Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) Haryana Governor, Ashim Kumar Ghosh, on Friday visited Government Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary School in Nuh city and PM-SHRI Government Senior Secondary School in Ferozepur Namak village. During the visit, he emphasised the need for holistic development of schoolchild. He also reviewed key facilities at both institutions, including academic infrastructure, drinking water, sanitation and electricity.He also visited primary classrooms and interacted with students, enc…
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Kabul, April 28 (IANS) The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan risks losing up to 20,000 women teachers and 5,400 healthcare workers by 2030 amid continuing restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment in the country.In its latest analysis titled “The Cost of Inaction on Girls’ Education and Women’s Labour Force Participation in Afghanistan”, the UNICEF said that female representation in the civil services fell f…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday called for a paradigm shift in governance, asking the state administration to function like a “startup” to achieve the goal of Zero Bureaucracy. Speaking at the Civil Service Day 2026 awards ceremony, the Chief Minister emphasised that a transparent, dynamic, and citizen-centric administration is the bedrock of a developed Maharashtra.The event, held under the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Administrative Dynamism (Pragati) Campaign and…
Jaipur, March 31 (IANS) The Rajasthan government will launch its annual ‘Pravesh Utsav’ (Admission Festival) across all government schools in the state from Wednesday, with Education and Panchayati Raj Minister Madan Dilawar, calling for a statewide push to ensure that no child is left out of the education system. Issuing directions to the Education department, Minister Dilawar said on Tuesday that teachers have been instructed to conduct door-to-door campaigns to facilitate new student admissio…
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) The Class 10 public examinations for students studying under the State syllabus in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will begin on Wednesday and continue until April 6.The examinations are considered a crucial academic milestone for school students across the two regions.According to officials of the School Education Department, a total of 9,09,397 candidates are set to appear for the examinations this year. This includes 8,82,806 students from 12,467 schools functioning under t…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) CBSE’s decision to mandate career counsellors in schools is a long-overdue recognition of students’ needs, but its success will depend on how India builds professional capacity and quality standards. For almost a hundred years, India’s educational policies have acknowledged the significance of guidance and counselling in educational institutions. From the Acharya Narendra Dev Committee Report in 1939 to the National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020, various policy…
Tumakuru, Feb 13 (IANS) An FIR has been registered against a Block Education Officer (BEO), a headmaster, and two teachers after a Class 1 student lost portions of two fingers at a government school in Guluru village, Tumakuru taluk, Karnataka, on Friday. The case was filed at Tumakuru Rural Police Station after the child’s parents complained of negligence and a delay in being informed. The FIR names BEO Hanumantappa, Headmaster Nagesh, teacher Renukamma, and Cluster Resource Person (CRP) Venk…
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) will roll out on-screen marking system for the March examinations, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said on Friday. He said the state would become one of the first state boards to adopt end-to-end digital evaluation, marking a transformative shift in how answer sheets are assessed. “This digital system will enable teachers to evaluate scanned answer sheets on computers, with marks calculated automatically by software, ensuri…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now making an effort to understand public sentiment ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections and before finalising its election manifesto. Accordingly, the Bengal BJP, on Saturday, launched the ‘Sankalp Patra Paramarsha Yatra’ (Manifesto Consultation Drive) programme from the party office in Salt Lake area of Kolkata.State BJP President Samik Bhattacharya, former Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta, senior party leader Tapas …
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The ninth edition of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ began on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaging in a lively and interactive session with students, teachers, and parents from across the country.During the discussion, Prime Minister Modi highlighted the crucial role of board examinations in shaping a student’s academic journey.He urged students to treat these exams as their priority, describing them as the foundation upon which future opportunities are built.”Board e…