Parents should be able to suspend teachers: Manish Sisodia

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 12:55

Parents need to be given powers to suspend and remove principals and teachers, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said Monday after a surprise visit to a government school.

Delhi govt rolls back its move on working hours for teachers

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 01:42

Facing flak from teachers` community, Delhi government has withdrawn its order of increasing the working hours of school teachers to 45 hours per week and resorted the earlier schedule.

Interim injunction on appointment of primary teachers in Bengal

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 18:55

Calcutta High Court granted interim injunction on appointment of primary teachers, who are yet to receive appointment letters, in West Bengal on allegation of irregularities by section of applicants.

HC extends stay on appointment of primary teachers in Bengal

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 16:27

The Calcutta High Court on Monday extended the stay on appointment of primary teachers in West Bengal on an allegation of irregularities by a section of the applicants.

Over 2,500 Bihar teachers twice fail test, to be axed

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:37

The Bihar government has decided to sack over 2,500 contractual school teachers after they failed to clear two consecutive competency tests, officials Friday said.

Mumbai University students, teachers find support in AAP

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 17:57

Students and teachers unions have found support in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in their agitation at Mumbai University in support of a suspended professor.

NHRC seeks report on teachers beating students in Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 14:58

NHRC sought a report from the Chhattisgarh government over the alleged incident of teachers beating and rusticating some government school children.

Tripura to recruit school teachers without taking tests

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 16:08

The Tripura government has decided to recruit primary school teachers for the first time in 17 years -- that too without conducting the teachers eligibility test (TET), a minister said here on Friday.

Need to identify inspired teachers to shape young minds: President

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 18:42

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said it would not be possible for India to occupy high tables in international society unless it improves the quality of higher education and stressed on the need to identify inspired teachers who could shape young minds.

FIR against ex-MP minister in contract teachers` appt scam

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 16:37

The MP Special Task Force (STF) has registered two FIRs against ex-State Technical Education Minister Laxmikant Sharma in connection with contract teachers` recruitment case.

Principal, three teachers booked for abetting student`s suicide

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 19:50

Head Master and three teachers of a school in Akolkhed village near here were booked on Saturday for abetting suicide of a class VIII student, police said. Police said the deceased Sagar Randhe was a student of Nehru Vidyalaya.

Shortage of six lakh teachers in the country: Pallam Raju

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 14:00

There is a shortage of six lakh teachers in the country and initiatives are being taken to fill the gap as the focus is to provide quality education, Union Human Resource Development Minister MM Pallam Raju on Saturday said.