Schools reopen in Tamil Nadu for Classes 1 to 8
Chennai, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Students of Classes 1 to 8 in Tamil Nadu have started attending school after a gap of nearly 20 months. The Covid-19 pandemic had led to the closure of schools since…
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‘Practical Test’: YouTuber charters chopper to solve physics conundrum
Washington, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) What shape does a rope dangling from a flying helicopter take? This physics question from a 2014 US exam saw disputes even after the correct solution furnished by the examiners, and…
Over 2,000 teachers in Kerala yet to take Covid vaccine
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) With schools in Kerala to reopen on November 1 including for primary classes, there are 2,282 teachers in the state who are yet to get vaccinated. While many teachers have cited…
Multispecialty library to come up in Gurugram soon
Gurugram, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gurugram will soon boast of a multispecialty library housing more than 2 lakh books, according to an official. The Haryana Advisory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Board has started the search for…
Salary crisis for teachers of colleges funded by Delhi govt
New Delhi, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Teachers working in Delhi government funded colleges have not got their salaries for the past two months for the want of grants. Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) said stopping grants…
The secret love for education in Afghanistan
By Hamza Ameer Kabul, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August, education has become a major point of concern for many young females aspiring to make a name for themselves….
CBSE, NCERT, UGC, AICTE, Centre come together to make education employment oriented
By Ganesh Bhatt New Delhi, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and other important institutions related to school and higher education will work together to shape the new format of education…
Amid Covid apprehensions, Kerala schools to open on Monday
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The schools in Kerala are set to open from Monday after a gap of 20 months. The state education department will conduct ‘Pravesanolsavam’ celebrations to welcome the children back to schools…
Guj HC quashes sexual harassment FIR against Congress MLA, two others
Gandhinagar, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gujarat High Court has quashed an FIR against Congress MLA from Patan, Kirit Patel and two others, accusing them of sexual harassment, criminal intimidation, and criminal defamation, based on a…
Medical college aspirant in TN commits suicide
Chennai, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 20-year-old medical college aspirant committed suicide near Pollachi in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore, police said on Saturday. However, no suicide note was found giving the reason for K. Keerthivasan taking the…
Welcome kids at school gates on Nov 1, says Stalin
Chennai, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) It is our bounden duty to welcome the young children studying in Classes 1-8 at the school gates with a smiling face as they return to schools after nearly one and…
UN Security Council adopts resolution on protection of education in armed conflict
United Nations (New York), Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution on the protection of education in armed conflict. Resolution 2601, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council,…
Keep schools open with appropriate infection prevention measures, WHO Europe says
Copenhagen, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region registering a steady increase in the number of new Covid-19 infections for the fourth consecutive week, the organization is still advising schools to…
SC allows OCI candidate to attend NEET-PG counselling in gen category
New Delhi, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed an Overseas Indian Citizen (OCI), NEET PG aspirant, to appear in the counselling in the general category at par with…
Andhra to put 4.5K digital libraries to use by Telugu New Year in 2022
Amaravati, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Construction of 4,530 digital libraries in Andhra Pradesh, will be completed by January, and will be operational by April 2022. At the meeting held on Friday to review the progress of…
Teachers protest move to appoint new Asst Profs in DU
New Delhi, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh is facing the heat as the process of appointment of new Assistant Professors is being protested by the teachers of the varsity. Objecting to the…
Blacklist colleges where Kashmiri students are harassed: J&K students’ body
Srinagar, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jammu and Kashmir students association said on Friday that it has prepared a list of colleges in the country in which Kashmiri students are unnecessarily harassed. Nasir Khuehami, spokesman of the…
TN’s education scheme to ensure 1 lakh students enrol in govt schools
Chennai, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Illam Thedi Kalvi (Education at doorstep) scheme of the Tamil Nadu government will ensure that one lakh students are enrolled in government schools in the current academic year. The scheme…
‘200mn kids live in nations not ready for remote learning in future emergencies’
United Nations, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 200 million school children live in 31 low- and middle-income countries that remain unprepared to deploy remote learning in future emergency school closures, according to a new Unicef…
UP: Principal hangs kid upside down from building
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a shocking incident, the principal of a private school dangled a child upside down from the first floor of the school building as a punishment of sorts. The…