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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: Delhi schools

‘No approval required’ — HC on principal, staff appointments by minority education institutions

HC judgment comes on Delhi Tamil Education Association petition, complaining about the education department not responding to its requests to approve appointments to fill vacancies.

Several schools across Delhi-NCR receive bomb threats via email, students evacuated

Bomb detection teams, bomb disposal squads and officials of Delhi Fire Service have been rushed to schools and search operations are underway. Delhi Police have also begun probing.

Delhi schools directed to have minimum 220 working days in an academic year

Directorate of Education circular said that prior to the commencement of academic year & before observance of the holidays, the heads of govt schools must ensure that 220 working days are completed.

‘No respite in sight’, Delhi govt prepones school winter vacations to November as air quality plummets

Winter vacation dates changed to 9-18 November. Supreme Court Tuesday came down heavily on national capital’s neighbouring states, ordering an immediate stop to crop burning.

‘EWS is still EWS’— a tale of 2 siblings in Delhi’s elite private schools, only one thrived

Mohd. Hanzala, 18, enjoyed studying at a posh Delhi school and hopes to start a salon business, but his sister Khulela feels burdened by EWS tag and ‘pressure’ that comes with it.

Happiness, Deshbhakti curricula affecting regular studies, say Delhi govt teachers as exams loom

Deshbhakti, Happiness & Entrepreneurship Mindset curricula designed for well-rounded learning & to ease academic pressure on students, but seem to have put some teachers in a tough position.

Delhi government moves to bring back detention policy at schools

Following the gazette notification, the government will release the manner and conditions a child can be held back in his current class.

Delhi Class 3 & 5 students fare below national average in 3 subjects, says central govt survey

According to central government’s National Achievement Survey 2021, Delhi’s Class 8 and Class 10 students were found to perform better than the national average.

Delhi govt’s new SOP for schools – check all entry gates, ensure quarantine room

The Delhi Directorate of Education Schools asked schools to guide students to not share their lunch and stationery with others.

‘Kids of officers, labourers will sit on same desk,’ says Kejriwal about new ‘smart’ classrooms 

Delhi government Saturday inaugurated 12,430 new classrooms for 240 government schools across the capital. Kejriwal uses occasion to answer ‘terrorist’ jibe.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.