Patna, Nov 28 (IANS) In what is being perceived as a minority appeasement strategy ahead of the Assembly and the Lok Sabha polls, the Mahagathbandhan government of Bihar has reduced the holidays on Hindu festivals while increasing the same for Muslim festivals.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Delhi's Directorate of Education (DoE), in a circular on Monday, directed all schools under its jurisdiction to ensure a minimum of 220 working days in an academic year.
Bengaluru, Nov 27 (IANS) A major tragedy was averted after the building of a nursery school run by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Bengaluru, collapsed before classes began on Monday. As many as 90 children were enrolled in this English medium nursery school, located on Cooks Road near Shivajinagar locality.
Shillong, Nov 26 (IANS) A 12-member Bhutanese delegation from the Centre for Bhutan Studies visited Meghalaya to learn more about the governance and discussed on diverse issues covering sustainable urban development, climate change, natural resource management, women’s roles in rural tourism and economic connectivity between Bhutan and northeast India, officials said on Sunday.
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) Six students of Jadavpur University (JU), who were in connection with the tragic death of a fresher of the institute earlier this year, have been barred from entering the varsity campus for an indefinite period.
Toronto, Nov 24 (IANS) International students in Canada, who have off-campus work authorisation on their study permit, say that the country should permanently lift the 20-hour-per-week work rule.
Varanasi, Nov 24 (IANS) A girl student of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has lodged a complaint with the campus authorities, accusing the driver of a bus belonging to the institute of molestation.
Lucknow, Nov 23 (IANS) A helicopter belonging to the Uttar Pradesh government made an unannounced landing at the ground in La Martiniere College in the middle of the junior school sports day event on Wednesday, triggering panic among children, parents and spectators, the school authorities said.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has registered a total of 312 international students for the academic session 2023-24. This is for the first time that international admissions at BHU have crossed the 300-mark.
Lucknow, Nov 22 (IANS) To ensure safety of girls, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government has banned late evening classes in private coaching institutes across the state, a government spokesman said.
