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UP to get 148 model schools: Sonia Gandhi


July 26th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli, July 26 (IANS) In the first visit to her Lok Sabha constituency in Rae Bareli after the Congress party's poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh, UPA chairperson Sonia ... Read more...

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‘Education City’ emerges in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist zone


July 16th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 16 (IANS) It lies at the heart of the Maoist badlands in Chhattisgarh but is now set to acquire the tag of Education City with the creation ... Read more...

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Court notice to school on poor student’s plea


June 2nd, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has sought response from the government and a private school on the plea of a poor Class 2 student seeking direction ... Read more...

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Fans give makeover to school that Rajinikanth attended


August 26th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 26 (IANS) Fans and friends of Rajinikanth have decided to give a makeover to the Model Primary School, in which the Tamil superstar studied five decades ago.The Government ... Read more...

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Thousands gather outside Tihar Jail to hail Hazare


August 17th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) It was a virtual carnival in the area around Tihar Jail here with thousands packing the roads around it with one aim -- to ... Read more...

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Student’s death: Bus driver, conductor arrested


June 28th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) The driver and conductor of the school bus which crushed a school girl after she fell off from it Monday in West Bengal's Durgapur city were ... Read more...

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PE Sequoia plans $600 mn investment in India


March 15th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) Private-equity firm Sequoia Capital plans to invest $600 million in various companies in India over the next four to five years, a top company official said ... Read more...

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Sonia Gandhi tells women panchayat members to overcome social hurdles


February 5th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
Rae Bareli, Feb 5 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi today asked women panchayat representatives to overcome social hurdles while performing their duties."As women representatives face various social hurdles, it was ... Read more...

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UPA focus on implementing Right to Education act: Sonia Gandhi


February 4th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 4 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has made provision of around Rs.2.25 lakh crore for the next ... Read more...

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Sonia Gandhi expresses concern over high school dropout rate among children


February 4th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
Raebarely (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 4 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressing concern over the high school dropout rate among children said the government is committed to ensure that not ... Read more...

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Two die in blast near Peshawar school bus (Lead)


December 13th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Dec 13 (IANS) Two people were killed and two children were injured Monday when a bomb exploded with a deafening roar near a school bus in this Pakistani city.The blast occurred ... Read more...

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Court allows underage-but-married Pak 7th grader to attend school following rustication


December 3rd, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Dec 3 (ANI): The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has granted permission to a grade seven student for taking classes in the school that had rusticated him for getting married despite being ... Read more...

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Three children injured by dissident bomb blast in Northern Ireland


August 15th, 2010 - 2:31 am ICT by BNO News
BELFAST (BNO NEWS) -- Three children were injured by a bomb blast in County Armagh in Northern Ireland on Saturday, the bombing was blamed on dissident republicans who were trying to draw ... Read more...

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Kerala plans 140 specialized computer schools


August 1st, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (IANS) Under its IT@School project for computer literacy among schoolchildren, Kerala will develop one model school -- with five classrooms equipped with modern tools -- in all its 140 ... Read more...

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Track child’s school progress on your mobile


June 16th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Parents can now keep track of their children's progress at school as well as get regular updates and circulars through a new device. Pinnacle Teleservices Tuesday launched R-Fi, ... Read more...

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Pak school ready to readmit 7th grader expelled for ‘underage’ marriage


June 7th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Jun.7 (ANI): The management of the Peshawar Model School, which had rusticated a grade seven student for getting married despite being under-age, has agreed to readmit Ghairat Khan if the court ... Read more...

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IIT entrance test topper aims for civil services exam


May 26th, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Chandigarh-resident Himanshu Gupta, who stood third in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) entrance exam, wants to take the civil services exam after completing his engineering course. "Right ... Read more...

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Married Pak 7th grader thrown out of school challenges expulsion


May 23rd, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 23 (ANI): Gherat Khan, a 7th class student of Peshawar Model School who was thrown out of school after he got married, is challenging his expulsion in the Peshawar High ... Read more...

