Education News

Hospital starts programme on behaviour problems of children

Alarmed by rising incidents of aggression and violence among adolescents, a hospital here has started a life skills training programme for students in various schools in the capital to help them manage behavioural problems.10:00 AM on November 24

Court seeks DPS Society's response on Khushid expulsion

The Delhi High Court Monday sought the response of Delhi Public School (DPS) society on an appeal filed by Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, challenging the single bench's refusal to grant any relief regarding his expulsion from the society.8:00 PM on November 23

Security increased around JNU after campus violence

Security was increased around the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus Monday, a day after four outsiders were held for allegedly misbehaving with women students and police used batons and teargas to disperse agitated students.12:04 PM on November 23

4 held for misbehaving with JNU girls, baton charge on campus

Violence broke out on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus late Sunday evening when four outsiders in an inebriated state were caught teasing women students and Delhi Police had to resort to baton charge and teargas to disperse the agitated students.2:00 AM on November 23

Four held for misbehaving with girls in JNU

Four men in an inebriated state were arrested Sunday for misbehaving with girl students and threatening a security guard by putting a gun to his head on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus.12:01 AM on November 23

Badal invited to Pakistan for setting up of Nanak varsity

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been invited to Pakistan for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Guru Nanak Dev University being set up by the Pakistan government at Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev - the founder of Sikhism.12:00 AM on November 23

IGNOU's web presence increases

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has been ranked 15th in India in terms of its visibility on the internet and scholarly papers on the worldwide web, university vice chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai said Sunday.4:00 PM on November 22

Bengal to file report Monday on school disruption in Lalgarh

Adhering to a court directive, the West Bengal government Saturday said it would submit a status report to the judiciary Nov 23 on alleged disruption caused to educational activities in Lalgarh by schools housing security forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations.12:00 AM on November 22

Present Tibetan history to world: Dalai Lama tells students

With more and more people across the world getting interested in Tibet, especially in the current political scenario, this is the right time to research Tibetan history and reveal the truth to the world, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama told students at the Delhi University (DU) Saturday.8:04 PM on November 21

I am useless as a professor, says the Dalai Lama

Not many would know that Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is an honorary professor at Delhi University. On Saturday, however, not only did he reveal the little known fact to hundreds of students and others at a conference here, but also admitted that he was a 'lazy' person and 'useless' as a professor.8:03 PM on November 21

Fill up all teachers posts by February, court tells Delhi government

Pulling up the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to ensure that all teachers' posts in government-run schools are filled up despite its orders, the Delhi High Court directed them to fill up the vacancies by February, before the new academic session begins.8:02 PM on November 21

Pratibha Patil to be awarded doctorate by Goa University

President Pratibha Patil will be conferred an honorary doctorate by Goa University (GU).4:00 PM on November 21

Unesco keen to jointly certify select IGNOU courses

Unesco has evinced interest in jointly certifying select programmes being offered by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).8:08 PM on November 20

Nearly 50 percent of Indian women marry before 18: Unicef

India has a legislation prohibiting child marriage, but latest household surveys indicate that 47 percent of women, who are now aged 20-24 years, were married before the legal age of 18, a Unicef report released Friday said.8:00 PM on November 20

Tussle on between Chandigarh's oldest boys school, administration

Chandigarh's oldest boys school has sought the intervention of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions against the union territory administration for 'interfering' in the school's internal matters. However, officials have denied the charge of interference.6:02 PM on November 20