Now, more seats for girls in Himachal varsity

SHIMLA – The Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) has decided to create an extra seat and reserve it for single girl child in M.Phil courses, an official said here Sunday.

Earlier, the university created an extra seat in graduate and postgraduate professional courses and reserved it for girls who were the only child of their parents.
“Now …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Now, more seats for girls in Himachal varsity.

Calif. high school softball coach apologizes after making players drink soda pop from shoe

Calif. coach makes players drink soda from shoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A California high school girl’s softball coach has apologized for requiring eight players who struck out during a recent game to drink soda pop out of a team member’s shoe, a school district official said.
The South Tahoe High School varsity players drank the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Calif. high school softball coach apologizes after making players drink soda pop from shoe.

Development bank seeks $2 billion to overhaul ruined Haiti schools after earthquake

$2 billion sought to overhaul ruined Haiti schools

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The Inter-American Development Bank is seeking $2 billion to expand access to Haitian schools.
President Rene Preval and Bank President Luis Moreno announced the five-year program Saturday. It could be among the first presented for possible funding by the new Haitian Interim Reconstruction Commission co-chaired by …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Development bank seeks $2 billion to overhaul ruined Haiti schools after earthquake.

Never too late to graduate: California woman finally earns college diploma – at age 94

California woman earns college diploma at age 94

OAKLAND, Calif. – It’s never too late to earn your college degree. Just ask 94-year-old Hazel Soares.
The San Leandro woman was one of about 500 students to pick up diplomas Saturday during a commencement ceremony at Mills College, an Oakland liberal arts college for women that also offers … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Never too late to graduate: California woman finally earns college diploma – at age 94.

Thousands of small nonprofits may miss IRS deadline that will cost them their tax exemption

Thousands of nonprofits may lose tax-exempt status

DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 200,000 small nonprofits across the nation are days away from losing their tax-exempt status because they haven’t filed a new form with the Internal Revenue Service.
Many of these groups already operate on razor-thin budgets and some worry an unexpected tax bill could force [..] Read the original article: here.

New Mass. college Ph.D. program looks at psychology of genocide, for killers and the survivors

Mass. Ph.D. program explores genocide psychology

WORCESTER, Mass. – As a clinical psychologist, Cristina Andriani counseled victims of physical and sexual abuse, Vietnam War veterans and cult survivors. As a doctoral candidate, her understanding of trauma is expanding globally as she tries to unravel the psychological underpinnings of genocide.
The first student in what Clark University in …. Source  : New Mass. college Ph.D. program looks at psychology of genocide, for killers and the survivors.

New music school teaches street children in Kabul, where music was illegal a decade ago

School tries to bring music back to Afghanistan

KABUL – From the outside, it looks like any other school in Kabul. A red two-story building is sealed off from the street by a high wall. A few trees stand in the front yard. Children constantly go in and out.
But listen carefully. When the noise of the … Read more »».

Delhi University holds first Open Day

NEW DELHI – The Tara Singh Auditorium at SGTB Khalsa College Saturday saw hundreds of aspiring, anxious students attend this year’s first Open Day organised by Delhi University (DU) to help aspirants get a clearer picture to map out their admission strategy.

The Open Day is an annual event which provides detailed knowledge of the different … Read more : Delhi University holds first Open Day.

In open letter to this year’s grads, Obama advises be hopeful and don’t believe the naysayers

Obama’s advice to grads: Don’t believe the cynics
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has some advice for graduates who are about to embark on the next chapter of their lives.
He says young people are growing up during a time of “great challenge” and “sweeping change” – and that the voices of cynicism and …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : In open letter to this year’s grads, Obama advises be hopeful and don’t believe the naysayers.

‘Super 30??? in Punjab to find under-privileged talent

CHANDIGARH – ‘Super 30′ fame Ramanujan School of Mathematics (RSM), which is helping poor but brilliant students from Bihar villages to enter IITs, has joined hands with US-based Bhai Jaitajee Foundation (BJF) to provide an opportunity to poor children in Punjab to become a part of their programme.

For the first time, Super 30 has …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : ‘Super 30′ in Punjab to find under-privileged talent.

Premier engineering institutes to train school dropouts, youth

AGARTALA – The National Institutes of Technology (NIT), India’s premier engineering and technology education centres, will provide skill development training to school dropouts and unemployed youth, officials said here Saturday.

NIT will also be set up schools to provide primary education to children.
A Vocational Training and Skill Development Centre (VTSDC) was launched at the Agartala … Read more »»».

Students out on boats to save Sukhna lake

CHANDIGARH – Young enthusiastic students sailed on boats and extracted grass, weeds and silt from Sukhna lake, a Chandigarh landmark that is being suffocated by excessive silting and receding water levels.

The students were from the National Cadets Corps (NCC) of all three defence units — army, navy and air force — that initiated a two-day …. Source  : Gaea News Network.