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TopicRamesh Pokhriyal

Topic: Ramesh Pokhriyal

Ex-minister Pokhriyal gets 2nd notice to vacate official bungalow, which Scindia is waiting for

Former education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal needed to vacate the house after being dropped from cabinet 6 months ago. Scindia & his late father had both lived in this house.

Centre releases guidelines for development of e-content for children with disabilities

Under the guidelines approved by education ministry, e-Content for CwDs should be developed based on 4 principles —perceivable, operable, understandable and robust.

Offer unused campus space for Covid wards, take part in pandemic fight: Govt tells IITs, NITs

Congratulating the institutions on innovations they have come up with to help the country fight Covid-19, the education minister also said students safety should be ensured.

Class 10, 12 CBSE exam schedules to be announced on 31 December, says Ramesh Pokhriyal

The education minister had earlier this week ruled out conducting board exams for classes 10 and 12 till February in view of the Covid-19 situation.

SC stays contempt proceedings against Ramesh Pokhriyal over non-payment of govt housing rent

Pokhriyal has allegedly not complied with the Uttarakhand HC's 2019 order to former CMs of the state to pay rent for continued occupation of govt housing since demitting office.

‘Lot of enthusiasm’ among foreign universities to start branches in India, Pokhriyal says

Modi govt is set to woo nearly 750,000 students who spend about Rs 1.1 lakh crore each year pursuing degrees overseas, by allowing foreign universities to set up branches in India.

Don’t collect student fee until lockdown ends or hike costs: AICTE asks technical institutes

AICTE’s appeal to technical education institutions comes after the HRD Ministry asked all states and Union Territories to appeal to institutes in their region to not hike fees.

Parents worry over delayed exams, HRD minister asks them to wait and tell kids to do yoga

In a live interaction with parents on Twitter, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal also asked them to motivate their children to utilise this time by preparing for pending exams.

Modi govt dumps ‘liberal’ in favour of ‘holistic’ in its new draft of education policy

The draft NEP 2019 had a section titled ‘Towards a More Liberal Education’. The latest version has replaced the word ‘liberal’ with ‘holistic’.

HRD minister Pokhriyal asks parties to keep academic institutions away from their politics

On a day students gathered to protest the citizenship law, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said they are a priority of the Modi govt which is working 'for their better future'.

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English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Rabindranath Tagore stood apart from his contemporaries by infusing poetry and universalism into Indian nationalism, opposing chauvinism and blind obedience, wrote A Ranganathan in 1962.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.