Around 1800 primary schools in New Delhi have been shut on Saturday, as the national capital’s pollution level becomes more harmful. The decision affects around 9 lakh children studying at schools run by the municipality. “All municipal schools under the three corporations will be closed on Saturday due to the[Read More…]
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Delhi: Denied attendance, class 12 students stab teacher
Just in: Mukesh Kumar, the teacher stabbed by his students, succumbs to the injury in hospital. In a gruesome incident, a teacher in a government school was allegedly stabbed by his students in front of the entire class. Two class XII students of a government school in West Delhi’s Nangloi[Read More…]
Nearly 8.4 crore children don’t go to school; 78 lakh forced to work
The Census 2011 data has thrown up some alarming details: around 78 lakh Indian children are forced to work, even as they attend schools, while 8.4 crore children don’t go to school at all. The report by the Times of India states that although the percentage might be smaller in[Read More…]
68-year-old Durga Kami joins school to overcome loneliness after wife’s death
Durga Kami brushes his bushy white beard, puts on his school uniform and, with the aid of his walking stick, trudges for over an hour to class for another day of learning. Poverty prevented Kami finishing his studies as a child and achieving his goal of becoming a teacher. Now[Read More…]
UP: RSS schools claim 30% increase in Muslim students
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has claimed that as many as 7,000 Muslim students are studying in 1,200 RSS schools in Uttar Pradesh and in last 2 years, an increase of 30% has been noticed during the BJP-led government at the Centre. The RSS said the kids have been following[Read More…]