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3 Days After Taking Oath, Bihar Education Minister Resigns
Three days after taking charge as Bihar's new Education Minister, JD(U) MLA Mewalal Choudhury quit his position on November 19 owing to corruption allegations. Mewalal was earlier suspended from the Vice-Chancellor post of the Bihar Agriculture University in 2017 over a scam in job appointments. However, he stated that the allegations were not true as no charge-sheet was filed or a court had ordered against him.
Tags: Bihar, Education Minister, Nitish Kumar, JD(U)
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Tamil Nadu Education Minister Says No to 'Shift Based Classes' For Students
Tamil Nadu state Education Minister K A Sengottaiyan on September 20, announced that there will be no 'shift based classes'. He mentioned the classes will only run simultaneously and will begin when the state's pandemic situation is under control. Schools and colleges in the state have been closed since March 24, 2020, and to reduce the pressure, 40% of the syllabus has been reduced for the year 2020-2021.
Tags: Tamil Nadu, SCHOOL REOPEN, Education Minister, Covid-19
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Delhi: Permission Given to School to Hike Fees Revoked
Delhi's Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on September 10 informed that the state government has revoked the fee-hike permission granted to the Sanskriti School in Chanakyapuri. The minister informed that the decision followed a request by the parents of the school students against the fee-hike. He reiterated that no school is permitted to charge any fees other than the tuition fee. Reportedly, the… read-more
Tags: Manish Sisodia, Education Minister, CM Arvind Kejriwal, Coronavirus Pandemic
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PM Modi Says New Education Policy Aims to Empower Students
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 7 addressed the conference on National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 organised by the Ministry of Education. The PM said that the policy will bring out the real 'aspiration' of the students and 'empower' them to achieve successes. He also discussed the challenges and confusions surrounding the policy. "Steps are being taken to implement the new policy in a better and organised way," he assured. While… read-more
Tags: Narendra Modi, New Education Policy, Education Minister, Virtual Conference
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