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  Chhattisgarh school principal held for taping nursery student’s mouth over ‘Radhe Radhe’ greeting

  India | July 31, 2025 22:16 IST

  A school principal in Chhattisgarh's Durg district was arrested for allegedly punishing a three-and-a-half-year-old nursery student by hitting her and sealing her mouth with tape after she greeted with "Radhe Radhe". The incident took place at Mother Teresa English Medium School in Bagdumar village.

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  Haryana school principal stabbed to death by two students over disciplinary action, say police

  Crime | July 10, 2025 20:16 IST

  The deceased has been identified as the principal of Kartar Memorial Senior Secondary School in Bas village. Following the tragic incident, the body was sent to Hisar for post-mortem examination, police said.

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  Telangana: School principal inappropriately touches students, parents protest after video goes viral

  February 11, 2025 16:45 IST

  This is not the first time the school has faced controversy; in January, parents and local Congress party leaders staged protests, accusing the institution of unfairly denying admission to children.

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  Jharkhand girls shirt removal case: Parents' body holds hunger strike as principal given clean chit

  Jharkhand | January 14, 2025 23:15 IST

  On Friday, a woman principal of a prestigious school in Dhanbad's Digwadih objected to the ‘pen day’ celebration in which students wrote messages on each others' shirts after exams were over. The principal sent all students back home in their blazers without the shirts.

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  Madhya Pradesh: School principal shot dead by two students, CCTV shows one dancing after crime

  Madhya Pradesh | December 06, 2024 21:08 IST

  A school principal in Madhya Pradesh was shot dead by two 12th-grade students, with CCTV footage showing one of the accused dancing after the murder, sparking outrage and raising concerns about school safety.

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  Pune school principal, PT teacher among seven arrested in student sexual harassment case

  Maharashtra | August 24, 2024 12:36 IST

  Seven staff members from a school in Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune, including the principal and a PT teacher, have been arrested for the alleged sexual harassment of a minor student. The PT teacher, who has a previous record under the POCSO Act, was accused of repeated harassment over two years.

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  NEET-UG paper leak: CBI team questions Hazaribagh school principal, SBI officials in Jharkhand

  Jharkhand | June 26, 2024 23:21 IST

  On June 24, the CBI collected all material evidence related to the alleged NEET-UG paper leak case from the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar police, which had been handling the probe until the federal agency took over.

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  Uttar Pradesh: School principal gives haircut to 84 students with long hair in Hapur

  India | March 04, 2022 13:33 IST

  Calling it a "humiliating move", two parents have even complained to the higher authorities of the education department. However, according to the district inspector of schools, nothing in writing has been submitted to her yet.

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  UP: Mirzapur school principal hangs kid upside down from building, DM orders action

  India | October 29, 2021 9:52 IST

  According to reports, the incident took place in the Sadbhavna Shikshan Sansthan Junior High School in Ahraura, on Thursday.

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  Reduced exam duration, objective questions: School principals hail CBSE's new board exam format

  Education | October 20, 2021 8:43 IST

  "The idea of 90-minute tests in the first term board exams is excellent as during the times of lockdown, the mode of teaching, learning and grasping has undergone a massive change," said Pallavi Upadhyaya, Principal, DPS-RNE Ghaziabad

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  UP: 17-year-old puts gun on principal's head after he objects to his shoddy dressing

  India | August 25, 2021 13:42 IST

  The principal saw a boy in the school assembly, sporting long hair and rings on his fingers and he was without uniform. The principal scolded him.

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  UP: School principal suspended after death of 5-year-old; parents allege mid-day meal poisoning

  India | March 05, 2021 10:06 IST

  The five-year-old girl's family, however, claim that she had died after eating 'khichdi' served at the mid-day meal in the school.

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  School principal shot dead, daughter critical in UP's Gorakhpur

  Crime | September 20, 2020 20:29 IST

  A school principal was killed and her minor daughter critically injured after two unidentified bike-borne people fired at them in Gorakhpur’s Basharatpur on Sunday afternoon, police said.

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  Mumbai girl survives acid attack by ex-principal, others

  Crime | December 24, 2019 7:56 IST

  In a shocker, a 16-year old Mumbai college student faced an acid attack allegedly perpetrated by the former principal and others of her educational institution but managed to escape major injury, officials said here on Monday.

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  Bodies of owner, principal found buried in Agra school, 4 held

  July 01, 2019 14:33 IST

  In a shocking incident on Monday, bodies of a 50-year-old school owner and 45-year-old school principal were found buried inside a school premises in Kaulakha area in Agra's Tajganj police circle.

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  Karnataka: Gang of six hack school principal to death in front of his students

  India | October 14, 2018 20:55 IST

  One of the killers was caught later from Mahalaxmi Layout area. Police nabbed him after a tip-off and had to fire to subdue him.

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  Haryana: Class 12 student shoots school principal dead for reprimanding him

  India | January 21, 2018 9:05 IST

  Livid at being reprimanded, a class 12 student today allegedly pumped four bullets into his school principal here with his father's licenced .32 bore revolver, police said.

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  School principal spotted having facial in the middle of the class in Gorakhpur

  News | November 08, 2017 13:47 IST

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  School principal brutally assault student in Allahabad, video goes viral

  News | August 06, 2017 8:48 IST

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  Maharashtra: School principal brutally assaults a student for not wearing proper uniform

  News | July 19, 2017 13:32 IST