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The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, approved all 22 proposals placed before it, clearing a wide-ranging set of decisions linked to education, infrastructure, social welfare, transport and industrial development. The biggest takeaway from the meeting was a major relief package for lakhs of Shiksha Mitras and instructors, whose monthly honorarium has been sharply increased. The Cabinet also approved a large-scale digital distribution plan under which l ...Read More >
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 7 (ANI): A memorial was inaugurated at Tadmetla in Sukma district on Monday to honour the 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who lost their lives in the 2010 Tadmetla Naxal attack. The ceremony was attended by CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Chhattisgarh Police ADG Vivekananda Sinha, Bastar Inspector General (IG) P. Sundarraj, Sukma District Collector Amit Kumar, and other senior officials. District Collector Amit Kumar outlined de ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 7 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved an increase of Rs 8,000 per month in the honorarium of Shiksha Mitras and part-time instructors working in government primary schools, officials said. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Basic Education Minister Sandeep Singh said the honorarium of Shiksha Mitras has been increased from the existing Rs 10,000 to Rs 18,000 per month, while that of Anudeshaks has been raised f ...Read More >
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 7 (ANI): A memorial was inaugurated at Tadmetla in Sukma district on Monday to honour the 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who lost their lives in the 2010 Tadmetla Naxal attack. The ceremony was attended by CRPF Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Chhattisgarh Police ADG Vivekananda Sinha, Bastar Inspector General (IG) P. Sundarraj, Sukma District Collector Amit Kumar, and other senior officials. District Collector Amit Kumar outlined de ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday called for intensifying enrolment of children at the foundational-level particularly from Shishu Vatika to ensure that no child in the state is deprived of education. Addressing the state-level 'Pravesh Utsav' and 'Khadi Chhuan' (initiation of toddlers into learning) programme held at Raj Bhavan Government Upper Primary School here, the chief minister said ensuring 100 per cent enrolment is a top priority of the government. Majhi said ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday participated in the state-level Pravesh Utsav and Khadi Chhuan programme, symbolically initiating young children into formal education and reaffirming the government's commitment to universal enrolment. The event was held at a government upper primary school near Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar, where the Chief Minister personally guided children to write their first words -- " Maa" (mother) and "Bapa" (father) -- on slates using chalk ...Read More >
Varanasi (UP), Apr 4 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday accused previous governments of "facilitating cheating" and said that before 2017, "education was not on the government's agenda". "To enable this cheating, it was essential for them that no actual teaching or learning took place within the schools," he said while launching School Chalo Abhiyan in Varanasi. The campaign, which began on April 1, aims to ensure 100 per cent enrolment in primary and upper primary ...Read More >
Gujarat RTE Admissions: include only your preferred schools Gujarat RTE Admissions 2026: The first round of admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in Gujarat has started today, April 4, 2026. Parents can submit applications for Class 1 admissions until April 17 (12 pm) on the official website - rte.orpgujarat.com. The RTE Act in Gujarat ensures free admission for children belonging to economically weaker sections and socially disadvantaged groups in private unaided schools. As per ...Read More >
Beed: In a major crackdown on the alleged misuse of disability benefits, the Beed Zilla Parishad (ZP) administration has suspended eight primary school teachers after an inquiry revealed that they had availed government concessions by falsely claiming hearing impairment. The action follows a detailed medical reassessment conducted by the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan), a premier national institution. The re-evaluation found that the teachers' l ...Read More >
Beed, Mar 31 (PTI) The authorities in Maharashtra's Beed district have suspended eight teachers of different primary schools run by the Zilla Parishad for allegedly availing government concessions through a false claim of hearing impairment, officials said on Tuesday. These teachers belong to schools located in different parts of the district and the action against them was taken following an inquiry. The action follows a detailed medical reassessment conducted by the Ali Yavar Jung National I ...Read More >
A 70-year-old retired Army Brigadier died in Dehradun on Monday morning after being hit by a bullet when an occupant of a car fired at another vehicle in the middle of a high-speed chase triggered by a late-night brawl at a club in the city, police said. This is the latest in a string of crimes in the Uttarakhand capital, once known for its serenity and quiet lifestyle. Two groups of 10 men got into an altercation inside the Gen-Z club on Mussoorie Road on Sunday night. One group of six people ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress has accused Bhagwant Mann's state govt of putting the state's education system is in a "deep crisis" despite official publicity of an "education revolution".Dismissing the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) rhetoric as mere "groundless advertising", state Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring presented data suggesting a steady exodus of students from govt schools, chronic teacher shortages, and stalled infrastructure projects. The Congress member targeted the CM's h ...Read More >
Kolkata: Shortage of cooking gas cylinders has begun to affect midday meals in schools across West Bengal, forcing authorities to adopt alternative fuels such as firewood or serving limited food items to students, officials said on Thursday. At Krishnachandrapur High School in South 24 Parganas district, authorities had stocked firewood as an alternative fuel after anticipating a shortage of LPG cylinders. On March 11, the midday meal for around 1,500 students was cooked on traditional clay ov ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 17: The Supreme Court on Wednesday modified its August 12 order, which barred coercive action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the Delhi-NCR, and said that action can be taken against such vehicle owners who meet emission standards below BS-IV. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi passed the order at the request of the Delhi government. Additional Solicitor General Aishw ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Minister for HRD and IT Nara Lokesh on Monday met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi at his residence and sought the Centre's support for strengthening education standards across the state. During the meeting, Lokesh briefed the Union Minister on the initiatives being undertaken by the coalition government in Andhra Pradesh to improve learning outcomes at all levels. He highlighted the launch of the Guaranteed Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) programme ...Read More >
