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]Delhi govt advises private schools to adopt happiness curriculum
The Department of Education said a writ petition was filed before the Delhi high court last year, seeking directions to the Union government to provide online “mindfulness classes” for the benefit of all government and private schools students .
Updated on Jun 26, 2021 04:17 AM IST
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Corporates join hands to welcome government school students back to their schools after a 9-month absence
With government schools opening in the New Year, Embassy Group has mobilized their corporate and NGO partners to work with the government and the Department of Education to prepare schools for the return of their students.
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 04:20 PM IST
Government school students seeking readmission to regular classes face fee hurdle
In Delhi, in the absence of any state education board, all government schools are affiliated to the CBSE. But in case of students who were readmitted to Delhi government schools from the open school, the education board changed when they were first shifted to the NIOS.
Updated on Aug 11, 2019 07:44 AM IST
New Delhi | By Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
Gurugram’s unrecognised private schools demand FIR withdrawal
Department of education had conducted a drive against unrecognised schools in the district and filed complaints against more than 200 schools.
Updated on Jul 19, 2019 02:09 AM IST
Gurugram | By HT Correspondent
District education dept: Will file FIRs if unrecognised schools reopen
District education officer Premlata Yadav, on Friday, said that a fresh notice regarding closure had been sent to the schools and the department would file an FIR against the erring schools if they failed to comply with the notice, and opened on Monday.
Published on Jul 08, 2019 12:56 AM IST
Gurugram | By Sadia Akhtar
Denied admission, parents of EWS kids mull moving court
The department of education had issued the schedule for EWS admissions in March, following which schools were allotted to such children
Published on May 19, 2019 03:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | By HT Correspondent
School allotment gets delayed, no clarity on EWS admissions
According to the initial schedule, the draw of lots for admissions was supposed to take place between April 15 and April 19. Parents have now been told allocation of schools for admission has been deferred till April 27.
Updated on Apr 25, 2019 01:17 AM IST
EWS admissions: Parents struggle with filling online application forms
Rakesh Kumar, a parent, has been trying to complete the online admission process for the last five days. Kumar’s daughter Nidhi is currently studying in Class 1 at a government school.
Updated on Apr 12, 2019 09:00 AM IST
Gurugram | By Sadia Akhtar
70 private schools told to comply with rules or face shutdown
Earlier this month, the department of education had released a list of 1,083 schools across the state that did not fulfil recognition norms. Out of these, 92 schools fall in the district.
Updated on Mar 28, 2019 08:20 AM IST
Gurugram | By T Correspondent
Schools in Delhi ask parents to clear fee arrears
Move comes days after HC set aside govt’s order barring private unaided schools built on public land from hiking fee.
Published on Mar 20, 2019 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Fareeha Iftikhar
Delhi government will challenge High Court order on school fee hike
According to the government, the condition was part of the agreement that the government had made with such schools at the time of allotting land.
Published on Mar 17, 2019 12:10 AM IST
New Delhi | By Fareeha Iftikhar
55k schools in UP still don’t have power connections
Making a mockery of the government’s claims about providing power connections to all households in the state, the department of education seems to have forgotten to give connections to 55,000 primary and junior high schools in Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Mar 12, 2019 03:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By Anupam Srivastava, Lucknow
Rajvardhan Azad of AIIMS appointed as chairman of Bihar university commission
Azad, who received the prestigious BC Roy National Award for eminent medical Teacher by Medical Council of India in 1987, will have tenure of three years from the date of notification or till the age of 72 years. The notification was issued on Thursday by the department of education.
Published on Mar 01, 2019 03:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | By Arun Kumar
UK to offer two-year degree courses from September
Officials said the accelerated degrees will offer the same qualifications with the same quality-assurance as a standard degree, but delivered over a shorter, more intensive time-span.
Updated on Jan 26, 2019 08:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
Proxy attendance for mid-day meal funds: Headmasters’ salary to be deducted to recover penalty of Rs 8 crore
The government has ordered the recovery of a Rs8.68-crore penalty from HMs. Of which, Rs 4.21-crore (48%) has been recovered. More than 1,000 HMs have allegedly fudged the data since 2013, when the idea of penalty was first mooted by the state education department.
Published on Dec 29, 2018 02:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | By Arun Kumar
Here’s why 1,140 Bihar schools are facing closure
As many as 13 schools have recorded zero enrolment, while another 171 schools have fewer than 20 students. A total of 1,140 schools have fewer than 40 students.
Published on Dec 26, 2018 03:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | By Arun Kumar, Patna
School bags may take time to shed weight in Gurugram
The Union ministry of human resources and development (MHRD) had sent a circular to all states and Union Territories last week, directing them to put in place guidelines, fixing the weight of school bags
Published on Dec 04, 2018 10:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | By Sadia Akhtar
Girls at Punjabi University hostels voice collective grievances
The girls complained that they were allowed to walk in the lawns after 11pm and were often made to pay ‘absurd’ fines.
Updated on Oct 12, 2018 02:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By Arshdeep Arshi, Patiala
Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb distributes portfolios among ministers
Deb kept home, PWD, industry and commerce, general administration, labour and information and cultural affairs departments with him.
Updated on Mar 10, 2018 08:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Agartala | By Priyanka Deb Barman, Agartala