An inquiry has been ordered against a government school teacher in Cheog village, Shimla, following allegations of slapping a 2.5-year-old boy. The inquiry was prompted by a written complaint from the child's father.
A school teacher in Ajmer was defrauded of Rs 3.66 lakh by cyber criminals who lured her with a fake online offer to buy a rare Rs 5 note for Rs 48 lakh.
A case has been registered against a teacher at a government school in Gurugram following accusations of molestation and inappropriate remarks by several class 9 students.
A 40-year-old school teacher was killed in a hit-and-run accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Palghar district, Maharashtra. Police are investigating the incident and searching for the driver.
More than 20 female staffers of a government school in Chandigarh have filed a harassment complaint against a male teacher, accusing him of creating a hostile work environment. An investigation is currently underway following the complaint lodged under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
A Mumbai court has rejected the discharge plea of Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde in a 2016 case involving the alleged assault of two school teachers. The court cited victim statements and witness testimonies as sufficient grounds to proceed with framing charges against her.
A school teacher was shot dead by unidentified assailants on the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus, police said on Thursday.
A Pune school has suspended a teacher after her arrest by the CBI in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case. The Vidya Prasarini Sabha, the educational institution, expressed shock and condemned the teacher's alleged involvement.
A special POCSO court in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, has convicted a school teacher of molesting female students and sentenced him to seven years of rigorous imprisonment.
A government school teacher in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested following allegations of molestation by a Class 8 student. The arrest followed a complaint lodged by the girl's father, prompting an investigation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the POCSO Act.
A government school teacher in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, has been suspended following allegations of molesting a Class five girl student inside a school toilet. An investigation is underway.
A school teacher in Beed district, Maharashtra, was robbed of a gold chain worth Rs 1.05 lakh by two men on a motorcycle, police said.
A government school teacher in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, was arrested for allegedly securing his job 12 years ago using a fraudulent disability certificate. The arrest is part of a special campaign by the SOG to identify individuals who obtained government jobs through forged documents. An investigation revealed the teacher, Bane Singh, claimed 42% disability but had only 6%, while another accused, Yogesh Kumar, had no disability despite claiming 42% hearing impairment.
Several teachers in Kota have been booked for allegedly holding an unauthorised demonstration against Rajasthan's Education Minister, including burning his effigy and raising slogans.
He was also sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment each and a fine of Rs 50,000 each under sections 5(f) (penetrative sexual assault on a child) and 5(l) (penetrative sexual assault on a child more than once) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
A Zilla Parishad teacher, Suresh Borse, died in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after an alleged assault following a spat in Ellora. His wife claims police personnel were involved in the beating. Police have registered a case against unidentified accused and are investigating the role of police personnel, while protests have erupted demanding a murder case against the officers.
A 40-year-old government school teacher, Mukesh Meena, was found dead in his rented house in Pali, Rajasthan. Preliminary investigations suggest a possible heart attack, with the deceased having a history of heart ailment.
A school teacher in Bengaluru is under investigation after allegedly slapping and hitting a class two student for failing to answer a maths question. The incident led to a police complaint and subsequent inquiry.
A man allegedly threw acid on his maternal aunt, a primary school teacher, while she was teaching a class in Punjab's Batala district, inflicting severe burns and also injuring two children present in the classroom, police said.
A school teacher in Bengaluru has been booked for allegedly assaulting a class two student for failing to answer a maths question. The incident occurred at a private school, and the parent filed a complaint with the police. The teacher has been called in for questioning and has apologised to the parents.
A school principal and two teachers in Maharashtra's Jalna district have been booked by police after allegations surfaced that students performed to a Pakistani song during an annual programme. The school management denies the claims, stating the music was from a Turkish TV serial and visuals were tampered with.
The daughter of an Indian-origin high school teacher based in Melbourne, who went missing in Amritsar last month, has appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for help in tracing her father.
Maharashtra minister Dada Bhuse on Monday said teaching of Marathi language and conduct of examination of the subject have been legally made mandatory in schools of all mediums across the state, and those institutions that fail to comply could face cancellation of recognition.
Two school teachers in Odisha, engaged in census work, have died in separate incidents allegedly due to sunstroke, raising concerns about safety during the ongoing heatwave conditions.
An inquiry has been ordered in Mathura after a teacher at a private school was accused of subjecting two children to corporal punishment.
A teacher in a Zilla Parishad school in Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly molesting girl students over several months. The incidents came to light after a student confided in a school cook.
A man in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar has been booked for allegedly cheating a 43-year-old teacher of cash and gold by promising her marriage and a job in Dubai, and also attempting to coerce her into converting to Islam. The accused, Hussein Abu Soydan, reportedly established a relationship with the victim, took significant sums of money and jewellery, and then avoided contact after a purported marriage and conversion.
The academic year 2024-2025 also saw a rise in the representation of female teachers, with women now comprising 54.2 per cent of the total teaching workforce.
The Delhi Police have appealed to the Delhi High Court to cancel the bail granted to a teacher in a case involving the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl at a private school in Janakpuri, west Delhi. The court has also granted time for the main accused to respond to the police's plea against his bail.
A teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing 24 girl students at a government school in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Monday.
An assistant teacher in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is under investigation following allegations of molesting a Class seven student. The teacher is also accused of inappropriate behaviour towards other female students.
A private school in Hyderabad faces protests after a teacher allegedly forcibly tonsured a student for having long hair, which the family says was part of a religious vow.
The Bihar Education Department has directed all private and government-aided schools to adhere to NCERT guidelines, ensuring school bag weight does not exceed 10 per cent of a child's body weight. Schools must install weighing scales and monitor bag weights regularly, with violations leading to action.
A Class 10 student was fatally stabbed by a 16-year-old peer during an extra class at a school in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The accused claimed the victim had been abusing him. Police have registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sent the accused to a juvenile home.
A man was injured after a teacher's husband allegedly opened fire on a government school premises in Rajasthan's Karauli district following a dispute over leave denial.
A 13-year-old boy has been apprehended for allegedly seriously injuring a woman while attempting to steal from her home in Thane district, Maharashtra. The teenager, booked for attempted murder, allegedly committed the crime in the Murbad area. The victim, a teacher, was stabbed multiple times and is in serious condition.
The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the alarming conditions in government primary schools in Nuh district, citing violations of children's rights to education, health, and dignified living.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran has alleged that a government school in Tiruppur illegally collected fees from students for admission and has sought stringent action against the school authorities.
A digital profiling exercise by the Delhi government has revealed significant infrastructure deficiencies in government schools, including shortages of drinking water taps, lack of facilities for children with special needs, and structurally unsafe buildings.
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Kasaragod, Kerala, was found dead in a river, prompting his family to allege suicide due to excessive work pressure related to election duties. Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
