Madhya Pradesh: Hindi MBBS textbooks Bhopal, October 17. Union home minister Amit Shah launched three Hindi language education textbooks for first year students at a function to mark the Madhya Pradesh state government’s ambitious project to provide the MBBS degree programme in Hindi. “This day will be written in history in golden letters. Studying in one’s own language will enhance the abilities of students and allow them to overcome their linguistic inferiority complex,” said Shah, who added that work has begun to provide technical and medical education in eight other languages of the country. Added Viswas Sarang, MP’s medical education minister: “The pilot project will begin at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, where medical education in anatomy, bio-chemistry and physiology will be taught in Hindi and gradually extended to 13 government medical colleges statewide.” Assam: Motor scooter awards Guwahati, October 19. The state government will distribute automotive two-wheelers to 35,800 students who topped this year’s class XII school-leaving board examinations. This awards initiative which will cost the exchequer Rs.258.9 crore, was approved by the state cabinet, said education minister Ranoj Pegu after a meeting chaired by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. “A total number of 35,800 students — 29,748 girls who passed with distinction and 6,052 boys who averaged above 75 percent — will receive motor scooters. The state’s department of higher education will also provide these students financial assistance for registration and insurance of the vehicles,” added Pegu. Jharkhand: Exam invigilator arrested Jamshedpur, October 15. A woman exams invigilator was arrested after a class IX girl student from the Dalit community was reportedly forced to undress to check whether she had hidden prepared notes in her uniform. Unable to bear the humiliation, the student set herself ablaze shortly after returning home from school. The girl was rushed to the hospital in a serious condition, K. Vijay Shankar, superintendent of police (city), informed the media. The invigilator was arrested after a case was registered against her under sections of the Indian Penal Code 1860, and POCSO Act 2012. Bihar: Exam paper bloomer Patna, October 19. A class VII English mid-term question paper distributed in government schools in the Araria, Kishanganj and Katihar districts of the state, described Kashmir as an independent country. The question paper was approved by the Bihar Education Project Council. “We have ordered an investigation into the matter and strict action will be taken against those found guilty,” said Dipak Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary of the state’s education ministry, addressing a press conference in Patna. Meanwhile in a Facebook post in Hindi, the opposition BJP’s state president Sanjay Jaiswal said: “This question paper proves that officials of the Bihar government believe the Union territory of Kashmir is an independent country.” Delhi: Sexual assault in KV New Delhi, October 6. An 11-year-old girl was reportedly sexually assaulted by two male senior students in the washroom of a Central government-funded Kendriya Vidyalaya school in the national capital. A case has been registered, says a police spokesperson. The Kendriya Vidyalaya…
