News for '-primary-school'

'I'm really proud I am the first Indian teacher to win this award'

'I'm really proud I am the first Indian teacher to win this award'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

'Looking at how teachers can change lives of students, I asked myself: 'Why don't I become a changemaker and change the lives of underprivileged students?''

Million Dollar Arm will be back on Indian television

Million Dollar Arm will be back on Indian television

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

MLB also said in 2021 it will bring back the Million Dollar Arm, a contest that has participants compete to earn a tryout with a Major League team.

Amid hijab row, video of namaz at school goes viral

Amid hijab row, video of namaz at school goes viral

Rediff.com12 Feb 2022

A video clip of the students allegedly offering namaz in the classroom of a government primary school in Dakshina Kannada has gone viral.

Maha tragedy: 'School is safe, but now no student left'

Maha tragedy: 'School is safe, but now no student left'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

'My father, mother and other relatives died in the landslide'

Nagpur police chief bans prostitution in red-light area for 2 months

Nagpur police chief bans prostitution in red-light area for 2 months

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

Several sex workers had staged a protest and removed barricades put up by the police restricting entry of people to the area.

Indian-origin Dhruv Manoj bags gold at World Memory Championship

Indian-origin Dhruv Manoj bags gold at World Memory Championship

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

The 12-year-old from Singapore bagged two gold medals at the World Memory Championships held in Hong Kong.

Bihar mid-day meal tragedy: School principal sentenced to 17 years in jail

Bihar mid-day meal tragedy: School principal sentenced to 17 years in jail

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

Meena Devi is charged in the case of the unfortunate death of 23 children after they consumed the mid-day meal at Dharmasati Gandaman Primary School in Saran district of Bihar on July 16 2013.

'NEP is anti-India'

'NEP is anti-India'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

'The NEP is a threat, not a hope.'

Single judge refers 'hijab' row to Karnataka chief justice to decide on larger bench

Single judge refers 'hijab' row to Karnataka chief justice to decide on larger bench

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

The single judge of the Karnataka high court hearing the case related to the 'hijab' ban in school-college campuses referred the matter to Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi on Wednesday with a view that the CJ may decide on constituting a larger bench to look into the case.

PIX: Children pay tribute to Sridevi

PIX: Children pay tribute to Sridevi

Rediff.com28 Feb 2018

Saying goodbye to Sridevi, in their special way.

64 students fall sick after consuming mid-day meal in UP

64 students fall sick after consuming mid-day meal in UP

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

Around 64 students fell sick due to food poisoning after consuming mid-day meal at a government primary school at Juggaur in Chinhat area in Lucknow on Wednesday, officials said.

Meghalaya village at risk of being cut off from India

Meghalaya village at risk of being cut off from India

Rediff.com11 Jan 2022

At Lyngkhong village in East Khasi Hills district, the foundation for the single line fence has been built but the fencing has been stopped due to protests of the residents.

Meet the UP principal who educates physically-challenged students

Meet the UP principal who educates physically-challenged students

Rediff.com2 Oct 2021

What was once the cause of an individual, has at present 350 teachers of different schools contributing to it.

UP: School turns into 'dance bar' for village head's son's birthday

UP: School turns into 'dance bar' for village head's son's birthday

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

As the clip went viral on social media, the education department ordered a probe.

RSS leader's son ends life after cops beat up mother, ransack house

RSS leader's son ends life after cops beat up mother, ransack house

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

Superintendent of Police, Baghpat, Abhishek Singh said 10 policemen of Binauli police station have been relieved of their duties and attached to police lines.

Yoga textbook created by Patanjali to be taught in Goa schools

Yoga textbook created by Patanjali to be taught in Goa schools

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

The government also intends to constitute a state-level 'yoga cell' of yoga experts.

One Party's Freebies Are Another's Welfare Schemes

One Party's Freebies Are Another's Welfare Schemes

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

As some BJP pollsters concede, the Modi leadership's sweeping success in elections 2019, especially across central India, owed not to Hindutva ideology, but to welfare schemes, all of them borrowed from Tamil Nadu, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy.

1 ltr milk mixed with water served to 81 students in UP school

1 ltr milk mixed with water served to 81 students in UP school

Rediff.com30 Nov 2019

The cook is seen mixing a litre of milk in a bucket full of water in the video clip.

Covid has peaked, says British PM, does away with face mask, curbs

Covid has peaked, says British PM, does away with face mask, curbs

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced his government's decision to lift all the additional restrictions imposed to contain the spread of Omicron, including the mandatory wearing of face masks anywhere, from next Thursday after analysis showed that the new variant of Covid-19 has now most likely peaked in the country.

How BJP rose in Goa with Christian help

How BJP rose in Goa with Christian help

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

It is a record that the saffron party has created, where the majority of its legislators belonged to the minority community.

