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Hyderabad will remain closed on Monday amid a forecast of heavy rainfall in Telangana, officials said on Sunday. The Hyderabad district collector announced the closure as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students. «Due to the forecast of heavy rains in Hyderabad District, all primary and secondary schools, under all managements (government, aided, and Private), are hereby declared a holiday on Monday, 02-09-2024, as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the children,» the District Collector said in a post on X.

sexual violence in Kolkata has sparked a nationwide debate about raising boys with a healthy respect for women to prevent future crimes. Experts emphasised the need for societal change, starting with education and parenting. The commonly heard phrase “boys will be boys” is criticised for perpetuating gender inequality and excusing inappropriate behavior. Reflecting this ingrained mindset, an incident from a Class 7 classroom was mentioned in The Times of India report by Neha Bhayana. During a 15-items activity, a boy expressed disgust upon the mention of “bra” as a clothing item. Srividya Sivakumar, the English teacher, used this moment to highlight that a bra is just a garment and should not be associated with secrecy or shame. Later conversations revealed the students were aware of the Kolkata rape-murder incident involving a young trainee doctor. Given the recent wave of sexual violence, there is growing support for the slogan “sirf beti mat bachao, bete ko sikhao” (don’t just save your daughters, teach your sons). This motto underlines the importance of raising boys correctly to prevent future crimes.

Bangladesh after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5, according to a minority organisation in the violence-hit nation. The Bangladesh Chhatra Oikya Parishad, the student wing of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad, said this at a press conference on Saturday, The Daily Star newspaper reported. The organisation's coordinator, Sajib Sarkar, said in the students' violence that ensued for days following the ouster and fleeing of 76-year-old prime minister Hasina, minority teachers across the country faced physical assault, and at least 49 of them were forced to resign. However, 19 of them were reinstated later, the report quoted him as saying.

The downfall of former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina unfolded faster than almost anyone expected. In early July, students took to the streets in its capital Dhaka and other cities to protest the country’s job-quota system that reserved 30% of civil-service positions for veterans of the 1971 War of Independence and their descendants. Police were ordered to quell the unrest, and given permission to shoot if needed.

Cultural Encyclopedia of the Dard Tribe: Journey through Gurez and Ladakh (2024). “The inhabitants of Dawar are transforming their ancestral, cultivable land into hotels, cafés and restaurants without taking sustainability into consideration." A little further from the villages, is the 330 MW Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project, which was started in 2018. Ironically, electricity supply to the valley is patchy and unreliable.

Bangladesh, the student community, which led the people's uprising that resulted in the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, is channelling its revolutionary zeal into spearheading flood relief efforts for millions affected by the calamity. «This isn't just about relief; it's about making a difference, just like we did during the Monsoon Revolution,» said Rafiq, a student at Dhaka University, as he and fellow students formed a human chain at the heart of the campus, passing sacks of rice and other supplies hand to hand to load onto trucks bound for flood-stricken regions of Bangladesh. The student community across Bangladesh has risen to the occasion, demonstrating their ability to lead and mobilise resources in a time of national emergency. The recent floods, which have claimed several lives and affected nearly 5 million people, have spurred a remarkable wave of student-led relief efforts, transforming their recent revolutionary fervour into a crucial force for recovery.

Kuki-Zo community on Saturday took out three rallies in parts of Manipur, demanding a separate administration and protesting viral audio clips allegedly of chief minister N Biren Singh making certain objectionable comments. The state government had said the audio tapes were falsely attributed to the chief minister and that the police were conducting an investigation into the matter. It alleged that the «doctored» clips have been released on social media to derail peace initiatives in the ethnic violence-affected state. Kukis organised rallies at Leishang in Churachandpur district, Keithelmanbi in Kangpokpi, and Moreh in Tengnoupal even as T Michael Lamjathang Haokip, a BJP spokesperson and leader of the Thadou tribe, faced yet another attack on his residence in Churachandpur.

Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna, whose body was found in Meghalaya was handed over to Bangladeshi authorities by the Meghalaya government on Saturday. A senior Meghalaya government official said that the Bangladesh government has sent an official to take back the body of Panna from the Khliehriat Civil Hospital in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district. The body of the Awami League leader was handed over to the Bangladeshi authorities, in the presence of Bangladesh Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel.

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Kuki-Zo community on Saturday took out three rallies in parts of Manipur to press their demand for a separate administration and protested against the viral audio clips allegedly of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, in which certain objectionable comments were made. They organised the rallies at Leishang in Churachandpur district, Keithelmanbi in Kangpokpi and Moreh in Tengnoupal. In Churachandpur, the protest rally started from the Anglo Kuki war gate at Leishang and culminated at Peace ground in Tuiboung, covering a distance of 6 km. All markets and schools in the district remained closed in view of the rally organised by students belonging to the Kuki-Zo community.