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Gulf schools excel in Class X Kerala Board exams


May 3rd, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 (IANS) Schools in the Middle East affiliated to the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Board of Kerala have performed well in Class 10 exams with 97.52 pass percentage. Announcing the ... Read more...

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1,000 more schools in educationally backward areas okayed


April 23rd, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Friday approved the setting up of 1,000 additional model schools by state governments in educationally backward blocks (EBBs), taking the ... Read more...

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Punjab to spend Rs.700 crore for new schools


January 31st, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Muktsar (Punjab), Jan 31 (IANS) In a bid to impart quality education, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Sunday launched a project of Rs.700 crore for setting up of 21 model schools ... Read more...

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Girl, 14, is third swine flu victim in Chandigarh


October 31st, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 31 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl died from Influenza A (H1N1) virus Saturday, becoming the third swine flu casualty here, a health official said. The victim was a native of Karnal ... Read more...

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Teacher strips minor girl for not paying school fees


August 29th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Faridabad, Aug 29 (ANI): In a shocking incident, a school teacher allegedly stripped a nine year old girl of her top for not paying the tuition fee, in Faridabad.According to sources, a ... Read more...

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Nine-yr-old stripped for tuition fee


August 29th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IBNS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) A Class III student was allegedly stripped by her teacher for failing to pay the tuition fee despite being entitled to full fee concession.The incident took place ... Read more...

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Vice principal arrested for molestation in Punjab


August 1st, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), Aug 1 (IANS) The vice principal of a private school near this Punjab town was arrested Saturday evening on the charges of molesting an 11-year-old student, police said. According to police, ... Read more...

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Hoax call triggers panic in Delhi schools


December 3rd, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A phone call about a terror strike in two schools in the national capital Wednesday triggered panic among parents and teachers but turned out to be a ... Read more...

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Is Chandrababu Naidu grooming son for political career?


August 15th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 15 (IANS) The speculations that Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is planning to introduce his only son N. Lokesh into active politics gained ground Friday when the ... Read more...

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Four students go missing, teacher gets married during US trip


August 9th, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Parminder Singh Bariana Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Aug 9 (IANS) Four students from a school in Garhshankar town in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district have gone "missing" in the United States during their educational trip to ... Read more...

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Two NASA-bound Punjab students go missing in US


August 6th, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), Aug 6 (IANS) The authorities of a private school here have lodged a police complaint that two of its students, who went on an educational trip to the National Aeronautics ... Read more...

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Coming up: 2,500 model schools on lines of Kendriya Vidyalayas


July 2nd, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) India will set up 2,500 new model schools designed after the existing state-run Kendriya Vidyalayas to provide quality education to students in "every block ... Read more...

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Militants blow up girls’ school in Pakistan


June 13th, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua Islamabad, June 13 (Xinhua) Suspected militants have blown up an English medium girls' school in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, the News Network International (NNI) news agency reported Friday. The police said a ... Read more...

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US, UAE to sign pact on education cooperation


May 16th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by admin
Abu Dhabi, May 16 (IANS) United Arab Emirates (UAE) will sign an agreement with the US to boost cooperation in the education sector, WAM news agency reported. US Secretary of Education Margaret ... Read more...

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Middle East schools do well in Kerala Class 12 exams


May 15th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) Students from Middle East schools, who took the Class 12 examination of the Kerala state board, have done well with five of the 10 schools recording 100 percent ... Read more...

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Middle-East schools do well in Kerala class 10 exam


May 13th, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) Students of Middle East schools who appeared in the class 10 Kerala State Secondary School Leaving Certificate examination 2008 have done well. The New Indian Model School Dubai, ... Read more...

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Punjab to benefit from joint private-public social initiatives


May 8th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by admin
Ludhiana, May 8 (ANI): Many private industrial establishments are today coming forward to help needy people in the State particularly in areas like education, agriculture and women empowerment. The Bharti Foundation, a ... Read more...

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