hamropalo.com http://hamropalo.com/ ©hamropalo.com http://hamropalo.com/files.php?file=logo_295758154.gif http://hamropalo.com/ http://hamropalo.com/education/canadian-students-protest-against-tuition-fees.html Education Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:14:00 +0545 (IANS)Thousands of students in Toronto and a dozen other major cities put down their pens and took to the streets Wednesday to seek end to http://hamropalo.com/education/disney-to-launch-high-school-musical-3s-singalong-version.html Education Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:14:00 +0545 (ANI)New Delhi, Nov 5 : Fans will again be rushing to cinema halls, as Walt Disney Pictures is set to launch a sing along version http://hamropalo.com/education/cellphones-can-be-valuable-learning-tool.html Education Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:51:00 +0545 Mobile phones can be highly distracting at times, so much so that most school teachers impose a blanket ban on their use by pupils in http://hamropalo.com/education/australian-visa-for-higher-education-gets-tougher-for-indians.html Education Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:27:00 +0545 (IANS)Indian students enrolling in higher education, post graduate research and English language courses in Australia will now have to adhere to more stringent visa regulations.India http://hamropalo.com/education/australian-university-offers-islamic-commerce-course.html Education Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:35:00 +0545 An Australian university has introduced the first ever masters degree in Islamic commerce.La Trobe University in Sydney will be offering a course in Islamic banking http://hamropalo.com/education/indian-aid-for-education.html Education Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:12:00 +0545 Kathmandu, August 24:Indian ambassador Rakesh Sood laid the foundation stone for buildings of Shree Janapriya Multiple Campus, Pokhara and Shree Jana Adarsha Secondary School, Kobhang http://hamropalo.com/education/hseb-wants-pcl-lecturers-in-its-fold.html Education Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:04:00 +0545 Kathmandu, August 22Vice-chairman of the Higher Secondary Education Board Prof Dr Upendra Kumar Koirala on Thursday called on the government to transfer 1,900 lecturers of http://hamropalo.com/education/using-calculators-in-math-classok.html Education Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:18:00 +0545 Washington, Aug 21: Using calculators in the classroom does not hinder learning of multiplication, as long as children have a basic grasp of the skills http://hamropalo.com/education/sri-lankan-teachers-to-learn-english-in-hyderabad.html Education Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:45:00 +0545 (IANS)The Indian government has offered scholarships to 41 Sri Lankan government schoolteachers to undergo a special English training course at the reputed English and Foreign http://hamropalo.com/education/electronic-sound-system-improves-classroom-results.html Education Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:45:00 +0545 (IANS)Researchers have found that connecting teachers to a sound system can dramatically improve pupils' test results and reduce classroom disruption.Using a microphone and a radio http://hamropalo.com/education/mit-figures-out-how-to-use-water-as-a-fuelcell-storage-medium.html Education Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:48:00 +0545 So for years we've been talking about how cool it is to split hydrogen from water and burn it creating water as a byproduct.... now http://hamropalo.com/education/trichandra-to-phase-out-isc.html Education Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:44:00 +0545 Authorities concerned of Tri-Chandra College, the first college of the country, have decided to phase out two-year Intermediate of Science (ISc) programme from this year http://hamropalo.com/education/nepalis-rush-to-go-abroad-for-higher-studies.html Education Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:58:00 +0545 The number has risen 10 times in five years • Instability main cause The number of students seeking no-objection certificates from the Ministry of Education http://hamropalo.com/education/tata-scholarships-for-south-african-university.html Education Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:25:00 +0545 Tuesday 5th August, 2008 A prestigious scholarship programme announced here will see Tata Africa providing funding to allow postgraduate students at the University http://hamropalo.com/education/films-to-impart-management-lesson.html Education Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:03:00 +0545 Students at the Xavier Institute of Management in Bhubaneswar are learning Management mantras from the likes of Shahrukh Khan, Shyam Bengal and Ashutosh Gowrikar.The Institute http://hamropalo.com/education/teen-rikshaw-driver-third-in-lahore-039-s-school-leaving-exam.html Education Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:50:00 +0545 Studying during the day and driving a rickshaw in the evening to support his family of six, 17-year-old Ali has overcome all odds to stand http://hamropalo.com/education/grade-xii-results-to-be-announced-this-week.html Education Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:55:00 +0545 Madhyapur Thimi, July 27: The Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) has been making preparations to publish the result of