Tag: Prakash Javadekar

Berhampur: BJP leader and Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today visited Berhampur and met party workers to discuss plans for 2019 general elections. “We have started preparations for 2019 Lok Sabha elections. I have been given the charge of four Lok Sabha constituencies–Bhubaneswar, Puri, Berhampur, and Nabarangpur. I will take stock of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the general elections in 2019, the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) is leaving no stone unturned to promote brand Modi in Odisha by highlighting the developmental work carried out by the Centre in the last 4 years. The party workers are trying their best to convince the voters that the state government has […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: NCERT has published information about helplines for children in all course books from Class 6-12, giving around 26 crore school children access to them, the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry informed. WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi had suggested the idea to Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar last year during a telephone […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid protest by students, Education Secretary Anil Swarup today announced re-examination dates of the Class 12 and Class 10 subjects, question papers of which went viral around 30 minutes before the commencement of the exams. Swarup informed that the Class 12 Economics exam will be on conducted on April 25 across the country. Regarding […]

Bhubaneswar: The student wing of the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) today gheraoed the Bhubaneswar office of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) demanding resignation of Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Prakash Javadekar. The activists of BCJD criticised the decision of CBSE to conduct re-examination of Mathematics paper of […]

New Delhi: A day after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) decided to re-conduct examinations for Mathematics (Class X) and Economics (Class XII), Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar today said dates for fresh examination will be announced either on Monday or Tuesday. Javadekar told mediapersons, “This is a very unfortunate development. […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD vice president and Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout created a flutter today saying his party is ready for an alliance with Congress to counter BJP. “Congress is the main opposition party; if the national party joins us to counter BJP’s communal agenda, we will help it,” said Rout. Non-BJP forces should work together above […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking a jibe at the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in Odisha over the chit fund scam, senior BJP leader and Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the State government is embroiled in corruption and has encouraged ponzi firms in the state. Briefing mediapersons at the party state headquarters, Javadekar said around 50 MLAs […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Human Resources Department Minister Prakash Javadekar, who is on a two day visit to Odisha, today termed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as anti-poor and hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as saviour of poor people. Javadekar alleged that development in the State has come to a standstill since last 17 years of Naveen Government. […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Much to the delight of teachers in the state as well as centrally funded universities and colleges, the Central government has extended the benefits of the Seventh Pay Commission for the teaching faculty of central and state universities and other aided colleges. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting under the chairmanship […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Central government today announced that 7.58 lakh teachers of universities and colleges across the country will soon get the benefits in line with the recommendations of the 7th pay commission. Speaking at a press conference, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Prakash Javadekar said that 7.58 lakh teachers will soon get the […]

Bhubaneswar: Lambasting the Odisha government, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today alleged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is rebranding Central schemes and telling everyone that the development projects are being launched by the State government. Javadekar, who is on a two-day visit to the State, told media persons upon his arrival, “The Naveen government […]

Bhubaneswar/Jaipur: In a move to retain the best minds in the country, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the centre will soon start a ‘Prime Minister scholarship’ for talented students. He was addressing the convocation ceremony at Manipal University in Jaipur. “There will soon be a ‘Prime Minister scholarship’ under which Rs 75,000 […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Union Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javadekar has asked students to focus on the work for which they joined college in a welcome letter to the freshers who have entered higher education institutions this year. He even said the students should realise it is the hard earned money of taxpayers, especially the poor, […]

Cuttack: Union Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javadekar, on Tuesday, announced that the Centre is mulling to reduce the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) control and give more autonomy to higher education institutions so that these institutions get more freedom for better education and research. He also said […]