CHANDIGARH: Punjab Cabinet Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal, on Wednesday, inaugurated development projects worth Rs.84.36 lakh at various government schools under the Punjab Shikya Kranti campaign.

MOHALI: Fostering a vibrant and enriching learning experience for the students, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains on Monday inaugurated newly developed infrastructure projects worth over Rs. 2.34 crore across three government senior secondary schools of SAS Nagar (Mohali) district, while announcing a major facelift accomplished in 89 schools across the district as part of the "Sikhya Kranti" initiative.

CHANDIGARH: Under the flagship initiative of ‘Punjab Sikhya Kranti’, the Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and guided by the Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, various events were today organized all through the schools of the district to ensure quality and world level education to the students of the State.

CHANDIGARH: In a landmark move to revolutionize the state’s education system, the Punjab Government is all set to launch 'Sikhya Kranti'— a 54-day education festival beginning April 7, to inaugurate newly developed infrastructure projects worth ₹2,000 crore in 12,000 government schools across the state.

CHANDIGARH: In a major push to improve government schools to fulfil the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann's promise of world-class education, the Punjab Government has successfully upgraded over 1,2000 government schools under the “Sikhya Kranti” program. The initiative has modernized classrooms, infrastructure, and digital learning facilities to match the best educational standards.

CHENNAI: As the Class 12 board examinations conclude on Tuesday across Tamil Nadu, the state school education department has directed schools to deploy police personnel on campus to maintain order and ensure students disperse without causing any commotion.

CHANDIGARH: To further give an impetus to enrollment drive in the state, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains kick started a statewide campaign for boosting student enrollment in government schools at Government Primary Smart School, Phase-2, SAS Nagar, on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is continuously working to enhance the early education and overall development of children in the state. Providing this information, Social Security, Women, and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that to ensure the transparent registration of private play-way schools and its effective implementation at the ground level, an online registration portal will soon be launched.

CHANDIGARH: In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at saving young generation to fall prey to drugs amidst the ongoing ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ anti-drug campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police has collaborated with Punjabi University Patiala and Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMRC) to introduce a comprehensive 10-hour anti-drug awareness course at schools and identified drug hotspots across the state.

CHANDIGARH: Inculcating competitive skills and improving the performance of the government schools in the state, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains, on Friday, honored a total of 161 government schools with the “Best School Award” carrying a total prize money of Rs 11 crore.

SEOUL: Schools in the vicinity of Seoul's Constitutional Court will likely be closed on the day of sentencing in South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial due to fears of violent protests, officials said on Wednesday.

JERUSALEM: Schools across northern Israel reopened after being closed for nearly a year and a half, following the outbreak of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict along the Lebanese border in early October 2023.

CHANDIGARH: In a bold move to counter the "well-planned conspiracy" of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to marginalise regional languages by bringing out the new exam pattern, Punjab government, on Wednesday, took a lead by issuing a notification making Punjabi a mandatory main subject in all schools across the state, regardless of their educational board affiliation. The notification states that education certificates will be considered as null and void without Punjabi as a main subject.

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will on Friday give laptops to the meritorious students of the government schools in the state who secured 75 per cent or above marks in Class 12 exams in the academic year 2023-24.

BISHKEK: The incidence of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) and influenza has been rising in Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the country's Ministry of Health said and added that it has initiated monitoring of children's attendance in schools.

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar (EAM) delivered a bold critique of Western attitudes towards democracy during the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government has launched an ambitious initiative to redevelop 500 government schools with state-of-the-art facilities, and the work has begun in several schools across the state.

NEW DELHI: Multiple schools in Delhi-NCR, including Shiv Nadar School, Noida, and Ahlcon International School, Mayur Vihar, received bomb threats via email on Friday morning, triggering an immediate security response.

NEW DELHI: Schools in Delhi and Noida have once again received bomb threats, prompting swift security measures and emergency protocols.

NEW DELHI: Panic gripped parents, teachers and students after four private schools in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida received bomb threats on Wednesday.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), the technology wing of the Kerala General Education Department, has now distributed 29,000 robotic kits to high schools across Kerala, introducing students to emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education department has allotted a fund of over Rs 4 crore to create awareness among the school staff and students regarding how to react during an emergency or natural calamity related incidents, besides making arrangements to avoid any exigency like electrocution or fire.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab has once again set a benchmark in environmental sustainability by securing the prestigious ‘Best State’ and ‘Best District’ awards under the Green Schools Programme. These accolades, facilitated by the Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST) and the Department of Science, Technology & Environment, Government of Punjab, will be conferred during the ‘Green Schools Awards Ceremony’ organized by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on February 4 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that the issue of admission of Rohingya refugee children in state-run schools would require its consideration.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Police has initiated an intense awareness campaign across schools and colleges in the southern districts of the state to combat caste discrimination.

