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Goa govt hikes bond amount for MBBS students; Cong, GFP frown
On a day the Congress and the Goa Forward Party opposed the hike in the bond amount to be paid by MBBS students joining the state-run medical college, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said no local student will be left out of the process for his inability to furnish such bond. The BJP-led state government has hiked the bond amount to be paid at the time of admission at the Goa Medical College and Hospital from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, which has evoked sharp reactions from the Congress and the GFP, an ally of the BJP. The Congress has threatened to launch a protest if the government fails to roll back the increased bond amount, saying parents from economically weak backgrounds cannot meet the criterion. Sawant said the government was trying to find out a solution to help parents furnish the bond. "But no Goan student would be denied admission because he is not able to furnish the bond. We are working out various options to help parents fulfill the criterion," the chief ..
JNUSU alleges Hindi imposition at BA, BTech courses
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union Monday alleged on Monday that the varsity was trying to impose Hindi by making it a compulsory subject at the undergraduate BA and BTech courses. The students' body said one of the agenda items of the the 151st meeting of the academic council on Friday pertains to "making Hindi a compulsory subject at undergraduate level for BA and BTech courses". According to the JNUSU, the agenda item was in response to an earlier letter received last October from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, "in which it has been requested that along with making Hindi a compulsory subject in all the schools and universities of India, appropriate and necessary action should be taken to encourage the usage of Hindi in the government offices as well". "Many of the students come from non-Hindi speaking states with no prior experience in Hindi. Hindi, however, is an optional subject at the BA level. There is already enough opportunity for students who wish ..
Education is only solution of all problems: Anand Kumar
Super 30 founder and noted mathematician Anand Kumar told a gathering at Cambridge University on Tuesday that education is the best bet to beat poverty and help build an egalitarian society by giving the deserving their due and rewarding merit. Speaking at the UK-Asia Summit organised at Cambridge University, where he once dreamt of studying but could not make it due to poverty, Anand said it was an occasion that had overwhelmed him, as it had brought back the old memories as a young student aspiring to be there. "Today, if I am here, only because of education. Education has the power to usher in a silent revolution and bring about generational change. It is the best bet to beat poverty and help build an egalitarian society by giving the deserving their due and rewarding merit," he told the gathering, a Super 30 statement. Anand also shared his experiences with the making of the movie that revolves round his pioneering initiative in helping students from deprived class .
Bombay HC to pronounce judgment on Thursday
The Bombay High Court will decide on all pleas on Maratha reservation on Thursday (June 27).A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Bharti Dangre will pronounce the judgement on all petitions challenging Maratha reservation.After a detailed hearing, an order was reserved on March 26 on these petitions.The Legislative Council of the state on June 21 passed an amendment in the Socially Economically Backward Class (SEBC) Act 2018, providing 16 per cent reservation to the students of Maratha community in admissions to the post-graduate (PG) courses in medical colleges.The state Assembly on June 20 had passed the amendment in this regard. The state government had earlier promulgated an ordinance for extending quota benefit to the Maratha students.The Maharashtra Assembly on November 29 last year had passed a bill proposing 16 per cent reservation in educational institutions and government jobs for the Maratha community, declared as socially and educationally backward class ...
Girl students from outside Delhi disappointed after JMC uploads final ECA list without informing
Many girl students, who had come to Delhi to participate in ECA trials being conducted by DU's Jesus and Mary College, were left in a lurch after their names did not appear in the final list uploaded on the college portal Monday without intimating them. The trials for the Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) will happen at the college premises on June 25 and 26. However, College principal Sister Dr Roslyn TL said they had a huge list of names and shortlisted candidates according to the criteria being there. A student said, "The college website had never uploaded details about eligibility criteria for ECA trials. I was chosen as the best performer by my school in dance and had uploaded the certificate too, but my name does not figure in the list. There should have been a clarity on the criteria." Another aspirant from Ranchi, who had travelled to Delhi especially for the trials, said, "I had applied for dramatics. They could have intimated about the details of shortlisted candidates ...
After 13 yrs, schools in a naxal-hit village in Sukma reopen
Students in Jagargunda village in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, which bore the brunt of naxal violence, were elated Monday with reopening of government schools after a long gap of 13 years. Jagargunda villagers had left their homes in fear after the launch of the Salwa Judum, the erstwhile anti-Naxal movement, in 2005-06. Subsequently, the villagers, comprising around 1200 families, got settled in government-aided relief camps in the area. Schools and hostels in Jagargunda were then shifted to Dornapal, around 50 kms from the village, Sukma Collector Chandan Kumar told PTI Monday. Since then the students of the area were studying in nearby porta-cabin (pre-fabricated structures), he added. "After a gap of 13 years, the district administration took initiative on the direction of Chief Minister and renovated the dilapidated school buildings, and also constructed new ones," Kumar said. He said the local residents, particularly students, are very happy over reopening of the
France delays national school exams as heatwave begins
The French government on Monday said it was taking the unusual step of delaying national school exams scheduled for this week to protect pupils during a heatwave. Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said the Brevet national diploma exam -- a key test for children aged around 14 that was set for Thursday and Friday -- would be delayed until next week. France and other European countries are bracing for record temperatures in an unusually early summer heatwave which could push thermometers over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) later in the week. Blanquer said the exams will take place on July 1 and 2, when temperatures are expected to have cooled. The decision was taken to "guarantee the security of the pupils", Blanquer added, emphasising that the timetable of the exams would otherwise remain unchanged. Weather forecasters have said the temperatures expected later this week could be the highest in June since 1947.
