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Punjab government takes on Thapar University
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) The Punjab government has sought a complete report on the status of the private Thapar University following the controversy over abolition of Punjab quota seats in engineering and technical courses there, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said Monday.

Monday, April 23, 2012 10:33:21 PM

Nitish shown black flags by parateachers
Patna, April 23 (IANS) Protesting against non-payment of their salaries for nearly 11 months, hundreds of parateachers showed black flags to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday and shouted slogans against his government during his Sewa Yatra in East Champaran district, officials said.

Monday, April 23, 2012 8:19:30 PM

Government recognition a silver lining for Bengal''s madrassas?
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The announcement of recognition to a large number of madrassas by the West Bengal government has brought a glimmer of hope to thousands of Muslim students, including a growing number of girls, who were deprived of proper educational opportunities and teachers.

Monday, April 23, 2012 2:55:48 PM

Separate teachers cadre for Haryana''s Mewat
Chandigarh, April 22 (IANS) Haryana''s Mewat area, which has a substantial population of Muslims, will now have a separate cadre of teachers, a lawmaker said Sunday.

Sunday, April 22, 2012 8:51:17 PM

Government hopeful of passing important education bills
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) With the budget session of parliament set to resume Tuesday, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal and education officials are keeping their fingers crossed for a slew of critical but pending education bills that, among others, seeks to establish a body to oversee and standardise higher education in the country and include children with disabilities under the Right to Education.

Sunday, April 22, 2012 4:09:15 PM

Fill vacant seats for poor students in summer vacations: Court
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday directed the state government''s education department to complete admission process for vacant seats for students from the economically weaker section (EWS) during the summer vacations to enable them to attend school after reopening in July 2012.

Friday, April 20, 2012 7:30:40 PM

Punjab seeks centre''s help over Thapar University quota
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) The Punjab government has sought the intervention of the central government on the controversy over the Thapar University in Patiala abolishing the 50 percent reservation quota in its courses for students of the state.

Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:41:48 PM

151 Bihar primary teachers fail test, sacked
Patna, April 19 (IANS) The Bihar government has sacked 151 primary school teachers after they failed to clear two consecutive eligibility tests, officials Thursday said.

Thursday, April 19, 2012 4:07:37 PM

Poor literacy major problem for Indian youths, says report
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Poor literacy remains a major hurdle for Indian youths in terms of employment opportunities and levels of education in India are greatly influenced by gender, caste and class differences, says a new report.

Thursday, April 19, 2012 1:19:16 PM

No experiments on animals in colleges: Environment ministry
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The ministry of environment and forests has issued guidelines to stop experimentation on animals for training undergraduate and post-graduate students in colleges and to instead use alternatives such as computer-aided simulators for the purpose.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:03:19 PM

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