Education News – Newsletter for February 3, 2011

Nepal president to attend Chandigarh institute convocation

CHANDIGARH – Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav will be the chief guest at the 31st annual convocation of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here Friday.

It would be a rare opportunity for Yadav, 62, to attend the convocation at his alma mater as the chief guest. He had done his …. Original source  : Nepal president to attend Chandigarh institute convocation.

Be catalyst for change, Alva tells Muslim girls

ALIGARH – Millions of girls representing the rural poor, the scheduled castes and tribes, the minorities and the urban slums remain out of the educational umbrella because of the way India’s formal education system has operated, says Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva.

Addressing the Founder’s Day programme at the Women’s College of Aligarh Muslim University …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Most UAE students start smoking before 14

DUBAI – More than 80 percent of students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) start smoking when they are as young as 14 years, a survey has found.

Tobacco use among teenagers remains a concern for health authorities as new data shows a quantum leap in the number of student smokers in the past five …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

A course seeks ways to tackle Islamophobia

NEW YORK – To deal with the spurt of hate crimes against Muslims that have seen a 17-fold increase post 9/11 terror attacks in the US, a course will be offered here to identify the issues that encourage such crimes.

Attacks on Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim have “increased exponentially” not only in …. Source  : A course seeks ways to tackle Islamophobia.

Punjab wants road safety subject in schools

CHANDIGARH – The Punjab government wants road safety to be introduced as a subject in schools from the primary class level, a minister said here Wednesday.

State Transport Minister Mohan Lal said that there was a need to introduce road safety as a subject in all government schools from the next academic session.
The …. Source article  : Punjab wants road safety subject in schools.

Court questions university on ‘illegal’ study centres

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Sikkim Manipal University on allegations that the private varsity was illegally running 52 study centres in Delhi.

The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna also issued orders to issue notices to the respondents UGC, … Read more »»».

Bihar junior doctors’ strike claims over two dozen lives

PATNA – Over two dozen patients admitted at six hospitals in Bihar have died during a strike by junior doctors that entered its third day Wednesday, officials said.

Hundreds of junior doctors are on an indefinite strike, demanding the arrest of a legislator and enforcement of the Medical Protection Act. The doctors are from … Original article on : Bihar junior doctors’ strike claims over two dozen lives.

Dental college strike over T-shirt tiff continues

CHANDIGARH – Students of a dental college affiliated to the Panjab University (PU) continued their strike here Wednesday to demand the resignation of their institute’s director who had asked a female student to take off her jacket and show her t-shirt.

Students of H.S. Judge Institute of Dental Sciences here went on an indefinite strike … Original source on Gaea Times at : Dental college strike over T-shirt tiff continues.

MCD schools asked to implement quota for poor

NEW DELHI – The Delhi government Wednesday asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to implement the guidelines on 25 percent reservation for students from economically weaker sections in primary public schools recognised by the civic body.

According to a statement, the government has asked the civic body to furnish a list of schools violating …. Source article  : MCD schools asked to implement quota for poor.