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MADHYA PRADESH School, Kedgaon in Pune computer centre by the public display of affection
Mahatma disrespect district, during board Gujarat Anti-Terrorist (PDA) on campus.
In enlarged bold letters,
notice examinations. “These Squad (ATS). At the time, the e-mail communication
15 people were arrested.
teachers allegedly aided
Seoni (mp), february 7. and abetted students to According to ATS sources, warned students that any
The education ministry write their physics paper,” the two arrested from violation of its PDA policy
has issued a show-cause said Ayush Prasad, CEO, Kolkata are kingpins would result in disciplin-
notice to a teacher of the Pune Zilla Parishad. in the case. Most of the ary action. “PDAs and
government-run CM Rise Addressing a press accused are engaged in engaging in private ac-
School in Seoni district conference, Prasad said: the education consultancy tivities in academic areas,
after a student recited a “A squad of the state’s business. rest rooms, and poorly lit
poem criticising Mahatma education board uncov- areas as well as anywhere
Gandhi during an event ered the exam malpractice J&K on and around the NITC
organised as part of the and reported it to the Capacity building campus can make others
state government’s ongo- Maharashtra State Board feel uncomfortable and
ing Vikas Yatra (develop- of Secondary & Higher fellowship distract them from the
ment campaign). A video Secondary Education. The Jammu, february 4. Lt. educational environment,”
clip of the function also Zilla Parishad is coordi- Governor Manoj Sinha said the circular.
showed BJP MLA Dinesh nating with the police and flagged off a batch of nine “It is important to re-
Rai Munmun applauding municipal corporations undergraduate students of member that our campus
the boy during the recita- to strictly enforce the Sher-e-Kashmir Uni- is a place for education
tion. copy mukt abhiyan (copy versity of Agricultural and academic pursuits,”
The poem accused the free exam campaign) of Sciences and Technology the dean added.
Mahatma of remaining the state government. (SKUAST), Jammu for a
silent during a period of Moreover, it has provided 60-day capacity building PUNJAB
violence, and questioned study notes, exam paper fellowship programme at Free uniforms to
why so many people sac- analysis and test materials Kansas State University,
rificed their lives for the to schools to help students USA. preschoolers
country. better prepare for exams.” The students will visit Chandigarh, february 2.
“A show-cause notice KSU under the Student The Punjab government
has been served to the GUJARAT Overseas Fellowship Pro- will provide free-of-charge
teacher who guided the Exam paper leak gramme of the National uniforms to children in
student, and a report Agricultural Higher Edu- pre-primary sections of
sought from the principal. arrests cation Project (NAHEP) government schools across
School principals and Ahmedabad, february 3. funded by the Indian the state. According to
teachers have also been di- Two persons allegedly in- Council of Agricultural school education minis-
rected to preview student volved in the Gujarat pan- Research and the World ter Harjot Singh Bains,
performances and ensure chayat junior clerk exam Bank. The group includes uniforms will be given
that no religion, caste or paper leak scandal were undergraduate students of to 351,724 pupils at an
renowned personality is arrested in Kolkata, taking the faculty of agriculture, estimated cost of Rs.21.10
disrespected,” said Kamal the total number of arrests school of biotechnol- crore to the exchequer.
Kishore Patel, district edu- in the case to 19. Over ogy, faculty of veterinary “Earlier, uniforms were
cation officer, addressing 9.5 lakh candidates had sciences, and animal not provided to these
the media. registered for the exam for husbandry, said a SKUAST students. But after the
recruitment to 1,181 cleri- spokesperson. matter came to my notice,
MAHARASHTRA cal posts statewide. I directed officials to take
Exam cheating FIR The state government KERALA immediate action,” said
had cancelled the PDA ban circular Bains, who also added
Pune, february 28. An FIR competitive exam for that special classrooms for
was lodged against nine recruitment of junior Kozhikode, february 9. toddlers have also been
teachers for alleged in- clerks hours before its Dr. Rajanikant G, dean constructed in government
volvement in a mass copy- scheduled time on January (students’ welfare) of the primary schools.
ing incident by students of 29. The question paper National Institute of Tech-
the Jawaharlal Secondary was leaked in Vadodara nology-Calicut (NITC) is- Paromita Sengupta with bureau
and Higher Secondary following raid of a sued an e-circular banning inputs

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