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GUWAHATI, Sept 13 – Leaders of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) have told a delegation of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) yesterday that they would extend full cooperation in creating a fearless atmosphere for the students of Assam on North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) campus. The KSU leaders made the above statement at a bi-partite discussion held with the AASU delegation at the headquarters of their organization yesterday, said an AASU press release here this evening.

They also told the AASU delegation that the case of assault of three students of the University by a section of students on September 8 was not a case of communal or group clash. The KSU would set up a special cell on the campus of the University to prevent occurrence of such incidents in future, said the KSU leaders.

This cell will take proper steps to ensure safety of students from other NE states on the University campus, they said.

Leaders of both the student organisations also met the Vice-Chancellor of the University who assured of a fearless atmosphere for the Assam students on the University campus. He also informed the joint delegation of the KSU and AASU leaders that steps to inquire into the September 8 incident were taken. The report of the inquiry would be submitted within seven days and proper steps would be taken following the receipt of the report, he told the student bodies’ leaders.

The leaders of the student organisations also met the B-Tech students of the University.

The AASU delegation comprised AASU president Sankar Prasad Roy, general secretary Tapan Kumar Gogoi and advisor Samujjal Bhattacharyya while KSU president Samuel Jyrwa and general secretary Doling Hamlet, along with their other colleagues took part in the bi-partite discussion.

The AASU leaders thanked the KSU leaders for their prompt action in diffusing tension on the NEHU campus.

SEBA thinks up new method to arrest fraudulent examination practices

DAULAT RAHMAN

Illustration by Suman Choudhury Guwahati, Sept. 9: Fake candidates, who earned a buck or two writing exams on behalf of others, have just lost their jobs in Assam. The Board of Secondary Education, Assam, has made it mandatory for students appearing in matric examination to have their recent photographs pasted on their registration and admit cards. The examinees have to pose holding a board with their names and date for the photograph. D. Mahanta, secretary of the board, which conducts the high school examination, said there were numerous reports of dummy students appearing in the matric examination at various centres across the state. “Under the new system, students will have to submit photos for registration card as well as admit cards to appear in the HSLC examination. The placards in front of their chest will clearly mention their names and dates when the photos were taken. Many candidates give old photographs, which often do not match with their face at the time of examination. The photos will be scanned and stored in a system to distinguish between genuine and fake candidates,” he said. Mahanta said students would first submit their photos with the registration forms to SEBA to appear for the Class IX final examination. Photos will also be required while collecting admit cards before appearing for the HSLC examination in Class X. “The photos will be attached to the admit cards. We will try to despatch separate documents mentioning the names and photos of candidates to every examination centre for records,” the SEBA secretary said. The step has generated mixed reactions. While the teaching community has welcomed the move, the All Assam Students’ Union is not satisfied. AASU adviser Samujjal Bhattacharyya said: “The step may send a wrong signal to students, as they have to get themselves photographed much in the manner of offenders in police stations.”

‘Green Campus Clean Campus’. Vice Chancellor Prof. Tapodhir Bhattacharjee blew the conch of the mission by planting a sapling. Dean, School of Information Sciences Prof. G.P.Pandey along with faculty members as well as Research scholars and students planted saplings within the campus.
Speaking on the occasion Vice Chancellor Prof. Tapodhir Bhattacharje eencouraged the students to carry out such welfare programme in future for which he will be always ready to help. The saplings were provided by the Rosekandi Tea Estate Manager, Mr. I.B. Ubadia and Mr. R.N. Bhattacharjee, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Silchar Division.
Now-a-days due to the ecological imbalances the human race is facing the hazards of environmental degradation. Cutting of hills, felling of trees, emission of green house gases have threatened the future of human civilization. So at this juncture mission ‘Green Campus Clean Campus’ started by the students of Assam University, Silchar may be a simple step in this regard but this will inspire the entire more people  which is the need of the hour.

 GUWAHATI, July 30 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has assured Assam College Teachers’ Association that teachers would be paid salaries in the revised scale of the University Grants Commission.

In an official statement, the ACTA stated that the Chief Minister’s assurance came during a meet held at his official residence yesterday, in which Gogoi informed them of the development. It may be mentioned that the ACTA had been demanding UGC revised scale to be effective from 2006.

Moreover, Gogoi expressed his desire to implement the rules and regulations regarding the Assam College Provincialisation Rules.

Responding to another demand of the ACTA, the Chief Minister said that he would consider the issue of keeping teachers who had joined earlier than January 13 outside the purview of NET and SLET.

Students of the Parijat Academy in Pamohi, Assam, organised a Gandhi Peace Walk to promote peace and non-violence. The peace walk was lead by the academy’s patron Gravin Brown.