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PM research fellowship open for candidates from Saturday
B.Techs from country's premier techinical institutes can apply for the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme from Saturday onwards, an official statement said.
Hry govt to give free bicycles to SC students
The Haryana government would give bicycles free of cost to students belonging to scheduled castes category who live more than two kilometers away from their schools. The students should be studying in classes six, nine or 11th in government schools. A proposal to this effect has been approved by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said here today. "Such students can purchase bicycle of his or her choice and submit its bill in their school. The amount will later be credited into bank account of the student concerned under Direct Benefits Transfer scheme," said Sharma. Sharma said that the students would be provided 20 or 22-inch bicycles according to their requirement. "The School Education Department will give Rs 2,525 for 20-inch cycle and Rs 2,775 for 22-inch cycle. Responsibility of school head and School Management Committee has been fixed to provide cycle to each such student," he said.
Inspect school buses to check safety compliance: Bombay HC to govt
The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to inspect at least 10 school buses of different private schools in the city to confirm their compliance with prescribed safety rules. The court also directed the state's education department to ensure that all registered school buses and private vehicles ferrying schoolchildren had valid permits and adhered to the Maharashtra Motor Vehicles (Regulations for School Buses) Rules 2011. A bench was hearing a petition filed by an association of parents of schoolchildren seeking that private vehicles which do not meet safety guidelines be disallowed from plying as school buses. According to the state's 2011 rules, all vehicles that are used as school buses should have a fixed seating capacity, have a male and female attendant each, and have functional GPS system, window grills etc. As per an affidavit submitted before the HC by the state government in January, 11,922 vehicles were registered as school buses in the state. Of ...
PIL filed seeking direction not to consider 11th std exam
A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to authorities not to consider the 11th standard marks for college admissions. When it came up, the court directed the Secretary, state school education department, to take a decision after consulting academicians and others on a representation not to consider the 11th standard marks for college admissions. The petition was filed by a Puducherry-based advocate S Parimalam. Disposing of the PIL, the first bench, comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose, said the petitioner can submit a representation to the Secretary, School Education department of Tamil Nadu, who in turn can take a decision after consulting experts in the field including academicians, teachers and students. The matter relates to a government order (G.O) in May last year making it mandatory to calculate the 11th standard marks also for college admissions. The G.O also directed holding a common public exam for
Fire destroys 25 school buses; district cancels classes
A fire destroyed more than two dozen school buses overnight and forced a Pennsylvania district to cancel classes today. The fast-moving blaze at a Parkland School district garage in South Whitehall, near Allentown, was reported around 3 a.m. People who live near the site reported hearing explosions around that time, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. At least 25 buses were destroyed in the blaze, which is roughly 25 percent of the district's fleet. No injuries have been reported. As firefighters worked to bring the fire under control, Parkland School District Superintendent Rich Sniscak sent email and text alerts to parents and students saying classes were canceled. He said he hopes to have school reopen on Monday, and a few other local districts are offering to help get Parkland students to school with their bus fleets. "I'm hopeful that we can patch something together for Monday," Sniscak said. North Whitehall resident Chrissi Kent, who lives near the garage, ...
HC flays banks for having different yardsticks to grant loans
The Madras High Court today came down heavily on banks for adopting different yardsticks to grant loans to billionaire businessmen and the affluent, who are given credit without adequate collateral security, and for the middle class and poor. "Though the banks would sanction loans and Letters of Understanding to billionaire businessmen and affluent even without sufficient collateral security and would take action for recovery only when the scam spins out of control, they are adopting a totally different yardstick in the case of middle income group and poor people across India," the court said. The division bench comprising justices K K Sasidharan and P Velmurugan stated this while dismissing an appeal by IOB against the order of a single judge which had asked the bank to consider an education loan application of a girl belonging to a backward community in Tamil Nadu. The court slapped a Rs-25,000 fine on the bank for refusing to sanction an education loan to the daughter of a poor .
