Olympic champions Sushil Kumar and Vijender Kumar have been selected for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for this year. Government has announced the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards, Arjuna Awards, Dhyan Chand Awards, Dronacharya Awards and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2009 today.
Considering the spectacular performance of Shri Vijender in Boxing and Shri Sushil Kumar in Wrestling, both Bronze Medalists in Beijing Olympics, 2008, the Government has accepted the recommendation of the Selection Committee to confer the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award on both of them.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees will receive a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh each apart from citation.
After the recent raids of CBI at the AICTE’s offices the Chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education, Prof. R.A. Yadav has been axed by the HRD Ministery.
Yadav, who is under investigation for a criminal offence, has been placed under suspension today so that there is no possibility of investigation being influenced by his continuation in office, the official source of the Ministry said.
After concerns raised over the security arrangements by the Commonwealth games Federation Chairman Mike Fennel during his recent visit in Indian capital the a post of Special Commissioner has been created for 2010 games.
Ajay Chadha (AGMU-1977) DGP, Arunachal Pradesh is transferred and posted as Special Commissioner of Police Common Wealth Games-2010. The order has been issued in this regard by the Lt. Governor Tejendra Khanna today. Fennel paid a visit to Indian capital on 21st July and raised the issue of security arrangements for 2010 games. Though he was satisfied by the progress for the games preperations he asked that what arrangements are there for the safety of international players. After this a special post has been created for the security of 2010 games.
Several other transfers has been made by the Lt. Governor in the police department. M S Upadhaye (AGMU-1987) posted in the Office of Home Guard and Civil Defence is transferred as Joint CP, Riot Cell whereas Joint CP, Riot Cell S. Vasudeo Rao (AGMU-1986) is transferred as Joint CP, Home Guard and Civil Defence.
DCP / HQ (PHQ) H.M. Meena (DANIPS-85) is transferred as DCP, Rashtrapati Bhawan whereas DCP, Rashtrapati Bhawan, S.B.S. Tyagi (AGMU-2000) is transferred to Andaman & Nicobar Island. ACP, Patel Nagar (Central District) Mangesh Kashyap is transferred as Additional DCP, Headquarters.
Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has asked the state to prepare their plans to improve quality of Vice-Chancellors of the University. The HRD Minister has also asked all states today to establish their accreditation agency for the quality education in the college.
In a contrary to his proposed uniform school system in the country the minister talked about decentralization system for accreditation agency for higher education. Inaugurating the conference of Education secretaries of the states in Delhi today the Union HRD Minister said that states should also have an accreditation system for their colleges.
The HRD Minister said that all state governments must prepare a vision document for higher education. This document will contain the state’s vision for higher education till 2020, including the current state of affairs, like the number of universities and colleges, states’ budgetary outlay in this sector etc.
The Evaluation Programme of the 44th Youth Parliament Competition, will open in the presence of Union Ministers Kapil Sibal, Pawan K Bansal and Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit. The Youth parliament 2009-2010 for the schools will open tomorrow, July 25, 2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Government Girls Sr. Sec. School, Rani Garden, Delhi.
Kapil Sibal, Minister of HRD and Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs will be the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour respectively on this occasion. Shiela Dixit, the Chief Minister Government of NCT Delhi will preside over the Function. Students of Govt. Girls Sr. Sec. School, Vivek Vihar, Delhi, the last year’s winner will present a short sitting of “Youth Parliament”.
The Competition is organized by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in the schools under the Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi and NDMC every year since 1966.
Delhi Health Minister Prof. Kiran Walia has today advised the students of all the school in the capital not to be frightened and panicky about the Swine Flu. She assured them that government is fully prepared to treat the disease and control the outbreak. Prof. Kiran Walia was speaking while interacting with the students at St. Thomas School at Mandir Marg today where she also conducted a visit in the school premises and inspected the sanitation conditions. She found that the school is well sanitized and has been disinfected. She told the students that the Swine Flu has not taken virulent form and there is not need to worry about the disease. It is well curable and controllable, she said.
Prof. Walia informed that 11 students of St. Thomas School were diagnosed with Swine Flu and out of which 6 students have been treated and they are all right while 5 students are taking treatment in Ram Manohar Lohia, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Loknayak Jai Prakash Hospitals. She said that there is no need to close the schools and only need to be careful and take precautions about the disease. She said that preventive measures have been sent to the school and Principals have been asked to tell the students about the do’s and don’ts to avoid the disease. Minister was satisfied with the sanitation situations of St. Thomas School.
Prof. Walia appealed the parents of the students who are suffering from Swine Flu not to go to schools to save other students from the disease. She said that if any children are diagnosed with Swine Flu he/she should immediately be taken to the hospitals earmarked for treating this disease. Precautions should strictly be followed to keep away from Swine Flu. She said that till date 119 positive cases of Swine Flu found out of which 94 patients have been cured and discharged from the hospitals.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is going to launch a new programme in Urdu. The course “Certificate Programme In Urdu” will be formally launched by Salman Khurshid, Union Minister of State for Corporate & Minority Affairs, at Indian Habitat Centre, Delhi in a function.
There was much demand to start a new course in Urdu. The course will be for the beginners who want to learn Urdu.