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Panchayats to oversee functioning of schools in J&K

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 16:29

In a bid to check drop out rates in schools and ensure attendance of staff, the Jammu and Kashmir government has given powers to the panchayats to oversee functioning of schools.

`Punjab to build 6 residential schools for meritorious students`

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 20:20

The Punjab government will soon set up six smart residential schools for meritorious students, Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka said today.

Fake teacher, aide booked after years of retirement for fraud in Maha

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 11:06

Almost over five years after he took voluntary retirement, a teacher who was allegedly recruited on the basis of fake certificates and served Zilla Parishad schools for two decades, has been booked along with his accomplice for fraud, police said on Saturday.

Delhi nursery admissions: Lt Guv issues fresh guidelines, school authorities unhappy

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 09:12

Few weeks ahead of nursery admissions begin in Delhi schools, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has issued fresh guidelines following a Delhi High Court order passed recently in response to a PIL moved by a social jurist.

Rotary to set up 100 schools across India

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 04:42

The Rotary International group will set up 100 schools across India to impart quality education to children, an official of its India unit said Thursday.

Malala`s book banned by private schools in Pakistan

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 18:37

A book by Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who fearlessly took on the Taliban, has been banned by a federation of private schools in Pakistan which said it would have a "negative" impact on students, a British daily reported Sunday.

15 percent fee hike in private schools worries parents

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 15:44

Private schools in Kashmir have hiked the tuition and other fees by a substantial 15 per cent, which has left many parents worried.

Indian students surge in US

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 10:06

Indian students largely drove the growth of new foreign enrolment in US graduate schools this year with a 40 percent surge, while growth from China slowed to five percent, according to a new survey.

Efforts on to strengthen education sector in J&K: Tara Chand

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 21:21

Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand on Saturday asked education department officers to speed up the process of recruitment at all levels in government schools besides expediting the pace of civil works in the institutions.

Indian-origin SP Jain B-school in Forbes' top 20

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 13:46

The school is the only Indian-origin institute to be ranked among the top 20.

Acting needs to be learned, practised: Anupam Kher

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 11:31

Acting might come naturally to many, but it is an art that needs to be "learnt" and "practised", says veteran actor Anupam Kher.

Boy injured by javelin battling for life in ICU

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 09:02

The 11-year-old boy, who sustained severe injuries after being hit by a javelin, is battling for his life in the Intensive Care Unit at the AIIMS Trauma Centre, doctors said on Thursday.