http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:33:11 GMT Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:33:11 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Tough_law_against_corporal_punishment_in_Assam_schools_10649/ Guwahati: The Assam government on Monday introduced a tough legislation banning corporal punishment in schools with provision for prosecuting errant teachers, including suspension and even termination from service. The Assam Corporal Punishment for Educational Institutions (Prohibition) Bill, 2010, ... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:03:10 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/IGNOU's_Guwahati_campus_raided_by_CBI_10591/ Guwahati: The campus of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was recently raided by the CBI officials in connection with certain inconsistencies in the functioning of the institute, revealed the official sources. While the CBI officials refused to divulge any detail about the raid, the... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:18:40 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Assam_student_commits_suicide_after_ragging_9025/ Guwahati: A college student in Assam allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train after being ragged in hostel, his family said. The body of Chintumoni Bordoloi, a first year student of BA at Dimoria College in Sonapur on the outskirts of Assam's main city of Guwahati, was fou... Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:03:20 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Four_students_in_Assam_suspended_for_ragging_8999/ Guwahati: Four postgraduate students including two girls were suspended for allegedly ragging juniors at Dibrugarh University in Assam, officials said on Friday.A university spokesperson said the decision to suspend was taken after three first-semester girl students of Political Science on Thursday ... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:38:34 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Assam_to_ban_corporal_punishment_in_schools_8908/ Guwahati: The Assam government will soon introduce legislation banning corporal punishment in schools after a Unicef report said the state topped the list of Indian schools where corporal punishment and humiliation of students was rampant. "We shall very soon ban corporal punishment in schools as s... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:20:02 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Guwahati_institute_brought_under_Central_Government_7574/ Guwahati: The Union Cabinet today approved the conversion of the Guwahati-based Institute of Advanced Studies in Science and Technology (IASST) into an autonomous grants-in-aid institute of the Government of India, under the Department of Science and Technology (S&T). "By this time the institut... Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:49:30 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Asteroid_named_after_Assamese-origin_girl_7005/ Guwahati: '23228 Nandinisarma' - this is the name of an asteroid discovered on November 21, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) team in Socorro, USA. The asteroid has been named after Nandini Sarma, an 18-year-old girl of Assamese origin, who won the first place at t... Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:23:43 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Lessons_on_witchcraft_for_Assam_schoolchildren_6619/ Guwahati: Little children in Assam may soon learn lessons on witchcraft in school - to combat superstitious beliefs that lead to a large number of people being hounded to death in the northeast every year. The idea of introducing lessons on 'dayan pratha' or witchcraft in primary school was mooted... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:59:14 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Prime_minister's_Assam_package_hailed_as_visionary_5764/ Guwahati: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's mega development package for Assam, with maximum thrust on boosting the state's education sector, has been hailed here as a visionary step towards giving the region a cutting edge. There was disappointment when the prime minister left Assam on Tuesday mo... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:57:46 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/India_putting_in_place_national_knowledge_network_-_PM_5754/ Guwahati: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said his government was putting in place a national network to facilitate sharing of knowledge and information among higher educational institutions of the country. "We are putting in place an Integrated National Knowledge Network that would have ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:16:45 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/India_to_have_fourth_of_global_workforce_by_2020_-_PM_5753/ Guwahati: India is expected to account for a fourth of the world's total skilled workforce by 2020 and the central government is according top priority to higher education, allocating Rs.275,000 crore (Rs.2.75 trillion) to the sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Tuesday. "Our governm... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:09:57 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Shortage_of_doctors,_nurses_India's_biggest_healthcare_challenge_-_PM_5748/ Jorhat (Assam): Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said shortage of doctors and nurses was the biggest hurdle as India sought to provide adequate healthcare facilities to the people. "There is a major shortage of trained medical professionals and nurses in the country and this is a major chal... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:02:11 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Prof._Medhi_to_be_new_VC_of_Gauhati_University_5705/ Guwahati: Prof. Okhil Kumar Medhi, the senior most professor of Gauhati University, has been appointed as the varsity's new Vice-Chancellor. According to sources from Raj Bhavan, this has been confirmed by Governor Shiv Charan Mathur, who is also the chancellor of the University. Prof. Medhi has ... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:01:19 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Assam_acts_against_medicos_refusing_government_jobs_5431/ Guwahati: Assam has slapped legal notices on at least 50 medical graduates and postgraduates for not working in government hospitals or serving in rural areas in violation of a bond they had signed during admission in the state's medical colleges, authorities said on Saturday. "We are not producin... Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:31:18 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Nanotechnology_to_flying,_Dibrugarh_varsity_lures_students_4352/ Dibrugarh (Assam): For students in the northeast who often migrate outside their home state for better education, here's some good news. Assam's Dibrugarh University is planning a number of job-oriented courses, including one in nanotechnology and a flying course for commercial pilots. The universi... Tue, 27 May 2008 16:58:15 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Gauhati_University_VC_resigns_over_government_apathy_4214/ Guwahati: Gauhati University Vice Chancellor Amarjyoti Choudhury has resigned alleging indifference on the part of the Assam government in running the premier institution - a move that has shocked intellectuals and students here. "The government's attitude towards the functioning of the university ... Sun, 11 May 2008 12:37:36 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Functioning_of_colleges_and_schools_in_Assam_3647/ New Delhi: According to the University Grants Commission (UGC), 27 Government Colleges and 185 Private Colleges are functioning in Assam under Section 2(f) and 12(b) of the UGC Act, 1956. Kendriya Vidyalayas are composite co-educational schools having classes from I to XII. At present 50 Kendriya ... Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:53:26 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Assam_HSLC,_HSSLC_exams_begin_today_3439/ Guwahati: The Assam High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination, High Madrassa and Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) examinations - 2008 are commencing from today. A total of 1, 65,726 candidates are appearing in the HSSLC examination at 618 centres and venues. The brea... Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:30:43 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Panel_urges_Assam_to_speed_up_on_health,_education_3410/ New Delhi: The Planning Commission wants Assam to undertake focussed development initiatives, with special emphasis on health, education and poverty alleviation. The state has over five million people living below the poverty line. For 2008-09, the commission has allocated Rs.50.11 billion ($1.3 bi... Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:07:59 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Assam/Pharma_institute_launched_in_Assam_3381/ Guwahati: A round table conference was held in the city which was attended by medical professionals, doctors and academicians. The discussion was on the 'Emerging Paradigms in Pharma Marketing'. The agenda of debate was why pharma marketing career is not perceived as a glamorous career option and ... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:13:11 GMT