The three projects, include the construction of the Shree Janata Belaka Secondary School building in the Udayapur district.

Arsenal are reportedly very interested in signing Gabriel Jesus in the summer transfer window. The Gunners have had a hot and cold campaign so far in the Premier League and after a run of poor results, they have established themselves as one of the favourites to secure a Champions League spot. Despite having young and […]

New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI/First In Class, an Edu-tech company): First In Class edutech platform has signed an MoU with Rotary India Literacy Mission (RILM) to create the largest free-of-cost edutech initiative in India and the world.

Kolkata Jan 28 PTI Three petitions seeking resumption of physical classes in educational institutions of West Bengal were taken up by the Calcutta High Court on Thursday The state government told the division bench presided by Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava that it was willing to reopen schools and colleges but a call would be taken once the COVID-19 situation is properly analysed Hearing of the petitions filed by a teacher a student and a lawyer were adjourned till February 14 when the state will be informing the court on its plan to reopen the educational institutions The petitioners claiming that long closure of the institutes was affecting education of students prayed for a direction to the state government on reopening of schools colleges and universities for physical classes Schools and colleges in Bengal have largely remained shut since March 16 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Institutes had briefly opened in November last year only to close down again as number of infections started soaring across the state PTI AMR RMS RMS

Kolkata Jan 27 PTI Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari along with senior BJP leaders and MLAs staged a sit-in near the state education department headquarters on Thursday demanding that schools and colleges be reopened immediately Adhikari accompanied by the partys state general secretary Agnimtra Pal and others sat in the middle of road at Karunamoyee crossing in Salt Lake near here to raise the demand after being stopped by the police from proceeding towards Bikash Bhavan I just wanted to meet the education department secretary and let him know about our demand State officials and the police have become stooges of the ruling party They are not allowing me to meet government officials they are curbing our movement Adhikari told reporters Wondering why 30 students cannot be allowed inside a classroom if 200 guests can be accommodated at a wedding the Nandigram MLA claimed that uncertainty hangs over the fate of thousands of students with the TMC government putting physical class resumption indefinitely on hold Asked about the state governments Paray Sikshalay neighbourhood learning project he said it was a bogus initiative and cant replace physical classes in schools Under the Paray Sikshalay initiative the state government has decided to hold classes in the open for pre-primary and primary students of state-run schools Not granted audience by the education department official Adhikari and other legislators finally left the site of agitation near Bikash Bhavan after around 30 minutes Some of our leaders will continue to stage sit-in at the spot starting tomorrow We dont want to foment trouble but we will not withdraw the agitation till the demands are met he said Earlier in the day Adhikari held an hour-long meeting with eight MLAs at his Salt Lake residence and discussed several issues that would to taken up by the party to wage battle against the TMC sources in the saffron camp said Schools and colleges in Bengal have largely remained shut since March 16 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Institutes had briefly opened in November last year only to close down again as number of cases started soaring across the state During the day activists of the ABVP too staged a demonstration outside the main campus of the Calcutta University seeking immediate resumption of classes in schools colleges and universities Veteran TMC MP Sougata Roy when approached for his reaction said Adhikari was whipping up one issue after another every day to remain in news He did not seek prior appointment of the IAS officer education dept secretary and instead tried to barge into his office uninformed There is a protocol for everything Roy said PTI SUS RMS RMS

Kolkata Jan 27 PTI Activists of the ABVP on Thursday staged a demonstration outside the main campus of the Calcutta University demanding that schools colleges and universities be reopened in the interest of studentsSaptarshi Sarkar the national secretary of the right-wing students organisation told PTI that its activists had gathered near the main gate of Calcutta Universitys college street campus to hold a peaceful demonstration but the police forced them to vacate the spotThe area was suddenly cordoned off by the police Out activists did not get into any confrontation and left the spot A woman member of the outfit was however injured in the melee Sarkar said Sarkar said the demonstrators demanded resumption of classes in schools colleges and universities given the fact that the COVID-19 situation was showing signs of improvement and everything else from malls to restaurants and bars are in operationDescribing the state governments Paray Sikshalay initiave as a farce he said normal classes should resume at the earliest as students had been suffering for about two years Under the Paray Sikshalay project the state government has decided to hold classes in the open for pre-primary and primary students of state-run schoolsA Kolkata Police officer said around 50 ABVP activists who had assembled before the CU main gate around 2 pm were dispersed without the use of any force PTI SUS RMS RMS

Prayagraj Dec 28 PTI The website of UP Higher Education Service Commission was hacked on Tuesday with the hackers replacing the last name Allahabadi of some renowned poets with Praygaraj in an apparent resentment of the change of the name this historical city an official said The Prayagraj-based Commission however was able to restore its Hindi website and the work is on to restore its English portal Commission chairman Ishwar Charan Vishvaarma told PTI A complaint about the incident has been lodged with the Cyber Cell of the city police to nab the culprits Dr Vishvakarma said It was evidently a handiwork of some miscreants expressing their apparent resentment over the change of name of Allahabad Dr Vishvakarma said taking pains to explain that the Commission had no role in corrupting the website The renowned poets and litterateurs whose last name Allahabadi was replaced by Prayagraj included Akbar Allahabadi Tej Allahabadi and Rasheed Allahabadi the Commissions chairman said adding these names have been corrected in the Hindi website and the work is on to correct them in the English portal of the Commission The names of renowned poets and litterateurs had figured on the portal in one of its sections on the city of Allahabad whose name was recently changed to Prayagraj The litterateurs whose names figured on the Commissions website included Syed Akbar Hussain alias Akbar Allahabadi Noor Narbee Teg Allahabadi Shabnam Naqvi and Rasheed Allahabadi Reacting to the incident Prayagraj-based journalist Dhananjay Chopra also a noted litterateur said the city of Allahabad is recorded in the pages of history The writers and poets like Akbar Allahabadi and Rasheed Allahabadi have lived in the city experiencing its life and times and that is why they suffixed their names with Allahabadi Changing the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj is akin to changing the history he asserted PTI RAJ RAX RAX

