Bhubaneswar, July 13 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has formally taken over the investigation into the irregularities in the preparation, approval and publication of school textbooks for Classes I to VIII in the state, with the registration of a case in this regard on Monday. According to an official statement, the Crime Branch officials said that, based on a written complaint lodged by Madhusmita Sahoo, Director of Teacher Education & State Council of Educational Research and Trai…
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Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) Acting swiftly after ordering the withdrawal of controversial books from schools, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday placed eight officials under suspension and ordered a departmental inquiry against them.The controversial books, alleged to glorify separatists and terrorists, include: (i) Personalities and Legends of J&K, authored by Mr Hilal Ahmad and Mr Santosh Meena and published by Oberoi Book Service, Jammu; and (ii) Personalities of Jammu and Kashmir, …
Bhubaneswar, June 30 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has upped the ante against the state government, intensifying its demand for the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over the errors in the newly published textbooks for classes I to VIII. On Tuesday, members of the Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), the youth and student wings of the BJD, staged a peaceful demonstration in Bhubaneswar demanding the minister’s resignation a…
Bhubaneswar, June 26 (IANS) In a significant development, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has suspended four senior officials while initiating disciplinary action against six others following the receipt of the inquiry report submitted by the committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Development Commissioner to examine errors in school textbooks, according to an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Friday.Acting on the recommendations of the commit…
Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Elementary Education (DEE) will roll out a statewide “100-day challenge” from the third week of February to strengthen foundational learning skills among students of Classes 1 to 5 across the state.The initiative, aimed at enhancing reading and arithmetic proficiency, builds on the success of a pilot programme conducted during the 2024–25 academic year. In the earlier phase, the Tamil and English reading skills of students from 4,552 primary s…
Dehradun, Feb 4 (IANS) Moving a step further towards the abolition of the Madrasa Board, the Uttarakhand government has set up a State Minority Education Authority that will preside over all minority educational institutions and regulate their functions, ranging from formulating the course curriculum to setting guidelines. According to officials, the Pushkar Dhami government is set to abolish the Madrasa Board from July 2026, and all its functions will be taken over by the new minority education…
Agartala, Jan 31 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said the state is making steady progress across education, culture, sports, industry, and commerce, earning a distinct place among the country’s leading states in overall development. The Chief Minister was speaking while virtually inaugurating and laying foundation stones for a series of development projects across Tripura from the Belonia Vidyapeeth ground in South Tripura district. As part of the programme, Saha in…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday suggested a four-point key action plan to strengthen the education system in Odisha.Pradhan offered the suggestions during a high-level review meeting held here in Bhubaneswar on curriculum reform and textbook development in Odisha.The meeting focused on the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the state’s preparedness for introducing new textbooks aligned with the national curriculum fra…