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DELHI ed with school. Principals note in the room, in recruited for this initiative
Foreign applications will be requested to plan which the student said with the state government
surge activities in advance for she was continuously obliged to pay the remain-
der, explained Rymbui.
harassed by three seniors.
Saturdays and display
NEW DELHI, JULY 4. Against agendas on their notice However, local police said
an average 100 admis- boards,” said a spokes- they haven’t found any HARYANA
sion applications from person of the education evidence of ragging or CBSE topper awarded
foreign students in the ministry. harassment.
previous decade, for the Addressing a press CHANDIGARH, JULY 24.
academic year 2022- UTTAR PRADESH conference, Pujari said: Chief minister Manohar
23, Guru Gobind Singh Negligence “Police are conducting an Lal Khattar awarded a
Indraprastha Univer- inquiry and appropriate monthly scholarship of
sity (GGSIU), Delhi, has investigation action will be taken based Rs.20,000 for two years to
received 650 applications BALLIA, JULY 8. Non-teach- on their report. We have Anjali Yadav, who topped
from abroad for admission ing staff of a government established anti-ragging the recently concluded
into undergraduate to Ph primary locked the school cells and all steps will be (June) class XII exam of
D programmes. Among premises leaving behind taken to punish students/ the Central Board of Sec-
applicants are students a five-year-old boy in a teachers indulging in this ondary Education (CBSE)
from SAARC nations, classroom. The child was retrograde practice.” with perfect average score
South Africa, Mauritius, later rescued by fam- of 100 percent.
Iran, Russia, Indonesia, ily members who had to MEGHALAYA The chief minister
Mongolia, Germany and break the door open. SSA teachers’ salary awarded this girl student
South-East Asia. Maniram Singh, Bal- the scholarship after
“The reason behind lia district’s BSA (basic row the family shared their
this quantum surge of shiksha adhikari), said SHILLONG, JULY 20. State financial difficulties with
applications from foreign the state government has education minister La- him. He also assured the
students is GGSIU’s drive taken cognisance of the hkmen Rymbui warned family of full cooperation
to diversify our students’ incident and directed the 5,000 teachers of govern- to ensure Anjali attains
body. The university is block education officer ment primary schools who her academic goals.
grateful for the support to investigate the matter. continued a sit-in protest
of the Indian Council for “Strict action will be taken before the state secretariat ASSAM
Cultural Relations and the against those found guilty to press their demand SEBA App launch
Study in India programme of negligence,” he said. for five months’ overdue
of Educational Consul- According to school salaries. GUWAHATI, JULY 27. An
tants India Ltd (EdCIL),” staff, the boy had fallen “The Central govern- innovative mobile app
says a communique from asleep inside the class- ment is yet to release developed by the Board of
the office of Dr. Mahesh room unnoticed by them. funds for clearing the Secondary Education, As-
Verma, vice chancellor of pending dues of these sam (SEBA) was launched
GGSIU. ODISHA teachers appointed by Ranoj Pegu, the state's
Alleged ragging under the Centre’s SSA education minister. The
CHHATTISGARH (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan) app will enable students
Bagless Saturdays suicide programme. If they don’t to access online les-
BHUBANESWAR, JULY 20.
sons, question banks and
resume classes, we will
RAIPUR, JULY 7. The state’s Rohit Pujari, the state’s have to issue a ‘no work, worksheets, among other
school education ministry higher education minis- no pay’ order or withdraw features.
announced ‘bagless Satur- ter, warned strict action grants to schools that are “Our government is
days’ for classes I-VIII to against students who non-functional,” said the introducing digital tech-
enable primary students to severely ragged a first- minister, addressing a nologies in classrooms and
participate in yoga, sports, year girl student of the press conference. is developing necessary
art and value education, BJB Autonomous College Under the SSA pro- infrastructure for it,” said
among other activities. prompting her to suicide. gramme introduced by the minister speaking on
“The objective is to The student was found the Central government the occasion.
awaken children’s co- hanging in her hostel in 2000, the Centre is
curricular interests and room on July 2. obliged to pay 90 percent Paromita Sengupta with bureau
help them remain connect- Police found a suicide of the salary of teachers inputs

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