News for '-kendriya-vidyalaya'

'Delhi will become Khalistan': Hoax bomb threat targets Parliament, schools

'Delhi will become Khalistan': Hoax bomb threat targets Parliament, schools

Rediff.com13 Feb 2026

Several schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails on Friday morning, causing widespread concern before authorities declared the threats a hoax. The emails contained disturbing content and prompted thorough search operations and heightened security measures.

Modi's Message to Students: Prioritise Skills, Limit Internet Use

Modi's Message to Students: Prioritise Skills, Limit Internet Use

Rediff.com6 Feb 2026

While talking to students during Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Everyone has their own pattern. Some people study better in the morning, some at night. Whatever suits you, believe in that. But also take advice and, if that benefits you, then only add it to your life structure."

Modi holds 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' on Brahmaputra cruise

Modi holds 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' on Brahmaputra cruise

Rediff.com21 Dec 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with students on a cruise ship on the Brahmaputra River during a 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' programme on the second day of his Assam visit.

11-year-old gang-raped in Delhi Kendriya Vidyalaya toilet

11-year-old gang-raped in Delhi Kendriya Vidyalaya toilet

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan's regional office has also ordered an enquiry into the issue.

Discretionary quotas for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas put on hold

Discretionary quotas for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas put on hold

Rediff.com15 Apr 2022

The quotas have been put on hold following a review, according to a letter sent to all Kendriya Vidyalayas.

SC seeks govt's reply on mandatory prayer in Kendriya Vidyalayas

SC seeks govt's reply on mandatory prayer in Kendriya Vidyalayas

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

The petition filed by Madhya Pradesh resident Veenayak Shah said the practise of prayer created obstacles in developing scientific temperament among students as the whole idea of God and religious faith is given immense priority and instilled as a thought-process among the students.

Army Swings Into Action In Kathua

Army Swings Into Action In Kathua

Rediff.com18 Aug 2025

Following the devastating cloudburst and flash floods that wreaked havoc in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has launched extensive rescue and relief operations.

Govt To Target Coaching Centres

Govt To Target Coaching Centres

Rediff.com23 Jun 2025

The panel will examine the reasons behind the emergence of dummy schools and their role in encouraging full-time coaching at the cost of formal schooling, and will suggest ways to mitigate the issue.

Delhi polls: Prez Murmu, Jaishankar, Rahul, Atishi vote

Delhi polls: Prez Murmu, Jaishankar, Rahul, Atishi vote

Rediff.com5 Feb 2025

Voting for the Delhi Assembly elections began on Wednesday, with prominent leaders like President Droupadi Murmu, Union ministers S Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi casting their ballots early in the day. Other notable figures who participated in the electoral process included Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, and Delhi Chief Electoral Officer R Alice Vaz. The election is a triangular contest between the ruling AAP, BJP, and Congress, with the AAP aiming for a third consecutive term. Polling is underway at 13,766 stations across Delhi's 70 assembly constituencies to decide the fate of 699 candidates. The results will be announced on February 8.

'No-detention policy' for classes 5, 8 scrapped in central schools

'No-detention policy' for classes 5, 8 scrapped in central schools

Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

The Indian government has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools it governs. This means that students in these classes who do not pass the year-end exams will be allowed to fail. The decision comes after the amendment to the Right to Education Act (RTE) in 2019, which has already led to 18 states and union territories doing away with the 'no-detention policy' for the two classes. The new policy will be implemented in over 3,000 schools run by the central government, including Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navaodyala Vidyalayas, and Sainik Schools.

'Not Easy For New Delhi To Overlook Delimitation'

'Not Easy For New Delhi To Overlook Delimitation'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2025

'If delimitation is not handled well by the Centre, the southern states are certainly going to challenge it.'

Will Nirmalaji Be Generous To Bihar?

Will Nirmalaji Be Generous To Bihar?

Rediff.com30 Jan 2025

If it was Andhra Pradesh last Budget, it's poll-bound Bihar that has now turned to Centre with a list of demands. How the NDA government is delivering on promises.

