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School reopening: How parents should mentally prepare children
- As kids return to the classrooms, it is important to counsel them beforehand about the changed norms as they may not be able to share tiffin and play freely with their classmates as before.
Published on Nov 20, 2021 07:31 PM IST
Parmita Uniyal
Himachal govt made online classrooms accessible through ‘Har Ghar Pathshala’: Jairam Thakur
“The student must take the examination as a process of evaluating himself and not as a burden”, stated Jairam Thakur while interacting with the students through video conferencing.
Updated on Jan 06, 2021 08:13 PM IST
Shimla | Asian News International| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
Teachers in Jharkhand’s Dumka turn village into classroom
They created blackboards on the walls of students’ houses to teach them while maintaining social distancing in the view of coronavirus.
Published on Sep 29, 2020 08:48 AM IST
Dumka | Asian News International| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
Virtually empty classrooms in Chandigarh schools
UT administrator and Punjab governor VP Singh Badnore also urged teachers to get themselves tested and asked schools to follow protocols.
Updated on Sep 22, 2020 06:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh
Online classrooms help plug learning gaps
Be it a question of organising webinars, celebrating a festival or conducting numerous learning activities, schools in Delhi-NCR are bridging the gaps between physical and online classrooms via virtual platforms and apps.
Updated on Sep 01, 2020 06:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
West Bengal govt shelves plan for virtual classrooms
West Bengal Education Minister told reporters in videoconferencing that while the state had fixed the 4-5 pm time slot on certain subjects for class 9 to 12 students in state-run/aided schools, that timing was not mutually acceptable to both teachers and guardians.
Published on Apr 04, 2020 04:32 PM IST
Kolkata | Press Trust of India
JD Women’s College in Patna bans burqa inside classroom
JD Women’s College of Patna has issued a notice directing the students to follow the prescribed college uniform and prohibiting burqa inside the classroom. The notice was issued by the proctor of the college.
Updated on Jan 25, 2020 12:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Nandini
AAP government constructed 20 thousand new classrooms in 5 years, says Arvind Kejriwal
“We have opened 20,000 new classrooms which are equivalent to opening 500 new schools,” Arvind Kejriwal said. Read on to know more.
Published on Jan 09, 2020 03:55 PM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International
Sad tale of unsafe classrooms
While the state education department and district education officials are busy in converting government schools across the state into smart ones by providing necessary facilities, there are certain schools in the district where students are still waiting for basic amenities such as safe classrooms to sit in.
Published on Dec 17, 2019 11:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | Deepa Sharma Sood, Ludhiana
DEOs to identify extra classrooms at schools to run joint campuses
The Punjab education department has directed education officers of all districts to identify extra classrooms at primary, middle, high and secondary schools. After collecting this data, the DEOs need to make arrangements for schools to share these extra classrooms with those facing shortage of classrooms, to run joint campuses.
Published on Dec 13, 2019 10:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent, Patiala
Classroom on wheels for students in Arunachal Pradesh’s district
Space crunch in schools is one of the major reasons leading to dropouts as juniors are often made to sit with seniors in one class, with subject teachers imparting lessons to them simultaneously, a district official said.
Published on Oct 21, 2019 10:54 AM IST
Itanagar | Press Trust of India
7 ways to create a student centered classroom
The traditional classroom where students sit quietly and attentively in their seats, while the teacher pours vast amounts of wisdom and knowledge into their sponge like brains is over (assuming it ever existed.) This is especially true for middle school and high school classes where “teaching” can be a constant battle.
Published on Sep 04, 2019 04:59 PM IST
Siddarth Rajgarhia
Can a child actually multiply or add and subtract outside a classroom? Mumbai civic body wants to find out
The project will gauge if students actually understand and remember what they are being taught, and can use it outside a classroom or exam-paper setup.
Published on Aug 01, 2019 03:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Eeshanpriya MS
Gurugram schools warm to laptops, tablets in classrooms
Seeking to seamlessly integrate technology with pedagogy, many private schools in the city are warming up to the idea of one-to-one computing initiatives, under which laptops or tablets with internet access are provided to students for use at school.
