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Gujarat students write letters to Bapu, learn about non-violence
India | Oct 02, 2019, 11:06 AM ISTThe students, all from government-run primary schools, were recently asked to write a letter to Bapu. The concept has given a food for thought to the young minds who have been penning down their feelings on postcards, Sabarmati Ashram's director Atul Pandya told PTI.
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IIT-Guwahati implements PM's scholarship scheme for J&K students
India | Oct 01, 2019, 01:48 PM ISTOn Friday, IIT Guwahati signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AICTE for extending internships to students from Jammu and Kashmir.
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Jamia extends last date for admission of Jammu & Kashmir students
Education | Sep 30, 2019, 09:40 PM ISTThe date has been extended to October 10, according to a letter written by the varsity registrar to the resident commissioner, Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
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1,000-feet-long greeting card for Mahatma Gandhi's birthday
India | Sep 28, 2019, 07:38 PM ISTThey spent ten days drawing and sketching to create this card, which they claim is the longest in India. The digital version of the card will be sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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CA Students' protest: ICAI President faces social media fury
India | Sep 25, 2019, 11:52 PM ISTHundreds of students are protesting against the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) demanding re-evaluation of their answer sheets. CA Students are holding protests outside ICAI Office in ITO, Delhi. Protests are taking place throughout India, including Durgapur, Siliguri, Bhilwara, Hyderabad and Jaipur. CA students are demanding better transparency in the paper evaluation process. A massive social media furore has also erupted where CA students are questioning ICAI President Prafulla Chhajed over his silence, using #icaipresidentmissing #DearICAIAmend39_4 ,and #dearicaiplschange
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Why are CA students protesting
India | Sep 25, 2019, 05:58 PM ISTSeveral Chartered Accountant aspirants and the candidates who had appeared for the Institute of Chartered Acountants of India exams are primarily protesting against the ICAI for errors in the evaluation of papers. The protest by CA students is being staged against the alleged discrepancies and errors in the evaluation of the papers. CA students are now demanding re-checking of answer books in the Chartered Accountancy examinations.
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Modi cheers students at space centre amid gloom
India | Sep 07, 2019, 10:54 AM IST"Modi asked the boys and girls from schools and colleges if they made friends and have learnt a lot from each other. He also asked them what they would tell at home when they go back about the Chandrayaan-2 mission despite a setback due to loss of communication link between Vikram and the space agency's ground stations," an official said.
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Rajasthan launches pilot project to reduce weight of kids school bags
India | Sep 04, 2019, 05:46 PM ISTAddressing a gathering at the Government Higher Secondary School in Vatika area, Dotasara said the textbooks' weight has been reduced by two third.
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HongKong students strike on 1st day of school year
World | Sep 02, 2019, 12:23 PM ISTThe students, most of them wearing black T-shirts over their uniforms, were expected to head to the city centre for a rally in Edinburgh Place against the now-shelved extradition bill, which would have allowed the transfer of fugitives to jurisdictions with which Hong Kong lacks an extradition deal, including mainland China, the South China Morning Post reported.
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Madhya Pradesh students forced to wash utensils with dirty water
India | Aug 28, 2019, 07:24 AM ISTThese children, aged below 11 years, are enrolled in Class I to V. They are provided mid-day meal at the school. But as the school lacks facility to wash plates, children has been asked to clean utensils with dirty water of a nearby pit.
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5 students electrocuted to death in Karnataka town
India | Aug 18, 2019, 02:59 PM ISTFive students aged 14-16 years were electrocuted to death in a freak mishap on the terrace of a residential school building in Karnataka.
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220 foreign students apply at IIT Kharagpur for different courses
India | Jul 30, 2019, 10:36 AM ISTThe acceptance rate of the international students in various masters and doctoral degree programmes is about eight per cent, of whom 11 students have already joined the institute for the academic year starting 2019, an IIT KGP statement said. "Internationalisation is a priority for our institute, especially with the country making it a thrust area in the recently announced budget.
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Thiruvananthapuram tense as BJP Yuva Morcha and Left backed students wing clash
India | Jul 23, 2019, 06:55 PM ISTThe Secretariat march taken out by activists of the Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the BJP, demanding a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the examinations conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission, turned violent on Tuesday.
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Petting dogs, cats may reduce stress in students
Health | Jul 16, 2019, 04:05 PM ISTStudents have classes, exams and so many other pressures common in modern life and now researchers have found that petting dogs and cats can improve students' mood with stress-relieving physiological benefits, a study shows.
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Uttar Pradesh: 50 students injured after high-tension wire falls into school; CM Yogi orders probe
India | Jul 15, 2019, 10:32 PM ISTWhen the wire fell into the school, the students were at a distance but the water had collected in the compound after rainfall due to which they came in contact with electricity, District Magistrate Karun Karunesh said. Fifty students sustained injuries and they were shifted to nearby hospitals, he said.
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Government proposes new fund-sharing pattern for scholarship scheme for SC students
India | Jul 07, 2019, 03:30 PM ISTThe Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry's proposal of a "new fund-sharing pattern", wherein the Centre will bear a majority of the financial burden of a scholarship scheme for scheduled caste students, has been sent to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
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Over 19,000 students admitted to DU after first cut-off list
India | Jul 01, 2019, 11:47 PM ISTTill 10.15 pm on Monday, 19,886 students took admissions to the 63,000 seats on offer.
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Row rages in Bengal over Mamata's directive to build dining halls in schools with over 70% minority students
India | Jun 28, 2019, 06:50 PM ISTHowever, senior TMC leader and Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Giasuddin Mollah dismissed the allegations as baseless and defended the decision by saying the ongoing project will benefit all students.
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AAP student wing demands free Delhi Metro rides for students
India | Jun 21, 2019, 09:44 AM ISTThe AAP government plans to make the travel free for females in Delhi Metro as well as in DTC buses. The plan is likely to be implemented in the next two-three months.
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Video: Students trying stunt on a moving bus in Chennai fall off roof
India | Jun 18, 2019, 02:18 PM ISTNo one is reported to be seriously injured. Cops have detained 24 students in connection with the incident.