Two student leaders injured at AU clash - Indian Express

Two student leaders of All-India Students’ Association (AISA), Sunil Kumar Maurya and Dinesh Yadav, were injured in an attack by a group of unidentified students at Allahabad University (AU) today. The police have registered an FIR in this regard.

The incident comes two days after an alleged illegal student staying in a hostel was caught following a shootout with the police.

Earlier, on July 16, a student leader had been shot at by the leader of a rival group.

With the students’ union elections — which will be held after six years in AU — scheduled to be announced any time now, various student groups have been clashing for one-upmanship.

According to the police, the incident occurred around noon near the students’ union building, located adjacent to the main entrance of the university.

Ramayan Ram, a PhD student of AU and state secretary of All-India Students’ Association (AISA), said: “AISA was conducting a programme outside the union building in support of a campaign against corruption and unemployment. Around noon, some boys — apparently residents of Holland Hall hostel — came and began teasing two girls standing there. Maurya (AISA state vice-president) and Yadav (head of AISA’s AU unit), stopped them from doing so. They went back only to return with a bigger group of around 15-20 students.”

Ram said the students, armed with sticks and rods, targeted Maurya and Yadav. “They beat them up. When we tried to save them, the other members of the group pushed us back,” he said. Maurya and Yadav were taken to T B Sapru Hospital, where their condition was reported to be out of danger.

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UK visa changes driving Indian students away - University World News

For Indian students, higher education in Britain is no longer an attractive option owning to tougher visa rules and withdrawal of a post-work visa option. According to consultants and students, the UK is being replaced by Canada and Australia as the preferred destinations for graduate study.

“The number of students going to study in the UK has declined sharply following the changes to the post-student work visa regulations,” said Naresh Gulati, CEO of Oceanic Consultants, a leading overseas education agency. “The number is likely to go down further if corrective action is not taken in the immediate future. 

“Other countries such as Australia have gained after making some significant changes to visa regulations that seem to appeal to the Indian student,” Gulati said.

Study Overseas, a foreign education consultancy in New Delhi, confirmed the decline in the numbers of students heading for the UK in recent years. The number of students going to Britain through the agency has halved: for the September 2011 intake, it sent 40 students to UK universities as opposed to 80 in 2010.

Potential size of Indian market is huge

According to a Student Insight report on India, about to be released by the British Council’s Education Intelligence unit, 74% of those considering undergraduate study and 77% of those "seriously considering" foreign study at the time that they were asked, are “beyond making casual enquiries and instead are looking to plan and implement overseas study arrangements”.

The majority had never studied abroad, but were “flexible when it came to choosing countries and institutions in which to study”. The British Council's data were collected between 2007 and July 2012 with some 1,200 responses collected in May-July 2012.

It is an indication of the potential size of the Indian market as a source of foreign students, according to the British Council.

With the British government saying it is tightening its rules because too many students use the study-abroad route as a bridge to migration, the British Council report showed that only 3% of Indian students surveyed said they wanted to move overseas permanently.

Rather, respondents said that career prospects, the quality of courses and wanting the cultural experience of living overseas were by far the main drivers for both prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students.

“The overwhelming majority of students from India plan to return home after studying, with only a very small percentage saying they were thinking of using higher education as a springboard for migration,” the report said, adding to a highly polarised debate in the UK on whether students should be regarded by the government as potential migrants in deciding policy on international students.

Another report from the MigrationWatch think-tank, published on 23 July, found that the rate of potential refusals by the UK Border Agency for student visas was high for India – around 59%, compared to a reported 0% for the US and Canada and an overall average for main source countries of around 33%.

MigrationWatch suggested that a ‘credibility test’, which would ascertain English-language proficiency and intention to return to the home country, would help reduce the number of “bogus” applications.

Not being able to work is a major deterrent

After changes to UK visa rules, students can no longer remain in the country to work. This, according to Indian students, is a major deterrent.

“The fee for UK universities for a one-year postgraduate course is around £11,000 (US$17,000). An equal amount is needed for stay and food,” said Shrin Raghavan, a final-year student at Delhi University.

“It makes no sense to go to a UK university as it would be financially impractical to repay the student loan if I am not able to work there for two years post-studies.”

Raghavan, who would have liked to enrol at the London School of Economics, chose to go to Monash University in Australia. “I can work in Australia for two years after completing my studies," she said.

In Canada, a post-study work permit can be issued up to a maximum of three years, depending on the length of the study programme that the student completes.

Students also said that the visa changes by the UK made them feel unwelcome.

“For the UK, international students have become a means of income. They do not want anything to do with you once you have paid the fee,” said Anirudh Chail, who is scouting for countries in which to pursue an MBA. 

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US students applaud India's polio programme - The Times of India

US students applaud India's polio programme - The Times of India:

MUMBAI: With no new polio cases being reported for more than a year, India's experience of containing the dreaded virus has been hailed as the biggest public health achievement worldwide. After endemic nations Nigeria and Pakistan were quick to emulate best practices from India, they have now caught the fancy of young America.

