More from Bengal schools: Two girls asked to disrobe
July 14th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) A high school teacher in West Bengal was arrested Saturday after she allegedly made a Class 8 student take off her uniform to check if she ... Read more...
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CABE to form panel on teachers’ training
June 6th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) With teachers' training high on the government's agenda, the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE)has decided to look into developing a framework for the new ... Read more...
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Nothing impossible if one is determined: CBSE topper
May 29th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, May 29 (IANS) Manipuri boy Mohammad Ismat, who scored the highest marks in this year's All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (AISSCE), says the word impossible does not cross ... Read more...
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No gender bias in science: Missile scientist Tessy Thomas (Interview, With Images)
April 23rd, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) She sees no paradox in a woman working to develop Agni-V, the indigenously developed, 5,000-km range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile that some would call a weapon of ... Read more...
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Debt trap: Trinamool candidate in Goa in hiding
March 30th, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 30 (IANS) Hounded by creditors, a Trinamool Congress candidate who borrowed money to fund his campaign in the recently concluded Goa assembly elections is now in ... Read more...
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Horrible week for Karnataka students: Girl made to beg, two dead
March 28th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 28 (IANS) A father forced his daughter to beg on streets for not studying well, another girl committed suicide as a question paper leak led to an exam ... Read more...
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Aarushi case: CBI gets notice on Talwars’ plea (Lead)
March 26th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea by murdered teenager Aarushi's mother Nupur Talwar seeking review ... Read more...
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Aarushi case: CBI gets notice on Talwars’ plea
March 26th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea by Nupur Talwar, seeking review of its order, ... Read more...
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Over 21 percent hike in RTE funds
March 16th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday announced a hike of over 21 percent in the budget allocation for providing free and compulsory education to children ... Read more...
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Delhi autorikshaw unions to join Tuesday stir
February 27th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, February 27 (IANS) Come Tuesday and commuters in New Delhi may face major hassles as the capital's 55,000 autorikshaws have decided to join in the national strike called ... Read more...
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‘New class 10 ICT textbook with animation and GIS’
February 27th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) For the first time in the country, class 10 students in Kerala would be taught cartography using the detailed geographical information system (GIS) and will also ... Read more...
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Scolded by father, Class 8 girl ends life
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 23 (IANS) A 12-year old girl in Rajasthan jumped into a well and died after she was scolded by her father for not studying property, police said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Reply to Aarushi’s parents’ plea, Supreme Court tells CBI (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its reply on the plea by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking the ... Read more...
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Reply to Aarushi parents’ plea, Supreme Court tells CBI
February 21st, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the CBI to file its reply on the plea by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking a transfer of the trial ... Read more...
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Indian students, teachers return from Pakistan
February 20th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Feb 20 (IANS) A 19-member team of Indian students and teachers returned home after a five-day visit to Pakistan where they visited leading schools and tourist sites in Lahore.Arranged ... Read more...
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V-Day fallout: Agra boy killed by classmates (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 17 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy was killed by two of his classmates after they had an altercation on the Valentine's Day over his befriending a girl, and the ... Read more...
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Valentine’s Day fallout: Agra boy killed by classmates
February 17th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 17 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy was killed by two of his classmates after they had an altercation on the Valentine's Day over his befriending a girl, and the ... Read more...
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Two minors gang raped in the capital
February 11th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Two minor girls were gang-raped in separate incidents in the capital, police said Friday.In the first incident, a minor girl was gangraped inside a moving ... Read more...
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RTE Act: Assam child rights body to survey schools
February 7th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) After receiving several complaints, the Assam child rights panel has decided to conduct a survey in all schools in the state to find out if provisions ... Read more...
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20 Afghan children enjoy Republic Day
January 26th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Around 20 children from war-ravaged Afghanistan Thursday thoroughly enjoyed India's colourful Republic Day parade here as they witnessed the colourful show as the government's special ... Read more...
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A key Bihar lesson - don’t forget the private tuition!
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 22 (IANS) Shakuntla Sinha knows where to cut corners to keep the house running with her husband's Rs.15,000 salary. The couple maintain a strict, austere lifestyle and rarely ... Read more...
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Mulayam promises youth laptops; announces sops for Muslims, farmers
January 20th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 20 (IANS) Once opposed to English and computers, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has now realised the need to tap the youth voters in Uttar Pradesh, promising ... Read more...
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States being forced to accept RTE: Tripura
January 9th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 9 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Monday said the central government has enforced the provisions of Right To Education Act, including the condition of 'no detention policy' ... Read more...
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Private tuitions by government teachers an offence: Tripura government
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 3 (IANS) The Tripura government, in a strongly worded circular here Tuesday, said it will not allow its teachers to take private tuitions for students."If any government school ... Read more...
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No deal with Congress on Lokayukta, says Mamata
January 3rd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Denying any deal with the Congress on the issue of Lokayukta in the Lokpal bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said she felt ... Read more...
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Freezing cold, fog claim 65 lives in Uttar Pradesh
December 20th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 20 (IANS) The cold wave sweeping large parts of Uttar Pradesh over the past three days has claimed the lives of 65 people so far.According to an official ... Read more...
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Cold shuts schools in Kashmir, Leh freezes at minus 11
December 5th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 5 (IANS) Winter continued its relentless onslaught in Jammu and Kashmir with authorities closing down schools in the Kashmir Valley till Class 8 and the Ladakh region shivering ... Read more...
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Bengal farmers to be paid by cheque to avoid fleecing: Mamata
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dankuni (West Bengal), Dec 2 (IANS) Farmers in West Bengal will henceforth be paid through cheque for the grain procured from them by the government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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Educationist Sunanda Sanyal resigns from Mamata’s panels
November 23rd, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) Noted educationist Sunanda Sanyal, who had for years backed Mamata Banerjee during her fight against West Bengal's then ruling Left Front, Wednesday resigned as head ... Read more...
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Bengal plans day care centres for maids’ children
November 12th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government is planning to open day care schools and creches for children of maids who come to the city from the suburbs."We ... Read more...
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Right to Education campaign launched from Haryana
November 11th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) Touted as the biggest-ever social campaign in India, the "Shiksha ka Haq" (Right to Education), which will see students getting free uniforms and books, was ... Read more...
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Court orders Rs.10 lakh relief for raped minor girl
November 6th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 6 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court has asked the central government to pay Rs.10 lakh compensation to a minor girl whose school principal raped her in 1998 in ... Read more...
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West Bengal cabinet takes pro-learning decisions
November 4th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) In conformity with the right to education act, the West Bengal cabinet Thursday approved a 'no-detention policy' for promoting all students up to Class 8 but ... Read more...
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Class 8 girl jumps to death in Ranchi, boy injured
October 13th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 13 (IANS) A minor girl committed suicide by jumping from the top floor of a multi-storey residential tower in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi Thursday.A minor boy, who too jumped ... Read more...
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Programme to train 150 million school drop-outs
October 8th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The national framework on vocational education, unveiled here Saturday, will train school children in skill development, providing job opportunities to nearly 150 million who are ... Read more...
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