Gas leak in Delhi school, evacuation ordered
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A gas leak was reported on Saturday in a school for girls in south Delhi, an official said. “We have evacuated students, teachers and other staff from Rani Jhansi Sarvodaya…
Education
DU colleges to soon advertise vacancies for faculty recruitment
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) As many as 4,500 openings for teachers are expected to be advertised for Delhi University (DU) colleges in a few days’ time to address the longstanding issue of vacant seats,…
Southeast Asian maths Olympiad to debut in India
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) The Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad (SEAMO) will be conducted in India for the first time, an official said here on Friday. The test date for SEAMO is August 6 this year….
Five held for selling fake marks cards in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 5 (IANS) Five persons, including a woman, were arrested here for allegedly selling fake marks cards and degree certificates of 38 universities across the country, police said on Friday. “They sold each fake…
Recall Maharashtra ministers from foreign trip: Congress tells PM
Mumbai May 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to recall two of his ministers from a foreign junket to tackle the urgent farmland…
Jindal Law School students receive global internships
Sonepat (Haryana), May 5 (IANS) The students of the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) here have received opportunities to pursue global legal internships in the US, Britain, China, Australia and Abu Dhabi, it was announced…
Lack of funding, poor infra hit higher education in NE
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, May 5 (IANS) A dearth of investments, poor infrastructure and lopsided planning affect higher education in the Northeast, though the region has enough potential, meritorious students and teachers, experts and academicians…
SC declines plea for making Hindi compulsory in schools
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea for making Hindi compulsory in all schools up to Class 8 across the country and declaring it as a national…
Pratap Bhanu Mehta appointed new Ashoka University VC
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Ashoka University on Thursday named Pratap Bhanu Mehta as its Vice Chancellor (VC), in a move that the varsity made “after conducting an extensive global search”. Mehta, a known public…
Ashoka University appoints Pratap Bhanu Mehta as VC
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Ashoka University on Thursday named Pratap Bhanu Mehta as its Vice Chancellor (VC), in a move that the varsity made “after conducting an extensive global search”. Mehta, a known public…
IITs to develop knowledge hub for safety critical systems
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) A networked knowledge and research centre aimed at safety and reliability of electronics and hardware will be launched at IIT Kharagpur, a statement said on Thursday. Ministry of Human Resource Development…
Ten students injured in Kashmir clashes
Srinagar, May 4 (IANS) Ten students were injured on Thursday in clashes with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town, police said. Students of a local higher secondary school “resorted to stone pelting”…
Pakistan flays Indian threats to its students
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said it will take up with India the return of Pakistani students and teachers visiting India following threats from “extremists”. The Foreign Office said it will deal with…
Andaman L-G finds education officials missing from work
Port Blair, May 4 (IANS) Andaman and Nicobar Lt. Governor Jagdish Mukhi paid a surprise visit to the education department here and found most section in-charges absent, official sources said on Thursday. Many subordinate employees…
Cabinet nod to renewal of MoU between ICAI, UAE institute
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved renewal of MoU between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT)…
Over 200 medical graduates may be involved in admission racket: Police
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Following investigations into an admission racket regarding MBBS and other medical post-graduate courses, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has identified over 200 such post-graduate passouts and other…
Rabindra Bharati to honour Amol Palekar with D Litt
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) Veteran actor-filmmaker Amol Palekar will be conferred an honorary D Litt along with eminent Bengali singer Nirmala Mishra and author Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay by Rabindra Bharati University, its Vice Chancellor Sabyasachi Basu…
Centre sanctions Rs 200 crore for J&K primary teachers
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said the Centre has sanctioned Rs 200 crore for paying pending salaries of primary teachers in Jammu and Kashmir. Following a…
Soldiers’ mutilation fallout: Visiting Pakistani children sent back
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) In the wake of mutilation of an Indian soldier and a BSF trooper by the Pakistani Army on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, 50 schoolchildren visiting India from across…
HCL kickstarts early career training in Vijayawada
Vijayawada, May 3 (IANS) Leading global IT services company HCL on Wednesday launched its early career training programme. It organised an industry academia meet, within a month after signing an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh…