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Rejected at last year’s IPL auction, Tejasvi Singh Dahiya rebuilt himself under a harsh, gurukul-style training regime in Bhopal. Son of two schoolteachers and armed with a fearless batting mindset, the Delhi batter’s Rs 3 crore KKR deal now offers him a chance to turn sacrifice, discipline and six-hitting flair into an IPL breakthrough. NEW…
SRINAGAR: Political parties and teachers’ unions in Jammu & Kashmir have slammed education department’s recent directives mandating teachers to report stray dog populations and take part in “management of stray dogs”, and demanded their immediate withdrawal and strict action against officials responsible for issuing such orders. A senior education department official, however, said the orders…
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sent out a fresh advisory to Higher Education Institutions, asking them to identify and nominate experienced faculty members for the National Mission for Mentoring (NMM). The directive follows the Ministry of Education’s renewed push to expand the mentoring framework that connects university academics with schoolteachers through a formal, nationwide…
NEW DELHI: Four teachers of St Columba’s School, named in an FIR filed in connection with the suicide by Class X student Shourya Patil (16), were on Thursday suspended.“The matter is under investigation… In view of the seriousness of the allegations, the competent authority has decided to place you under suspension with immediate effect,” the…
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi surged from 362 on Monday to 425 on Tuesday morning, leaving the city’s schools in a sudden dilemma. The Delhi government instructed all government, government-aided, and recognised private schools to implement hybrid learning for students up to Class 5. Senior classes, meanwhile, are to continue entirely in offline…
Four-day school week gets community nod in Missouri’s largest pilot districts Two Missouri school districts, Independence and Hallsville, have officially won community approval to continue their four-day school weeks, becoming the first large districts in the state to do so under a new law requiring voter consent.The outcome reflects a growing shift in Missouri’s education…
Why Alberta teachers are taking the government to court: Back-to-work law faces new scrutiny Alberta’s three-week provincewide teachers’ strike — which left more than 740,000 students out of class and halted operations in schools across all regions — has now shifted from the picket lines to the courts. As per a recent report by The…
As Alberta’s education crisis enters its fourth week, the debate around classroom conditions, fair funding, and teachers’ rights has moved from legislative corridors to community streets.Over the weekend, protesters from across Alberta gathered in Calgary’s West Springs neighbourhood, part of the Calgary-Bow constituency, held by Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides since 2019. The rally, organised by…
Accused teachers sold milk powder meant for midday meals to sweet manufacturers JAIPUR: The Rajasthan primary education department suspended Sunday five govt schoolteachers for allegedly selling milk powder intended for mid-day meals to sweet manufacturers for Rs 160-200 a kilo. The department’s Jaipur office has set up a three-member high-level committee under the directorate of…
VILLUPURAM: PMK founder S Ramadoss has urged the Tamil Nadu govt to pass special legislation during the ongoing assembly session to protect teachers affected by the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the teacher eligibility test (TET).In a statement, Ramadoss referred to the Sept 1 Supreme Court judgment, which mandates that, apart from teachers who will…