Prayagraj Dec 28 PTI The website of UP Higher Education Service Commission was hacked on Tuesday with the hackers replacing the last name Allahabadi of some renowned poets with Praygaraj in an apparent resentment of the change of the name this historical city an official said The Prayagraj-based Commission however was able to restore its Hindi website and the work is on to restore its English portal Commission chairman Ishwar Charan Vishvaarma told PTI A complaint about the incident has been lodged with the Cyber Cell of the city police to nab the culprits Dr Vishvakarma said It was evidently a handiwork of some miscreants expressing their apparent resentment over the change of name of Allahabad Dr Vishvakarma said taking pains to explain that the Commission had no role in corrupting the website The renowned poets and litterateur whose last name Allahabadi was replaced by Prayagraj included Akbar Allahabadi Tej Allahabadi and Rasheed Allahabadi the Commissions chairman said adding these names have been corrected in the Hindi website and the work is on to correct them in the English portal of the Commission PTI CORR RAX RAX

New Delhi Dec 21 PTI A parliamentary committee has strongly recommended the government to take necessary measures to treat the new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences at par with the premier facility in New Delhi and explore the feasibility of rotation and transfer of faculties to maintain similar quality of education as well as services The 12th report of the Committee on Estimates on Review of Progress of all AIIMS was presented in Lok Sabha on Tuesday It highlighted that when all the new AIIMS are being governed by the AIIMS Act 1956 as amended in the year 2012 there should not be any differences in terms of delegated financial and administrative powers for procurement of equipment and in terms of having specialties and super specialties teaching in AIIMS-Delhi and other facilities It said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare must strictly follow the provision of the Act for appointment of Director in each new AIIMS instead of appointment of Executive Director as head It also advised against appointment of any person above 65 years of age for heading administrative posts The Committee would like to see AIIMS as an epitome of medical excellence which shall only be possible with experienced talents coupled with physical viability which does not seem viable with an age limit of 70 years The Committee have strongly felt that the ministry should not overlook the fresh talent and the carrier opportunities of the existing professors for the appointment to the post of Director in new AIIMS it stated Henceforth the Committee has strongly recommended that the Ministry of Health takes all measures not to make any compromises in the qualities of new AIIMS and to ensure the objective of the PMSSY Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana ie to augment quality medical education in the country and strictly adhered to the provision of the AIIMS Act The Committee hoped that the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance would take proactive steps for setting up of AIIMS-like institutions in each state in the next phase of PMSSY and include it in the 15th Finance Commission Report The Committee would like the ministry to reconsider the requests from other states and take necessary steps to set up an AIIMS-like institution in each state in a time bound manner the recommendations stated The Committee have strongly felt that without prescribing time lines in each action point in the guidelines for setting up of new AIIMS the ministry would not be in a position to monitor the progress effectively and thus advised the ministry to fix prescribed time lines for each action plan and take concerted steps to adhere to them It also urged the ministry to issue instructionsguidelines to all AIIMS who should draft and put in place a comprehensive module for online medical education for benefitting all categories of staff at AIIMS AIIMS-New Delhi should take a lead and help other AIIMS to develop a module of their own with the inbuilt feature of integration with different modules of other AIIMS as well it said The Committee have desired that in case of any further delay in getting the clearance of land or any other issue the ministry should bring it to the notice of concerned Member of Parliament for taking up of the matter with their respective state government it stated The Committee has recommended that the issue of road connectivity should be taken up more stringently at all AIIMS and the ministry should actively monitor road conditions so that four-lane connectivity is essentially met at each AIIMS project The Committee has urged that the ministry should take urgent steps to fill up the vacancies in time so that medical education and services do not suffer owing to shortage of faculty posts Even the task of redrafting of reservation roster in light of EWS quota should be sped up so that faculty positions -- both regular and contractual -- are filled up regularly The Committee would also recommend the ministry to explore the possibility of enlarging the ambit of visiting faculty at each new AIIMS so as to enrich the medical education and guidance till the time regular posts are filled up it said It also recommended the ministry to take up the matter with the Ministry of Finance at the highest level for providing additional allocation as per the requirement of each AIIMS and emphasised that the ministry should ensure the full utilization of allocation The Committee have recommended that the Ministry should explore the feasibility to have the provision of rotationtransfer of faculties from one AIIMS to another AllMS so that the quality of education as well as services in all the new AIIMS will be at par with AIIMS New Delhi the report stated PTI PLB SMN SMN

New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): As the debate between the Education Ministers of Delhi and Punjab over schools, quality of education in their respective states continues, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday released a list of 250 Delhi-government run schools in the national capital and challenged his Punjab counterpart Pargat Singh to release a list of 250 schools run by his government.