Hyderabad boy dies after corporal punishment, teacher booked
September 14th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) A teacher of a private school here has been booked after her alleged corporal punishment led to the death of a 15-year-old student.Police registered a case ... Read more...
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Myanmar government allows opening of 20 private schools
September 10th, 2012 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Sep 10 (IANS) The Myanmar government has approved opening of 20 private schools following the enactment of the Private School Law since last year-end, Xinhua reported.According to The ... Read more...
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Woman jumps off Delhi metro station
August 27th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A 24-year-old woman committed suicide Monday morning by leaping off an elevated metro station here onto the road below, police said.Karishma Narang, a teacher in ... Read more...
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14-year-old commits suicide
August 26th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) A 14-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging himself in his south Delhi residence, police said Sunday.The incident was reported at around 12.30 p.m. Sunday in ... Read more...
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Elderly woman stabbed to death by robbers
August 14th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) A 60-year-old woman was stabbed to death and her husband was beaten up by three unidentified youths who then robbed them, police said Tuesday.The incident ... Read more...
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Financial loss forces woman to attempt suicide
August 10th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A 58-year-old woman, suspected to have suffered financial loss after her house was sealed by civic officials, tried to commit suicide here by taking an ... Read more...
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Grief grips family of man killed in BMW accident
August 7th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) It has been an ill-fated Ramzan for Mehmunnisha - widow of Mohammed Rafiq who sat wailing outside her east Delhi home here Tuesday. Rafiq, father ... Read more...
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Mom’s remarriage upset Beckinsale
July 30th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Actress Kate Beckinsale was unhappy when her mother, actress Judy Loe, married director Roy Battersby because she had to deal with four rowdy step-brothers.Her father, actor ... Read more...
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Six students killed in UP school roof collapse
July 27th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) Six class 5 students were killed Friday when a portion of their school's roof collapsed, burying them under the debris, in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district, police ... Read more...
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Argentine province offers prostitutes airfare to go home
July 24th, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, July 24 (IANS/EFE) The central Argentine province of Cordoba is offering prostitutes airfare to return home, even to other countries, after passing a law to close brothels as ... Read more...
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Three Tamil Nadu teachers held for beating student (Lead)
July 21st, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 21 (IANS) Three teachers of a private school in Tamil Nadu were arrested for beating up a Class 9 student, police said Saturday. They were earlier suspended by ... Read more...
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Three Tamil Nadu teachers suspended for beating student
July 21st, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 21 (IANS) Three teachers of a private school in Tamil Nadu have been suspended for beating up a Class 9 student, the school's headmaster said Saturday. He, however, ... Read more...
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NCPCR seeks report from Karnataka on RTE opposition (Lead)
July 19th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The country's apex child rights panel Thursday sought a report from Karnataka after incidents of discrimination against poor students in defiance of provisions of the ... Read more...
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Child rights body seeks report from Karnataka on RTE opposition
July 19th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The National Commission on Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Thursday sought a report from the Karnataka government after incidents of discrimination against poor students in ... Read more...
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(HOLD) Cheating case against former UP legislator
July 12th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 12 (IANS) A case of cheating has been registered against former Uttar Pradesh legislator and Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) leader Irshad Khan for not paying Rs.42 lakh to ... Read more...
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JLo developing TV drama about lesbian couple
July 10th, 2012 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 10 (IANS/EFE) Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez is preparing a series about a lesbian couple for the ABC Family channel, Deadline.com reported.The project, still without an ... Read more...
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Rajasthan girl killed, lover critical in suicide pact
June 27th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 26 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl and her 25-year-old boyfriend consumed poison and then jumped into a well in Rajasthan's Sikar district Monday, police said. She died while his ... Read more...
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Thane schoolgirl drowns in Lonavala school pool
June 4th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lonavala (Maharashtra), June 4 (IANS) A schoolgirl from Mumbai's suburb Thane drowned in a private school's swimming pool after she reportedly developed cramps in her legs, police said here Monday.The ... 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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Sharjah student tops CBSE results in Delhi region
May 28th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) A Class 12 student from Sharjah (UAE) became the regional topper in Delhi in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) results, which were declared ... Read more...
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Seven die in Pakistan school roof collapse
May 7th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Seven students were killed and over 35 injured Monday when the roof of their school collapsed in Pakistan's Punjab province, said officials.The incident took place in ... Read more...
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One killed, 12 students injured in UP road mishaps
May 3rd, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) A school student was killed and more than a dozen others injured in two separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh Thursday, police said.The first incident took ... Read more...
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Leopard ‘evicted’ from Mumbai school after 20 hrs
April 22nd, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) A leopard, which had sneaked into a private school two days ago was trapped and evicted early Sunday after a 20-hour operation by the forest department ... Read more...
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Sonipat teacher pays with life for not allowing cheating
April 9th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sonipat (Haryana), April 9 (IANS) An honest school teacher in Haryana's Sonipat town has paid with his life for refusing to let a student cheat in the Class 12 board ... Read more...
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Most Islamabad private schools have no playground
April 1st, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Though the private school industry has been flourishing in Pakistan, most schools here in the capital have no playgrounds despite high tuition fees being charged from ... Read more...
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Nigerian arrested with Rs.2.5 crore of cocaine
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A Nigerian involved in drug trafficking was arrested here and 250 grams of cocaine worth Rs.2.5 crore in the international court seized from him, police ... Read more...
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Two students killed, 10 missing as bus falls into canal
February 28th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) At least two students killed and 10 others went missing after a school bus fell into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district Tuesday, police ... Read more...
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No harassment of schools over right to education: Bihar
February 19th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Bihar Education Minister P.K. Shahi Saturday announced here that the government will not harass or force private schools to follow the rules of the right to ... Read more...
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High court does not allow minor to live with boyfriend
February 10th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday denied permission to a Class 9 girl to live with her boyfriend, a student of Class 12 of the school ... Read more...
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I hope Bollywood starts shooting in Kashmir again: Aamir (With Images)
February 9th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan was here after more than a decade and was so impressed with the breathtaking beauty of the valley that he hopes ... Read more...
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One killed as school bus collides with mini-truck
February 5th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Barnala (Punjab), Feb 4 (IANS) A head-on collision between a school bus and a mini-truck in this Punjab town Saturday left one person dead and 16 others, including 12 students, ... Read more...
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Boy sacrificed for hidden treasure in Andhra
January 26th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 26 (IANS) A 14-year-old boy was killed by a group of people in the belief that a human sacrifice would yield them a secret treasure in Andhra Pradesh's ... 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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Over 100 people start fast with Hazare
December 27th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Over 100 people joined Anna Hazare as he began his three-day fast to press the demand for a stronger Lokpal bill, an activist said."Over 100 ... Read more...
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School kids move court against sale of junk food
December 21st, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the central government's response on a petition filed by students of a private school in south Delhi seeking a ... Read more...
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