JNTU Kakinada Results Declared

KAKINADA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- JNTU Kakinada has declared their results this week and students, who had appeared for the examinations can check their marks. It has been reported that Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Museum in Kakinada is one of the highly renowned engineering colleges of India and every year numerous students try to secure an admission in … Read more : JNTU Kakinada Results Declared.

NIT Warangal director, registrar quit after students’ protest

HYDERABAD – The director and the registrar of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Andhra Pradesh’s Warangal town have announced their decision to quit following massive protests by students who alleged embezzlement of funds.

Director Y.V. Rao and in-charge registrar C.S.P. Rao announced their resignations late Wednesday after three hours of protests by students.
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Study: Third of Americans use library computers to look for jobs, connect with friends, learn

Study: Third of Americans use library computers

SEATTLE – A third of Americans – about 77 million people – use public library computers to look for jobs, connect with friends, do their homework and improve their lives, according to a new study released Thursday.
It confirms what public libraries have been saying as they compete for public …. Source article  : Study: Third of Americans use library computers to look for jobs, connect with friends, learn.

Obama ed secretary, former Chicago schools CEO Duncan facing questions about admissions calls

Ed Secretary Duncan faces questions on admissions
CHICAGO – Revelations that President Barack Obama’s top education official kept a log of calls from powerful people trying to get students into top Chicago high schools when he ran the massive district have raised new questions about the city’s admissions practices.
Still, observers said Wednesday, former Chicago … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Obama ed secretary, former Chicago schools CEO Duncan facing questions about admissions calls.

Texas Tech becoming first to offer aspiring family docs quicker degrees _ at half the cost

Texas Tech offers quicker degrees to family docs
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech University’s medical school will soon become the first in the U.S. to offer aspiring family doctors a three-year degree at half the cost of a traditional four-year path, university officials said.
The program, which begins this fall, is aimed at addressing a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

University of Kansas investigates ticket office, fundraising entity

Kansas investigates ticket office, fund
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Kansas announced Wednesday that it plans an independent review of the athletics department’s ticket office and fundraising entity after a report raised questions about the sale of basketball tickets.

The Kansas City Star report quoted anonymous sources as saying federal investigators are looking into possible …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : University of Kansas investigates ticket office, fundraising entity.

Robert Culp, who starred with Bill Cosby in groundbreaking series ‘I Spy,’ dead at 79

Robert Culp, who starred in ‘I Spy,’ dead at 79

LOS ANGELES – Robert Culp, the actor who teamed with Bill Cosby in the racially groundbreaking TV series “I Spy” and was Bob in the critically acclaimed sex comedy “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,” died Wednesday after collapsing outside his Hollywood home, his manager …. Read the original article  : Robert Culp, who starred with Bill Cosby in groundbreaking series ‘I Spy,’ dead at 79.

Acclaimed Spanish chef Ferran Adria to teach course on culinary physics at Harvard University

Acclaimed Spanish chef Adria to teach at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – An acclaimed Spanish chef who concocted treats such as ravioli made from squid and freeze-dried foie gras is teaming with Harvard University to create an undergraduate course in culinary physics.
Ferran Adria will begin teaching in the fall at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

NY Daily News wins 2 top National Headliner Awards; broadcasters in DC, Indy also honored

NY Daily News wins 2 top National Headliner Awards

TRENTON, N.J. – The New York Daily News has won two top honors in the 76th annual National Headliner Awards.
The newspaper won grand awards in the news and photo categories for its coverage of a pilot’s safe landing of a crippled US Airways jetliner in the Hudson … Original article on : NY Daily News wins 2 top National Headliner Awards; broadcasters in DC, Indy also honored.

New Jersey’s new Republican governor is off to a strong start; some say too strong

NJ gov off to a strong start; some say too strong

TRENTON, N.J. – There’s not a lot that’s small about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. He is a big man with a big personality and a big problem – namely, closing a nearly $11 billion deficit in a state whose residents carry the biggest property-tax … Read more >>>.

Educationist Amrik Singh cremated, PM mourns his death

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday mourned the death of leading educationist Amrik Singh, who was cremated here in the presence of galaxy of people.

Amrik Singh, who was in coma for a fortnight, breathed his last Monday. His last rites were performed here at the Lodhi Road crematorium.
Vice President Hamid Ansari, Delhi …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

PM condoles educationist Amrik Singh’s death

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday condoled the death of noted academician Amrik Singh, saying that he was “one of our most distinguished educationists”.

In his condolence message to the professor’s wife Harsharan Amrik Singh, the prime minister said: “I am deeply grieved to learn of the passing away of your husband.”
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Local students protest IIT campus on their college premises

GANDHINAGAR – Students of a local engineering college near Ahmedabad are on a warpath, demanding immediate shifting of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar, from their college premises.

The students of Vishwakarma Engineering College are demanding that the IIT-Gandhinagar’s temporary campus be shifted out from their college premises, where it has been functioning the …. Original source  : Local students protest IIT campus on their college premises.

Court notice will not affect right to education: Sibal

NEW DELHI – A Supreme Court notice to the human resource development ministry over some provisions of the right to education act will not affect its implementation from April this year, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday.

“I have not got the notice yet. I will reply accordingly. Everybody has a right to challenge …. Original article  : Court notice will not affect right to education: Sibal.

Reading scores hold steady on nationwide test; report offers snapshot of changing US classroom

Reading scores hold steady on nationwide test
Reading scores for fourth- and eighth-grade students held mostly steady last year, continuing a stubborn trend of minimal improvement across most racial, economic and geographic groups.
Scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a series of federally funded achievement tests, rose in two …. Original article  : Reading scores hold steady on nationwide test; report offers snapshot of changing US classroom.

Parents oppose NDMC school admission policy in court

NEW DELHI – Parents of 12 students have hauled the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) before the Delhi High Court for its decision not to admit their children in a school after their residential areas were excluded from New Delhi parliamentary constituency in delimitation.

In their petition filed through advocate Ashok Agarwal, the parents said … Read more >>.

Foreign varsities to invest money earned back in India

NEW DELHI – The foreign investors setting up educational campuses in India cannot repatriate the money aboard and will have to invest the amount back into the sector in the country, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said here Wednesday.

“No foreign investor can repatriate money abroad but has to put it back into the educational … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Foreign varsities to invest money earned back in India.

Skipping census duty will land Goa teachers in jail

PANAJI – The Goa administration has threatened government primary teachers with jail if they avoid the census survey. The education department is unhappy with the order.

The directive was sent to all assistant district education inspectors, to be served on all primary schools.
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