Ethnic aspirations define political loyalty in Bengal's Junglemahal ahead of Assembly elections 2026West Bengal elections 2026: Political contests in West Bengal's Junglemahal are influenced by ethnic identity struggles. The Kudmi-Mahato c...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
Nearly 8,000 schools in India employ 20,000 teachers despite zero enrolment; West Bengal, Telangana leadThousands of Indian schools have zero students this academic year. Over 20,000 teachers are employed in these schools. West Bengal leads wi...
26 Oct, 2025, 05.13 PM IST
Over 1 lakh single-teacher schools in India catering to over 33 lakh students: DataOver 33 lakh students are enrolled in more than 1 lakh single-teacher schools nationwide, with Andhra Pradesh having the most such institut...
12 Oct, 2025, 04.34 PM IST
Over 7,900 state-run schools in Jharkhand functioning with single teacher each: MinisterAs many as 7,930 state-run schools in Jharkhand operate with just one teacher, impacting 3.81 lakh students. Additionally, 103 schools have...
04 Mar, 2025, 08.19 PM IST
35% schools in India enrol less than 50 students, have just one of two teachers: PRS analysisA recent analysis by PRS Legislative Research highlights that 35% of Indian schools enrol 50 or fewer students, often staffed by just one o...
25 Feb, 2025, 08.02 PM IST
Jharkhand suspends classes up to Grade 8 due to sweltering heatJharkhand government has suspended classes up to grade 8 due to a heatwave, with classes 9 to 12 operating from 7 am to 11.30 am. The suspe...
29 Apr, 2024, 08.47 PM IST
Post-pandemic disaster: Upper primary attendance in Jharkhand schools down to 58%, finds survey"The survey showed that underprivileged and tribal children were left abandoned by the Education Department. The schools were closed for tw...
19 Dec, 2022, 06.00 PM IST
Math teacher beaten by students in Jharkhand for giving low marks in practicalAccording to reports, students got angry after the announcement of result in which 11 students out of total 36 failed in the practical exam...
31 Aug, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
Person getting quota in undivided state, can claim benefit in either State upon reorganisation, says Supreme CourtA bench of Justices U U Lalit and Ajay Rastogi decided the "peculiar question" after a resident of Jharkhand, Pankaj Kumar, a member of Sch...
20 Aug, 2021, 03.07 PM IST
Bihar schools have worst student-teacher ratio, followed by Delhi: HRDThe Right To Education Act, 2009 in its schedule has laid down pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) for both primary and upper primary schools.
25 Aug, 2019, 12.43 PM IST
India has 3 times more schools than China, but that’s not translating into better educationIndia has nearly 4 lakh schools, which have less than 50 students each and a maximum of 2 teachers.
30 Mar, 2019, 02.27 PM IST
Indian school kids lose grip on math, science as they go upThe maximum shift was seen in Bengal where students scoring 71% in class 3rd dropped to 39% in class 8th.
30 Jul, 2018, 03.02 PM IST
One in five primary teachers unqualified to teach young childrenWhat is even more worrying is that according to district information system for education, this condition has persisted for past many years.
05 Apr, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Teachers Day: Students' date with Prime Minister"The children will be glad to ask questions to the Prime Minister," said Krishna Murari Pandey, a teacher with the Gobind High School in Ga...
04 Sep, 2014, 05.58 PM IST
- RTE Act will take 3 more years to show results: Sibal
Many hurdles have to be overcome for effective implementation of the Act as the states don't have the necessary "wherewithal and infrastruc...
28 Jun, 2011, 03.35 PM IST
- 'Outsourcing' the in-thing in Naxal hotbed!
This seems to be a different kind of 'outsourcing' that is fast catching up in several remote Naxal-affected areas.
14 Nov, 2010, 12.35 PM IST
- Model Edu Bill has some tough courses for teachers
Concerned about the teacher absenteeism in elementary schools, the government has decided to move to a system for appointment of teachers -...
03 Jul, 2006, 12.13 AM IST