Hijab row: Angry parents protest, girl refuses to write exam

Hijab row: Angry parents protest, girl refuses to write exam

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

Scenes of angry parents of such children arguing with police and school authorities and an instance of a student trying to flaunt a saffron scarf as an apparent retaliation were also reported.

Maha teacher wins $1mn for promoting girls' education

Maha teacher wins $1mn for promoting girls' education

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

Disale announced that he will be sharing 50 per cent of his prize money with his fellow finalists to support their "incredible work".

Mid-day meal horror rerun: 51 students hospitalised in Gujarat

Mid-day meal horror rerun: 51 students hospitalised in Gujarat

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

At least 51 students of Lolpura primary school in Kanvadi village in Anand district were hospitalised due to food poisoning, after they consumed school mid-day meals on Wednesday, officials said.

Rakhi story: 'My brother would call me a 'mug pot'

Rakhi story: 'My brother would call me a 'mug pot'

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

Rediff reader Heera Nawaz, 59 shares an incident from her childhood about her elder brother Munna Nawaz, 60.

Challenging bail to Ashish Mishra under consideration, UP tells HC

Challenging bail to Ashish Mishra under consideration, UP tells HC

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that decision to challenge the grant of bail by the Allahabad high court to Ashish Mishra is pending consideration before the relevant authorities.

Gandhi Jayanti: Modi to declare India open defecation-free

Gandhi Jayanti: Modi to declare India open defecation-free

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

Several events will be organised in Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat on Wednesday as part of the sesquicentennial year of Gandhi's birth anniversary.

China: Man goes on stabbing spree at school, 22 kids hurt

China: Man goes on stabbing spree at school, 22 kids hurt

Rediff.com14 Dec 2012

The dreaded attacks on school children returned to haunt China on Friday after 22 of them were injured besides an 85-year-old woman after a 'mentally deranged' man, armed with a knife, went on a slashing spree at a primary school.

Can Religious Rows Hurt DMK In 2024?

Can Religious Rows Hurt DMK In 2024?

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Party insiders concede statements of the Raja kind have the potential to hurt the DMK's electoral chances in closely-fought seats in 2024, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Now, Modi's life in Gujarat school syllabus!

Now, Modi's life in Gujarat school syllabus!

Rediff.com29 May 2014

Primary school students of Gujarat will learn "leadership" lessons from the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, since the state government has decided to include it in the syllabus from next year.

Head cook, 66 children fall ill after eating mid-day meal in Bihar school

Head cook, 66 children fall ill after eating mid-day meal in Bihar school

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

66 students and a head cook on Thursday fell ill after eating mid-day meal at a primary school in Hajipur in Bihar's Vishali district.

These government schools want to SUCCEED but...

These government schools want to SUCCEED but...

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

Many or sometimes all the teachers are pulled into administrative and other non-teaching duties, says Anjuli Bhargava.

Brrrr! Northern India sees a sharp drop in temperature

Brrrr! Northern India sees a sharp drop in temperature

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Pahalgam, a tourist town in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir and a hill station recorded a minimum temperature of -12 degree celsius folowed by Gulmarg another tourist destination in the valley recording a minimum temperate of -10 degrees celsius.

High schools reopen in Kashmir, students stay away

High schools reopen in Kashmir, students stay away

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

Higher secondary schools in the valley have been shut for over three weeks due to restrictions.

Dead rat in Delhi school's mid-day meal leaves 9 students ill

Dead rat in Delhi school's mid-day meal leaves 9 students ill

Rediff.com17 Feb 2017

The students from the Government Boys' Senior Secondary School in Deoli area were immediately taken to the Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital, after they reported feeling nauseous and complained of acute pain in their stomach and head post consuming the meal.

Australia captain Finch helps student during lockdown

Australia captain Finch helps student during lockdown

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

Australia's limited overs captain Aaron Finch helped second grade student Alex Altube beat the lockdown blues by assigning the kid a cricket project through his school teacher, adding some joy to his daily routine.

China teacher executed for raping 26 minor girls

China teacher executed for raping 26 minor girls

Rediff.com29 May 2015

A primary school teacher in China's Gansu province has been executed for the rape and sexual abuse of 26 minor girls.

Despite SC stay demolition crew razes structures at Jahangirpuri

Despite SC stay demolition crew razes structures at Jahangirpuri

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana ordered status quo in the present situation, and said the petition would be listed before an appropriate bench.

'My religion, my country is here. Where will we go?'

'My religion, my country is here. Where will we go?'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

'I really wish I knew how to arouse love in the hearts of people, how to make them understand that religion comes later, first we are all humans.'

Man covered his face with tattoos. It cost him his kindergarten job

Man covered his face with tattoos. It cost him his kindergarten job

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

Sylvain Helaine, 35, was asked to switch age groups when a parent complained he gave their three- year-old nightmares.