Chennai, May 26 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has postponed the reopening of schools across the state to June 4, following growing concerns over prevailing heat conditions and appeals from parents, teachers, and political parties seeking a review of the earlier schedule.The state had initially announced that schools would reopen on June 1 for students from Classes 4 to 12, while Classes 1 to 3 were scheduled to resume from June 4. Authorities had also made arrangements to distribute textbooks…
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Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) In a major decision aimed at providing relief to people amid the heatwave, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday revised timings of all Punjab government offices, schools and colleges. Under the new schedule, working hours will be changed from the existing 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in larger public interest, an official statement said. Chief Minister Mann said the revised timings would come into effect from May 25 and will remain implemented til…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Union Education Ministry on Thursday announced that its School Management Committee (SMC) Guidelines 2026 for constitution of parent-headed panels to govern the institutions will not be binding on private, and unaided schools.The guidelines, described by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as an initiative to hand over education and school management to society, were issued earlier this month.The Ministry, in a statement issued on Thursday, said that in a communica…
Bengaluru, May 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s IT Cell In-charge and West Bengal Co-Incharge, Amit Malviya, on Wednesday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of withdrawing the February 5, 2022, order on school uniform and allowing the use of hijab in schools under the guise of permitting “limited traditional and faith-based religious symbols”. In a statement, Malviya alleged that the state government had made the move “surreptitiously” through a new government circular.He claim…
Jaipur, May 12 (IANS) Rajasthan has emerged as one of the prominent states in the country where school students can access complete schooling, from the primary to the senior secondary level i.e. from Class 1 to 12, at a single institution.This key achievement of enabling students to access complete schooling, from the primary to the senior secondary level at a single institution has been highlighted in the latest NITI Aayog report titled ‘School Education System in India – Temporal Analysis an…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Monday that the government has received nearly 700 responses to the Draft Delhi EV Policy 2026 during the public consultation process conducted over the last month. The draft policy was placed in the public domain for 30 days, until May 10, to invite comments, feedback, and suggestions from all stakeholders, including the general public.Pankaj Kumar Singh said, “The overwhelming response received from citizens, indust…
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 …
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) In line with the Heatwave Action Plan, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday directed DTC officials to deploy “Jaldoots” at 23 major bus terminals to provide free drinking water to commuters and staff. Chief Minister Gupta and Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh directed Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) officials to undertake special measures to safeguard the health and convenience of passengers during the heatwave.The DTC will provide 200 ml packaged wa…
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu School Education Department is set to roll out an ambitious literacy initiative for 2026-27, aiming to educate more than four lakh non-literate adults and move the state closer to achieving full literacy. The programme, part of the New India Literacy Programme (NILP), will focus on individuals aged 15 years and above who lack basic reading, writing, and numeracy skills.Officials said the initiative is designed not only to impart foundational education but …
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Residents of the Delhi-NCR are likely to experience relief from the intense heatwave conditions over the next four days, according to the latest forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The anticipated shift in weather patterns is expected to bring down temperatures while also triggering rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds across the region. As a result, a slight improvement in the Air Quality Index (AQI) is also expected. On Tuesday, the…