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BIHAR and serve their mother- schools to access the lab, its own campus in India
Coaching centres land’. he added. from anywhere in the
The first all-girls Sainik
caveat (army) school with an JHARKHAND world is Australia’s Deakin
University. We also look
Patna, january 2. The enrolment of 870 students New APU campus forward to celebrating the
state’s education ministry was inaugurated under inauguration of India’s
has threatened stringent an initiative to establish Ranchi, January 24. Chief second foreign campus in
action against government 100 new Sainik schools in minister Hemant Soren GIFT City by the Univer-
schoolteachers associating partnership with NGOs/ laid the foundation stone sity of Wollongong, also
with private coaching cen- private/state government of the Rs.5,000-crore from Australia. This opens
tres. In a letter addressed schools in all states/Union Azim Premji University a new chapter in Australia-
to district magistrates, territories. These are in sited on a 146-acre campus India education ties, and it
the ministry’s additional addition to the existing 33 in Ranchi. Azim Premji, is only the beginning,” said
chief secretary K.K. Pathak Sainik schools, a defence chairman of the Azim Green, speaking on the
requested them to obtain ministry statement said. Premji Foundation, joined occasion.
written undertakings Addressing a press the ceremony through
from all private coach- conference, the defence video conferencing. DELHI
ing centres within their minister said: “They (girls) “Currently, the founda- PETA launches Ellie
jurisdiction affirming that have the right to protect tion’s largest university
“no government school the nation just like their campus is in Bengaluru New delhi, january 30. To
teachers will take classes male counterparts. It was — 110 acres. APU’s Ranchi teach students the virtue
in their institutions”. a golden moment in the campus will be bigger than of empathy, animal rights
“If teachers continue to history of women empow- that,” the chief minister organisation PETA (People
work in coaching centres, erment when we approved said, speaking on the for the Ethical Treat-
strict departmental action the admission of girls to occasion. The university, ment of Animals) India,
will be taken against them Sainik schools. Today our which will include a medi- launched a tour of schools
and legal action will also women are not only flying cal college with a 500-bed in the national capital re-
be initiated against the fighter jets, they are also hospital besides a K-12 gion with Ellie, a life-size
coaching centre,” says a securing our borders.” school, will start function- automated elephant.
senior ministry official. ing in 2026, he added. Students of the Raghu-
The ministry has also HIMACHAL PRADESH bir Singh Junior Modern
asked all district education Outer space lab GUJARAT School were the first to
officers in the state to pro- Deakin campus welcome Ellie. Blinking
vide details of such teach- Bilaspur, january 26. On her eyes and flapping her
ers on a priority basis. Republic Day (January inauguration ears, Ellie (in the voice
According to a report 26), technical education Ahmedabad, january 10. of Bollywood actress Dia
recently compiled by the minister Rajesh Dharmani Australian High Com- Mirza) narrated a story
ministry, there are a total inaugurated the state’s missioner Philip Green about being separated
of 12,761 registered private first outer space lab in hailed the inauguration from her mother as a baby,
coaching centres in Bihar, the Government Senior of Australia’s Deakin Uni- the abuse she endured in
with 9.9 lakh students Secondary School, Ghu- versity branch campus in a circus and finally after
enrolled in them. marwin. GIFT City, the first foreign being rescued, her happy
“The space lab will pro- university to establish a life at a sanctuary.
UTTAR PRADESH vide students an opportu- proprietorial campus in “We are delighted
Girls Sainik Schools nity to learn about satellite India. The inauguration to have hosted Ellie in
launcher systems, drones ceremony was held during our school to sensitise
Mathura, january 1. Union and details of critical ISRO the 10th edition of the our students to develop
defence minister Rajnath (Indian Space Research Vibrant Gujarat Summit to empathy for animals and
Singh inaugurated the Organisation) projects. which High Commissioner other living creatures,”
country’s first all-girls The lab has been built at Green led a 90-member said Nalini Singh Rajput,
Samvid Gurukulam Girls a cost of Rs.10 lakh,” the delegation including school principal, speaking
Sainik School at Vrindavan minister said, speaking on representatives from 36 on the occasion.
describing it as a ‘beacon the occasion. Special tour Australian universities.
of light for girls who aspire programmes will be organ- “I am proud that the Paromita Sengupta with bureau
to join the armed forces ised for students of other first university to establish inputs

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