Vadodara: A fire broke out in the kitchen of Noorapura village primary school in Ghoghamba taluka of Panchmahal district late on Tuesday afternoon. Firemen rushed to the school from Halol town to fight the blaze. The fire is attributed to a leak from an LPG cylinder occurring while food for students was being cooked on two large stoves. About 75 students were taking their exams in the school when the fire occurred, but the exams were not disturbed. The Halol fire brigade was informed even as tho ...Read More >
NALGONDA: In what could be described as an unusual show of professional solidarity, a large number of teachers in Nalgonda district have quietly ignored the district collector's "temporary" transfer orders, which were, at least on paper, meant to improve the quality of education. The orders were a follow-up to the state government's plan to balance the student-teacher ratio to one teacher for every 30 students in primary schools and no more than a headmaster plus one teacher per subject in high ...Read More >
The principal admitted she had called the driver to scold the student for not completing the homework. Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Monday arrested the school principal and a driver on charges of assaulting a Class 2 student of a private primary school in Panipat town and tying him upside down with a window. The seven-year-old allegedly suffered physical abuse at the hands of the school bus driver at Srijan Public School. The child was seen tied upside down to a window, and the bus driver w ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha Cabinet on Monday approved an outlay of Rs 12,000 crore to set up 2,200 primary schools under Godabarish Adarsha Vidyalaya (GAV) scheme in three years from 2025-26, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. The State Cabinet meeting, chaired by Majhi, also approved three other proposals including beautification of Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district at a cost of Rs 226 crore. Briefing mediapersons after the meeting, the Chief Minister said at least one mod ...Read More >
The Odisha Cabinet on Monday approved an outlay of Rs 12,000 crore to set up 2,200 primary schools under the Godabarish Adarsha Vidyalaya (GAV) scheme in three years from 2025-26, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. The state Cabinet meeting, chaired by Majhi, also approved three other proposals including beautification of the Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district at a cost of Rs 226 crore. Briefing media persons after the meeting, the chief minister said at least one model p ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Monday approved a series of landmark proposals spanning labour, education, and religious tourism, underscoring Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's bid to balance welfare, infrastructure, and cultural heritage. Among the key decisions was an amendment to the Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1956, and the Factories Act, 1948. The provisions of the Act will now apply to shops and commercial establishments employing 20 or more workers. However, all ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet Monday approved an outlay of Rs 12,000 crore to set up 2,200 primary schools under the Godabarish Adarsha Vidyalaya (GAV) scheme in three years from 2025-26, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. The state Cabinet meeting, chaired by CM Majhi, also approved three other proposals including beautification of the Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district at a cost of Rs 226 crore. Briefing media persons after the meeting, the Chief Minister said at least on ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 29 (ANI): The Odisha Cabinet has approved a proposal to amend the Employees' State Insurance Act of 1948, designated as the 63rd Amendment, to facilitate its implementation in the state of Odisha. The amendment will cover shops and commercial establishments with 20 or more employees. It also mandates the display of signboards in Odia, ensures overtime wages for work beyond duty hours, and permits women employees to work at night with written consent, subj ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 29 (ANI): The Odisha Cabinet has approved a proposal to amend the Employees' State Insurance Act of 1948, designated as the 63rd Amendment, to facilitate its implementation in the state of Odisha. The amendment will cover shops and commercial establishments with 20 or more employees. It also mandates the display of signboards in Odia, ensures overtime wages for work beyond duty hours, and permits women employees to work at night with written consent, subj ...Read More >
Avantika Gupta is a primary school teacher ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Headmaster Brijendra Verma assaulted BSA Akhilesh Pratap Singh with a belt during heated office dispute in UP * Avantika Gupta, a teacher, has been at the centre of this dispute. * BSA Akhilesh Pratap Singh had allegedly asked headmaster to mark Avantika Gupta's attendance falsely Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode A major controversy erupted in Uttar Pradesh in ...Read More >
The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to Partha Chatterjee, the former West Bengal minister, in connection with the teacher recruitment irregularities case. Justice Suvra Ghosh directed Chatterjee to surrender his passport and remain within the trial court's jurisdiction. As a Trinamool Congress MLA, he is barred from holding any public office while the trial is ongoing. The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the tea ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 26 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the teacher recruitment irregularities case under investigation of the CBI. Chatterjee, the prime accused in the cash-for-jobs scam in Bengal's state-run schools, which perceptively runs into several thousand crores and has rocked state politics for the past several years, was granted bail in a case on irregularities in primary school recruitment, the charge s ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 26 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the teacher recruitment irregularities case under investigation of the CBI. Chatterjee, the prime accused in the cash-for-jobs scam in Bengal's state-run schools, which perceptively runs into several thousand crores and has rocked state politics for the past several years, was granted bail in a case on irregularities in primary school recruitment, the charge s ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Examination Board has announced that the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for special educators of differently-abled students in govt primary schools will be held on Oct 12. The exam will be conducted in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot.This year, 2,206 candidates registered for TET-1 (for Classes 1 to 5), while 1,932 candidates registered for TET-2 (for Classes 6 to 8). The TET-1 exam will be held from 11am to 1pm, and TET-2 from 3pm to 5pm.In 2023, the first Sp ...Read More >
Vadodara, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel once again showcased his sensitivity and leadership, drawing praise from the public after an interaction with a visually-impaired student during the IELTS Urban Innovation and Infrastructure Summit. The moment unfolded when children from Urmi School for Special Needs were invited to welcome the Chief Minister at the summit. Among them was Gauri Shardul, a Class 10 student who is visually impaired. She presented Patel with ...Read More >
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