B.Ed college fee hiked by Rs 1,100

Hyderabad, August 07: The state government hiked B.Ed fee by Rs 1,100 by an order today from this academic year. The tuition fee of B.Ed has been raised from Rs 12,400 to Rs 13,500 per annum for all A and B category seats in all private unaided colleges (minority and non-minority) in the state for the next three academic years.

The special fee has been fixed at Rs 3,000 per annum.

Haryana releases Rs.50 mn for new military school

Chandigarh, August 07: The Haryana government Saturday released an amount of Rs.50 million for the construction of a new Sainik (military) School in the state.

To be located at Gothra Tappa Khori village in Rewari district, this will be the state’s second Sainik School, which train young boys for a career in the defence forces by preparing them for the National Defence Academy (NDA).

The new school will be constructed at a cost of Rs.250 million.

Class 3 student beaten by principal, arm fractured

Lucknow, August 07: The left arm of a Class 3 student of an Uttar Pradesh school was fractured after the principal allegedly beat him for making noise in the classroom, police said Friday.

The incident took place Thursday at the Igraham Public School of Aligarh district’s Bannadevi area. But it came to light Friday when police booked school principal S.N. Singh for beating eight-year-old Siddharth Kumar.

A fitting lesson to a lecherous teacher

Anantapur, August 07: It was students’ turn to teach a ‘lesson’ to their teachers who allegedly molested girl students studying in Class X at the Zilla Parishad High School at Uravakonda in Anantapur district. The teachers _ Daulat Khan and TK Ranga Prasad _ were beaten black and blue with slippers and sticks before being handed over to the police. Another teacher, P Dastagiri is absconding.

Rights of children should be protected: Justice Kabir

Kochi, August 07: Describing children as “national assets”, a senior Supreme Court judge today asked social and legal service authorities to work together in ensuring that the rights of the child are protected.

“Though there are enough enactments and legislations protecting the rights of Child, they were not being properly implemented,” Justice Altamas Kabir said in his address at a two-day regional conference on ‘Rights of Children and Role of Legal Services Authority’.

Jamia gives free coaching to civil service aspirants

New Delhi, August 06: Jamia Millia Islamia Friday invited applications for free coaching from civil service aspirants belonging to minority communities, Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

The coaching classes, which started in 1984, get more than 500 applications every year from all over the country.

“Out of more than 500 applications, we select 50 candidates on the basis of the entrance test,” said an official from the Centre for Coaching and Career Planning (CCCP), Jamia Milia Islamia.

10th results in Tamil Nadu declared

Tamil Nadu, August 05: The Government of Tamil Nadu, Directorate of Government Examinations, has published the Class 10th Examination Results for March/April 2010.

The class 10th results of Tamil Nadu results were published at the following website: http://tnresults.nic.in, http://dge1.tn.nic.in, http://dge2.tn.nic.in, http://dge3.tn.nic.in ( Mobile Compatible ).

Students can visit the aforesaid website to view the Class 10th result. Students can also get other information regarding secondary education on its official website http://dge.tn.gov.in/.

Vice Chancellor apologises for ‘sexist’ comments

New Delhi, August 03: Facing flak from various quarters for his alleged sexist comments on women writers, the Vice Chancellor of a central university today tendered an unconditional apology.

Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antrarashtriya Hindi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Wardha, V N Rai, who reportedly raised question over the character of women Hindi writers, today met HRD Minister Kapil Sibal and explained his stand on the issue.

Hours later, he submitted an unconditional apology, expressing regret over his comments.

Engineering admission counselling to be delayed

Hyderabad, August 03: Counselling for engineering admissions is likely to be delayed further as the All India Technical Education Council (AICTE) is yet to communicate the final list of affiliated engineering colleges in the state to AP State Higher Education Council (APSCHE). Of the about 650 colleges that applied for renewal of affiliation, only 70 got clearance so far.

Quota in legislatures: BC bodies plan demos

Hyderabad, August 03: Several BC organisations, including employees’ associations, in the state have decided to hold demonstrations in front of the Parliament on August 17 and 18 demanding 50 percent reservation for BCs in central and state legislatures. They would also demand reservation for BC employees in departmental promotions.

The decision was taken at a meeting held at BC Bhavan here today. Representatives of nearly 42 BC associations attended the meeting.

Vasavi students demand action against principal

Hyderabad, August 03: Students of the Vasavi College of Engineering on Monday staged a protest near the college demanding action against the principal, holding him responsible for the death of a civil engineering student. The student had been electrocuted while performing survey practicals a few days back.

