Bus overturns in Baba Budangiri: One dead, 30 of a family injured
A tourist mini-bus overturned at Manikyadhara near Baba Budangiri in Chikkamagaluru leaving a boy dead and 30 injured on Sunday.
The family of tourists, hailing from Adivala village of Hiriyur in Chitradurga, was visiting Mullayyana Giri and Baba Budangiri in a mini-bus. When they were on the way to Baba Budangiri, after a picnic at Manikyadhara, the driver of the bus lost control at a turn and the vehicle rolled down a slope into a small ditch. Among the injured passengers, a boy who was taken to the District hospital in a critical condition, didn’t respond to any treatment and succumbed to his injuries later. More than 30 injured, including men, women and children, are being treated at the hospital.
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Locals, police and other tourists helped in the rescue of the accident victims who were stuck inside the overturned mini-bus. They were taken to the hospital at Chikkamagaluru city in various ambulances. Rural police have registered a case in this regard.
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Bill to set up single higher education regulator likely to be tabled in Parliament next week
New Delhi (PTI): A Bill which seeks to set up a single regulator for institutions of higher education is required to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutes become independent and self-governing, officials said.
The Bill is likely to be introduced in Parliament next week after it got the Union Cabinet's nod on Friday.
The proposed legislation, which was earlier christened the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, has now been named Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill.
A single higher education regulator, which was proposed in the new National Education Policy (NEP), looks to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).
"The Bill proposes to set up a Higher Education Commission of India to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutes become independent and self-governing institutions and to promote excellence through a robust and transparent system of accreditation and autonomy. It is likely to be introduced (in Parliament) in the coming week," an official said.
While the UGC presently oversees non-technical higher education in the country, the AICTE oversees technical education, while the NCTE is the regulatory body for teachers' education.
The Commission is proposed to be set up as a single higher education regulator, but medical and law colleges will not be brought under its ambit.
It is proposed to have three major roles -- regulation, accreditation and setting professional standards, officials said.
Funding, which is seen as the fourth vertical, is not proposed to be under the regulator so far. The autonomy for funding is proposed to be with the administrative ministry, they said.