School teacher thrashes LKG student in Hyderabad
In a shocking incident, an LKG student of Manjeera High school in Hyderabad was thrashed by her class teacher on Wednesday leaving the victim with slight injuries.The matter was highlighted on Friday by a Child Rights activist, who demanded a strict action against the accused.The victim named Pushpanjali, who studies in LKG, was beaten up by her class teacher Meghana as she was allegedly causing disturbance in the classroom and even pinched one of her classmate.A case has been registered by the local police."The teacher got frustrated with the girl due to her disruptive behaviour, which instigated her to beat the victim. A case has been registered under section 324 of the Indian Penal Code against the accused," according to Praveen Reddy Sub-Insector of Patancheru police station.The matter was reported to a Child Rights activist Achyuta Rao, who condemned the entire incident and further demanded to suspend the teacher.She told ANI, "The student was badly beaten by a teacher (named) ...
J&K govt sets up council for promotion of Urdu
The Jammu & Kashmir government today constituted the first ever State Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (SCPUL) in a bid to promote the official language of the state. According to an order issued by the Principal Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, the council would be headed by the education minister. The non-official members of the council include Prof Hamidi Kashmiri, Prof Mohammad Zaman Azurdah, Prof Nazir Ahmad Malik, Prof Noor Mohammad Shah, Prof Ahmad Quddus Javed, Prof Zahoor-ud-Din, Wali Mohammad Aseer, Farooq Muztar, Khalid Bashir Ahmad and Javed Azar. The official members include vice-chancellors of all central and state universities in the state, administrative secretaries of finance, school education, culture and law departments; secretary of the J&K academy of art, culture and languages, among others. The announcement was made by the Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu in the Assembly in his budget speech last ...
TISS denies withdrawing scholarships for students
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) today denied it has withdrawn all forms of financial aid to students belonging to SC, ST and OBC communities, saying it continues to follow central government guidelines on scholarships. Significantly, TISS Students Union is on strike alleging that the administration has withdrawn financial aid provided to students from these categories, who are otherwise exempted from paying the tuition fee, the dining hall charge and the hostel fee. "The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) categorically denies having stopped any scholarships for its students, and is continuing to follow all government guidelines on student welfare," the Institute said in a release here. Stating that the central government post-matric scholarship is paid by the social welfare/tribal welfare department of the respective state governments on receipt of applications submitted by eligible students, the statement said, these scholarships are transferred by the .
Traffic advisory issued for school buses in J&K
The traffic police has issued an advisory for plying of school buses in Jammu and Kashmir, asking them to strictly follow the stipulated guidelines. As per the advisory, school buses need to be painted yellow, with "on school duty" written on the back and the front of the bus in clearly visible fonts. The advisory, released by Inspector General of Police (Traffic) Basant Rath, further said buses should have first aid kits, speed governors of specified standard, window grills and fire extinguishers. School names and telephone numbers must be written on the buses, the doors fitted with good quality locks and a space fitted under the seats to keep school bags, the advisory said. The traffic department asked school authorities to station attendants on each bus. The advisory further said drivers should have at least five years of experience of driving vehicles and prohibited those charged with two or more traffic violations from driving these buses. The vehicles must have appropriate ...
Delhi college suspends two students for assaulting teacher
Condemning the ruckus created by a group of students during a seminar on Thursday, Delhi University's Satywati College (Morning) on Friday said it has suspended two students till the time the proctorial committee submits its report on the incident.
HC anguished over non-payment of MCD school teachers' wages
Anguished over teachers working for east and north Delhi municipal corporations not being paid salaries for over two months, the Delhi High Court today suggested to the civic bodies to hand over their schools to the AAP government if they cannot pay the wages of the teachers. Shocked that the teachers of the schools run by the two civic bodies were paid wages only till November last year, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said "this cannot be countenanced". "What! You have not paid them since November? You cannot treat teachers like this. This cannot be countenanced. How can you expect the teachers to do a service if you do not pay them? If you cannot pay your teachers, hand over your schools to the Delhi government," the court said. It went on to add why the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was trifurcated in 2011, of two of them have to "go with a begging bowl each time salaries, be it of teachers or safai karamchaaris, have to be paid". The .
