the state. Chatterjee, however, criticized the opposition for trying to malign the government on each and every issue regarding the education system of the state instead of helping the government tackle the situation. "Certain incidents have taken place inside university and college campus. These are isolated incidents, we don't want such incidents to happen. The opposition parties instead of criticizing us should come together in curbing such incidents," he said. Isolated incidents in 3-4 colleges is being negatively projected as problem of the entire education system, he said. Listing the achievements of the education department, Chatterjee said the Trinamool Congress government has increased the budget allocation in higher education by leaps and bounds.
Darwin debunker encourages students to inculcate scientific temper
A month after he debunked Darwin's theory of evolution, Union minister Satya Pal Singh today called for inculcating scientific temper and curiosity among students. Speaking at a National Science Day function here, the Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development(HRD) also said that Indian religion follows the natural laws. "Whatever is taught in our schools, colleges and universities, should promote scientific temper and curiosity among the students. The IPS officer turned politician had claimed in Aurangabad last month that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution of man was "scientifically wrong" and it needed to be changed in school and college curriculum. "Darwin's theory of evolution is wrong. It has already been rejected by scientists some 30-35 years back. It is wrong to say that humans evolved from monkeys and such references should be removed from the science and history school textbooks," Singh had said at the All India Vaidik Sammelan in Aurangabad in Maharashtra. He .
AAI launches aviation multi skill development centre in Chandigarh
Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju inaugurated a one-of-its-kind aviation multi skill development centre at Old Civil Air Terminal, here.Member of Parliament from Anandpur Sahib Kirron Kher and senior officials of the Airports Authority of India were present on the occasion.The Centre has been set up by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and the Aerospace and Aviation Sector Skill Council of India. This project falls under the Corporate Social Responsibility of the Airports Authority of India."We are delighted today to bring this institution, make it operational and the children are enthusiastic. 90's kids have landed up here and I am sure once the placements start, they will be saying, no seats and no space available. But aviation is growing day by day and this sector needs institutes like this. This will ensure a lot of youngsters come into aviation," said Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju.The Centre is equipped with modern training ...