After Delhi, schools in Ahmedabad get bomb threat mails

After Delhi, schools in Ahmedabad get bomb threat mails

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Polling in 25 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat will be held on May 7.

Army Brat Is Jharkhand's Newest Star

Army Brat Is Jharkhand's Newest Star

Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

The unlikely and newly-discovered star on the Jharkhand campaign trail is a 39-year-old feisty army brat, who is married to the state's chief minister. Wearing only saris, always sporting sindhoor, a tikka and bangles, Jharkhand political rallies haven't seen anyone like Kalpana Murmu Soren before! She brings both lively energy and style to the podiums/stages she graces, arriving like a breath of fresh air to make fiery speeches that ignite the crowd.

Bomb threat mails sent to Ahmedabad schools traced to Pak

Bomb threat mails sent to Ahmedabad schools traced to Pak

Rediff.com10 May 2024

"The emails were sent from 'mail.ru' domain, in which a man impersonating himself as Tauheed Liaquat sent them to all the schools with the aim of spreading fear among voters and Indian citizens," the Ahmedabad crime branch said in a press statement.

'Mature' Avani sets sights on another medal haul in Paris

'Mature' Avani sets sights on another medal haul in Paris

Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

For her a competition, be it the World Cup or the Paralympic Games, is just an extension of her training regimen, which has to be followed to the tee.

Gehlot says his speech axed at Modi event; PMO responds

Gehlot says his speech axed at Modi event; PMO responds

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

Gehlot said he was welcoming Modi to Rajasthan through his tweet as he would not be able to do so through his speech.

Mithila's Having Fun In Frisco

Mithila's Having Fun In Frisco

Rediff.com16 Jul 2022

Bollywood stars are constantly on the go! And they are recording their travels with lovely pictures on social media.

Sanskrit to be third language in classes 6-8 in KV: Centre to SC

Sanskrit to be third language in classes 6-8 in KV: Centre to SC

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

The Centre on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court that Sanskrit will be the third language in classes six to eight in Kendriya Vidyalayas.

Education loans: Over Rs 12,000 cr disbursed

Education loans: Over Rs 12,000 cr disbursed

Rediff.com9 Feb 2007

As much as Rs 12,106 crore (Rs 121.06 billion) was disbursed as educational loans to needy students last fiscal, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said in Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu on Friday.

How Achche Din dawned for Std XI and XII students in Baramulla

How Achche Din dawned for Std XI and XII students in Baramulla

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

On August 1, the mothers of Baramulla will heave a sigh of relief as their children can now stop going to Srinagar and other places for higher secondary studies. Behind the local Kendriya Vidyalaya starting classes for Std XI and XII students is a tale of quick, decisive action by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Amit Shah-headed panel wants Hindi replace English in IITs, courts in north India

Amit Shah-headed panel wants Hindi replace English in IITs, courts in north India

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

A parliamentary committee has recommended that the medium of instruction in technical and non-technical higher education institutes such as IITs in Hindi-speaking states should be Hindi and in other parts of India their respective local language. It said the use of English should be made optional.

Will look into German language row: Modi assures Merkel

Will look into German language row: Modi assures Merkel

Rediff.com16 Nov 2014

India's move to drop German as an alternative to Sanskrit as a third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel to raise the issue on Sunday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who assured her of looking at it within the confines of the Indian system.

When Smriti Irani made a clean 'sweep'

When Smriti Irani made a clean 'sweep'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

In a bid to promote the ambitious 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' (Clean India Mission), Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani made a surprise visit to a government school in Delhi and participated in a cleaning drive.

PM announces free education, sops for children orphaned by Covid

PM announces free education, sops for children orphaned by Covid

Rediff.com29 May 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a number of welfare measures for children who lost their parents to COVID-19, including ensuring a corpus of Rs 10 lakh when they turn 18 and providing for their education.

Dalit student thrashing: Warrant against school principal

Dalit student thrashing: Warrant against school principal

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

School principal suspended, vice-principal and 14 other teachers transferred after a video emerged of a boy being thrashed by other schoolboys.

