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Panel to ensure smooth implementation of free education for poor children in private schools
The School Education Department has constituted a State-level committee for determining the ‘per-child’ expenditure to be met by the government for students admitted to private schools under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. | Photo Credit: VENKATACHALAPATHY_C The School Education Department has constituted a State-level committee for … Read more
Supervised toothbrushing expanded to reach schools in poorest areas
Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News Getty Images School and nursery staff in the most deprived areas of England will be asked to supervise young children while they brush their teeth, under a national toothbrushing programme. Schemes are already running in some schools – but now dedicated central funding will reach the poorest areas where … Read more
Bomb threats to schools in Noida: Class 9 student apprehended
Bomb squad personnel conduct investigation at a school after it received a bomb threat in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI A 15-year-old student of Class 9 was apprehended for sending bomb threat emails to four schools in Noida, the police said on Thursday (February 6, 2025) He was later presented before … Read more
Tamil Nadu rains LIVE updates: Holiday for schools in Chennai and neighbouring districts
Tiruchi, Pudukottai, Ariyalur, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga district collectors announce holiday for institutions Tiruchi – Collector M. Pradeep Kumar declares holiday for schools and colleges in the district today due to rain Pudukottai – Holiday declared for schools only in district Ariyalur – Collector P. Rathinasamy declares holiday for schools in the district due to rain Ramanathapuram … Read more
Plans to ban smoking outside hospitals and schools in England
Getty Images The government has announced plans to make it illegal to smoke in children’s playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals in England, with some places also becoming vape-free. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it is already an offence to smoke on NHS hospital grounds. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would also make it … Read more
Bengaluru rains: Holiday declared for all anganwadis and schools across Bengaluru Urban district
As a precautionary measure following heavy rains in the Bengaluru Urban district, all schools and anganwadis to remain shut on October 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Following incessant overnight rains that lashed the city, a holiday has been declared for all Anganwadis and private/aided primary and high schools of Bengaluru Urban District today … Read more
Tamil Nadu rains, Chennai rain alert LIVE updates: CM Stalin takes stock of monsoon situation; schools, colleges to remain closed across districts today
Low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal to trigger heavy rain over T.N. till Thursday A low-pressure area that formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal during the early hours of Monday will set the stage for widespread rainfall, particularly over north Tamil Nadu, and herald the onset of the northeast monsoon over the State. The … Read more
Young India Integrated Residential Schools aims to make education inclusive: Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka being felicitated by the School Teachers’ Federation (STF) representatives at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Young India Integrated Residential School at Laxmipuram village in Khammam district on Friday (October 11, 2024). | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Young India Integrated Residential Schools, based on the concept of … Read more
Allergies: ‘My school’s EpiPen saved my life when I collapsed after drinking ginger beer’
BBC Elaine Fraser recognised the symptoms of anaphylactic shock thanks to training by the school where she works When teacher Elaine Fraser collapsed at home after drinking a ginger beer, she had no idea she had an allergy. “It escalated unbelievably quickly,” Elaine recalls. “My chest was concave trying to pull in breath.” The 53-year-old … Read more