NEET 2018: SC dismisses students' petition for age relaxation
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by a group of students seeking its direction to appear in National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) 2018 examination.The Medical aspirants had challenged the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) decision to fix the upper age limit as 25, for general category students appearing in NEET 2018.The CBSE that conducts the NEET issued the admission notification on February 9. The eligibility criteria of NEET 2018 was slightly modified from the NEET 2017 eligibility criteria.The lower age limit for NEET 2018 is 17 years. Candidates must have completed or complete the age of 17 years on or before 31 December 2018. This means candidates born on or before January 1, 2002.The upper age limit has been implemented at 25 years for the general category with a relaxation of 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category and persons entitled under Rights of Persons under Disabilities Act. That is, candidates who are 25 years or ..
Microsoft to accelerate digital literacy in Tamil Nadu
In a bid to improve the integration of technology in education, the Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced an agreement with Microsoft to enhance digital literacy across all levels in the state.
Auxilo Finserve firms up Rs. 150 crore. to finance higher studies and school infra development
After having expanded its presence in Hyderabad and Chennai, Auxilo Finserve Pvt. Ltd., one of India's next-level education ecosystem financing NBFCs, has deliberated plans to serve the education needs of northern region, especially Delhi circle.Mumbai-based Auxilo Finserve, which has been registered by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and started operations in 2017, has launched its dedicated customer centre in Delhi and earmarked Rs. 150 crore to support the education financing needs of students for higher learning and institutes for infrastructure upgradation, by end of FY 2020.Auxilo Finserve plans to support more than 750 students from the corpus amount by providing higher education loans, and would meet requirements of more than 100 schools in upgrading their infrastructure facilities, including uniform to classroom boards to bus facilities."We have been getting a lot of need-based educational financing requirements from parents of students for higher learning, at the same time, many
3-day Google India summit to nurture youth in technology
With an aim to creating a pool of highly-skilled workforce in the country, Google on Friday announced a three-day 'Developer Students Club' (DSC) summit in Goa.
Trump pushes for arming teachers to prevent mass shootings
US President Donald Trump has backed a proposal to arm school teachers with guns to prevent mass shootings, drawing criticism from certain quarters who accused him of promoting gun culture in schools. Trump's comments came as demands intensified for stronger gun control after a shooter killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14. The incident reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety. "We have to harden our schools, not soften them up. A gun-free zone to a killer, or somebody that wants to be a killer, that's like going in for the ice cream," Trump said during a White House meeting with local and state officials on school safety. Trump said it was essential to provide concealed fire arms to teachers, who are highly trained. "I want certain highly adept people, people that understand weaponry, guns -- if they really have that aptitude. Because not everybody has an aptitude for a gun. But if they have the aptitude, I think a concealed permit ..
Armed officer at school did not enter building during shooting
The armed officer who was stationed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida did not enter the school during last week's deadly shooting, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel announced on Thursday.An internal review found out that officer Deputy Scot Peterson was present at the campus of the Florida high school. With this, Paterson resigned on Thursday after Israel suspended him without pay."Scot Peterson was absolutely on campus through this entire event. He was armed. He was in uniform," Israel said."After seeing the video, witness statements and Scot Peterson's very own statement, I decided this morning to suspend [him] without pay pending an internal investigation," he added."We're not going to disclose the video at this time, and we may never disclose the video, depending on the prosecution and the criminal case. But what I saw was a deputy arrive at the west side of building 12, take up a position and he never went in," Israel continued.Israel said Peterson chose to ...
Students affected by lecturer walk-out at British universities
A series of strikes by lecturers has started with walk-outs at over 60 British universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.
Mass cheating: 61 arrested in Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested a gang of 61 people for writing answers sheets on behalf of class 12 students in state's Tebtu village.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) R Pandey said the students were present in examination hall with their answer sheets but 61 people were found solving their papers in a nearby residence.Mass cheating in Uttar Pradesh has been reported during board exams for years.To prevent mass-scale cheating this year, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government has set up a framework.To ensure a free and fair examination, the state government has also installed CCTV cameras for strict vigilance in the examination centres.A total of 66,37,018 students were registered to appear in this year's UP board exams.Of 66,37,018, 36,55,691 students were to appear for the class 10th examinations, while 29,81,327 students were to appear for the class 12th board examination.