2 KV students sent to remand home for beating up Dalit classmate in Bihar

2 KV students sent to remand home for beating up Dalit classmate in Bihar

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

With a video of two sons of a murder accused mercilessly beating their Dalit classmatehere going viral on social media, the duo have been sent to a remand home.

PM's wife visits gurdwara and KV school in Teheran

PM's wife visits gurdwara and KV school in Teheran

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

Bollywood songs, item numbers and folk music reverberated in the air on Wednesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur was given a warm welcome at a gurdwara and Kendriya Vidyalaya in Teheran which was extended a grant of Rs 2 crore by the Indian government

Children's Day: Chandigarh boy doodles for Google

Children's Day: Chandigarh boy doodles for Google

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

Class 9 student Arun Kumar Yadav's award winning doodle is displayed on the Google home page today.

Ordinary lives, extraordinary struggles

Ordinary lives, extraordinary struggles

Rediff.com16 Jan 2017

'As I look back on 2016, I see yet another year in which our country -- not just the government -- has failed to move ahead,' says Geetanjali Krishna.

'We want more students from north India'

'We want more students from north India'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2011

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram, Dean, Amrita School of Business, discusses what ails research in Indian b-schools, his plans and vision for making ASB a trendsetter in producing intellectual research papers, his challenges and how he plans to tackle them.

Suspected ULFAs lob grenades at Army vehicl

Suspected ULFAs lob grenades at Army vehicl

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

Suspected United Liberation Front of Asominsurgents lobbed a grenade at Assam Rifles personnel escorting a school bus in upper Assam's Sibsagar district on Tuesday morning. All school children and security personnel are safe, police said.

How to organise a summit, the Iranian way

How to organise a summit, the Iranian way

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

As the NAM summit opens in Tehran on Thursday, Nikhil Lakshman, who is traveling with the prime minister, captures the mood in the Iranian capital.

From New Delhi to Kolkata, India marks Yoga Day

From New Delhi to Kolkata, India marks Yoga Day

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

Thousands of young and old people across the country united to observe the fifth International Day of Yoga on Friday with great enthusiasm and zeal. The first International Day of Yoga was observed all on June 21, 2015, and the idea was first proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in 2014.

'IWF should apologise to the nation: Gill

'IWF should apologise to the nation: Gill

Rediff.com16 Nov 2009

The Indian Weightlifting Federation owes an explanation and an apology to the country for the dope scandals that may lead to the humiliation of a third international ban, an angry Sports Minister M S Gill said on Monday.

The Tree That Lived For 704 Years

The Tree That Lived For 704 Years

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

The Deodar's lifespan stretched from 1215 (construction of the Qutub Minar) to 1919 (the Jallianwala Bagh massacre). Magnificent and imposing, a cross section of its bark is the piece de resistance at a unique museum of India's forests.

Class XII: I hated Physics, but scored 98 percent

Class XII: I hated Physics, but scored 98 percent

Rediff.com16 Feb 2010

This topper scored 96.2 percent in her Class XII board examinations. We get her to spill the beans on her dreams, her school, favourite subject and much more to help you get ahead in the exams this year.

Why Smriti Irani got into Twitter war with journo

Why Smriti Irani got into Twitter war with journo

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

Human Resource Development minister Smriti Irani on Monday engaged in a twitter war with a financial daily journalist whose newsreport claimed that the minister had recommended over 5,000 admissions in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools in the current academic year.

1 killed, 24 hurt as school bus overturns

1 killed, 24 hurt as school bus overturns

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

. The driver of the bus fled the scene soon after the accident, the official said, adding that efforts were on to nab him.

Why punish students, says SC on Sanskrit row

Why punish students, says SC on Sanskrit row

Rediff.com28 Nov 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider not replacing German language with Sanskrit in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the middle of the ongoing academic session and implement the decision from next academic year, saying, "Why are you punishing students for your mistake?"