Bengal school vice-principal held for caning students
September 6th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Going against the grain of the Teachers Day spirit, the vice principal of a West Bengal school Wednesday caned seven students, causing head injuries to some ... Read more...
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Notice to DU, St. Stephen’s on principal’s appointment
August 1st, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to Delhi University and St. Stephen's College on an appeal challenging the single judge's order that upheld the ... Read more...
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Thampu qualified to head St. Stephen’s College: Court (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday upheld the appointment of Valson Thampu as the principal of St. Stephen's College, Delhi, saying he possesses the essential qualification ... Read more...
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Chinese teacher sacked for sexual misconduct
June 29th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, June 29 (IANS) A teacher has been fired from a Shanghai school after some of his former students took to the Internet to break their 15-year silence on his ... Read more...
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Pakistani school teacher gunned down in Quetta (Lead)
June 20th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) A Pakistani social activist and vice principal of a government school was shot dead by motorcycle-borne gunmen in Quetta city, police said.Mir Nazir Marri, of the ... Read more...
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Court sets aside report against Ramjas College vice-principal
May 22nd, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has set aside an inquiry report on the basis of which Ramjas College vice-principal B.N. Ray was sacked on charges of ... Read more...
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In ‘Satyamev Jayate’ Aamir deals with female foeticide - and how!
May 6th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Disbelief, horror, tears, smiles --- Aamir Khan evoked all this among his rapt audience as he dealt with the sensitive topic of female foeticide ... Read more...
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19 infants die in two Bengal hospitals
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Highlighting the poor state of health services in West Bengal, 19 infants have died in two district government hospitals in the past two days, a ... Read more...
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School teacher fired after memoir speaks of sex
January 8th, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 8 (IANS/EFE) A school teacher in Chicago was fired after a student's mother filed a lawsuit saying the teacher's memoir spoke of sexual relations he had with a ... Read more...
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Another Chennai student dies in Nepal accident
October 23rd, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) A bridge collapse in Nepal has claimed the life of another girl student of the Mar Gregorios Arts and Science College here, an official said Sunday."Amida ... Read more...
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Dhaka’s Ramakrishna Mission chief dead
April 19th, 2011 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 19 (IANS) Swami Akkharananda, head of the Ramakrishna Mission here, was cremated Tuesday, a day after he died of old age complications. He was 82, media reports ... Read more...
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College vice principal sets himself afire
April 9th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), April 9 (IANS) Frustrated with his poor health, a vice principal of a government college in this Uttar Pradesh city Saturday committed suicide by self immolation, police ... Read more...
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Court upholds trial for La Marts principal, teachers
January 31st, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) A city court Monday turned down the appeal of the principal and three other teachers of La Martiniere for Boys School for quashing an earlier order for their ... Read more...
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Millard South High School Shooting Leaves One Dead, Shooter Robert Butler Jr. Kills Himself
January 6th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Wednesday, a student of Millard South High School in Omaha shot two school officials and himself. The law enforcement officials identified the shooter as Robert ... Read more...
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La Marts principal, 3 teachers charged with abetting Rawla’s suicide
November 19th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) A city court Friday ordered that the principal and three teachers of the prestigious La Martiniere School for Boys be slapped with an additional charge of abetting the ... Read more...
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Children’s Day? Corporal punishment cases emerge in Kerala
November 14th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (IANS) Children's Day celebrations in Kerala were soured Sunday when two cases of corporal punishment came to light.In the first case, a Christian priest, who is also the vice ... Read more...
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Boy’s suicide: La Martiniere principal, 3 teachers held, get bail (Second Lead)
October 4th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) The principal and three teachers of Kolkata's prestigious La Martiniere for Boys school were arrested Monday in connection with the suicide of Class 8 student Rouvanjit Rowla after ... Read more...
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La Martiniere principal, 3 teachers held for boy’s suicide (Lead)
October 4th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) The principal and three teachers of Kolkata's prestigious La Martiniere for Boys school were arrested Monday in connection with the suicide of Class 8 student Rouvanjit Rowla after ... Read more...
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La Martiniere principal held over schoolboy’s suicide
October 4th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) The principal of Kolkata's prestigious La Martiniere for Boys School was arrested Monday in connection with the suicide of Class 8 student Rouvanjit Rowla after he was caned ... Read more...
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Break for Games will not affect syllabus, say schools
September 30th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The close of schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) during the Commonwealth Games (CWG) will not affect the completion of the syllabus as alternative ... Read more...
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Vice Principal Charles Hurst In Sexting Scandal
September 25th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The vice-principal of Pennbrook Middle School seemed to taken his friendship with one of his students way too seriously. Prosecutors have claimed that the vice principal, ... Read more...
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Vice Principal Charles Hurst Arrested For Sexting His Student
September 25th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): It seems that Charles Hurst, the Vice Principal of a school has a completely new take on education all together. The 37 year old ... Read more...
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Hong Kong teen hacks mother, sister to death (Lead)
July 24th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, July 24 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy, described as "polite" and "good student" and with no apparent mental illness, hacked his mother and sister to death, saying "the world will be ... Read more...
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Hong Kong teen hacks mother, sister to death
July 24th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, July 24 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy hacked his mother and sister to death, saying "the world will be better with fewer people".
The boy, whose name was not given, slaughtered his ... Read more...
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Remove La Martiniere principal, vice-princial : Child Rights panel (Lead)
July 19th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Monday recommended the removal of the principal and vice-principal of Kolkata's La Martiniere School over the suicide of ... Read more...
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Remove La Martiniere principal: child rights panel
July 19th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Monday recommended the removal of the principal and vice-principal of Kolkata's La Martiniere School over the suicide of ... Read more...
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Vice principal shot dead in Uttar Pradesh
June 15th, 2010 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 15 (IANS) A vice principal of a government-aided school was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district early Tuesday, police said.
Devi Prasad Pandey, 58, the vice principal ... Read more...
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Teachers Caught Tampering With Test Scores
June 14th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work: Several teachers of the ‘Normandy Crossing Elementary School’ were seen resigning in disgrace as the news of tampering with the test results were ... Read more...
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Corporal punishment: School sacks another teacher
June 4th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), June 4 (IANS) Yet another teacher was sacked by a school here for allegedly thrashing a Class 8 boy during an excursion, following which the student's mother died of shock.
"Anil ... Read more...
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Corporal punishment: School initiates probe against teacher
June 2nd, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), June 2 (IANS) After sacking a teacher for allegedly thrashing a Class 8 boy during a school trip, following which the mother of the student died of shock, the Yadavindra ... Read more...
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Teacher thrashes student, mother dies of shock
June 1st, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), June 1 (IANS) The mother of a 13-year-old boy died of shock after she learnt that her son was thrashed and humiliated by his teacher during a school trip to ... Read more...
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Wisconsin Students Punished For Consuming Pot Coated Cookie
May 16th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Wisconsin, May 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Three middle school students in the district of Wisconsin were punished by the school authorities after they were caught using the marijuana drug. The principal ... Read more...
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Controversy over students wearing American flag t-shirts on Cinco De Mayo
May 7th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, May 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Five students caused a huge controversy when they wore the America Flag shirts and bandannas to their school on Cinco De Mayo. The school authorities sent the ... Read more...
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Carting children to school, the eco friendly way
March 26th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), March 26 (IANS) It could well be a case of back to the future. Bullock carts might be outmoded and belong to an era gone by, but ... Read more...
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Lower Merion School District Accused Of Webcam Spying
February 24th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by GD
By Meena KarArdmore, Feb 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Lower Merion School district has been allegedly accused of spying on one of its student at home. The FBI is now investigating the case ... Read more...
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