Much ado over parenting

Hyderabad, August 02: “The child is just not interested in anything. He refuses to do anything.” – The words of a teacher “But we have tried our best. Now, we don’t know what to do.” – The words of a parent “What I like to do? I don’t know… may be watch TV or go to the malls.” – The words of a child A disturbing summing up of a situation, you might say.

Parents Association writes to Sonia Gandhi for regulating school fees

New Delhi, August 02: Unhappy over arbitrary fee hikes in private schools across the county, the All India Parents Association Saturday asked the National Advisory Council Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to recommend to the central government bringing a law to regulate fees in schools.

The association in a letter to Gandhi said that while the government schools lack basic academic infrastructure, the good quality unaided private schools exploit the parents by charging huge amounts.

Kachru ragging case: Fast track court resumes trial

Dharamsala, August 02: A fast track court in this Himachal Pradesh town Monday resumed the trial against four medical students, accused of ragging to death first year student Aman Kachru last year, after they surrendered last week on cancellation of their bail.

The accused – Ajay Verma, Naveen Verma, Abhinav Verma and Mukul Sharma – surrendered in a local court here July 29 after the Himachal Pradesh High Court cancelled the bail given to them by the trial court.

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Indo-US higher education summit inaugurated in Mumbai

Mumbai, July 31: With an aim to increase access and enhance quality of Indo-US higher education, a two-day summit for higher education was inaugurated here Saturday.

The summit is a part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Indo-American Society.

Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal was the chief guest at the inaugural function.

He spoke about his vision of a nation where every child has the opportunity to go to school and get access to higher studies, irrespective of his or her paying capacity.

Jamia’s department ranked as Centre of Excellence

New Delhi, July 30: The Department of History and Culture at Jamia Millia Islamia has been rated as a Centre of Excellence in a survey, an official said Friday.

A survey called ‘Arts and Humanities Research Mapping, India’ was conducted by India Foundation for the Arts, Bangalore. The survey further listed 32 ‘centers of excellence’ from all over the country.

Wear burqa to teach here

Kolkata, July 30: Thee was a major controversy in a Kolkata college after the students’ union decided to stop a guest lecturer from teaching unless she came in burqa.

The lecturer Shirin Middya has not been allowed to hold classes in Aliah University, Bengal’s first Muslim University. Shirin and her family however have refused to relent. They say she would wear a burqa only if she wished to and not under prerssure.

Tintu, Mayookha shine at Asian All-Star Athletics Meet

New Delhi, July 29: India’s Tintu Luka and Mayookha Johney’s performance in the women’s 800 metres and long jump events respectively stood out on the first day of the Asian All-Star Athletics Meet, a test event for the Commonwealth Games, at the remodelled Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Thursday.

The meet is in its third edition, but like in the past, has attracted very few top athletes of Asia.

India, Britain to augment cooperation in education

New Delhi, July 29: India and Britain Thursday decided to launch a new phase of the India-UK Education and Research Initiative, as they discussed prospects of further cooperation in the field of education.

According to a joint statement issued at the end of the visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron, the first phase of this jointly-funded initiative had helped establish over 400 collaborative ventures between Indian and British universities and schools between 2006 and 2011.

India, Britain to cooperate in education

New Delhi, July 29: India and Britain Thursday discussed cooperation in education when Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal met his British counterpart, Minister of State for Universities and Science David Willets.

According to an official statement from the HRD ministry, the two sides in principle agreed to the exchange of research scholars. Sibal, however, pointed to the issue of equivalence of degrees which becomes a problem in the mobility of students.

Orissa examines textbook after protest by JMM

Bhubaneswar/Ranchi, July 29: The Orissa government Wednesday said it is examining complaints over allegedly objectionable remark about the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in a state text book, a decision that followed protests by the party.

‘It has come to our notice and we are examining it (the content in the book). We will take appropriate action soon,’ Madhu Sudan Padhi, secretary of the Orissa’s higher education department told IANS.

Government model schools still distant reality

New Delhi, July 29: The 6,000 Model schools to be set up by the Human Resource Development ministry is still a distant reality as data from the ministry shows that only two states have so far utilised the funds allocated for the project.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, HRD minister Kapil Sibal informed that 434 Model schools have been sanctioned for 12 states so far in the economically backward blocks.

According to the information given to the lower House, Punjab and Tamil Nadu are the only two states which have submitted the amount utilisation certificates to the centre.