Srinagar, April 11 (IANS) Police detained Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena president Tejinder Pal Singh Bagga on Monday outside the NIT here when he tried to enter the campus. “Bagga and his two associates were detained…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Recalling its earlier order, the Supreme Court on Monday said admission to private medical colleges will be on the basis of entrance tests conducted under the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)….
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Two Indian medical students were stabbed to death in Ukraine while a third was warded in a hospital, authorities here said on Monday. The attackers, Ukrainian nationals, have been apprehended….
Srinagar, April 11 (IANS) A majority of non-local students at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, on Monday did not appear for exams being held for various classes. However, all the local students sat…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala/Guwahati, April 10 (IANS) The government will bring in foreign faculty to improve the quality of higher education in the northeastern region, union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Ram Shankar…
Jammu, April 10 (IANS) Dozens of marchers trying to enter Jammu and Kashmir to express solidarity with protesting non-local students of NIT were stopped by authorities on Sunday and urged them call off the march….
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee during a memorial lecture organised in honour of late former Union Minister Arjun Singh at Nehru Library Auditorium, Teen Murti House in New Delhi on April 9, 2016. Also seen…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur has been awarded by the Indian Intellectual Property Office for being the top academic institute for patents in 2016, its director said on Saturday. “IIT Kharagpur…
Jammu, April 9 (IANS) Students from four local colleges on Saturday blocked the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. Police and civil administration called the principals of the four colleges who spoke…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) With West Bengal reeling under intense heat, the state government on Saturday requested school administrations to declare summer vacations early from April 11. “We urge the state-run as well as private…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) In a bid to highlight the importance of community radio services, the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) has announced a special video competition among youth. This year’s topic…
Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) Talks between the government and the non-local students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here have failed to end the deadlock as the boys and girls stuck to their demands,…
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday criticised the fee hike in IITs and said that there should have been…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Authorities of a city women’s college, where Calcutta University Vice Chancellor Sugato Marjit was heckled during a demonstration by women students, suspended nine of the agitators on Friday. The vice chancellor,…
Srinagar: Security beefed-up at the Srinagar campus of National Institute of Technology where clashes broke out between a section of students and police on April 7, 2016. The campus atmosphere has been surcharged ever since…
Ranchi, April 8 (IANS) Five composite schools will be opened in Jharkhand, union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said on Friday. “These schools will be opened in Ranchi, Palamau, Dumka, Chaibasa and Hazaribagh, with…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India needs priority reforms in land acquisition, dispute resolution, permitting processes and addressing risks in PPP to overcome business environment challenges for successful execution of the smart cities project, said…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Gurgaon based B-school Management Development Institute (MDI) launched its National Management Programme-29 (NMP) and Energy Management Programme (2016-17) which is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) in UK. The…
Sonipat (Haryana), April 8 (IANS) Experiential learning was central to the training methodology adopted to develop and strengthen the language skills of 25 Indian Army personnel who have just completed an intensive three-week course in…
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged the central government to set up a National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in the state. Currently there are seven NIPERs…