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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu BJP on Wednesday sought a probe by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and criminal action against govt officials over the death of a schoolboy after a wall collapsed at a govt school in Tiruvallur district. Rohit, a Class XII student from the Scheduled Caste community, was killed when a school wall gave way, which the party said was due to administrative failure,...

Mumbai: The state government on Saturday cancelled the registration of Shree Hanumat Vidya Mandir in Vasai East for both Hindi and English mediums following an inquiry into the death of a Class 6 student Kajal Gaud (13) on Nov 14 at J J Hospital, a week after she was made to do 100 sit-ups with her schoolbag on her back by her class teacher for being late to school by 10 minutes. The school cannot...

KUMBAKONAM: A Class 12 student of a government school died early Sunday morning after being allegedly attacked by a group of Class 11 students, police said.According to authorities, fourteen Class 11 students of Government Arignar Anna Model Higher Secondary School in Patteeswaram attacked the senior student on December 4 following a clash between their classes.The students reportedly struck the boy...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi State School Games was started on Thursday at Chhatrasaal Stadium to nurture emerging sports talent in schools and offer students an opportunity to exhibit their skills.In all, 3,545 government, government-aided and private recognised schools from 29 zones in 16 districts under the directorate of education participated in zonal sports competitions that had 32 games in three age...

CHENNAI: As pleas from parents and students of a girls school on Mayor Basudev Street in Korukkupet to shift a Tasmac shop from the vicinity has not evoked any response, local residents as well as women and students' have announced a protest demonstration on October 26.When contacted, S Muthusamy, minister of prohibition, excise and molasses, said he was not aware of the complaint, and that action would...

NEW DELHI: A man was arrested on Saturday in connection with the killing of a woman, a Swiss national, whose body was found near a Municipal Corporation of Delhi-run school in West Delhi's Tilak Nagar area.The accused, identified as Gurpreet, was nabbed based on technical and manual intelligence.He is being questioned to ascertain the identity of the woman and details linked to the crime.The accused had...

NEW DELHI: An unidentified woman's body was found near a school operated by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in the Tilak Nagar area of west Delhi, early morning on Friday.The body was found by a passerby, who alerted the police. Forensic teams, crime investigators, and medical professionals from Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital were dispatched to the location to conduct examinations.Police...

MUMBAI: School students will soon have their own unique identification number, provided of course their parents give consent. As part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Union ministry of education has planned to create 'One Nation, One Student ID' called 'Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) for every student from pre-primary to higher education. This is in addition to the...

VELLORE: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has directed chief secretary Shiv Das Meena to inquire into allegations against a primary school of “spreading or promoting faith in a particular religion (Christianity)” in K V Kuppam block in Vellore district and submit an action taken report within seven days of the receipt of its communication dated October 13. NCPCR...

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the court-appointed special officer in the St Augustine's Day School case to submit in a sealed cover detailing the attempts to bribe him, along with the details of the person who did it, for the court to take criminal action. The officer had been appointed to determine the number of students of the school who have been pushed to uncertainty ahead of...