Jaipur, May 12 (IANS) Amid reports of deaths of four pregnant women following complications after caesarean surgeries and cases of kidney failure at Kota hospitals, Rajasthan Energy Minister Hiralal Nagar has raised questions over alleged negligence and corruption, targeting his own government and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar.In a strongly worded letter sent to Khimsar, Nagar alleged that four pregnant women died due to kidney failure at Kota’s hospital and blamed negligence, infecti…
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New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday slammed Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee over her “stubbornness” after she ruled out the possibility of voluntarily tendering her resignation to the Governor as the outgoing Chief Minister. Pradhan said that the “resistance to accountability” and the refusal to accept the public’s mandate by the Trinamool Congress is an example of how democracy in Bengal “is being held at gunpoint”.In a post on X, Pradhan sa…
Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) on Monday announced the Class 12 examination results for 2026, with the Science stream recording a pass percentage of 84.33 and the General stream achieving 92.71 per cent.The results were formally declared in Gandhinagar by state Education Minister Dr Pradyuman Vaja in the presence of Minister of State for Education, Rivaba Jadeja.According to official data, more than 5.01 lakh students across Gujarat …
Bengaluru, April 21 (IANS) Karnataka BJP has welcomed the High Court verdict upholding the marks system for Class 10 for Hindi and other third-language subjects. The party has further chided that it is a major embarrassment for the Congress government. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, senior BJP leader, Legislative Council Opposition Chief Whip N. Ravikumar stated that the High Court of Karnataka has delivered a verdict stating that marks must be awarded for Hindi language, which has resulted i…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday tendered an unconditional and unqualified public apology over the controversial chapter referring to corruption in the judiciary in its now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook.Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing scheduled for Wednesday, NCERT said in a press release shared on the social media platform X that the textbook titled ‘Exploring Society: India and Beyond,’ Grade 8 (Part II), inc…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) An application had been filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, to get details of the performance of former West Bengal Education Minister and ex-Trinamool Congress secretary general as the party legislator from Behala (Paschim) Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district during the last five years.Chatterjee had been a four-time legislator from that constituency since 2006. The last time he was elected from that constituency was in 2021. But almost …
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) Concerns have been raised about computer education in Bihar’s government schools, with the opposition questioning the state government in the Legislature about the significant shortage of computer teachers. Raising the issue in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, CPI(ML) MLA Sandeep Saurabh stated that the state requires nearly 26,000 computer teachers, while the government has announced vacancies for only 460 posts.He demanded that at least half of the required positions be …
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday met France’s Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence, Anne Bouverot, on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, and discussed expanding collaboration in emerging technologies and research.Taking to X, Pradhan said he was glad to meet the French Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence during the summit in the national capital.”Glad to meet Ms. Anne Bouverot, Special Envoy for Artificial Intelligence, G…
Jaipur, Jan 30 (IANS) The Rajasthan government will demolish all dilapidated school buildings across the state and conduct third-party audits of every school structure, Education Minister Madan Dilawar told the Assembly on Friday, citing student safety ahead of the annual examinations.Responding to a question by BJP MLA Sandeep Sharma during Question Hour, Dilawar said thousands of school buildings were in poor condition and posed a risk to students.He informed the House that a dedicated committ…
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) National Award-winning actor Vikrant Massey recently met the Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan. On Monday, the actor took to his Instagram, and shared pictures from his meeting. He also penned a long note in the caption, and shared the highlights of his conversation with the minister.He wrote, “Insightful, productive and empowering. A wonderfully stimulating conversation with Hon. Minister of Education, GOI Shri @dpradhanbjp ji. Your love for Bhartiya Bhasha…