Education News – Newsletter for February 14, 2011

Snake slithers into school bag in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – A three feet long poisonous snake found in the school bag of a class five student in Orissa triggered panic in the school campus, the boy’s father said Monday.

The staff and the students of Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir in the Bhimtangi area here received this shock Saturday.
Chiranjib Das went to school …. Read the original article  : Snake slithers into school bag in Orissa.

India raises issue of sham US varsity students

WASHINGTON – Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has sought US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s personal intervention to ensure that the interests of over 1,500 Indian students of a sham California university are protected and their future is not jeopardised.

Krishna raised the plight of the Indian students of the dubious Tri Valley University …. Read the original article  : India raises issue of sham US varsity students.

Indian students will be dealt with fairness, Krishna told

NEW YORK – The US Sunday assured India that Indian students, who were victims of a sham university in California, will be dealt with “fairness”, when External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna spoke to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

In their 15-minute telephonic conversation, Krishna also discussed Clinton’s forthcoming visit to India, expected in April, …. Read the original article  : Indian students will be dealt with fairness, Krishna told.

Panjab University gets own community radio

CHANDIGARH – In a bid to highlight developmental issues and the problems of the people, the Panjab University (PU) here Sunday got its own “Jyotirgamaya” community radio.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni inaugurated the radio station at the School of Communication Studies building on the university campus.
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