CHANDIGARH: The Chairman of the Punjab State Child Rights Protection Commission, Mr. Kanwardeep Singh, has recommended to the Punjab School Education Department that school timings be changed for the convenience of children due to the severe cold and dense fog.

PATNA: Amid severe cold wave conditions, the authorities have suspended classes up to 8th standard in all schools of Bihar's Araria district till January 12.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Youth Congress president Mohit Mohindra today questioned the claims of improvement in school education system made by AAP government in Punjab.

CHENNAI: A tanker lorry carrying 20 metric tons of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) overturned on the Avinashi flyover in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore during the early hours of Friday.

NEW DELHI: Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of smog on Tuesday morning, with air quality plunging back into the "severe" category and drastically reducing visibility across the city.

NEW DELHI: At least 353 girls have enrolled this year in 33 Sainik Schools, established under the erstwhile pattern in the country, the Parliament was informed on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Six schools in Delhi received a bomb threat on Friday via email. The police were following the usual standard operating procedure (SOP) of undertaking detailed checks, said officials.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government declared a holiday for schools in Chennai and nearby districts on Thursday due to heavy rains that began on Wednesday night.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is not only working for the welfare of various communities but is also committed to the holistic development of children. In this regard, the Minister of Social Security, Women and Child Development, Dr. Baljit Kaur, has issued new guidelines for online registration for playway schools.

NEW DELHI: After several schools in Delhi received bomb threats on Monday morning, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a scathing attack on the Centre and Union Home Minister, questioning the law and order situation in the national Capital.

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today asked chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to visit Meritorious and Adarsh schools established by the erstwhile SAD led government which along with other reformatory measures had taken Punjab to the number two slot in the national survey on school education instead of blindly following other models.

NEW DELHI: Delhi government will issue Covid guidelines for schools amid steady rise in the fresh Covid infections, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday

CHANDIGARH: On the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, State Education Department on Tuesday ordered the private schools to immediately display the list of minimum three books/uniform shops in towns and 20 in cities to be shared with the District Education Officers (DEOs).

BENGALURU: Six schools situated on the outskirts of Bengaluru got bomb threats on Friday, said the police

NAWANSHAHR: Punjab Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Wednesday said that Punjab Government would make all-out efforts to bring back the glory of government schools in the state.

CHANDIGARH: Taking a major decision for the students studying in private schools across the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced that none of any private school would hike the fee during the current semester of academic session 2022-23 and these orders would come into force with immediate effect.

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence has approved setting up of 21 new Sainik Schools, in partnership with NGOs, private schools and state governments for this academic year.

CHICAGO: Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the third largest school district in the US, lifted its mask mandate and introduced an optional policy.

NEW DELHI: Nearly 39.7 lakh students of government aided and private schools shifted to government schools during 2020-21. Similarly, there is also an impact of Covid-19 pandemic on enrolment in schools, showed a report released by Union Ministry of Education on Wednesday.

SYDNEY: The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Wednesday announced its decision to scrap mask mandate in schools despite a continued increase in new Covid-19 cases.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday inaugurated 12,430 new smart classrooms in 240 government schools of the national capital at Rajkiya Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Rajokri.

NEW DELHI: Days before polling in Uttarakhand, the BJP has claimed that the Congress is trying to bring hijab in schools of 'Devbhoomi'.

BHOPAL: After the controversy over wearing a headscarf or hijab in schools escalated in Karnataka, a statement in this regard by a Minister has sparked controversy in Madhya Pradesh.

NAWANSHAHR:With the Covid pandemic situation has improved, District Magistrate Vishesh Sarangal has allowed to reopen the schools from 6th class onwards, colleges, ITIs, libraries, coaching and training institutes have been allowed to open for physical classes from today (February 7) in the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Online classes would continue to remain an option.

NAWANSHAHR: With the Covid pandemic situation has improved, District Magistrate Vishesh Sarangal has allowed to reopen the schools from 6th class onwards, colleges, ITIs, libraries, coaching and training institutes have been allowed to open for physical classes from today (February 7) in the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Online classes would continue to remain an option.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday held a meeting to review the Covid guidelines that were in place in the national capital and eased several restrictions keeping in mind the sharp decline in the positivity rate.

AMRITSAR: District Magistrate Mr. Gurpreet Singh Khaira has extended the revised Kovid restrictions within the limits of District Amritsar till February 8, 2022.

JAIPUR: Going with the new guidelines issued by the state government, schools from class 10 to 12 reopened from Tuesday in urban areas across the state.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said "a generation of children will be left behind if we do not open schools now".

