Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the intense heat-wave conditions across Odisha, the State government has ‘pre-poned’ summer vacation in schools to April 18. In a letter to the Principal Secretary of the School & Mass Education Department, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department wrote,”In view of the prevailing heat conditions in the State, it has been […]
New Delhi: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, a first-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Balasore in Odisha, who trounced two Crorepatis contesting against him from the parliamentary constituency, said agriculture, tourism, education and employment were his priorities as the representative of the people. “In Balasore, there is drinking water shortage. I will do my best to […]
Bhubaneswar: As the new Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari will be presenting the first budget of Naveen 5.0 on coming Friday (June 28), the big watch out point in the upcoming full budget 2019-20 is the allocation to the education sector. A check-out out here looks all the more imperative because, Odisha had fared poorest among […]
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday postponed remedial classes for students of class 10 and 12 until further notice, due to the hot weather in the city. The direction came after the Directorate of Education extended till July 7 the summer break for students up to class 8. Delhi Education Minister said the step […]
The Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) released compartment result of Class 12 today. Those students who appeared for the supplementary examination this year can check their results on the official websites– cbse.nic.in and cbseresults.nic.in. A student need to score 33 per cent aggregate to pass the Class 12th exams or CBSE compartment examination. The Board conducted […]
Koraput: At the age of 17, she is the sole bread earner and caretaker of a family of five – not by choice but due to harsh circumstances. After losing her father in a road mishap five years back, Laxmi Nayak, a resident of Khudiguda village in Koraput district is the last ray of hope […]
New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is planning to review the 14-year-old National Curriculum Framework (NCF) in accordance with a new national education policy (NEP) and set up a committee for the purpose. According to NCERT Director Hrushikesh Senapaty, the council is going to announce a committee by the end […]
Tel Aviv, Israel: Given the increase in adolescents’ use of tobacco products, especially electronic cigarettes, experts have called for education “based on facts and not on emotions” and increased regulation on retailers to curb the menace of vaping. The group of medical professionals at the healthcare meet also came down heavily on advertisers of such […]
Ganjam: With growing number of fake teachers being exposed in Ganjam district, concerns have been raised on the quality of education imparted. According to sources, many have got appointment as teachers by submitting fake certificates from matric to graduation. Some RTI activists, who had levelled the allegations earlier, are now questioning how the authorities appointed […]
Bhubaneswar: The proposed new education policy has been put through much scrutiny and is designed to strengthen academics so as to influence the world through India’s age-old value system, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said on Monday. The new education policy, being taken up after a gap of over three decades, will be based on […]
By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Not so long ago parent-teacher meetings (PTMs) were seen as an exercise typical of English medium schools. In a way, they distinguished the elite from the hoi polloi. Such distinctions are now getting blurred with governments willing to invest more in education and adopt healthier practices such as PTMs that make […]
Puri/Keonjhar: If one can muster the will, then no path is difficult and no obstacle is insurmountable. Two men from two different places in Odisha have exemplified such will and determination in the face of adversity. Despite being a divyang, Kalandi of Narua village under Gop block in Puri district has been striving hard to […]
Bhubaneswar: Acknowledging the delay in distribution of free Textbooks to class-10 SC/ST students in the State, Odisha School and Mass Education Minister, Samir Dash on Sunday assured to take strict action after a probe in connection with the incident. After the matter came to limelight following a report by OTV, Dash said, “There must have […]
Bhubaneswar: Despite an estimated drop in State’s share in Central taxes, Odisha on Tuesday presented a budget of Rs 1.50 lakh crore for the financial year 2020-21 as compared Rs 1.35 lakh crore for the year 2019-20. While presenting the first paperless budget in Odisha Assembly, State Finance minister Niranjan Pujari informed that Odisha’s total […]
New Delhi: Terming the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 as a revolutionary reform of the 21st century, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday expressed confidence that India would double the Gross Enrolment Ratio within the next 10 years from about 25 percent at present. The wider geographical spread of higher education institutions, especially covering rural […]
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