BJP demands LG disband SMCs, AAP says it's a 'conspiracy' to derail education reforms
The BJP Monday demanded Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal disband management committees in government schools, alleging the ruling AAP was using them for "political" gains in Assembly polls, which are due early next year. Leader of Opposition and former Delhi BJP president Vijdender Gupta claimed that SMCs were operating "illegally" beyond their term. The ruling AAP rejected the charge, saying those seeking dissolution of SMCs wanted to "derail" education reforms being carried out by the Delhi government. Gupta, however, said in a press conference that SMCs have become a "hub" of AAP politics and the Lt Governor should dissolve them. "AAP workers, councilors, office-bearers, MLAs are members of these SMCs. They are politicising the schools and the kids studying there. Their entry in schools should be banned," he said. A controversy erupted recently over the SMCs, with the BJP charging that they were being used to seek votes for the AAP by convening a parents' meet. The education ...
Delhi govt school in President Estate to operate as KV
A Delhi government school in President Estate will now operate as Kendriya Vidyalaya, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Monday. "The central government will run Delhi government-run school in President Estate as a Kendriya Vidyalaya now," Sisodia, who is also Delhi's Education Minister, tweeted in Hindi. "We have given consent to the request of the Centre to hand over Dr Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya to it for running it as a Kendriya Vidyalaya. The school is run inside the Presidential Estate and is the same school where former President Pranab Mukherjee interacted with students as a teacher for two consecutive years on the occasion of teachers day," a Delhi government official said. The school was set-up in 1946 by then Education Department of the Government of India. Later, in 1962, the administration of the school was handed over to the Directorate of Education, Delhi. Sisodia had conducted raids at the school in 2015 and suspended the principal after he ...
Over 3 crore from minority communities got scholarship in last 5 years: Naqvi
Over 3 crore people belonging to minority communities were provided with various scholarships during the last five years, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. In reply to an unstarred question, Naqvi saidthat during the last five years, pre-matric, post-matric, merit-cum-means scholarships have been provided to 2,40,72,287 Muslim students which is 13.98 per cent of the community's total population. Scholarships have been provided to 36,84,636 Christian students which is 13.24 per cent of the community's total population, he said. Naqvi said that during the last five years, various scholarships have been provided to 3,14,39,466 students belonging to minority communities. Scholarships have been provided to 25,17,167 Sikh students which is 12.08 per cent of the community's total population, Naqvi said. Scholarships have been provided to 78,2139 Buddhist students which is 9.26 per cent of the community's total population, he said. He said ...
No decision on 33 pc reservation for women in central universities: HRD ministry
The HRD Ministry on Monday said it has not taken any decision on implementing 33 per cent reservation for women in central universities. The information was shared by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' in a written reply to a question about whether the government is considering to give 33 per cent reservation for women in central universities. "No such decision has been taken," the HRD minister said.
Onus of filling vacancies lies on universities: Govt
The onus of filling up teaching posts in Central universities lies on the varsities as they are autonomous bodies, Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Monday. Nishank was responding to a written question in Lok Sabha about shortage of professors in universities. "Occurring of vacancies and filling up is a continuous process. The University Grants Commission (UGC) continuously monitors it with varsities. However, the onus of filling up the teaching posts lies on central universities which are autonomous bodies created under Acts of Parliament," the minister said. There are over 11,000 teaching staff-in position against sanctioned strength of over 17,500 teaching staff in central universities across the country.
Staff of 6 Rajasthan varsities to get salary in line with 7th pay commission
Teachers, head librarians and physical education directors of five agricultural varsities and a veterinary science university in Rajasthan will now get a pay scale in line with the Seventh Pay Commission guidelines, an official statement said Monday. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Monday approved the proposal for the new pay scale, payable with effect from January 1, 2017, according to the statement released here. Gehlot approved the new pay scale for Rajasthan Veterinary and Animal Science University, Swami Keshavanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, both in Bikaner, Maharana Pratap Agricultural University, Udaipur, Agricultural University, Jodhpur, Agriculture University, Kota and Sri Karn Narender Agricultural University in Jaipur's Jobner, the statement said. The decision comes after the recommendations of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, it said. The statement further said, arrears will be paid from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 in the current financial year ...
