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Hindu gods being insulted in school books

The BJP on Tuesday alleged that the IGNOU books contained insulting remarks about Lord Shiva, Krishna and goddess Durga and charged the UPA government with indulging into a deep-rooted conspiracy to "please a particular community". State BJP President Keshari Nath Tripathi alleged the history books of IGNOU contained insulting remarks for Lord Shiva, Krishna and goddess Durga and they were "deliberately" included in the syllabus to humiliate Hindus and their culture. "It's a deep conspiracy of the Centre to please a particular community," he said alleging that NCERT books also had derogatory details about ancestors of Hindu and also Sikh Guru,

ABVP Students Protest Against IGNOU Text Book

Hundreds of protestors angry at the insulting references to Hindu Gods and Goddesses in the Indira Gandhi Nehru Open University (IGNOU) text book, on Wednesday, attacked its regional office located in Biscomaun building in Patna demanding immediate recall of the book while also demanding the resignation of Union Human Resources Minister Arjun Singh. The protest sponsored under the banner of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students' wing of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), mad at the derogatory reference to Indian Gods burnt the effigy of Singh and vandalized the IGNOU office while also demanding public apologies from Prime Minister Manmohan

CAT turns down GMCH nurse’s plea

HOLDING the allegations of Usha Rani, a nurse at GMCH-32, as baseless and unwarranted, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today turned down its case holding her repatriation valid. Usha Rani, a resident of Sector 22 and nurse at the hospital, had moved the Tribunal pleading quashing of her repatriation to Punjab, her parent state. Usha Rani had also levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Dr H M Swami, Director, GMCH, and J K Dass, Medical Superintendent. The Tribunal today turned down her case holding the repatriation valid. Since 1997, Usha Rani was on deputation from Government of Punjab to

New programme in Dairy Farming Awareness

IGNOU launching a new programme in Dairy Farming Awareness for cattle breeders starting from January 2006 Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is launching a new programme in Dairy Farming Awareness for cattle breeders starting from January 2006. The Programme being offered by IGNOU is an innovative programme based on self-learning instructional material with multimedia and face to face counseling support. There is no formal qualification for this programme. Those who can read or write and having interest in animal husbandry and milk production activities can seek admission in this programme. The duration of this programe is two months i.e. Saturdays and Sundays

Universalisation of primary education and ICT Initiatives in india

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has been conceived as a government of India national educational movement to achieve the target of universalization of primary education among all children. This ambitious programme has been supported by several international and national funding agencies and success stories are coming up from different states. Distance education with the advent of digital technologies, has become an alternate or supplement to the conventional education. A host of technologies are there to make learning interactive. Policy makers and academicians have recognized this fact and therefore have naturally selected it as an important strategy for the implementation of Sarva