Schools

Thirty-one students tested COVID-19 positive in Theni Government Secondary School in Theni district, Tamil Nadu on July 8. Additionally, 10 parents were also COVID-19 positive. According to the health authorities, pupils and parents at the school have been instructed to isolate themselves. The school has been closed temporarily by the District Education Department. The health department is working to locate potential contacts. District health… read-more

In the midst of persistent heavy rain in Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada DC Dr. K V Rajendra and Udupi DC Kurma Rao M proclaimed a holiday for all educational institutions in the districts on July 5. The decision was made after the IMD anticipated severe to extremely heavy rains in Karnataka. In addition, IMD forecasted thunderstorms and lightning throughout North Interior Karnataka for the following five days.

The Education Department in Delhi will appoint retired principals and vice-principals from government schools to oversee the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) study centers. They will be in charge of creating a centralized timetable for running lessons, as well as assuring excellent teaching, delivering study materials, communicating with parents, and counseling them. The appointed coordinators must also obtain a pass rate of at… read-more

Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, inaugurated a refurbished Boys High School building with a smart class facility and a digitalized system at Ompora Municipality in Budgam on May 30. To commemorate eight years of Modi government, he gave Rs 10,000 cheques, school bags, Ayushman Bharat (Golden cards), and Saksham scholarships. He stated the Centre has introduced PM CARES for Children Scheme, an endeavor to assist children… read-more

The Karnataka government's plan to maintain eggs on the mid-day meal menus of seven backward districts in the coming academic year has been authorized by the Centre. Many religious diviners in the state were against the pilot program. Only Raichur, Yadgir, Bidar, Kalburgi, Koppal, Bellary, and Vijayapura would benefit from the expansion. The Centre has instructed the state government to supply the eggs by the third quarter of 2022-23.