The Northern Herald

  • Summer vacation in Bengal govt schools extended due to extreme heat

    Jun 13, 2022

    Kolkata, Jun 13 (PTI) The West Bengal government on Monday extended the summer vacation in state-run and state-aided schools for another 10 days till June 26 in view of extreme heat wave conditions . Principal Secretary (Education) Manish Jain said in a notification that the decision was taken keeping in mind the safety of students.

  • WHY TEACHER ARE SO IMPORTANT IN OUR SOCIETY

    Jun 03, 2022

    When people underestimate the importance of teachers in our society! Don’t underestimate teachers: I will argue that without them, our society would collapse. There would be no doctors to mend the sick. There would be no engineers to build infrastructure. Electricity wouldn’t exist. The internet would just be an idea. Without university professors, no great minds would contribute to the betterment of our modern society.

  • MP: Class 12 student commits suicide after failing English paper

    Apr 30, 2022

    Balaghat, Apr 30 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well, as she felt dejected about failing the English paper in the Class 12 board exams in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district, police said on Saturday. The results of the Class 12 examination of the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education were declared on Friday.

  • Punjab to replicate Delhi's education model

    Apr 25, 2022

    New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) The Punjab government will replicate Delhi's education model in the state where students from all economic backgrounds will get quality education, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday. Mann, who is on a two-day visit to Delhi along with his senior officers, toured health institutes and schools in the national capital to understand the "Delhi model" and replicate it in the state.

  • Ex-Chief Secretary Releases Dr. Rissam's book

    Apr 04, 2022

    Former J&K Chief Secretary B.R. Kundal IAS (Retd.) released book titled 'Pen Stand' written by columnist, journalist & heritage conservationist, Dr. Satwant Singh Rissam. The book was released in the presence of eminent journalists Nishikant Khajuria, Dinesh Manhotra, Surinder Sharma and HoD Political Science, University of Jammu Prof. Baljeet Singh Mann. The work titled 'Pen Stand' is a collection of 101 articles written by Dr.

  • BJP govt should hold 'charcha' on paper leak in UP: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

    Apr 01, 2022

    New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Taking a swipe at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday asked it to hold a "charcha (discussion)" on the paper leak and said "no bulldozer is targeting" the system involved in such acts. Her attack came after the Uttar Pradesh secondary school board's Class 12 English exam was cancelled in 24 districts on Wednesday following a question paper leak.

  • GDC Chatroo Organised Extension Lecture on Nowruz

    Mar 23, 2022

    Chatroo 23 March 2022: Department of Persian Govt. Degree College Chatroo organised an online interactive lecture on eve of "nowroz" in which Dr Mohsin Ashouri Director Iran Cultural House Mumbai delivered his talk on the topic "Nowroz Ba unwan -e-jashnwara qadeem Iraniyan".The event was organised under the patronage of Dr. Shafaqat Hussain Rafiqui Principal of the College and under the guidence of Dr. Ashiq Hussain.

  • 8-year-old girl raped by school teacher, manager in UP

    Mar 03, 2022

    Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 3 (PTI) An eight-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a teacher and the manager of her school here on Thursday, police said. The girl is a Class 3 student of a private school under Kotwali police station area, they said. After coming home from school, the girl narrated her ordeal to her parents. On the basis of a complaint filed by her father, the two accused were arrested.

  • Schools reopen across Kashmir

    Mar 02, 2022

    Srinagar, Mar 2 (PTI) Srinagar city and rest of Kashmir sprung to life on Wednesday as children made their way to schools after remaining closed for most part of the past three years due to lockdowns imposed to combat COVID-19 pandemic and for maintaining law and order post abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

  • ARMY ORGANISES DEBATE COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS IN REASI

    Feb 28, 2022

    Indian Army continues it's efforts to nurture young minds and engage them constructively. Indian Army in Mahore Sub division, organised Debate competition for the students on the occasion of National Science Day at Saldhar and Gulabgarh, Reasi. The event was aimed to spread awareness about the role played by science for peaceful and sustainable societies. A large numbers of Students from different age groups actively participated in the event.

  • COVID-19: Schools reopen in Jammu for lower classes after two years

    Feb 21, 2022

    Jammu, Feb 21 (PTI) Students of lower classes thronged their schools in most parts of Jammu province early Monday to attend offline classes after a gap of nearly two years, a week after Jammu and Kashmir administration announced phased opening of educational institutions amid declining trend of COVID-19 cases.

  • Hijab row: High schools reopen in Karnataka

    Feb 14, 2022

    Bengaluru, Feb 14 (PTI) High schools in Karnataka reopened on Monday after being shut from last Wednesday following untoward incidents in parts of the State over the hijab row. Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code has been imposed in sensitive areas in the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada, and Bengaluru. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday expressed confidence that peace and normalcy will prevail.

  • Maha: Schools, colleges in Pune to reopen from Feb 1

    Jan 29, 2022

    Pune, Jan 29 (PTI) Schools and colleges in Maharashtra's Pune will reopen for physical classes from February 1, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters after attending a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation, Pawar said school timings for Classes 1 to 8 will be for half day so that the lunch hour gets excluded and students eat their meals at home.

