Education News – Newsletter for February 2, 2011

Duped Tri Valley students ignored red flags

WASHINGTON – Even as Indian missions in the US are making all out efforts to help hundreds of students caught up in an immigration scam by a sham university, diplomats acknowledge that most of them ignored several red flags.

Officially the Indian stand seems to be that the duped Indian students of Tri Valley University … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Duped Tri Valley students ignored red flags.

Dental students go on strike over t-shirt tiff

CHANDIGARH – Students of a Panjab University medical institute went on an indefinite strike Tuesday, following the institute director’s remarks over a girl’s t-shirt.

High drama was witnessed on the premises of H.S. Judge Institute of Dental Sciences after a female student levelled allegations against institute’s director Krishan Gauba of humiliating her in public.
The … Read more >>.

Government questioned on school’s refusal to admit poor

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought a response from the central and Delhi governments on a plea opposing a private school’s refusal to reserve seats for poor students claiming exemption from provisions of the right to education law.

Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued the notice to the human resource development ministry … Read more »»».

India to take up fake varsity issue, Rao heading to US

NEW DELHI – With the radio tagging of Indian students duped by a fake university in US triggering outrage in India, India Tuesday said it will ask Washington how such a dubious institute was allowed to function. The issue is set to dominate talks when Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao travels to the US later this …. Source article  : India to take up fake varsity issue, Rao heading to US.

Somnath Chatterjee to be honoured at Panjab University

CHANDIGARH – Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee will be honoured with an honorary doctorate of law degree at the 60th annual convocation of Panjab University to be held here Feb 14, a university spokesman said Tuesday.

Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Shivraj Patil will address the convocation.
The university, which is the alma mater …. Source  : Somnath Chatterjee to be honoured at Panjab University.

Delhi nursery admissions: First list sees mixed bag

NEW DELHI – The first lists for nursery admissions to most of the capital’s private schools were out Tuesday and while some parents were overjoyed at their child making it, others were disappointed.

“We had applied to eight different schools in central and south Delhi. It was good to see our child qualifying for …. Source article  : Delhi nursery admissions: First list sees mixed bag.