The story about how India won the war against polio was retold at the UN Secretariat office inNew York for the graduating learning community in 'Global Affairs program' of New York University.

Speaking at the Global Affairs programme, chairman of Rotary International showcased India's experience and progress to wipe out polio from the country despite various challenges. In his presentation, Deepak Kapur of Rotary International highlighted the successful role played by each partner - WHO, UNICEF, Rotary International, government of India and state governments - in reaching even the remotest child for polio immunization.

Kapur said, "Over 9 billion has been invested in Global Polio Eradication (GPEI) since its launch in 1988. The success can be largely attributed to strategies involving mass mobilization, creating demands and sustaining the supply chain, frequent and immediate immunization activities along with door to door delivery, state-of-the art disease surveillance and monitoring system, fundraising, and religious advocacy to make polio immunization widely acceptable."

Students learnt about the challenges faced in implantation of national health campaigns in polio affected nation. Political unrest, poor health infrastructure, resistance against vaccine, dismal public health services, troubles with administration in implementation to name a few.

"Over 7,09,000 vaccination booths, 25,00,000 vaccinators, 11,70,000 vaccination teams, 209 million home visited and 174 million children are reached in one national immunization day in India," said Kapur.

Professor Colette Mazzucelli, faculty at the Centre for Global Affairs at the New York University, said, "We were able to create a truly memorable session for the graduate students in this module to explain the context in India and how civil society can help advance common goals."

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HP bonanza for govt staff - Indian Express

The Himachal Pradesh cabinet, which met here on Friday, announced a slew of benefits for government employees including an additional increment for all Class IV employees, on completion of 20 years of regular service with effect from August 1, 2012. The decision is expected to benefit some 23,000 employees.

The grant grant is likely to cost the state exchequer Rs. 16.56 crore per annum. The cabinet also approved a proposal to enhance the tribal allowance, for employees serving in the state’s tribal areas, from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per month from August 1, 2012.

The cabinet also gave its nod for an MoU with the Centre and NABARD for implementation of the special handloom package, estimated at Rs. 9,11 crore, with the Centre to bear 90 per cent of the cost.

Ending the stalemate on the chief minister’s ambitious project of building new traffic tunnels in the state, the cabinet approved the execution of two tunnel projects, Bhubhujot, between Jogindernagar (Ghatasani-Silh Badhani) and Kullu (Telang), at an estimated cost of Rs 367 crore and Bangana-Dhaneta in Una district, at an estimated cost of Rs. 145 crore, to facilitate smooth all weather vehicular movement.

Other decisions

A separate agency, Himachal Pradesh Ropeway Corporation, will be formed to oversee the implementation of all ropeway projects in the state.

To benefit Bhakra oustees, the govt will amend the Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Bhakra Dam Oustees (Grant of Land) Scheme, 1971, and Rules for allotment of plots in New Bilaspur Township.

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23,000 employees joining Infosys from this month

A total of 23,000 employees have started joining Infosys from this month, even as the Indian IT sector continues to grapple with uncertain economic environment in most of its American and European markets.

Bangalore-based Infosys gave offer letters to 23,000 people last year for joining work starting July, 2012, its CEO and Managing Director S D Shibulal said.

"As our principle is to honour all the commitments which we have given, we are going ahead with joining of those employees," Shibulal told investors in a conference call.

These employees would undergo training for the first six months, he added.

The company made a gross addition of 45,605 employees during the last fiscal ended March 31, 2012. After taking into account attrition and other factors, the net staff addition was of 19,174 persons for the year.

For the current fiscal 2012-13, Infosys plans to hire 35,000 employees, including 13,000 for its BPO operations.
    
When asked, the company said it has not yet decided on the campus hires for 2012-13.

"Our requirements for campus hiring will be determined by business needs and at the moment, we have not finalised on our plans or the numbers. As per Nasscom directive, we will not commence campus placements before September," Infosys said in a statement.

"We have spaced it (joining) out in a way which is relevant to us. The conversion rate (of hiring and joining) is usually about 80 per cent, which means that we will have about 18,000 to 20,000 people join between now and the next 12 months," Shibulal said at the conference call.

Infosys and its subsidiaries added 9,236 (gross) people in the first quarter of FY13, while the net addition during the period stood at 1,157 employees, taking its total headcount to 1,51,151 people as on June 30, 2012.

On lateral hiring, Shibulal said: "We will continue to recruit laterals (non-campus hiring) to enhance our niche capabilities or to fill in any areas where we have shortage."

The company, which has given promotions to 20,000 people, effective July 1, 2012, however, deferred its decision on wage hikes to October contrary to its peers.

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AAI staff lobby to stop airport privatisation - Times Of India

 "CHENNAI: The standoff is worsening between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Planning Commission over the privatisation of the Chennai and Kolkata airports. Fear of retrenchment and loss of revenue has fuelled AAI's hostility to the proposal. Though the plan panel has briefed the Tamil Nadu government on the plan to divest Chennai airport and sent the proposal to the ministry of civil aviation seeking an immediate response, the ministry has not yet agreed to play along, a senior deputy director at AAI's headquarters in Delhi said." 'via Blog this'