Mexico City: A Mexican judge on Wednesday ordered a former attorney general to stand trial in the case of 43 students whose murky disappearance in 2014 traumatized the nation. Jesus Murillo Karam will be tried on charges of forced disappearance, torture, and obstruction of justice, the Federal Judiciary Council said after a court hearing in […]
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China announces opening of visas for Pakistan’s students, business card holders
ISLAMABAD: Chinese embassy on Monday announced the opening up of visas for long-term Pakistani (international) students receiving academic education in China as well as allowed entry for business card holders. According to notice available on the website of the Chinese embassy, “From now on, long-term international students receiving academic education in China can apply for […]
IHC instructs DAG to arrange meeting of Baloch students with President
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday instructed the deputy attorney general to arrange a meeting of Baloch students with the President of Pakistan to address their grievances till next date of hearing. The court directed the secretary to the President to submit report on next hearing regarding the matter. Chief Justice Athar Minallah […]
Pakistan’s envoy visits Hunan University, interacts with students
BEIJING: Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Moinul Haque visited Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and held a meeting with Qin Yuhui, the party secretary for the CPC Committee of University. The ambassador also visited the Sino-Pak TCM and Ethnomedicine Research International Cooperation Base in the university. In 2017, the research base was established with […]
Students arrested by police in Multan
Multan: Students take to the streets against physical exams. Students burnt tires and blocked Chungi No. 9 chowk. The worst traffic jam occurred due to road blockade. Hundreds of vehicles were stuck in the worst traffic. Slogans against students’ physical examinations were raised such as ‘If we have taken classes online, we will also take […]
Egypt teaches students about love and marriage in attempt to curb divorce
During a recent class at Cairo University, students laughed as they watched a skit acted out by their peers about a married couple. The husband came home from work and asked his wife, who was sweeping the floor, why dinner wasn’t ready. “I pick up the kids and I go to work. Am I neglecting […]
Students who owe lunch money to get cold sandwiches
A Rhode Island school district will begin serving cold sandwiches instead of hot lunches to students whose families owe lunch money. Warwick Public Schools says it is owed more than $40,000 from outstanding lunch payments and cannot afford to absorb the costs. A local restaurant owner wrote on Facebook that the district twice turned down […]
Problem of cheating
Sir: I am very concerned about cheating and how many students are cheating on tests, copying other students’ homework, and stealing answers to tests. In a survey conducted it was found that “nearly ninety percent of students said cheating was common at their school. Seventy-six percent said they had cheated on tests.” This is a […]
Conveyance hurdle
Sir: The University of Karachi is one of the largest universities of Pakistan. Despite having 52 departments, the university doesn’t have enough transport for students. For almost 25,000 students, only 28 buses are available, while 10 are out of service and need maintenance. The university buses are over-crowded and students often hang precariously on footboards, […]
German students have algorithm for revealing Game of Thrones deaths
Spoiler alert: Computer science students at the Technical University of Munich have developed an application that scours the internet for data on the popular Game of Thrones series, and uses an algorithm to predict which characters are most likely to survive to the end of its final season. Project supervisor Guy Yachdav said Friday survival […]