Grade XII this week. HSEB exam http://hamropalo.com/education/tu-revising-bama-curriculum.html Education Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:48:00 +0545 KATHMANDU, July 26 - In view of the changed context and requirements of the country, Tribhuvan University (TU), the oldest university in the country, has http://hamropalo.com/education/dr-vaidya-elected-dean-of-hccnepal.html Education Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:52:00 +0545 KATHMANDU, July 25 - Dr Vijaya Gajananda Vaidya has been elected the Dean of Honorary Consular Corps (HCC)-Nepal.The 2nd AGM of Honorary Consuls and Consul http://hamropalo.com/education/schools-eye-fourday-week-to-cut-fuel-costs.html Education Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:43:00 +0545 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facing a crippling increase in fuel costs, some rural U. schools are mulling a solution born of the '70s oil crisis: http://hamropalo.com/education/hseb-changes-grade-xixii-syllabuse.html Education Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:13:00 +0545 Madhyapur Thimi, July 20: The Higher Secondary Education Board has made changes in the syllabus of few subjects and introduced new subjects in Grade XI http://hamropalo.com/education/tu-to-open-pcl-admission-soon.html Education Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:38:00 +0545 Eighteen years have passed since the government considered the Grade XI and XII as school-level education, but the Tribhuvan University has been forced to announce http://hamropalo.com/education/why-civil-engineering-is-losing-to-it-in-tech-colleges.html Education Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:44:00 +0545 Mumbai: More money is being pumped into infrastructure projects in India today than ever before but the master builders, the civil engineers, are missing. In http://hamropalo.com/education/manipal-medical-college-in-fresh-controversy-in-nepal.html Education Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:30:00 +0545 The Manipal College of Medical Sciences in Nepal, a venture by India's Pai Group, has run into a fresh controversy with a media report Thursday http://hamropalo.com/education/educationists-pill-for-quality-education.html Education Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:01:00 +0545 Educationists today called on the government to monitor quality of colleges and qualifications of teachers before admitting any student.Addressing a discussion programme here, Dr Rameshwor http://hamropalo.com/education/uae-schools-allowed-to-hike-fees-by-30-percent.html Education Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:54:00 +0545 Fee hikes in some private schools across the UAE could witness increases of up to 30 per cent in the next academic year, revising a http://hamropalo.com/education/nepal-039-s-democratic-transition-now-in-ncert-book.html Education Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:50:00 +0545 The turbulent history of Nepal and the erstwhile Himalayan Kingdom's decision to dump the 240-year-old monarchy and embrace democracy have now found a place in http://hamropalo.com/education/indian-textbooks-record-nepal-039-s-transition-to-democracy.html Education Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:43:00 +0545 New Delhi, July 6: The turbulent history of Nepal and the constituent’s assembly’s decision to dump the 240-year-old monarchy and embrace democracy have now found http://hamropalo.com/education/hseb-lockout-delays-grade-xixii-results.html Education Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:42:00 +0545 The indefinite padlock at Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) by Nepal Community Higher Secondary Teachers' Union (NCHST) has adversely affected publication of results of final http://hamropalo.com/education/exstudents-gift-to-their-schoolteachers-from-us.html Education Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:56:00 +0545 The initiative was started by former students of the school who are settled in US.Americans Catherine Biddle and Melissa Irvins, along with NRI teachers Venisha Gandhi and Priya Garg have come to Kadod to teach English to the students of the school.There are about 1000 students in the school, a majority of whom are tribals and the school authorities are tryingto make them proficient in English."It was a bit difficult to communicate at first, but we are slowly building a rapport with the students," says Catherine."It is a challenging task, but these students are both sincere and talented and very eager to learn," explains Melissa.Over 100 former students of the school are settled in the US, and have formed the trust because of whom the American teachers have come to the village to teach.Two-years-ago, the school's alumni formed the Nanubhai Naik Foundation Trust after the name of a former Principal which pays the teachers' salaries.In 2007 the Trust President Raju Shah came to the school and inquired what the school lacked, he was told the students were facing problems in English."The Adivasi children are brilliant, but have no exposure to English. http://hamropalo.com/education/theres-pleasure-in-your-painstudy.html Education Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:56:00 +0545 Washington: A crippling and painful experience like grief can also activate pleasure areas of the brain, according to a new study.While most people let go of their loss, for a substantial minority, any