Schools in remote village of naxal-hit Sukma reopen after 13 years
Deprived of educational facilities for 13 years, students in Chhattisgarh's Jagargunda area under the naxal-affected Sukma district of Bastar region have finally seen a ray of hope with commencement of a new academic session from Monday. Jagargunda was the main commercial centre of the area before 2006, when people left their village and moved to relief camps because of violence during the Salwa Judum movement to counter naxalism. The village wore a deserted and haunted look. After a lot of efforts, five educational institutions and hostels have been reopened and made operational, a senior state government official said. Local students used to study in nearby pota cabins, or temporary schools, as no educational institutions were operational due to Salwa Judum. "The change in the scenario was visible after the new government came into power in Chhattisgarh. Owing to the demand made by students of the area, schools and hostels were reopened and made operational with the constant efforts
MNREGA labourers' son becomes first to crack JEE-Main in Raj village
Till a couple of years ago Lekhraj Bheel had not heard of the JEE-Main exam, but this year he became the first to crack it in his tribal village in Rajasthan. But success has not come easy for the 18-year-old. His parents are MNREGA labourers from Jhalawar's Mogayabeeh Bhilan village who did not even know who is an engineer. "I did not know what an engineer is and could not even dream that my son would become a graduate. Now I'm at the top of the world as he is going to become the first engineer in our local Bheel community and in the village," the elated father said. Mangilal and wife, Sardari Bai, who are illiterate themselves, expressed hope that their son would be able to improve the family's condition and they would not have to continue working as labourers. Lekhraj shared their sentiment. "They have to work hard to feed the family. I want to complete engineering degree and take care of them," he said. The teenager said he wished to raise awareness about the importance of studies
Committed to values of Ambedkar, will not pull down his statue: AAP minister
Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Monday clarified that statue of Dr BR Ambedkar will not be pulled down, as alleged by the Vice Chancellor of Ambedkar University Anu Singh Lather."We are the believers of Ambedkar. We would rather step down from power than allow such a thing to happen," said Gautam.The Minister said that the Vice Chancellor of the university is making false statements on the matter and is planning to gherao (encircle) the Delhi Secretariat on June 25."For the last 30-35 years, there has been a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar on a piece of land at the Deoli pahadi and an organisation by the name of Dr Ambedkar University used that land to run classes. It has now been allocated for building a hospital and school. But, unfortunately, the VC of the University is spreading misinformation that the Delhi government is trying to pull down the Ambedkar statue," Gautam added.The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said that he had conducted an inquiry in the matter and ...
One sapling to be planted for each enrolment in Rajasthan govt schools
In a novel initiative, one sapling will be planted for each enrolment in government schools across the state, Rajasthan School Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara said Monday. Addressing a workshop here, the minister also said concerted efforts should be made for 100 per cent enrolment in state schools, sapling plantation and in reducing school dropout rates. The Rajasthan government will make efforts so that boys and girls of the state get better and quality education in schools, Dotasara said. "The government will plant as many saplings as there will be enrolments in government schools as part of 'entrance festival' in the state," Dotasara said. He urged the Education Department authorities to work with commitment. Dotasara asserted that there has been a significant increase in the number of government schools in the state and over 76 per cent posts of teachers have been filled in all districts of the state. Rajasthan High Court Justice Sandeep Mehta, who also addressed the ...
Academicians welcome O P Jindal Global University's entry in prestigious QS global rankings
Top academics across the world have welcomed the entry of India-based O P Jindal Global University (JGU) into the top 1,000 of the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2020. QS global rankings 2020, which were released on June 19 in London, had 50 new entrants globally, and the JGU, established in 2009, became the youngest university to break into the rankings, coming in at the 751-800 rank band. Nine Indian institutions, including IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and IISc-Bangalore and Delhi University, were among the top 500. Professor Richard Levin, president emeritus of Yale University, expressed his delight, saying he was an early supporter of JGU. David M Malone, rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General of the UN, said it was a tribute to the excellent faculty that the university has assembled and the excellent students it has attracted, read a statement by JGU. Professor C Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of JGU, said it was ...
Infosys inks strategic partnership with Toyota Material Handling Europe
India's second largest IT services firm Infosys Monday said it has signed a long-term strategic partnership with Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE). As its IT services partner, Infosys will help TMHE in its digital transformation journey, providing application services, digital workplace, infrastructure management and a dedicated data centre operation, a statement said. "By offering end-to-end services leveraging our deep expertise in executing complex programs, we will assist TMHE modernise its legacy applications, bolster agility and drive efficiencies," Infosys Executive Vice President and Global Head of Manufacturing Jasmeet Singh said. * * * * * IAN invests Rs 3.5 cr in ed-tech start-up ConceptOwl * Indian Angel Network (IAN) Monday said it has invested Rs 3.5 crore in ed-tech startup ConceptOwl. The Trivandrum-based start-up will utilise the infused capital to enhance and diversify its offerings as well as to bolster its sales and marketing operations, a statement said. The .
Kolkata: Protesting primary school teachers detained by police
Police on Monday detained a group of state government primary teachers who were protesting outside West Bengal Assembly demanding revision in their pay scale.On June 17, the teachers had protested at Bikash Bhavan, housing the state education department, demanding higher wages.They had sought time to meet Education Minister Partha Chatterjee but were not given an opportunity.According to reports, the teachers were told that their demands will be heard after the Lok Sabha polls end. However, no discussion is understood to have been held on the matter.