School’s power supply cut: Court slams government
August 30th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has pulled up the city government for its failure to pay the Rs.22 lakh electricity bill of one of its schools, ... Read more...
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Principal suspended for drawing absent teacher wife’s salary
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 22 (IANS) A principal of a government school in Patiala was suspended Wednesday by the Punjab government after it came to light that he was drawing the salary ... Read more...
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20 schoolkids injured in Rajasthan accident
July 26th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 26 (IANS) About 20 school children were seriously injured when the pickup vehicle in which they were travelling overturned in Rajasthan's Nagaur district Thursday, police said.According to ... Read more...
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Week after leg crushed by bus, girl dies
July 24th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) A week after her leg was crushed under the wheels of a state transport bus near her school here, Anupama Sarkar lost her battle for life ... Read more...
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Court notice over girls’ admission to Delhi school (Lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government on a plea seeking directions to ensure conducive atmosphere for girls' admission to a ... Read more...
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Court notice over girls’ admission to Delhi school
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government on a plea seeking directions to ensure conducive atmosphere for girls' admission to ... Read more...
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Seven arrested for open school exam fraud
April 24th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Seven people have been arrested for a fraud committed during the class 12 economics examination of the National Institute of Open Schooling, police said Tuesday.Additional ... Read more...
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11-year-old killed in school bus accident
March 14th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 13 (IANS) An 11-year-old student was killed 20 others were seriously injured when their school bus collided with a truck in Rajasthan's Ajmer district Tuesday, police said.According to ... Read more...
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When Zia-ul Haq was punished in Shimla
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 2 (IANS) He was a Pakistani dictator feared by many, but there was a time when Zia-ul Haq found himself at the receiving end. The incident dates back ... Read more...
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Chennai school alumni care for teachers’ hearts
February 17th, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) Here's heartening news from the city where a teenager murdered his teacher. The ex-students of a Chennai school have decided to sponsor the health checkup of ... Read more...
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Punjab students injured in school firing incident
February 16th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Feb 16 (IANS) At least four students were injured Thursday in a clash between two groups of school students in Punjab during which one group also fired at the ... Read more...
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Court issues notice on lack of teachers in air force school (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday sought a response from the Delhi government on a petition seeking filling up of vacant posts of teachers in the ... Read more...
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Playing blind cricket - and winning
December 5th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) At age 17, Ranthu Munda is an all-rounder in cricket whose best showing has been 50 not out and 4 wickets for 30 runs. And ... Read more...
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Institute for Blind lift blind cricket trophy
December 4th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Institute for the Blind, Panchkuian Road, Sunday lifted the Eyeway Blind Cricket Challenger Tournament trophy, defeating the Blind School, Lodhi Road, by 8 wickets.Winning ... Read more...
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Student sets herself afire after teacher’s beating
October 14th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 13 (IANS) Hurt after a scolding and beating by her teacher, a Class 9 student in Rajasthan set herself on fire in her school's premises, police said Thursday. ... Read more...
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Haryana librarian suspended for indecent behaviour
September 8th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) The librarian of a government school in Haryana's Panchkula town, adjoining Chandigarh, has been suspended following complaints from girl students that he behaved indecently with them, ... Read more...
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Notice to CBSE, Delhi government for name correction
September 3rd, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Delhi government on a student's plea for ... Read more...
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Delhi opens whole new world for Jaffna’s ‘war born’
August 20th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) It is their first trip outside of Jaffna, Sri Lanka's once war capital. And the 10 Tamil students of a 160-year-old school in Jaffna find ... Read more...
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How a ‘rich’ school tagged poor students
August 14th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) St. Andrews Scots Senior Secondary School, a posh school in east Delhi, boasts of "providing value-based education" to its students but is under the scanner ... Read more...
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Youth walk for environment in Green Walkathon
June 5th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Hundreds of schoolchildren gathered early Sunday in the heart of the national capital for a Green Walkathon walk to mark the World Environment Day."The youth ... Read more...
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‘Legally literate’ Chandigarh students to help needy
May 25th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 25 (IANS) Thanks to a novel initiative, legal nitty-gritty will be taught to students in government schools and colleges in Chandigarh so that they can help the poor ... Read more...
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Girl injured in Delhi school to get Rs.3 lakh
May 4th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A Class 11 girl student, whose eye was injured in a stone pelting incident in her school, will be paid an ex-gratia of Rs.3 ... Read more...
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Haryana plans science summer coaching in schools
May 1st, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) Students in select government schools in Haryana will undergo summer coaching classes in science subjects through hired professional coaching agencies, a senior education official said ... Read more...
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Chandigarh student attempts suicide
February 28th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) A class 12 student here Monday attempted to commit suicide by cutting the veins of his right hand after his class teacher allegedly refused to give him his ... Read more...
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Four juveniles held for murder
February 28th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Four juveniles were arrested for allegedly thrashing a 14-year-old government school boy to death here, police said Monday."Prashant Singh, a Class 8 student at the Government Boys' ... Read more...
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English-reading software introduced in seven schools
February 18th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) To improve written and spoken English and comprehension of the language among students in schools, a read-to-me software has been introduced in seven schools in the capital.The ... Read more...
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Class 11 student attacked inside Chandigarh school
February 17th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) A Class 11 student was seriously injured when a number of youths attacked him inside his school here Thursday, police said. A teacher who intervened was also beaten ... Read more...
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Two students killed in freak accident
January 22nd, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ambala (Haryana), Jan 22 (IANS) Two students of a private school here were killed and three others injured Saturday afternoon when a pillar of the institution's cycle stand collapsed and fell on ... Read more...
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School makes girls perform bike stunts
December 1st, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IANS) A renowned girls' school in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh is facing enquiry after a local TV channel aired footage of students performing stunts on bikes as part ... Read more...
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We want to go to the moon, schoolkids tell Kalam
November 15th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 15 (IANS) Students of a city-based school had a field day Monday interacting with former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who too received a pleasant surprise when the children told him ... Read more...
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Teacher burns student’s fingers
September 28th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 28 (IANS) A teacher in Himachal Pradesh allegedly burnt the fingers of a Class VI student after accusing her of stealing a mobile phone.
According to a complaint lodged with the ... Read more...
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Filtered water for all Chandigarh government schools
September 4th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) All 106 government schools in the union territory of Chandigarh will soon have the facility of water filters to provide safe drinking water to students.
The first of these ... Read more...
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Three arrested in Haryana for honour killing
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), Sep 2 (IANS) The Haryana police Thursday arrested the brother and grand-mother and a cousin of a teenaged girl from Rohtak after she was killed for her love affair with ... Read more...
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Vocational courses key to inclusive education
July 21st, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) As inclusive education remains high on the government's agenda, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday pitched for vocational education as a key to achieving the ... Read more...
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Principal posted to Haryana after slapping student
May 26th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) The principal of a leading government school of this union territory (UT) who was from the Haryana cadre was posted back after she was found guilty of slapping ... Read more...
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