On Eid, encounter hangover looms large over Jamia Nagar

Friday 3 October '08

With children attired in their festive finery running around amid a sea of white-capped men emerging from the morning namaz, the mood in Jamia Nagar was cheerful and relaxed.

Private schools plea to govt: let us hike tuition fees to meet teachers’ pay raise

Wednesday 1 October '08

Private, unaided schools have sought the state government’s permission to charge students more fees so that the implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations — which means higher salaries for teachers and other staff — does not become a load on authorities.

Nursery admission blues: parents gear up for the ‘war’ ahead

Friday 26 September '08

Ritu Mathuria has had a harried last few days. Even as she teaches and prepares her son Vinayak, who will turn three this December, for interviews at some “good schools” in the city, she is also coordinating with her husband so that they don’t mess up when they are called for interactions at some of these elite schools.

Kendriya Vidyalayas ‘punish’ teachers for bad results

Tuesday 23 September '08

The management of the Kendriya Vidyalayas has sent censure notices to nearly 2,500 senior teachers and has even held back the annual increments of many because some of their students did not fare well in the Boards this year.

Teachers on contract to tide over severe crisis in government schools

Monday 22 September '08

With government schools facing a major faculty crunch, the Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) has proposed a plan to allow school principals to appoint teachers on contract as a short-term measure.

More teaching aids, brightly done up govt schools attract students

Saturday 20 September '08

The blades of a whirring fan reveal the colours of the rainbow, and a caterpillar painted on the wall displays the numberline for students to see and remember.

Class after blasts: more guards, talks on terror in schools

Tuesday 16 September '08

The terror weekend over, schoolchildren across the Capital got back to business on Monday. With a prayer in their heart for the victims, additional security personnel at the gates, and much discussion on braving the chilling times.

‘Suddenly, there was a sound, thought it was an earthquake

Sunday 14 September '08

“IT was exactly 6.25 pm.” Jaspal Singh, an executive with Reliance Industries, was sitting on the 15th floor of Gopal Das Building when he heard the blast.

On Saturday evening, all of Delhi turns a victim

Sunday 14 September '08

At 6.34 pm, Zahid was the first injured victim of the serial blasts to be brought to RML Hospital. What followed was a deluge of victims from the blast spots at Gaffar Market and Central Park in CP...