  • Collective efforts needed to promote awareness about rights of girl child: JK LG

    Jan 24, 2022

    Jammu, Jan 24 (PTI) Saluting daughters of the country for their accomplishments in various fields on National Girl Child Day, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday called for securing equal rights for every girl child and empowering them with opportunities. Sinha asked people to make collective efforts to promote awareness about the rights of the girl child and provide support and opportunities to girls.

  • Army Distributed Study Material to BPL Students of Poonch

    Dec 30, 2021

    Indian Army provisioned study material, books and stationery to “Below Poverty Line” students from the villages of Masthandara, Kulali, Marhot and Chandimar in District Poonch (J&K). Majority of students enrolled at Govt Middle School hail from the economically weaker section. In order to facilitate quality education and infra for these students. A school is a home away from home for any student.

  • INDIAN ARMY COMMENCES COMPUTER COACHING CLASSES AT BANIHAL, RAMBAN

    Dec 30, 2021

    Indian Army located in Banihal started Computer Course Operating and Programming Assistance Classes for 24 Girl students from 29 Dec 2021, at ITI Banihal under Sadhbhavana project. The majority of populace in Banihal resides in the remote areas and is devoid of infrastructure and education facilities. The aim of initiative by the Indian Army is to impart quality education to girl students, primarily of rural areas and belonging to BPL category. This would be helpful for generating self-employment and empowering young women of the area.

  • SCERT organises " Workshop on Content Enrichment in Science at Elementary Level"

    Dec 28, 2021

    Jammu: December 28 ,2021: In order to leverage the goals of NEP-2020, "05 Days Capacity Building Training cum Workshop for Key Resource Persons (KRPs) on Content Enrichment in Science at Elementary Level" commenced today at SCERT J&K Divisional Office Jammu under the directions of Principal Secretary to Govt., School Education Department J&K, Sh. B.K. Singh (IFS) & under Director SCERT J&K, Prof.

  • MP:: Question asked about Kareena Kapoor's son in Class 6 general knowledge test; school to get notice

    Dec 25, 2021

    Khandwa, Dec 25 (PTI) Students of Class 6 of a private school in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa were asked the full name of the son of Bollywood couple Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan in a question paper, prompting the education department to initiate issuance of a show-cause notice to the school. The school authorities, however, said the question should seen as an effort to enhance the students' knowledge.

  • BSF School Jammu Ranked no 1 in J&K in the Education World India School ranking 2021-22

    Dec 21, 2021

    Jammu: BSF School Jammu has been ranked No. 1 Government Day School in Jammu for its innovative, and personalized approach to education. The school is also ranked No. 1 in Jammu and Kashmir for its holistic approach towards education excelling in all the 14 parameters- Academic Reputation, Faculty competence, Leadership quality, Sports education etc.

  • EXTENSION LECTURE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION ORGANIZED BY GDC CHATROO

    Dec 20, 2021

    As a part of ongoing activities under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Department of Environmental sciences GDC Chatroo organised an Extension lecture on Energy conservation to celebrate National Energy conservation week. The programme was organised under the guidance of Dr. Shafqat Hussain Rafiqui Principal of the college and under the supervision of Dr. Ashaq Hussain. The main resource person of the day was Prof.

  • One Day Career Counseling Workshop organised at GDC Chatroo

    Dec 17, 2021

    In order to aware the students about various academic options and careers ahead, the Career Counseling Cell of Govt. Degree College Chatroo under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav organised one day workshop. The workshop which was first of its kind in the college was arranged and managed by Dr. Jamsheed Ahmed, Head Department of English with close coordination of Dr.

  • Dr Shiraz Mir delivers lecture on personality development in Poonch College

    Dec 16, 2021

    Chairman Khidmath-e-Khalaq Society, Dr. Shiraz Mir Delivered an extension Lecture at Govt. Degree College Mandi on the topic "Personality Development and Communication Skills." An extension lecture was delivered by Dr.Shiraz Mir on the topic “Personality development and Communication Skills” at Govt.Degree College Mandi, Poonch. He was introduced and welcomed by Dr.Abdul Razaq HOD Urdu and Dr. Aurengzeb Anjum Convener of IQAC.

  • Sonia slams 'blatantly misogynist' question in CBSE exam

    Dec 13, 2021

    New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday condemned the inclusion of a "blatantly misogynist" passage in a CBSE Class 10 question paper and demanded an apology from the Modi government. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Gandhi demanded immediate withdrawal of the objectionable question and a review into the "gravest lapse".

  • Gehlot govt decides to change brown uniform in public schools; courts controversy

    Dec 10, 2021

    Jaipur, Dec 10 (PTI) The Rajasthan government's decision to change the colour of its school uniform has stoked a controversy with the opposition BJP calling it a move to please the Congress high command. The earlier BJP government led by Vasundhara Raje had in 2017 changed the uniform colours to shades of brown. The Congress back then had alleged these colours resembled the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's uniform.

