Schools
- India
Gujarat school children given jobs under MGNREGS, crack down on officials
Chhotaudepur: In a shocking incident, four school-going children were issued job cards, and bank accounts were opened in their names, under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Gujarat’s…
- India
Protest in Karnataka district in support of wearing hijab in schools, colleges
Dakshina Kannada: Hundreds of women took out a massive rally in Mangaluru city of Dakshina Kannada district in support of wearing hijab in educational institutions under the banner of the Campus Front…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Holiday declared in schools amid rain fury
Bengaluru: Heavy rains continued to pound many districts of Karnataka on Friday, forcing the authorities to declare holiday in schools in Belagavi, Chikkamagalur and Hassan districts. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has called…
- India
Jharkhand: Inquiry ordered against 33 govt schools for giving weekly off on Friday
Dumka: As many as 33 government schools in Jharkhand’s Dumka district have Friday as their weekly off instead of Sunday, apparently without any permission from authorities. District Education authorities have sought a…
- Telangana
Telangana: 86 residential schools to be upgraded into junior colleges
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has decided to upgrade State’s 86 residential schools for SC (75), ST (7), and BC (4) into junior colleges. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar held a…
- Telangana
Telangana: Now even govt schools display ‘admissions closed’ board
Hyderabad: It seems that the government of Telangana’s efforts to improve infrastructure in Government schools are bearing fruits as the number of students taking admissions in these schools are growing. “Admissions closed”…
- Andhra Pradesh
Rs 2,000 cut in dole to mothers under ‘Ammavodi’ scheme in AP
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will launch the third round of the flagship ‘Ammavodi’ (mother’s lap) scheme in Srikakulam on Monday but this time the mothers (beneficiaries)…
- Kashmir
Migrant Kashmiri pandit employees continue to protest for relocation
Jammu: Hundreds of migrant Kashmiri pandit employees on Saturday staged another demonstration here urging Lieutenant Governor Manoj Singh-led administration to accept their demand to relocate them outside of Valley. The protesters assembled…
- Telangana
Telangana: Cost of textbooks for private schools have doubled
Hyderbad: Purchasing textbooks of the state syllabus will be costly for parents of private school students from this year as the prices have raised up. While comparing it to previous year, the…
- Telangana
Telangana: Admissions in Govt schools increasing due to English medium education
Hyderabad: Due to the introduction of English medium education in the schools and the basic amenities being provided by the state government under Mana Ooru Mana Badi programme the number of admissions…
- Telangana
Closure of Urdu medium schools: Is it due to neglect or bias?
Nirmal: A delegate of the Urdu Trained Teachers Union on Monday met Nirmal District Collector Dr. P Ram Babu and DEO Nirmal Ravinder Reddy to submit a written memorandum seeking therein to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Government schools in old city lack basic amenities
Hyderabad: In spite of the Telangana government claiming to provide basic amenities in government schools, the lack of interest of authorities in completing the construction work of Hussaini Alam Degree College complex…
- India
Jharkhand schools shut on Monday amid bandh call over Agnipath
Ranchi: Schools in Jharkhand will remain shut on Monday in view of the bandh called over the Agnipath recruitment scheme, officials said. The ongoing examinations of classes 9 and 11 have also…
- World
Sri Lanka announces shut-down of govt offices, schools amid fuel crisis
Colombo: Crisis-hit Sri Lankan government has announced a shut-down of public sector offices from next week, beginning Monday, due to severe fuel shortages as the island nation continues to reel under its…
- Telangana
Telangana: Schools suggest alternatives to compulsory Telugu mandate
Hyderabad: A cluster meeting of school principals was organised by Hyderabad Sahodaya Schools Complex (HSSC) on Thursday over the Telangana government’s mandate to make Telugu compulsory as a second language. Telangana government…