Infosys has asked about 1,500 students from the April 2022 batch having offer letters to appear for two rounds of pre-training. Of the total, India’s second-largest software services company has given September 2 as the joining date to only about 115 students, while the rest remain in a state of flux about their job prospects. Hiring worries at Infosys underscore a broader squeeze in recruitment in the technology sector due to factors such as economic uncertainties and increasing automation. Indian IT firms are under pressure from students, public outcry and worker unions over the onboarding delays. In July, Infosys had called all the selected students for a mandatory virtual pre-training programme for 24 days. Following this, another self-learning module-based pre-training was organised for some students in August which resulted in joining dates allotted to the 115 students. For the remaining students, there is limited clarity on the assessment and confusion of login credentials to some students for the second pre-training round. There have been no rejection letters yet, multiple people including the students told ET.

Narendra Modi espousing a secular civil code for the nation during his Independence Day speech, vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday stressed on the need for a uniform civil code (UCC), saying it is a «constitutional ordainment» as it is mentioned in the Directive Principles. UCC will be a big contributor to the cause of gender justice, he said. «Uniform civil code is a constitutional ordainment. It is in Directive Principles (of State Policy). The Supreme Court has severely that it is being delayed but UCC, which has been on the shelf for too long, is a small measure of justice to your (women) segment… It will help in several ways but majorly it will help your gender,» Dhankhar said while addressing students of Bharati College, a women's college affiliated to the University of Delhi. Article 44 of the Constitution, under the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), suggests that there should be a UCC in the country. However, provisions listed under DPSP are not binding on the government and hence not justiciable.

Manipur government on Friday urged the people not to respond to the tribal student bodies' call for shutting down all business establishments, government offices, and private institutions and join their rally on Saturday in the tribal-inhabited Kangpokpi district. The government also warned the tribal student bodies that if anybody creates any law-and-order problem, it will take appropriate action. Manipur Home Commissioner N. Ashok Kumar, in a public appeal, said that the Zomi Students' Federation (ZSF) and the Kuki Students Organisation (KSO) gave public notices for holding a public rally at Kangpokpi on Saturday and urged people to shut down all business establishments, government offices, and private institutions and join it.

special session of the West Bengal assembly will be held from Monday to pass an anti-rape legislation in the wake of the rape and murder of a PG medical student in RG Kar hospital on August 9. The special session will start on Monday and the proposed bill will be tabled on Tuesday in all likelihood, sources said. Ahead of the special session, the state cabinet already passed the proposal and has set up a committee comprising state law minister Moloy Ghatak, finance minister-MoS (independent charge) Chandrima Bhattacharya, and state chief secretary, finance secretary and law secretary, sources said. The committee will frame the new legislation with emphasis on time-bound completion of trial and death penalty for the culprit.

Kolkata by the BJP West Bengal unit, its state president Sukanta Majumdar on Friday said that the law and order has completely collapsed in the state and that chief minister Mamata Banerjee must take responsibility. BJP state president said, «The situation is such that even after death, there is no relief. There is a syndicate raj prevailing in the hospitals.

Donald Trump is scheduled to appear on Friday at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a national nonprofit that has spearheaded efforts to get mentions of LGBTQ+ identity and structural racism out of K-12 classrooms. In a «fireside chat» conversation in the nation's capital, the former president will seek to shore up support and enthusiasm among a major part of his base. The bulk of the group's 130,000-plus members are conservatives who agree with him that parents should have more say in public education and that racial equity programs and transgender accommodations don't belong in schools. Yet Trump also will run the risk of alienating more moderate voters, many of whom see Moms for Liberty's activism as too extreme to be legitimized by a presidential nominee. A year ago, Moms for Liberty was viewed by many as a rising power player in conservative politics that could be pivotal in supporting the Republican ticket. The group's membership had skyrocketed after its launch in 2021, fuelled by parents protesting mandatory masking for students and remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andhra Pradesh late on Thursday night, after students discovered that hidden cameras were installed in the girls hostel on campus. According to TOI, a private engineering college based in Gudivada of the Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh was in uproar as students alleged that a fourth year student was involved in the crime. The accused reportedly sold the footage extracted from these cameras to boys.

Chattanooga State Community College in Tennessee is under lockdown following a Tiger Alert. The situation is ongoing, with emergency responders actively managing the situation. Here’s what we know so far.

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