Education
Reopen Campus demand Jamia Milia Islamia after staging a protest
Jamia Milia Islamia, JMI, students protested demanding the resumption of Moline academic activities on the campus and were assured by officials that the university will soon be reopened in a phased manner.
The left-affiliated All India Students’ Association (AISA), along with other student outfits and JMI students, demanded the reopening of the campus.
“Jamia has been closed for more than two years and students from all over the country have been demanding its reopening ever since the DDMA (Delhi Disaster Management Authority) guidelines to reopen all schools and colleges were released in the first week of February,” the outfits said in a statement, as reported by PTI.
Police started detaining them, claims students
Students claimed that when they reached in front of Gate No.7, the Delhi Police started detaining them. However, the police denied the charge. Seven students were detained in one batch and two students in the next batch, they alleged.
The Chief Proctor spoke to the protesters and announced that Jamia would reopen in phases and the notification for the first phase would be released by Tuesday.
The protesting students threatened to go on a stir if the notification for reopening was not issued by Tuesday.
Education
As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.