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No takers for scholarship meant for freedom fighters' kin in UP!

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 7 -- A scholarship and educational assistance scheme meant for the children and dependents of freedom fighters in Uttar Pradesh has remained virtually defunct for years, with the annua... Read More


Governor urges introspection as girls continue to outperform boys

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 7 -- Governor Anandiben Patel on Thursday said the trend of female students outperforming their male counterparts in higher education reflected their dedication, discipline and determi... Read More


SHO suspended after confrontation with ABVP members

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 7 -- The station house Officer (SHO) of Cantt Police Station was placed under suspension on Thursday following a confrontation between police personnel and members of the Akhil Bharati... Read More


Survivor discharged, full recovery still a challenge

LUCKNOW, Aug. 7 -- More than a month after surviving the devastating June 22 Aliganj fire by jumping from a multi-storey building, 3D artist Jayant Gupta, in his 20s, has been discharged from King Geo... Read More


KGMU opens HRF med counter for geriatric patients

LUCKNOW, Aug. 7 -- In a major relief for the elderly and psychiatric patients, King George's Medical University (KGMU) on Thursday inaugurated a dedicated Hospital Revolving Fund (HRF) medicine counte... Read More


Governor: Rectify shortcomings at Gorakhpur Univ within three months

LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR, Aug. 7 -- Governor Anandiben Patel on Thursday gave the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University three months to address deficiencies that she noticed on the campus. Speaking at th... Read More


Poor quality meal: FIR against Sitapur school principal, cook

Lucknow, Aug. 7 -- State basic education department has lodged an FIR and suspended the principal of a government primary school and a cook following complaints of sub-standard mid-day meal being serv... Read More


Auto, taxi drivers rush to learn Marathi, stay on road

Mumbai, Aug. 7 -- By 9 am on Wednesday, a narrow lane leading to a modest community hall in Saki Naka began to resemble a classroom. Hundreds of students flocked to the hall throughout the day to prac... Read More


Auto, taxi drivers rush to learn spoken Marathi, stay on road before language proficiency test

Mumbai, Aug. 7 -- By 9 am on Wednesday, a narrow lane leading to a modest community hall in Saki Naka began to resemble a classroom. Hundreds of students flocked to the hall throughout the day to prac... Read More


Centralised education policy can't deliver true reforms

India, Aug. 7 -- Dr BR Ambedkar once said. "Examination is something quite different from education, but in the name of raising the standard of education, they are making the examinations so impossibl... Read More