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  Over 5,000 govt schools sit empty with zero students; 70% of them in Telangana and Bengal

  Education | December 17, 2025 17:58 IST

  Telangana has approximately 2,081 zero enrolment schools, while in West Bengal, there are 1,571 such institutions.

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  Delhi govt schools to introduce English medium sections in every class from academic year 2025-26

  Education | July 10, 2025 8:20 IST

  Delhi: The move responds to growing parental demand for English-medium education, as many families see it as essential for their children's future. Officials believe that learning in English will better equip students for pursuing higher studies in fields like science, technology etc.

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  Madhya Pradesh school timing changed due to cold wave, check new timings

  Education | January 09, 2024 11:57 IST

  In view of the ongoing cold wave, the timing of schools in Madhya Pradesh has been changed. CM posted this information on on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

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  Winter break schedule for Delhi govt schools announced. Check details here

  Education | December 27, 2021 23:29 IST

  The DoE said that the assessment record of winter break assignments and activities must be maintained scrupulously and shall count towards internal assessment.

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  Uttarakhand gives nod to raise honorarium of female cooks in govt schools

  India | November 23, 2021 23:47 IST

  According to the government, the honorarium has been raised to Rs 3,000 per month from Rs 2,000 per month. It has also increased the salary of PRD jawans to Rs 2100 per month.

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  Standard of govt schools not at par with private schools: SC judge

  Education | November 08, 2021 8:26 IST

  Citing the case of Bihar, after the enactment of the Right to Education Act, the enrolment of girls in elementary and secondary education rose to 50 per cent from the 36 per cent and now boys and girls are neck and neck in education in the state 

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  Over 1,000 govt schools in Odisha will be transformed with modern facilities: CM Naveen Patnaik

  Education | August 23, 2021 12:21 IST

  Patnaik dedicated 10 transformed government schools to the state which have all the modern facilities like smart classrooms, e-library cum reading rooms, modern science laboratory, hygienic toilets, safe drinking water and sports infrastructures 

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  Students not to be denied admission in govt schools due to unavailability of TC: Sisodia

  Education | July 15, 2021 18:45 IST

  Students seeking admission to Delhi government schools from private schools will not be denied admission due to unavailability of Transfer Certificate (TC), Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said on Thursday.

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  No exams till Class 8 for govt school students in UP

  Education | March 09, 2021 17:26 IST

  Due to the pandemic conditions, the state government has decided to promote students till Class 8 to the next class without examination. 

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  569 students of Delhi govt schools qualified for NEET 2020: CM Kejriwal

  News | October 20, 2020 20:11 IST

  While addressing the media on October 20, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal spoke about NEET 2020 results.

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  Private schools' 'harassment' turns Ludhiana parents towards govt schools

  News | July 17, 2020 20:05 IST

  Amid the coronavirus lockdown in the Ludhiana city of Punjab state, the enrollment number of students increased by 18% in government schools this year.

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  Mystery shrouds baffling behaviour of students at remote Jammu and Kashmir's school

  India | June 20, 2019 16:49 IST

  Students at a far-flung school in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district have been exhibiting inexplicably strange behaviour such as rolling on the floor that has baffled both teachers and parents.

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  In big goof-up, BJP-ruled Gujarat govt distributes 12,000 schools bags with Akhilesh Yadav’s photo

  Politics | June 13, 2017 18:28 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav may have lost power in Uttar Pradesh, but he just got a good reason to claim to be ruling the roost in PM Narendra Modi’s bastion Gujarat, thanks to a slip up apparently by the state government

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  Aadhaar-linking shows 4.4 lakh ‘ghost students’ named under mid-day meal scheme in 3 states

  India | March 27, 2017 13:40 IST

  Aadhaar has helped states remove 4.4 lakh “ghost students” from schools across Jharkhand, Manipur and Andhra Pradesh, for whom the government had been allotting funds under the mid-day meal scheme.

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  Karuna opposes English medium of instruction in govt schools

  India | May 13, 2013 15:40 IST

  Chennai, May 13: Taking objection to Tamil Nadu Government's recent decision to introduce English medium of instruction in state-run schools, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said education through a non-native language would obstruct students' self-learning.“Education