Quetta, Jan 22 (IANS) The Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) condemned the Pakistani police raid on the protest by the Balochistan Grand Alliance, a coalition of government employees, calling the resulting violence and arrests of teachers, professors, and other professionals “extremely alarming”.The remarks followed the arrest of dozens of government employees in Balochistan’s capital Quetta on Tuesday after police blocked a planned sit-in in the city’s Red Zone, where workers had a…
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Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) The Election Commission of India has cautioned the micro-observers in West Bengal of strong disciplinary action in case of any deliberate deviation from the ECI-prescribed standard operating procedure (SOP) for them.The micro-observers have been appointed for the supervision of the hearing sessions on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list, which is the ongoing second level of the three-stage Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state.The development is signi…
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Pension security for Tamil Nadu government employees and teachers took a decisive turn, with the state rolling out the Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TNAPS), a long-awaited reform that seeks to address a demand pending for nearly two decades. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin ordered the implementation of the new scheme last week, and the state government on Saturday issued a formal order detailing its broad framework and scope. The Assured Pension Scheme is designed to blend…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Hailing ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ (PPC) for world record registrations of over 4 crore, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for turning the annual dialogue into a nationwide movement.The Minister called upon all student Exam Warriors to actively participate in ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026’ and make best use of the movement aimed at creating a stress-free environment for the youth of the country, said a statement….
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday underscored the need to restore schools as vibrant, community-rooted institutions to bring about meaningful reform in the education sector.Addressing a consultation meeting of stakeholders under the Samagra Shiksha scheme in New Delhi, Pradhan said that with five years of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 completed, India is now preparing to transition towards a new framework of Samagra Shiksha in 2026-27, align…
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has issued guidelines for both teachers and students in state-run and state-aided schools, state Education Department sources said on Tuesday.It has been learned that the WBBSE has issued a new circular for teachers and school authorities. Several instructions have been given in this. However, it has not been made public.According to the sources, the guidelines stipulate that school teachers will not be allowed to conduct…
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Former Union Finance Minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram has said that the newly announced Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TAPS) would place additional pressure on the State’s finances but can still be implemented successfully if backed by strong and disciplined financial management. Responding to criticism surrounding the scheme, Chidambaram shared his views in a post on X, stressing that fiscal prudence and improved revenue mobilisation would be crucial to su…
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday announced the implementation of a new Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme (TNAPS) for State government employees and teachers, a move expected to impose an additional annual financial burden of around Rs 11,000 crore on the State exchequer. The announcement comes against the backdrop of long-standing demands by government employees and teachers for the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).Ahead of the 2021 Assembly elec…
Chandigarh, Jan 2 (IANS) The Haryana government has formally initiated comprehensive preparations for the digital Census 2027, which will be the first fully digital census to be conducted in the state, officials said on Friday. The first meeting of the state-level census coordination committee was chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi during which detailed administrative, logistical and operational arrangements were reviewed to ensure the smooth and timely conduct of the national exercise. T…
Jaipur, Dec 31 (IANS) Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar said that 3,624 government schools in the state are functioning in old and dilapidated buildings, posing safety risks to students. He said that all children studying in these schools will be shifted to safer schools at the earliest. An order in this regard was issued from the Education Minister’s office, which said that preparations should begin immediately to relocate students from unsafe school buildings to nearby schools.Paren…