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Waking up ‘in dark’ easy, it was the childrens’ day out

Tuesday 27 January '09

For 7-year-old Sambhavi “getting up in the dark” on Monday was not too difficult. She was going to watch the parade.
Dead rat in midday meal: MCD teachers protest suspensions

Monday 26 January '09

The Nagar Nigam Shikshak Sangh, the MCD teachers’ association, has protested against the suspension of a schoolteacher and a principal in connection with the midday meal contamination case reported on Friday.
Meet stresses on global approach to studies

Sunday 25 January '09

The spread of globalisation has made public schools stress on a global approach to education. A seminar at the Indian Heights School in Dwarka on Saturday discussed the importance of creating global citizens.
Fee hike: Delhi govt’s final decision expected next week

Friday 23 January '09

The Directorate of Education will submit its final report on the proposed fee hike in schools to the education minister on Friday, sources have said.
After ‘aman’ caravan, mothers across border knit peace

Friday 23 January '09

At a time when India and Pakistan are contending with war hysteria, mothers from both the countries have ‘knit the warmth of peace’ for the destitute children across borders.
Psyched out before the Boards? Go online for stress-free coaching, counselling

Tuesday 20 January '09

The CBSE and various state governments provide sample papers and telephone helplines for the board examinees...
Teachers’ dues: school turns to parents

Sunday 18 January '09

With arrears to teachers mounting and the Bansal Committee’s report, to be submitted the government in November, being tabled earlier this week, schools are getting restive.
NCERT wants to upgrade website to virtual academy

Thursday 15 January '09

The NCERT has decided to upgrade its website into a ‘virtual academy’, with facilties to take online practice tests, as well as increase the use of Information and Communication Technology...
Up against a wall, schools tear down firewalls in Net-savvy days

Wednesday 14 January '09

With curious students getting the better of security systems that zealously guard school data, managements have realised it is best to teach them the virtues of ‘ethical’ snooping rather than restricting access to the Internet.
Cold comfort: schools extend winter holidays by two days

Monday 5 January '09

The Delhi government has extended winter holidays in its schools by two more days due to the severe cold conditions prevailing in the city. The schools will now reopen on January 7.
MCD: No plan to sell school land for malls

Saturday 3 January '09

The MCD information office and the Delhi government’s Education department on Friday denied media reports that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will soon auction off some of its school sites to private players for development of malls and hotels.
Govt schools to make room for special children

Friday 2 January '09

As an extension of the Right to Education and Integrated Education schemes of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan...
A window to the world through hole in wall

Sunday 28 December '08

Kailash (13) spends his day working at a tea stall near a Delhi government school in an East Delhi slum.
From school principals to multi-tasking pundits

Sunday 28 December '08

With the Directorate of Education trying its best to encourage out-of-the-box thinking, the role and contribution of principals in government schools is set to undergo a sea change.
Former President Kalam inaugurates BHU founder’s memorial

Friday 26 December '08

The national memorial of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya was inaugurated by former president A P J Abdul Kalam at 53, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, on Thursday.
DPS Rohini wins finals of Limca Book of Records quiz

Tuesday 23 December '08

Pressing the buzzer to answer even before the question is complete and identifying connections between seemingly random snippets, students answered every question, amidst loud cheers from the audience.
Schools giving extra points on parent profession served notice

Saturday 20 December '08

The Delhi government’s Directorate of Education on Friday served notices on several prominent city schools for violating nursery admission norms on the basis of complaints received from parents.
Reward for the ‘best and the brightest’ in govt schools: trip to Singapore

Monday 15 December '08

Studying in government schools no longer means only books, uniforms, examinations, and to an extent, sports. Like many of their private school counterparts...
Schools want ‘documentary evidence’, parents wince

Saturday 13 December '08

A parent applying to Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar for her child’s admission to nursery got a rude shock on Friday when the school refused to accept the child’s passport as proof of residence.
Govt schools to get lesson on AIDS

Saturday 13 December '08

An initiative by the Delhi government will soon see 30 doctors touring its schools to educate students about AIDS, as part of a larger policy to monitor a wellness programme for students.
Muzaffarnagar MP dies in Haryana car crash

Thursday 11 December '08

Muzaffarnagar MP Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan died after the Tata Safari he was travelling in rammed into another vehicle near the Mundkatti Police station near Hodal in Haryana’s Faridabad district around 2 am.
Muzaffarnagar MP dies in car accident

Thursday 11 December '08

Muzaffarnagar MP Chaudhary Munawwar Hasan (45) died in an accident in the early hours of Wednesday. The the Tata Safari he was travelling in rammed another vehicle in Banchari village in Haryana’s Faridabad district.
Runaway cousins wanted to go see Lucknow, West Bengal

Monday 8 December '08

Five young boys from the same family in West Delhi spent two days roaming the city streets after they ran away from home, fearing their parents’ anger as they had been bunking school recently.
DPS Noida marks 26 years with ballet on Arjun

Monday 8 December '08

The annual Function of the Delhi Public School, Noida, in its 26th year, was celebrated on Sunday at the Kamani Auditorium.
In Dwarka, DPS gets detectors to frisk parents

Thursday 4 December '08

Days after the terror attack in Mumbai shook the whole country, while most schools in the Capital have barred entry of parents and visitors without prior appointment...
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