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Time of India
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
6 SSC teachers to visit CM's residence today
1 2 3 4 Kolkata: A group of six SSC teachers, who have lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order, will visit chief minister Mamata Banerjee 's residence on Thursday morning to submit a memorandum. The women, who are among those staging a protest outside Bikash Bhawan for 22 days, will seek CM's appointment to discuss their concerns. The revised rules of School Service Commission is likely to be issued on Thursday, a day before the gazette notification for the fresh examinations for state schools posts is released. The changes, aimed at bringing transparency in the school recruitment process, will include preservation of OMR copies, along with carbon images, for a longer period and increase in the validity of the panel The protesting teachers are still adamant in their stand against appearing for the recruitment examination, which chief minister Mamata Banerjee had on Tuesday urged them to take. One of the protesting teachers said, "We want to ask the CM that after working for 10 years, is it possible to start afresh by preparing for exams to get a govt job? Is it so easy at this stage, when we have so much responsibilities?" Following the CM's announcement on Tuesday, Mehebub Mandal, the convener of the eligible teachers' forum, said, "The CM's statements at the Netaji Indoor Stadium earlier and that on Tuesday contradicted each other. Those who bought their positions will be transferred to other departments, while we have to take another exam. We do not agree to appear for the exam." The protesting teachers, who have been sitting outside Bikash Bhawan, have also refused to shift to Central Park, despite an HC order.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- New Indian Express
Reprimanded for phone use, Class 10 student dies by suicide
HYDERABAD: A 16-year-old student from Vinay Nagar in Saidabad reportedly died by suicide on Monday, after being reprimanded by his parents for using a mobile phone and watching television. According to Saidabad police, the boy had failed one subject in the SSC Class 10 examinations and was preparing for the Advanced Supplementary exams with his parents' support. Police said that on Saturday, the student was scolded for using a mobile phone, and again on Sunday for watching TV instead of studying. Upset by the reprimands, he is believed to have taken the extreme step. A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway. (If you are having suicidal thoughts, or are worried about a friend or need emotional support, someone is always there to listen. Call Sneha Foundation - 04424640050, Tele Manas - 14416 (available 24x7) or iCall, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences' helpline - 02225521111, which is available Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm.)
Hans India
a day ago
- General
- Hans India
SSC advanced supply exam hall tickets released
Hyderabad: The Director of Government Examinations, Telangana, announced on Tuesday that hall tickets for the SSC Advanced Supplementary Examinations, scheduled to begin on June 3, have been uploaded on the official website, Officials stated that candidates should contact their respective headmasters to pay the examination fee and collect their hall tickets. A total of 42,832 students (26,286 boys and 16,546 girls) will be appearing for the SSC and OSSC Advanced Supplementary Examinations in June 2025, across 150 examination centres in the State. Hall tickets along with printed nominal rolls have been dispatched to all schools, and students are required to collect their hall tickets from their respective headmasters.
