Tag: Teachers

In the statement given to the police, she said that she was appearing for her terminal exam when the invigilator, Chandra Das, accused her of cheating. Das slapped her and forced her to remove her clothes in front of everyone to check for hidden notes even after she protested.

Bhubaneswar: Vowing to continue their protests, teachers, lecturers and employees of block grant schools and colleges resumed duty today wearing black badges. After their 40-day long cease-work, the teachers have decided to continue their stir wearing black badges while resuming their work. While most agitating block teachers have returned to work; according to the decision […]

Bhubaneswar: The agitating teachers under the aegis of Odisha School and College Teachers’ and Employees’ United Forum have decided to discontinue their protest from tomorrow. The teachers will now return to their respective schools after 38 days and teach students by wearing black badges. However, teachers from two districts will continue to stage protest in […]

Bhubaneswar: An inter-ministerial committee meeting held today to address the issues of agitating teachers ended inconclusively following which the protestors said that they will intensify their agitation and threatened to resign en masse. According to sources, while the State government sought 3 months time to resolve the issue, the agitating teachers said they want a […]

Bhubaneswar: Parents and guardians of the children studying in Unit-VIII DAV Public School, Bhubaneswar gheraoed the Principal’s office on Monday during a meeting held to discuss several issues pertaining to the school. The meeting discussed multiple allegations of the parents, and soon, an altercation broke out between the principal and the parents. The altercation turned […]

A girl student studying at a private school in Berhampur has accused two lady teachers of mentally harassing her and intentionally deducting her marks in the examination.

Nayagarh: A video showing Block Education Officer (BEO) of Khandapada block demanding bribe from a group of Gana Sikshaks has gone viral in Nayagarh district. Basing on the video evidence, teachers in the district have demanded action against him. In the video, the BEO identified as Suresh Kumar Dash is seen demanding bribe money from […]

Bhubaneswar: In what comes as a big relief for hundreds of agitating teachers and employees of schools and colleges, the Odisha government on Tuesday withdrew the clause of compulsory submission of affidavit to avail grant-in-aid facility. As per the decision of Higher Education and School & Mass Education departments, the teachers are only required to […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to attract faculty members for the newly-opened medical colleges at Baripada and Koraput and three upcoming colleges at Balangir, Balasore and Puri, the State government today announced a hike in salary of contractual medical teachers. As per the announcement, the salary of contractual professors has been increased to Rs 1.25 lakh […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Providing respite to around 11 lakh teachers appointed till March 2015 under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, a bill was passed in Parliament on Tuesday, extending the date to acquire the minimum qualifications till 2019. As per the existing Act that came into effect from April 1, 2010, teachers were required to […]

Balasore: Evaluation of matriculation examination papers has stalled midway at Satyananda High School in Soro here due to the discontentment of the teachers. The teachers are staging a dharna in front of the school with their six-point charter of demands including hike in allowance for checking the papers. They have decided not to check the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, the state government has increased the grant-in-aid assistance for teachers and staff of eligible schools by 13.36 per cent. The increased amount would be deposited in the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) of the teachers and staff. A formal notification in this regard has already been issued, said School and Mass […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha block grant teachers under the banner of Block Grant Secondary School Teachers and Employees Association have threatened to boycott the ensuing panchayat polls scheduled to be held in February next year. The association demanded that if their nine point charter of demands is not met, they will not cooperate with the State government […]

Bhubaneswar: Ending a five-day impasse, the agitating teachers of 488 and 662 category non-government and aided colleges on Saturday decided to put their agitation on hold and join the evaluation of annual Plus Two evaluation from Sunday. The teachers’ associations took the decision after a closed-door meeting with Higher Education minister Pradip Panigrahi and Energy […]

Tension erupted outside the residence of minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Friday (July 8) after students pursuing Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) staged a protest criticising the decision of government to conduct the language test for 200 marks in the Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET).