Ahmedabad, June 22 (IANS) The Congress on Monday claimed that at least 12 students died by suicide in connection with the pressure surrounding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and demanded sweeping changes to the education system, citing student suicides, rising academic stress and recurring concerns over examination irregularities. Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, Congress spokesperson Dr Manish Doshi said the deaths linked to NEET had highlighted what he described a…
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Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Newly appointed state Public Education and Library Minister Gouri Shankar Ghosh on Thursday said that frivolous books written by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will no longer be kept in government libraries. Such libraries used to have various books by Mamata Banerjee, which, according to the minister, were not serious and contained meaningless poems. After the change of power in the state, the layout of libraries is changing. Instead, there will be books about the…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Central government, alleging that it has severely damaged India’s education system by failing to conduct major national examinations in a fair and credible manner, thereby affecting millions of students across the country. His remarks came amid reports that the CUET-UG 2026 examination faced technical glitches linked to TCS-operated systems at multiple examination centres in cit…
Bengaluru, May 15 (IANS) BJP MP and former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday strongly criticised the Siddaramaiah government’s decision to permit hijabs in schools, terming it an “irresponsible appeasement-driven decision” that could create division among students on religious grounds.In a press statement, referring to global developments on the issue, Bommai claimed that in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, women and girls are increasingly moving away from wearing…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) From curriculum to teacher training, budget to quantity metrics and parallel education systems to political interference, Pakistan’s education system is currently facing several flaws, a report has stated. Reasons cited are various factors like overemphasis on quantity over quality, political interference, lack of budget, parallel education systems, outdated syllabus and fractured infrastructure, an article in ‘Pakistan Observer’ mentioned.”The most pertinent failure of…
Islamabad, March 26 (IANS) The recently released government report titled ‘Public Financing in Education 2025–26’ has revealed that Pakistan’s education system is struggling with severe underfunding, weak learning outcomes, and millions of children left behind, a report has stated. According to the statistics presented in the report, more than 25.37 million children remain out of school, and 77 per cent of the school-going 10-year-olds are virtually illiterate. These numbers showcase a nationa…
London, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s education system continues to face difficulty in keeping the girls enrolled in schools. During early years, young girls in neatly pressed uniforms attend classes in schools, however, many of them disappear from the education system when they reach adolescence, a report has revealed. “In classrooms across Pakistan, the story often begins with promise. Young girls in neatly pressed uniforms clutch textbooks, recite lessons and pose for photographs that symbolise …
Bhopal, Feb 19 (IANS) Congress legislators staged a striking symbolic protest inside the Madhya Pradesh Assembly premises on the fourth day of the ongoing session, targeting the BJP-led state government for what they called a series of “hollow announcements” and “unkept” promises. Led by Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar, the MLAs gathered in front of the Gandhi statue holding empty plates in their hands. They raised slogans condemning the “khyayli pulao” being served to the people of Madhy…
Agartala, Feb 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday urged students to embrace ethics and moral values alongside academic learning, stressing that education should be used for the welfare of society and the nation. “Only when education is guided by values can students develop into responsible and humane citizens,” the Chief Minister said while inaugurating the newly constructed two-storey building of P.M.-SHRI Hajibari Class XII School in the Fatikroy Assembly constituency. …
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A lack of sustained growth has left real incomes falling which led to a ‘failing Pakistan’ despite signs of macroeconomic stabilisation and reform, a report said on Wednesday. The Express Tribune said in a report citing Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) data that the improved headline indicators alongside deteriorating social outcomes suggest a stark contrast.Real GDP growth averaged just 2.47 per cent across recent years barely in line with population growth…