Saturday, May 30, 2009

61.55% pass HSLC, 70.98% AHM - Assam

GUWAHATI, May 29 – Priyanuj Bhuyan of Christ-Jyoti School, Nagaon, topped the list of successful candidates in the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examination-2009, conducted by SEBA which recorded a pass percentage of 61.55 (all categories including institutional private and non-institutional private) – an increase of nearly three per cent from last year’s 58.68. It was 54.93 in 2007. Suleman Haque of BAS Madrassa HS School, Saniadi, Kamrup, bagged the first position in the Assam High Madrassa examination with an aggregate of 528 marks and letter in all subjects. He was followed by Aminuzzaman Mondal (514) of Rakhaldubi High Madrassa, Joypur Bazar, Goalpara and Arifa Ahmeda of BAS Madrassa HS School, Saniadi (493). Of the 5,498 candidates that had appeared in the AHM examination, 3,903 came out successful, with the pass percentage being 70.98 – a decline from last year’s 72.34. While 110 candidates secured first division, 815 and 2,978 bagged second and third divisions respectively.

Jyotirmoy Rajbongshi of Axam Jatiya Vidyalaya, Noonmati (Guwahati) and Shruti Chakravartty of Central Girls’ High School, Goalpara emerged

second and third respectively in the HSLC examination. The top three rank-holders secured 568, 567 and 566 aggregate marks respectively besides letter in all subjects.

A total of 63 students captured the top 20 ranks, with many positions shared by several candidates. Of the 2,34,741 students who appeared, 17,137 secured first division, while 29,709 got second division and 97,645 were restricted to third division.

Among the districts, Nalbari recorded the best pass percentage with 76.28, followed by Dhemaji (75.91) and Barpeta (74.34). The worst performers were Karbi Anglong with 36.45, Chirang with 38.76 and Udalguri with 38.95.

A notable trend in the HSLC examination since 1999 has been the steady increase in pass percentage, barring in 2001. From an unimpressive 32.13 in 1999, the pass percentage touched the 40 per cent mark in 2002 (40.87) and shot up beyond the 50 per cent mark in 2005 (53.07).

Among the schools in Guwahati, Axam Jatiya Vidyalaya and St Mary’s English High School bagged the maximum number of rank-holders with six positions apiece.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Prof Islamuddin of Manipur University shot dead inside campus - Manipur

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter

New Delhi: In a brazen incident that has shocked both academia and the administration in the North-Eastern state of Manipur, Prof Muhammad Islamuddin, former Dean of Students at the Manipur University, was killed on Monday in a broad daylight inside the university campus.

Media reports say four unidentified gunmen who came in two scooters pumped in him three bullets from a point blank range and fled from the scene. The 52-year-old Economics Professor Islamuddin is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

The Police have cordoned off the area and search operation is on. Meanwhile, University Students Union, Manipur University Tribal Students Union, Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur and All India Students Federation have condemned the incident. Demanding a judicial inquiry into the incident, Pangal Students Union Manipur has called a 12-hour statewide bandh from dawn tomorrow.

Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh visited RIMS hospital mortuary along with his Cabinet colleagues. He strongly condemned the incident and promised that the culprits will be brought to book.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

AUDF victory hailed as beginning of a new era for the downtrodden

By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net

New Delhi: The victory of Assam United Democratic Front in the Lok Sabha elections in Assam is being hailed both as the beginning of a new era for healthy and positive politics in the country and a ray of hope for the downtrodden.

Indian Muslim Rabita Council (IMRC) while greeting AUDF chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal for taking his party to the Parliament described his victory as a new ray of hope for the minorities and neglected and backward classes.

“AUDF’ victory has ushered in a new era of healthy, positive and creative politics in the country, and this will bring a change,” says IMRC General Secretary Maulana Abdur Rahman Abid. “AUDF has reached Delhi but it still has a long way to go to achieve its target,” he avers.

In a meeting held today in New Delhi IMRC has congratulated both Ajmal and Maulana Asrarul Haq Qasmi for their win and expressed hope they will do needful for the country and the community.

The organization has also urged the Congress party to wage an open war against the communalists. The party and the government must not take any excuse in exposing the forces that are continuously conspiring against the minorities. “People have voted for Congress against communalism and thus it is obligatory for the party to take on the communal forces,” IMRC said.