AMRITSAR: HDFC Bank provided 240 computer sets and 18 smart class projectors for computer labs in the schools run by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

NEW DELHI: Congratulating Himachal Pradesh for providing tap water connections at 100 per cent schools and anganwadi centres, Union Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Vini Mahajan said that this will help in reducing water-borne ailments among children.

NEW DELHI:A total 194 schools have been registered till now for affiliation with the Sainik School Society and application process is underway, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.

RUPNAGAR: In response to call of ‘No School, No Vote’ campaign launched by Federation of Private Schools and Association of Punjab,the faculty of local St. Carmel School including teaching and non-teaching staff members protested the close down of schools in view of third wave of Covid-19 Pandemic.

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Monday announced that all schools and colleges in the state will be closed till January 26 in view of the increasing cases of Covid-19.

CHANDIGARH: Senior Leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab and Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema while commenting sternly on the pitiable condition of the state in the field of public education said that the ruling Congress and SAD-BJP governments have pushed Punjab universities, colleges, schools and other government educational institutions to the brink of collapse under a deliberate conspiracy.

CHANDIGARH: With the spike in Coronavirus cases, the Chandigarh administration on Thursday decided to impose night curfew in the Union Territory from 10 pm to 5 am daily.

CHANDIGARH: With the spike in Covid-19 cases, Punjab on Tuesday imposed statewide night curfew daily from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and ordered closure of all educational institutions till January 15.

MUMBAI:Bigg Boss 15' host Salman Khan will be seen taking class of Rakhi Sawant's husband Ritesh and Abhijit Bichukale for their behaviour inside the house.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday gave approval to upgrade 229 schools to different levels viz. 46 Elementary to Middle schools, 100 Middle to High schools and 83 High to Senior Secondary schools.

CHANDIGARH: In order to provide quality school education and bring the Government schools in sync with the modern times, the Punjab Government is undertaking special efforts. As part of these, it has been decided to provide 4361 tablets to the libraries of 872 Government Senior Secondary Schools in the State.

CHANDIGARH: The Education Minister Pargat Singh today released Rs. 8.25 crore for the construction of 275 new rooms in the Government schools.

NEW DELHI: With the shutdown of schools in many states including Delhi, lakhs of students are falling out of the eduction system. According to an estimate, out of two crore students who dropped out of school across the country, more than 20 lakh comes from Delhi alone.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday clarified that it never asked the Delhi government to shut schools, during the hearing of a case regarding severe air pollution in the capital, rather only asked for reasons behind the change in their stand on reopening schools.

NEW YORK: US President Joe Biden announced a country-wide plan to administer Covid vaccine booster doses for all adults, keep schools and workplaces open, expand free-at-home testing, new protocols for international travel, and bolster response and supply of treatment pills to prevent hospitalisation and deaths.

CHANDIGARH: Even though the Punjab government did not hand over the list of the best 250 schools to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as part of the challenge between senior AAP leader, Delhi's Education minister and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Punjab Education Minister Pargat Singh on the education system; but Manish Sisodia went two steps ahead and himself reached to take the stock of the primary school of Makrauna Kalan, the maternal grandfather’s (nanke) village of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in his Assembly constituency of Chamkaur Sahib.

NEW DELHI: The Union education ministry has said that a total of 26.45 crore students have been enrolled in pre-primary and higher secondary education in 2019-20, which is 42.3 lakh more than 2018-19. Along with this, the Gross Enrolment Ratio has also increased at all levels in school education, the ministry added.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has directed to hold parent-teacher meetings in all the schools on 1st and 2nd July 2021 for planning and further improving the education level of the students from pre-primary to XII classes.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the Delhi High Court order allowing private unaided schools to collect annual fee and development charges from the students for the period after the lockdown ended in the national capital last year.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Youth Development Board chairman Sukhwinder Singh Bindra today said that to channelise energy of youth in right direction and to help them clear stress, a special “Happiness Programme” for youth would be started in all schools, colleges and universities of the state. He said that he would soon meet Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh regarding this and assured that this programme would be launched at the earliest.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, on Wednesday, said that the Congress government led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has continuously been working for the overall improvement in the field of school education and apart from other reforms and new initiatives; the infrastructure of government schools was also being updated.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday directed the health authorities to start vaccination of teachers, non-teaching staff and students in18-45 age group from all schools and colleges from June 21, to enable educational institutions in the state to open safely.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has released an amount of over Rs. 40.26 crore for the development of school infrastructure.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Education Minister, Vijay Inder Singla, today advised his Delhi counterpart, Manish Sisodia to first check fact regarding the status of " Learning Level and Quality" parameter in the " Performance Grading Index" released by the Union government before stooping so low to unnecessarily politicise the issue.