Published on Jul 29, 2019 08:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | HT Correspondent
Lack of classrooms force students to study in ‘open air schools’
The teachers postpone teaching during rain to avoid health risk to students.
Updated on Jul 07, 2019 12:26 PM IST
Lucknow | Yogesh Dubey
Government sets ball rolling for CCTVs in classrooms
Senior government officials said the project is supposed to cover all government schools in Delhi. Around 1,50,000 cameras are to be installed in all schools taken together. The project is scheduled to be completed by November.
Updated on Jul 07, 2019 02:47 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Student rivalry plays out in UP classroom, 10 injured in 10-minute fracas
On getting information, a police team from Meerapur police station arrived on the campus and sent the injured to a community health centre at Jansath.
Updated on May 21, 2019 10:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, MUZAFFARNAGAR | Vasistha Bhardwaj
A classroom for budding politicians
The IIDL’s curriculum includes ‘basic political concepts, media management, constituency management, public speaking and nationalism,’ among others.
Updated on Mar 31, 2019 09:35 AM IST
New Delhi | Manoj Sharma
A classroom for budding politicians
Many private institutes across India have started offering degrees and diplomas in politics for aspiring politicians - and there are many takers.
Published on Mar 30, 2019 10:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Manoj Sharma
When a police station turns into a classroom
Last week, Delhi Police and Sarvahitey, an NGO, came together to provide underprivileged children a safe space for their learning and education.
Published on Mar 01, 2019 10:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Kainat Sarfaraz
Govt girl’s college in Gurugram grapples with lack of classrooms, PG courses
Students of Government Girls College in Gurugram’s Sector 14 are forced to study in the open due to a severe shortage of classrooms. On any given day, students can be seen sitting on the ground or footpaths as they take lessons amid outdoor noise.
Published on Mar 01, 2019 04:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar
Hima Das sprints from track to classroom in board exam season
The sprinter from Assam’s Kandhulimari village in Nagaon district became a star overnight and kept improving her timing through the last year, culminating in a national record time of 50.79 seconds while winning silver in the Asian Games.
Updated on Feb 14, 2019 07:19 PM IST
New Delhi | PTI
Classrooms used for storing food, admin purposes
The school, which was constructed in 1995, has 306 children studying in classes 1 to 5. It has 10 sections, but only five classrooms to accommodate the strength
Updated on Dec 30, 2018 03:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Sadia Akhtar
Raped and murdered in classroom 8 years ago, Kanpur girl’s kin get justice at last
After raping the girl, the accused fled the spot leaving the Class 6 girl of Bhartiya Gyan Sthali School. Hours later, he had come back with two other persons only to throw her body in front of her house.
Published on Dec 05, 2018 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kanpur | HT Correspondent, Kanpur
600 classrooms in Navi Mumbai civic schools to go digital soon
Under the project, every classroom will get a screen-touch smart board along with a projector. The teachers in the classrooms will use e-contents to interpret the curricula.
Updated on Sep 23, 2018 12:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai
Mumbai’s municipal corporation to use social media, modern classrooms to woo more students to its schools
Among other efforts, the municipal corporation has, in the last one year, spent ₹96 crore to repair its crumbling infrastructure
Published on Sep 08, 2018 12:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ankita Bhatkhande, Mumbai
4 criminals enter classroom to kidnap girl in Bihar, three beaten to death
Police said that they were allegedly beaten up by the school students, teachers and villagers when they had forcibly entered a newly-constructed primary school at Chhaurahi, to abduct a girl student.
Updated on Sep 08, 2018 10:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Avinash Kumar
Overheard in the classroom: Feedback on courses, syllabi
Institutes are making students a part of the decision-making process, including research modules and certificate programmes based on their suggestions.
Updated on Jun 20, 2018 06:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Lavina Mulchandani & Prakruti Maniar
14 Mumbai schools get digital classrooms; another 46 to go
A classroom in each of the schools has been painted and with visual elements, including solar system, pictures and quotes by famous leaders
Published on Apr 05, 2018 12:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Yesha Kotak, Mumbai