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ICAR all India exams on May 24The Indian Council for Agricultural Research will be conducting all India entrance examination for admission o...

ICAR all India exams on May 24
The Indian Council for Agricultural Research will be conducting all India entrance examination for admission of 15 per cent seats in agriculture and allied sciences, including veterinary science subjects for 1998-99 session, on May 24. The admit cards have been dispatched. Those who haven’t received them should report to the centre of their choice given in the application on May 23 for issue of duplicate admit cards after submitting proof of their identity and submission of form.

Meet on the aftermath of Pokhran II
The Citizens’ for Democracy is organising a public meeting on the aftermath of Pokharan II at Gandhi Peace Foundation on May 20 at 3 p.m. The meeting will be addressed by Rajni Kothari, V.M. Tarkunde, Kuldip Nayar and Surendra Mohan.

DTF plea to President
The Democratic Teachers Front (DTF) has urged the visitor of Delhi University, President K.R. Narayanan, to intervene and ensure that the HRD Ministry does not bypass the UGC recommendations during its forthcoming negotiations with teachers. More than 1,100 teachers have supported the call, demanding that the UGC recommendations on pay scales, promotional avenues, professional allowances and other entitlements be implemented.

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According to R.R. Suresh, DTF president, “The DUTA president is hell-bent on acting as an agent of the HRD Minister and is trying to sabotage the general body mandate on the implementation of the UGC recommendations.”

He added that the UGC was trying to bypass the statutory functions of the Executive Council and Academic Council by seeking information regarding the day-to-day details of compensatory work done in lieu of work-loss in September 1997.

Meanwhile, the Progressive Teachers Organisation has demanded the resignation of DUTA president Shriram Oberoi. “If he can’t face DUTA executive and DUTA general body it is better for him to resign,” said PTO president J.P. Sharma.

Award for NIIT MD
Dr. Kedar Nath Modi Foundation has instituted a National award for excellence in education, management and information technology to honour a person or institute for outstanding contributions in these areas. The award, carrying an amount of Rs 1.51 lakh with a citation, will be given to Rajendra S. Pawar, NIIT Managing Director. The award will be presented by President K.R. Narayanan on June 30 at Vigyan Bhavan.

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International meet on family violence
More than 600 social workers, elected members and government officials, advocates, educators and medical professionals from around the globe are expected to attend the four-day international conference on family violence, beginning in the Capital from September 8. The conference would be first of its kind in India and the participants would exchange information about the long-term implications of growing family violence worldwide and stemming it.

They would also discuss ways and means to intervene in the potentially dangerous situations and providing support for families through courts, work places, social networks, schools, religious places and the health care systems, the organisers said in a press release today. The conference is being jointly hosted by the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of US and People to People Ambassador Programs.