CHANDIGARH: Reacting sharply to the utterances of the Delhi Education Minister, Manish Sisodia, Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said that the desperation of Manish Sisodia was quite visible and understandable as paid clamour about the rosy picture of Delhi Schools in media by the AAP government had comprehensible been exposed.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to stay a single-judge order, which had allowed unaided private schools to collect annual and development fees from the students for the period post the lockdown in Delhi in 2020.

OTTAWA: Former Canadian Senator Murray Sinclair has called for an independent investigation into the sites of indigenous residential schools across the country.

CHANDIGARH: In order to inculcate creative interests in the students of government schools, teachers have started online summer camps in various government schools under the leadership of Education Secretary, Mr. Krishan Kumar.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education and Public Works Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, on Tuesday, released the list of best government schools for the session 2020-21 on the basis of overall grading. Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said that the ranking of the schools has been divided into three categories; middle, high and senior secondary schools and top performing schools from each district would be given a reward of Rs. 5 lakh, 7.5 lakh and 10 lakh, respectively.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has announced the results of the test conducted on April 11 for the recruitment of teachers in Meritorious Schools.

NEW DELHI: Both the government-run and private school administrations in the national capital have recommended that the Class XII board exams (CBSE board) should be canceled in view of the severe pandemic situation, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, said on Saturday.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, on Saturday, said that all schools including government, semi-government and private schools across the state will remain closed for summer vacations from May 24 to June 23.

AMRITSAR: Akal Takht has asked the Australian government to revoke its decision of banning the ‘kirpan’Criticising the decision of Australian government for implementing it before having any community consultation, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh said the decision of Aussie education minister Sarah Mitchell was an immature one.

NEW DELHI: The supply of food items under government schemes to Industrial training institutes (ITI) will be treated at par with supply of mid-day meals to schools and not attract GST.

NEW DELHI: Walk-in vaccination for those aged 45 and above kicked off at 97 Delhi Government-run schools on Monday. Those without any smartphones or unable to register online for vaccination will also be able to get jabbed at these centres.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government will raise a demand before the Union Government for additional funds under the mid day meal scheme to feed all the students at the government and aided schools in the state.

 MOHALI: Oakridge International School organized workshops for 25 schools of Nepal and North India. 371 teachers from these 25 schools participated in 'Virtual Job Alike Session'. The teachers of Oakridge International School presented 25 sessions which enriched the learning of the community that helps children to gain conceptual clarity through experiential learning.

CHANDIGARH: To ensure smooth functioning of the schools, Punjab School Education Minister, Mr. Vijay Inder Singla has given approval to change the blocks of 27 primary schools.

CHANDIGARH: The school education department has warned of strict action against private schools inviting parents of students in schools for parents- teachers meeting.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has extended the deadline for admission in meritorious schools of the state.

CHANDIGARH: As a result of the relentless efforts made by the Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla to improve the quality of education and provide better infrastructure in the government schools, about 13000 schools have been converted into smart schools so far. As a result, enrollment in government schools has been on the rise continually from last two years. During the current academic session 2021-22, the enrollment has increased more than 15% than the previous year.

CHANDIGARH: To address the problems faced by the students and their parents regarding admission in schools, the Punjab Government has waived off the condition of transfer certificate for admission in schools.

CHANDIGARH: With the spike in coronavirus cases in Haryana, the state government on Wednesday announced summer vacation in all schools till May 31.

SEOUL: The South Korean Education Ministry on Wednesday declared a three-week intensive period for checking Covid-19 norms in all schools, universities and private educational facilities amid surge in infections.

KOLKATA: Considering the unprecedented spurt in Covid-19 cases, the West Bengal government has announced that all the state-run schools will remain closed from Tuesday till further notice.

JAMMU:With J&K logging 1,526 new Covid cases on Sunday, authorities ordered closure of all universities, colleges and schools in the Union Territory till May 15.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has decided to start Gender Sensitisation Project in government schools across the state. The aim of this project is to sensitize students in various ways.

GUWAHATI/AGARTALA:With the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases, several northeastern states have taken diverse steps, including imposition of night curfew and closure of educational institutions, to prevent the spread of the dreaded virus.

LUCKNOW: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is making learning 'fun' in schools.
The state government, in collaboration with HCL Foundation, has launched the State Open Resources Programme (SORP) to enable teachers to develop a student-friendly pedagogy and make learning fun at government primary and upper primary schools.

NEW DELHI: Amid the surge in Covid cases in the national capital, the three BJP-ruled municipal corporations in the city on Thursday offered to set up isolation centres at their schools and community centres.