-The Indian Express The fate of many private Schools in the capital hangs in the balance. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) had set a three-year deadline for Schools, asking them to meet the infrastructural requirements specified under the Right To Education Act, expired on Sunday. The bone of contention is the area requirement under the RTE Act, which is 800 sqm for primary Schools and 1,000 sqm for middle Schools....
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Stressed out cops battle range of disorders-S Vijay Kumar
-The Hindu Health problems apart, they have little time for family "My father comes home very late. He never attends School-day functions or parent-teacher meetings. There has hardly been a weekend when he took us out..." This is how children of police personnel responded at a family counselling session, organised by the Madurai district police recently. Many children complained that their parents working in the Police department were stressed out most of the...
More »Hotline to redressal-Azera Parveen Rahman
-The Hindu A helpline in Odisha is empowering students to act as watchdogs to monitor implementation of the RTE Act, which completes three years in April "My teacher does not come to School," speaks a little voice on one end of the phone line. At the other end, a woman responds reassuringly, asking for the child's details - name of the School, the district. Within a matter of days, the ‘teacher' is...
More »Mane on the run, his organisation silent in face of rape allegations-Sushant Kulkarni
-The Indian Express Satara: Despite five women accusing author and activist Laxman Mane of rape and sexual harassment, police in Satara say they are finding it difficult to get evidence and witnesses in their investigation. Mane, a Padma Shri and winner of the Sahitya Akademi award, continues to be on the run, police said. Three employees of Shardabai Pawar Ashram Shala, a Jakatwadi-based residential School for underprivileged children, on Sunday accused Mane of...
More »Aakash is no silver bullet-Akshat Rathi
-The Hindu The government needs to open its eyes and realise that the technological utopia it envisions in the low-cost tablet is no cure for poor education, poverty or inequality The last few days have brought the Aakash tablet back into the media limelight. Last Friday, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister M.M. Pallam Raju said that troubles with the manufacturer could doom the project. But the next day, former HRD Minister Kapil...
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