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Education Notes

DELHI
das Soren said in a written added. alleged that her daughter
JMI fees hike response to the state’s was humiliated by the col-
legislative assembly. HARYANA lege manager and princi-
New delhi, march 19. Addressing the assem- Drawing teacher pal when she went to write
Jamia Millia Islamia Uni- bly, the minister said 103 the exam.
versity (JMI, estb.1920) schools with 17 teachers convicted According to Additional
announced a 16-41 percent are operating without any Hisar, march 6. Additional Superintendent of Police
increase in tuition fees for students. “We are running District and Sessions Durgesh Kumar Singh,
postgrad studies for the a ‘School Chalo Abhi- Judge, Hisar, Sunil Jindal hurt by the humiliation,
academic year 2025-26. yan’ campaign in several awarded ten years’ rigor- Riya returned home and
The Department of districts to bring children ous imprisonment to a took the extreme step.
Persian Studies has raised back into mainstream edu- drawing teacher (65) of The complainant also
the tuition fees by 41 cation,” he said, adding a government school alleged that the college
percent to Rs.9,475; the that an initiative to recruit convicted of rape of a girl staff threatened to ruin
Department of Arabic 26,000 assistant teachers child in 2016. her daughter’s future,
Studies by 37.15 percent to is also being implemented. The survivor’s lawyer prompting her to take her
Rs.9,875; foreign language Rajat Kalsan, informed own life. “A case has been
programmes including BA ASSAM the media that the court registered, and investiga-
(Hons.) in Turkish and Exams cancelled sentenced the teacher to tion is underway,” says
other languages, have also two years’ imprisonment ASP Singh.
been increased by 37.15 Guwahati, march 23. All and a fine of Rs.5,000
percent. class XI examinations under section 365 IPC and TELANGANA
For social sciences comprising 36 subjects of 10 years’ imprisonment UoH students protest
programmes includ- the Assam State School and a fine of Rs.30,000
ing political science and Education Board (AS- under section 376 (1) IPC ‘bulldozing of trees’
commerce, tuition fees SEB) scheduled for March for rape. The punishment April 4. The University
have been increased by 24-29, were cancelled fol- for all crimes will run of Hyderabad Students
33 percent to Rs.9,875; lowing reports of several concurrently. Union (UoHSU) began a
for science programmes paper leaks and breach According to Kalsan, relay hunger strike against
including geography, of protocol, announced the girl was in class IX the Telangana govern-
mathematics, and physics education minister Ranoj in 2015 when she was ment’s plans to develop
by 34.29 percent; technol- Pegu in a social media “molested” by the teacher. a 400-acre land parcel
ogy programmes by 16.48 post. Elaborating, the min- A year later, the convict bordering the varsity to set
percent to Rs.21,375. ister said the new schedule raped her. up an IT park there.
Simultaneously, the for the examination will be The protestors are
university announced the decided at ASSEB’s next UTTAR PRADESH demanding stop to the
launch of 14 new study board meeting. Tragic suicide ‘bulldozing of trees’ at the
programmes including Earlier, the class XI Kancha Gachibowli “urban
nine undergraduate, five maths paper scheduled Lucknow, march 16. A class forest” citing ecology con-
postgraduate, eight di- on March 21, was leaked, IX student of Kamala servation fears, removal of
ploma, and three advanced forcing the authorities to Sharan Yadav Inter Col- earth-moving machinery
diploma courses. cancel the exam and lodge lege in Pratapgarh district and withdrawal of police-
a police complaint. was found hanging in her men from the campus,
JHARKHAND
“ASSEB has suspended bedroom after she was al- said UoHSU vice president
Teacher-pupil the affiliation of 15 private legedly denied permission Akash Kumar.
UoHSU and other
imbalance schools in ten districts for to write her annual exam unions aligned with it have
breaking the seal of class
and humiliated by the col-
Ranchi, march 4. Out of XI mathematics question lege administration over launched an indefinite
Jharkhand’s 35,795 gov- papers before the sched- unpaid fees. protest and announced
ernment primary schools, uled time, leading to the According to a com- a boycott of classes from
7,930 with an aggregate leak. The state govern- plaint filed by the victim’s April 1 in support of their
enrolment of 3.81 lakh ment will also take action mother, her daughter Riya demands.
students have only one against three other schools was not given an admit
teacher each, Jharkhand’s for violating the rules in card due to outstanding Paromita Sengupta with bureau
education minister Ram- a similar manner,” he fees of Rs.800. She also inputs

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