Where technology is doing wonders in our lives making it easier with each new innovation, the contribution of the internet has become as important as any basic need in human lives. Part of it is because of addiction that we human are falling prey of. However, imagining life without internet[Read More…]
Tag: School
Over 300 mn children not in school: Unicef
Over 300 million children globally between the age of five and 17 years of age were not in school, the Unicef said in a news report. More than one-third of them, or about 104 million, are in countries affected by conflict or disaster, the report titled “A future stolen: young[Read More…]
CM Yogi takes action against primary schools using ‘Islamia’ to their names
In a startling revelation, five state-run primary schools had word ‘Islamia’ prefixed to their name on the sign board and the entire documentation of the school records was done in Urdu. Moreover, these five schools were seen shut on Friday instead of Sunday. Once the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi[Read More…]
Vijayan orders action against Kerala school on RSS issue
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday ordered action against a school in Palakkad for allowing RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to hoist the national flag during the Independence Day celebrations. Vijayan directed the Director of Public Instruction (DPI) to ensure that proper action was taken against the Headmaster and Manager[Read More…]
Rukhmabai Raut, India’s first practicing woman doctor who also fought child marriage!
Google on Wednesday dedicated a special doodle to mark the 153rd birth anniversary of medico Rukhmabai Raut, who proved instrumental in getting the obnoxious practice of child marriages banned not only in colonial India but the entire British Empire. The Hindu woman also excelled as one of the first practicing[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Class 9 student pushed off third floor of school building, dies
In another incident that questions the safety of children inside schools, a student of class nine student died after she was allegedly pushed off the third floor of her school building in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria. The girl, a student of Modern City Montessori School in Nehru Nagar, died while being[Read More…]
Mumbai: Five dead, people told to stay home in more heavy rain
The weather office has issued a “red alert” for heavy rain on Wednesday in Mumbai. The city has reported nearly 300 mm of rain in some parts on Tuesday, at least 10 times more than usual. Five people were killed in incidents attributed to the nonstop downpour. Schools and colleges[Read More…]
UP: Villagers want Dera’s ‘charcha ghar’ to be converted into school, marriage hall
A day after a CBI court convicted Dera Sachcha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim in a rape case, people of Mohammadpur Gumi village in Uttar Pradesh have demanded that his ‘charcha ghar’ should be converted into a school or marriage hall for general public. The village has a population of[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Six-year-old Dalit girl forced to lift excreta by upper caste man
A six-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly forced to lift her excreta with hands by an upper caste man outside her school at Gudhora under Lavkushgagar tehsil in Madhya Pradesh. The incident happened last evening when the girl went to answer nature’s call in an open area near the government primary[Read More…]
Video: Principal brutally thrashes students for complaining about heat
Video of a principal thrashing a student has flooded the internet. The footage is of a school in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. In the video, the students are seen lined up against a wall and beaten by the teacher with a wooden cane. The first student in the video is seen[Read More…]
NCERT launches online portal for home-delivery of textbooks
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has launched an online portal that will let parents and schools across the nation order textbook directly with the body. The step will ease the step of buying books and also aid parents to save money used on sourcing books from[Read More…]
Telangana government lowers education ‘burden’
Good news for school students, the Telangana government has put a cap on the weight of bags carried by schoolchildren to prevent adverse physical effect and anxiety disorders. The order prescribing the weight limit of school bags for students from primary to Class X was released on Tuesday by the[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh to start ‘Khoob Padho Aage Badho’ campaign to ensure every child goes to school
Uttar Pradesh is all set to launch a 15-day campaign ‘Khoob Padho Aage Badho’ from July 1 to ensure every child goes to school. The government would also hand out uniforms to students of classes 1 to 8 in government and government-aided schools during this campaign. The students would also[Read More…]
Fika, the sweet knot that weaves the society
Would one ever believe that a word which probably means tasteless in Hindi could actually be the sweetest of the activities, a must for the success of a team, a society and more so a nation? Fika is Swedish for coffee breaks meant for socialising, often accompanied with sumptuous sweets.[Read More…]
PIL in SC to make Hindi compulsory from Class I-VIII
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre, states and union territories to make Hindi compulsory for students of class I-VIII across the country to promote unity and national integration. The plea is likely to come up for hearing next week in the[Read More…]
Now, English will be taught from class 1 in govt-run schools in Uttar Pradesh
The government-run schools in Uttar Pradesh will make English a compulsory subject from Class 1. Earlier, the subject was taught from Class 5. “English will be taught from Class 1. All the school heads have been directed to improve the standards,” said deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma on Friday to[Read More…]
Kashmiri pilot Ayesha Aziz could become the first Indian woman to Fly MIG-29
A 21-year-old Ayesha Aziz of Kashmir could become the first Indian woman to Fly MIG-29. Ayesha got her commercial licence last week and now plans to fly a MIG-29 fighter jet at Russia’s Sokul airbase. If succeeded, she will become the youngest Indian to pilot the aircraft beyond the speed[Read More…]
Mumbai school denies entry to kids after parents fails to pay fee in advance
A school in Dadar, Mumbai denied entry to three children for five months as their parents failed to pay the entire year’s fee in advance. The incident came into the light after the parents approached the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) on Friday. The parent in[Read More…]
France on alert after shooting in school
Nagaland bans sale of junk food in schools
Delhi govt to include bananas, eggs in midday meal
Teacher thrashes students for poor performance, one hospitalised
About 30 girl students were allegedly brutally beaten up by their teacher on Friday out of which one had to be hospitalized. The incident took place at a school in Munnanur village of Amrabad mandal in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district. The accused, Kalyani, an English teacher in Kasturba Ashram School in the[Read More…]
School on public lands need Govt’s nod to hike fee
After red alert level smog, Beijing implements odd-even scheme
Beijing city has decided to implement the ‘odd-even’ scheme and suspend schools after the Chinese capital issued its first red alert this year due to heavy smog. The red alert, approved by the municipal government, is expected to be lifted by December 21 when the air quality in the city[Read More…]
34 students hospitalised in Odisha after dead caterpillars in mid-day meal
A government-run upper primary school in Odisha’s Kendrapara district saw as many as 34 of its students hospitalised after a mid-day meal curry contained dead caterpillars. The incident took place at Arteswar upper primary school in Jagannathpur village and the food was thrown away after one of the students found[Read More…]