  • J-K edu dept officer issues transfer orders on retirement day; probe ordered

    Dec 01, 2021

    Jammu, Nov 30 (PTI) The district administration suspended Kishtwar Chief Education Officer (CEO) on Tuesday and ordered an inquiry against him for allegedly issuing transfer orders of teachers on the day of his retirement. The transfer orders issued by the outgoing CEO have also been kept in abeyance till further orders.

  • New Covid variant: Need well thought out plan for schools instead of prolonged closures, say experts

    Nov 29, 2021

    New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) With the new variant of COVID-19 sparking concerns and uncertainty, health and education experts have called for a well thought of plan for schools rather than prolonged closures again. The B.1.1.529 Covid variant or Omicron, first detected in South Africa last week, was designated by the World Health Organisation as a 'variant of concern', the health body's top category for worrying coronavirus variants.

  • Five day long 'capacity building workshop for Urdu Journalists' held at Jammu University

    Nov 26, 2021

    Jammu: A five day-long workshop on the topic of ‘capacity building for Urdu Journalists’ has been organized by Department of Urdu, Jammu University in collaboration with National Council for promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) on Friday in Jammu. Prof. Aquil Ahmed, Director NCPUL, New Delhi, Prof. Manoj Kumar Dhar, Vice Chancellor Jammu University and senior Journalist Sohail Kazmi and HOD Prof.

  • NEET topper Tanmay Gupta Felicitated at Gurgaon

    Nov 12, 2021

    Jammu: Tanmay Gupta who has created history by being the first from Jammu & Kashmir to be All India Rank One (AIR 1) 2021, among more than 16 lac students who appeared in in NEET exam this year was felicitated at an impressive function at Leela Ambience Gurgaon. Tanmay along with his family was invited from Jammu by Aakash institute to attend mega award ceremony.

  • Neena, Ishant congratulates Dishika Mahajan, NEET 2021 Topper among Girls from J&K

    Nov 05, 2021

    Jammu, Nov 05: Bharatiya Janata Party Corporator Ward No. 50 Channi Himmat Neena Gupta, BJP J&K State Head Information Technology (IT) Advocate Ishant Gupta and Prominent Citizen of Channi Himmat Ashok Gupta congratulated NEET 2021 topper among girls from J&K and resident of Channi Himmat Miss Dishika Mahajan, Daughter of famous Physician of Jammu Dr Rajesh Gupta & Dr. Puneeta Gupta who herself a Professor in ASCOMS, Batra.

  • Govt approves affiliation of 100 schools with Sainik School Society

    Oct 13, 2021

    New Delhi: The Union Cabinet approved the affiliation of 100 schools in government and private sectors with Sainik School Society under the Ministry of Defence, according to an official statement. Beginning from the academic year 2022-23, approximately 5,000 students are expected to receive admission in class VI in such 100 affiliated schools, it added.

  • EFFECTS OF GAMING ADDICTION ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

    Sep 20, 2021

    MUZAMIL ARIF In our time, technology has become one of our essential things in life; specifically video games. Video games are electronic system used to run games. They involve human interaction specially teenagers. Many researches have been done on the effects of video games showing that there is positive and negative impacts. As we know not all video games contain violent contents, but most of them are violent and mentally dangerous.

  • 68percent class 11 and 12 students prefer higher studies in home country: Survey

    Aug 27, 2021

    New Delhi, Aug 27: About 68 percent over 3,000 class 11 and 12 students who participated in a recent survey said they preferred higher education in their home country, a sharp increase of 24 percentage points from last year. More than 6,600 students between grades 9 and 12 from 2,000 schools across India and South Asia responded to the survey titled Student Quest Survey Report.

  • Sapling plantation held at Udhampur Military Station

    Aug 16, 2021

    Jammu: The “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, is an intensive, country wide campaign focussed on citizen participation, where small changes at the local level will add up to significant national gains. In line with this the Indian Army also commemorated India's 75th Independence Day under the theme “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, by organising a series of events.

  • Some schools in UP reopen for Classes 9 to 12

    Aug 16, 2021

    Lucknow, Aug 16: Some schools in Uttar Pradesh reopened on Monday for students of classes 9 to 12 with strict Covid protocols and limited attendance. Some other schools said they were getting ready to resume physical classes for students and would reopen soon. Earlier this month, the Uttar Pradesh government had said that schools would reopen for students of classes 9 to 12 from August 16 with 50 per cent attendance.

  • Naik demands New Education Zone for Rajnagar Budhal

    Aug 11, 2021

    Jammu: BJP leader and Youth wing Spokesman J&K UT Manzoor Ahmed Naik on Wednesday afternoon demanded new Education Zone for Rajnagar Budhal during a press conference here at Budhal. While addressing the media persons Manzoor Naik underlined that the Education Zone Koteranka is a vast and overburdened zone extending right from Mandir Gala to Khania Dandote with a total number of 173 schools including 19 private institutions.

  • IIT Guwahati researchers develop biodegradable, low-cost composite wound dressing film

    Aug 09, 2021

    New Delhi, Aug 9: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have invented a biodegradable and low-cost composite transparent wound dressing film. According to the team, the material, based on integration of a synthetic polymer, is non-toxic in nature and will create a moist environment that would enable the body to heal on its own through endogenous enzymes.

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