Jadavpur University student Swapnodeep Kundu dies after falling from hostel balcony, family alleges ragging
An 18-year-old first-year student of Jadavpur University, Swapnodeep Kundu, died on August 9, 2023, after falling from the second floor balcony of the Jadavpur University Main Hostel. His family has alleged that he was being ragged by his seniors. Swapnodeep was a resident of Bagula in Nadia district, and he was an undergraduate student of…
Delhi Schools Ban Mobile Phones to Improve Academic Performance
The Directorate of Education (DoE) in New Delhi has issued an advisory banning the use of mobile phones in all private and government schools in the city. The advisory comes into effect immediately. The advisory states that mobile phones can be a major distraction for students in school and can also be used for cyberbullying…
MCD Schools to post guards for safety of students
Guards will soon be hired in all the schools to protect the safety and security of the students attending MCD institutions. Additionally, all schools will hire data entry operators to relieve teachers of non-academic duties. Teachers were given assurances by Delhi Mayor Dr. Shelly Oberoi that a site for teacher transfers would soon go live….
Tragic Incident in Kanpur School: Class X Student Stabbed to Death
Kanpur, 31, July, 2023 In a shocking incident that has sent shockwaves through the community, a Class X student was stabbed to death inside a school in Kanpur. The gruesome incident took place during school hours, leaving everyone in a state of disbelief and grief. According to preliminary reports, the tragic incident occurred within the…
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh schools closed today due to protest for not meeting students demand
All India Students’ Federation (AISF) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) supported by Telugu Nadu Students Federation (TNSF) have called a bandh so that all schools remain closed on 25 July 23 to protest against the various irregularities prevalent in the education sector. Several schools across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are likely to remain…
Delhi University student aged 19 stabbed to death outside college
A 19-year-old Delhi University student was stabbed to death on Sunday after he objected to his girlfriend being harassed by another student. The incident took place outside the Aryabhatta College gate. The accused, a group of four-five unidentified men, came on bikes and allegedly stabbed the victim in the chest. The deceased has been identified…
Fire breaks out at Mukherjee Nagar coaching centre; students escape using wires
A fire broke out at a coaching centre located near Batra Cinema in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar on 15 June 23. The incident took place at the building near the Delhi University area at around 12 pm. In several videos of the incident, men and women could be seen scrambling to escape from the third floor…
Schools in Pauri Garhwal shut for a fortnight due to tiger terror reopen on 5 May 2023
The tiger movement in more than half a dozen villages of Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand is making parents apprehensive about sending their children to schools. Majority of parents were urging district administration to conduct on line classes for small children. Meanwhile senior schools saw better response on day 1 of reopening where parents dropped their…
School bus drivers in Nashik to undergo compulsory Road safety course
Nashik school bus drivers will undergo two hours compulsory road safety training session. The training session will be conducted by Nashik First Organisation and will be conducted at Traffic Education Park. The training will be conducted free of cost and the drivers will be given a certificate on successful completion of training. The initiative has…
Traffic Management in front of Schools in Delhi NCR
Traffic management by school and police authorities needs to be better managed during school drop off and pick up times in Delhi NCR. The situation is often chaotic and dangerous. The cars, buses, taxis, rickshaws which come to drop and pickup students follow no traffic rules and parking rules leading to long traffic jams and…