By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 14, 2023: A shocking incident took place at Nanguneri in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district on August 9. Six youngsters from a dominant caste allegedly attacked a 17-year-old Scheduled Caste student and his younger sister with sickles at their home. According to the police, allContinue Reading
By V Saji Palakkad, July 23, 2020: Twenty four children in Kerala’s Palakkad district have undertaken a hunger strike in their homes to protest non availability of electricity that has prevented them from attending online classes. Kerala on June 1 started its academic year by launching ‘First Bell,’ the onlineContinue Reading
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Matters India reporter Kolkata — A national colloquium held in Kolkata entitled “Future of Christian Higher Education and Contemporary Transitions in India” expressed concern over alleged rise in “subtle attempts” to “saffronise” educational establishments in the country. Moderator of the colloquium, Principal of Salesian College Dr George Thadathil said “TheContinue Reading
By: Ram Puniyani In its recommendation to NCERT, Shiksha Sanskriti Uthan Nyas, an RSS affiliate asks for removal of English, Urdu and Arabic words, the thoughts of Rabindranath Tagore; extracts from painter M F Husain’s autobiography; references to the Mughal emperors as benevolent, to the BJP as a “Hindu” party.,Continue Reading
Bengaluru: Jesuits’ contribution to education in the world has been pivotal for more than 450 years. The Jesuit educational network in South Asia has close to 500 educational institutions known for quality of education offered. Continuing the legacy, St Joseph’s Institutions, is starting a new law college, St Joseph’s CollegeContinue Reading
Kozhikdoe: Days after the suicide of a college student Jishnu sparked massive outrage among the student community in Kerala, state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticized private college managements on Tuesday. Speaking at an event held in Devagiri College in Kozhikode, the CM said that education has turned into a businessContinue Reading
Pune: The deputy director of education has sent a recommendation to the director of primary education requesting cancellation of the recognition given to Bishop’s School on Wednesday. Principal of Bishop’s School Frank Freese denied any knowledge of the proposal. On Tuesday, the Zilla Parishad sent a letter to the deputyContinue Reading
Brookline, Mass: One of India’s largest colleges is expanding into the U.S. with the purchase of one campus in New York and a proposal to buy two more, drawing opposition from state officials in Massachusetts about the quality of the education it will offer. Dozens of U.S. colleges have openedContinue Reading
Ungarpur: On the mud floor of a hut in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur district, seven women and a man sit in a circle around three community workers. One of the community workers, marker in hand, asks why their children or grandchildren don’t go to school regularly. At first, they are silent. ThenContinue Reading