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Education Notes

DELHI one of them had brought a them a skill to enable them from them, said a police
Fees hike protest mobile phone to class, said to prove themselves,” he statement.
Malhargang police station added. The Economic Of-
New delhi, august 5. Delhi sub-inspector M. Dhurve. fences Unit (EOU) of Bihar
University’s top-ranked According to the com- WEST BENGAL Police has also identified
college Miranda House plaint lodged by parents, a Dedicated hostels 15 telegram channels,
(estb.1948) raised its teacher of the school took three WhatsApp groups
hostel fees for students the students to a toilet and Kolkata, august 1. A year and eight UPI IDs that are
by Rs 6,000 per semester asked them to strip after a after the death of a fresher being used by fraudsters
— from Rs.27,090 to mobile phone rang in class. following alleged ragging, to lure parents by promis-
Rs.33,090 for the first The students were also as- the state government- ing them that their wards’
semester (July-December) saulted, alleged the parents run Jadavpur University marks would be increased,
and from Rs.26,750 to in their complaint. (JU) has inaugurated the enabling them to clear the
Rs.32,750 for the second “The complaint is being first of two new hostels exam.
(January-May). investigated. Action will constructed on its main
In a social media post be taken once our probe campus. It will house only GUJARAT
the Student Federation is complete,” said sub- first-year undergraduate Offshore teachers
of India (SFI) objected to inspector Dhurve. students.
this “steep” increase. “The A JU fresher housed in Ahmedabad, august 22.
recent fee hike at Miranda PUNJAB a common male students’ Over 150 schoolteachers
House hostel is a signifi- English lessons hostel died last August from government-run and
cant financial burden on after falling from a balcony aided schools have been
students and their fami- Jalandhar, august 9. The allegedly because of con- dismissed since 2019 for
lies,” it said. Border Security Force is tinuous ragging by senior unauthorised absence,
“The hike has been providing International students. Thirteen arrests education minister Kuber
effected keeping in view English Language Testing were made in connection Dindor informed the
inflation and high mainte- System (IELTS) coaching with that incident. legislative assembly.
nance cost for the facil- to youth under an initiative “To prevent such On the first day of the
ity. We have increased to engage the community incidents from recur- monsoon session, Con-
the hostel fee after due in “gainful activity that ring, the JU management gress MLA Kanti Kha-
consultations, keeping in will wean them away from has resolved to construct radi had inquired about
view inflation of the past drugs,” said Inspector- dedicated hostels for first- schoolteachers from Patan
five-six years and higher General Atul Fulzele. year students. Second and and Banaskantha districts
maintenance costs. There “The BSF utilised funds third-year students will receiving salaries despite
is no major hike in the fee. provided by the Union now be housed together in living abroad. He ques-
We have rigorous policies government for civic action the men’s hostel, located tioned what action had
when it comes to provid- work to hire two ‘good off campus,” said a JU been taken against absent
ing student support,” said English speaking’ teachers management statement. teachers.
Miranda House Principal who were providing this Kharadi cited the case
Bijayalaxmi Nanda, ad- training to youngsters at BIHAR of Bhavnaben Patel, a
dressing a press confer- Amarkot in the state’s Tarn Exam frauds arrests teacher from the Panchha
ence. Taran district,” said Ful- Primary School, Danta,
zele, addressing a media Patna, august 7. Seventeen Banaskantha district, who
MADHYA PRADESH conference individuals including eight allegedly remained on
Strip search “Some villagers and candidates were arrested the government payroll

indignation children approached in connection with despite being resident in
officers of our 103rd bat-
the US for eight years. The
examination malpractices
Indore, august 2. talion deployed in that on the first day of a education minister replied
Angry parents filed a area and said they did not recruitment exam for the that following a enquiry,
police complaint after have the funding for IELTS position of constable of Patel was dismissed after
some students of the training. Since then, about the state police. About the report confirmed un-
Government Sharda Girls 50 children have been 71 fake question papers, authorised absence since
Higher Secondary School trained and three girls 92 fake answer sheets, January.
were allegedly strip- have cleared the exam. 145 admit cards and 45 Paromita Sengupta with
searched to determine if The objective is to provide mobile phones were seized bureau inputs

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