India Gazette
a day ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to initiate advertisement for fresh recruitment for teachers by May 30
ANI 27 May 2025, 21:49 GMT+10 Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 27 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the state government will initiate an advertisement for a fresh recruitment drive for teachers by May 30, the last date set by the Supreme Court to issue notification in the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment case is May 31. Mamata Banerjee said, 'We have filed a review petition in Supreme Court C in the SSC recruitment case. But there is summer vacation in the Apex Court at the moment. We have created a process in which the review petition will be in progress and issue of advertisement will also be done. The SC has already set a deadline of May 31 to issue notification for teachers recruitment. There are two parts. One group is C group D and the other is teachers. We have already informed that we are with the teachers so that they get back their jobs.' The top court also directed the West Bengal government and the WB Staff Selection Commission to issue advertisements for fresh recruitment of assistant teachers by May 31 and to complete the entire process by December 31. She further said that the review petition is still pending and there is summer vacation in the Court. 'We are issuing notification by May 31 for fresh recruitment and if we get good result in the review petition we will go by that. Both options are open. We will issue an advertisement and file affidavit by May 30. Commencement of online application will be done till 16 June. Last date of online application will be July 14. We have kept 2 months extra if there is delay in review petition. Publication of panel will be done by Nov 15 and counselling will also be done by November. Advertisement will be published for 24,203 vacant posts in Govt schools which is deemed to be vacant according to HC orders,' she added. She further said that the teachers can continue to work till December without much bother. 'Additional posts created for 11,517 vacancies for 9 & 10 teachers and 6,912 for classes 11 and 12. 571 vacancies for Group C and 1000 for Group D. There will be an age relaxation so that everyone can appear in the exam. We will give an experience advantage to those who have worked for so long. For Group C and D separate departments will be created and it will be focussed after issue advertisements for fresh recruitment of assistant teachers. SC has said that they would get salary till December so they should appear in the exams,' she further added. (ANI)
Business Wire
a day ago
- Business
- Business Wire
SEGA SAMMY Completes Acquisition of GAN Limited
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GAN Limited (the 'Company' or 'GAN') (NASDAQ: GAN), a leading North American B2B technology provider of real money internet gaming solutions and a leading International B2C operator of Internet sports betting, today announced that it has completed its merger with an affiliate of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. ('SEGA SAMMY'). SEGA SAMMY through its affiliated entity SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC. ('SSC') acquired all of the outstanding securities of GAN for $1.97 per share in cash, which represents a premium of over 121% to GAN's closing stock price on November 7, 2023 (the trading day prior to the announcement that GAN entered into a merger agreement with SSC). GAN's ordinary shares will cease to be traded on the NASDAQ Global Stock Market effective as of the close of trading today. Seamus McGill, GAN's Chief Executive Officer, said, 'Our acquisition by SSC is an exciting next step for GAN and the culmination of many years of hard work to deliver an unparalleled and unique gaming experience for our clients and players. GAN's board of directors carefully evaluated a range of options to maximize shareholder value, and SSC's recognition of the value of our assets and people leaves us confident that this transaction is in the best interest of our shareholders and provides a home for our assets to flourish. We look forward to seeing the company continuing to grow with the guidance of a global gaming and entertainment leader.' Koichi Fukazawa, Senior Executive Vice President and Group CFO of SEGA SAMMY, stated 'We are excited to be bringing the GAN team onboard. The team brings significant experience in the U.S. market, along with significant technical and development resources. This marks a new chapter in SEGA SAMMY's operations, and we look forward to serving our customers with increased product offerings and resources'. B. Riley Securities, Inc. served as financial advisor to GAN's Special Committee and Board of Directors and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP is served as legal counsel to GAN. SMBC Nikko Securities served as SEGA SAMMY's financial advisor and Greenberg Traurig acted as SEGA SAMMY's legal counsel. About GAN GAN is a leading business-to-business supplier of internet gaming software-as-a-service solutions predominantly to the U.S. land-based casino industry. Coolbet, a division of GAN, is a market-leading operator of proprietary online sports betting technology with market leadership positions in select European and Latin American markets. GAN has developed a proprietary internet gaming enterprise software system, GameSTACK™, which it licenses to land-based casino operators as a turnkey technology solution for regulated real money internet gaming, encompassing internet gaming, internet sports gaming, and virtual Simulated Gaming. Additional information about GAN can be found online at About SEGA SAMMY SEGA SAMMY is the holding company of the SEGA SAMMY Group, a group of companies comprising the Entertainment Contents Business, which offers a diversity of fun through consumer and arcade game content, toys and animation; the Pachislot and Pachinko Machines Business, which conducts everything from development to sales of Pachinko/Pachislot machines; and the Gaming Business, which operates integrated resorts and develops casino gaming products and software. SSC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEGA SAMMY. SSC, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary SEGA SAMMY CREATION USA Inc., develop, manufacture and distribute land-based and online/social casino gaming products and software. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains 'forward looking statements' regarding the closing of the merger and the expected timing thereof and other future related events. Such statements are based upon current estimates and expectations that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual events to differ include, but are not limited to the failure to satisfy the closing conditions to the merger, including obtaining the approval of the merger and change in control of GAN by certain gaming authorities and other risks detailed in GAN's filings with the SEC, including its proxy statement filed with the SEC on January 9, 2024. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. GAN undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
