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PATNA: As the state awaited the counting of votes on Friday, authorities across the state moved promptly to prevent any disturbance, ordering the closure of all schools and tightening security measures. The step came after RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh, a close aide of party chief Lalu Prasad, on Thursday warned of “Nepal-like protests” if…
GRAP-3 in force while Delhi schools continue in hybrid mode Delhi-NCR woke up to another grey and suffocating morning as the air quality once again dipped into the ‘severe’ category. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the national capital recorded an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 413 around 7 am…
NEW DELHI: Delhi government instructed schools on Tuesday to implement hybrid learning for students up to Class 5 due to rising pollution levels, following the Centre’s activation of Stage III anti-pollution measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).The decision came as Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) saw a significant increase from 362 on Monday…
Delhi’s air quality has hit alarming levels, forcing authorities to implement Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Tuesday after the AQI surged from 362 on Monday to 425 by 9 A.M. Calm winds, a stable atmosphere, and cold weather trapped pollutants near the surface, triggering a public health crisis, according to…
A major political and religious row erupted on Monday after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that singing Vande Mataram would be made mandatory in all educational institutions across the state.Speaking at the Ekta Yatra and Vande Mataram singing event in Gorakhpur, Chief Minister Adityanath said the decision was intended to instil national pride…
When the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education told every government and aided school to open assembly with the state anthem Banglar Mati, Banglar Jal, the Hills read a larger message: Uniform ritual, uniform identity. The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) pushed back, saying the order won’t apply to Darjeeling schools. In a letter to the…
NEW DELHI: Noting that India continues to report one of the world’s highest rabies-related mortality rates and there has been an alarming increase in dog-bite incidents, making public places unsafe, Supreme Court Friday directed that stray dogs be removed from premises of educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands and depots, and railway stations. The…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday took congnisance of the alarming rise in dog bite incidents in institutional areas and ordered authorities to move stray dogs from educational centres, hospitals, and bus stations to shelter homes.A bench of justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria directed that stray dogs picked up from…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: West Bengal government on Thursday made it mandatory for all government and govt-aided schools to sing the state song, ‘Banglar Mati, Banglar Jal’, at morning assemblies. A notification, issued by the state secondary education board to heads of all upper primary and secondary schools, asked them to “take necessary…
Ranchi: A total of 33,718 schools across the state are now equipped with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) labs, where thousands of students are actively learning through digital tools, smart classrooms, and computer-based education. According to the Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC), the availability of computers in state schools rose sharply from 32.9% to 76.27%…