reminder of their loss - a picture, a memory - brings on a fresh wave of grief and yearning.The question is, why do some grieve and ultimately adapt, while others can't get over the loss of someone held dear?University of California (Los Angeles) scientists suggest that such "complicated" grief activates neurons in the reward centres of the brain, possibly giving these memories addiction-like properties.This study is the first to compare those with complicated and non-complicated grief, and future research in this area may help psychologists do a better job of treating those with complicated grief, said Mary-Frances O'Connor of UCLA and co-author of the study."The idea is that when our loved ones are alive, we get a rewarding cue from seeing them or things that remind us of them," O'Connor said. http://hamropalo.com/education/slc-results-out-sans-board-toppers-list.html Education Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:34:00 +0545 The exams were held from March 17 to 27.The pass percentage this time was 63.This is 5.09 per cent higher than last year.This year too, the board did not publish the list of toppers.According to the result, 1,95,689 out of 3,07,078 examinees got through.Out of 59,963 examinees, a total of 19,335 examinees passed the exam, which is 32.24 per cent of the total.Out of 307,078 regular students, 112,975 boys and 82,714 girls passed the exam.The pass percentage for boys and girls stood at 67.91 and 58.A total of 6,266 boys and 3,616 girls passed with distinction.Altogether 74,707 examinees45,357 boys and 29,350 girls secured first division.A total of 105,592 examinees58,291 boys and 47,301 girlssecured second division. Whereas 5,508 examinees3,061 boys and 2,447 girlspassed in third division.Out of a total of 59,963 exempted examinees, 8,790 boys and 34,840 girls passed. http://hamropalo.com/education/slc-results-to-be-publish-today.html Education Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:34:00 +0545 The result of the School Leaving Certificates (SLC) examinations is likely to be published tonight.The board meeting of the Office of the Controller of Examinations, http://hamropalo.com/education/girls-school-blown-up-in-pakistan.html Education Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:21:00 +0545 Suspected militants have blown up an English medium girls' school in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, the News Network International (NNI) news agency reported on Friday.The police said a bomb exploded at a Girls Model School on Thursday night in a village, some 200 km from the provincial capital of Peshawar.The blast damaged the building, the report said.The police said some unidentified people had distributed leaflets in the village a few days ago, asking parents not to send their daughters to that school as it was giving English education.The guard of the school said he was asleep when the blast took place. http://hamropalo.com/education/90yearold-accepts-high-school-diploma-in-mich.html Education Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:52:00 +0545 DETROIT - John Lawrence Locher has accomplished many things in his 90 years, including living through the Great Depression, fighting in the Pacific during World War II and a long career with General Motors.But missing was the diploma whose pursuit he abandoned in the early 1930s to help feed his family in Detroit.Locher checked it off his list, wearing his cap and gown in Detroit Southwestern High School's 2008 commencement ceremonies Monday night - more than 70 years after he dropped out."I feel 100 percent lighter," he said. Green later said Locher's family had contacted the school about the diploma and allowing him to participate in commencement."When I opened it up, I almost fainted," Locher said a few hours before the ceremony from his daughter's home outside Lansing. "I thought someone was playing a real cruel joke on me.Locher left school after 10th grade, with the city and rest of the country mired in the Depression and his father suffering from tuberculosis."My family was starving, literally," he said. http://hamropalo.com/education/164-indians-get-eu-scholarships.html Education Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +0545 The European Union's Erasmus Mundus scholarships for the academic year 2008-09 have been given to 2,000 students and 450 teachers from outside Europe, of which 164 have been selected from India, EuAsiaNews reported Friday.The scholarships allow students to study in Europe for one or two years and obtain a Master's degree from one of the 103 Erasmus Mundus masters courses offered by the Consortia of European higher education institutions, the European Commission said in a statement Thursday.One of the characteristic features of the Erasmus Mundus programme is that student grant holders are allowed to follow their courses in at least two universities located in different European countries. http://hamropalo.com/education/ec-to-give100m-for-education-sector.html Education Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:49:00 +0545 A press release issued by the EC Thursday said the amount is the first tranche of the total amount of resources estimated at 72 million Euro that the EC will dedicate to Nepal in the next few years.The EU aims to support the Government of Nepal development objectives and the aid is in line with the EC-Nepal Framework Cooperation Agreement. 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