KOLKATA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kolkata, has arrested two accused in connection with a case linked to the West Bengal school recruitment scam, officials said. As per an official release, Prasanna Kumar Roy, the middleman and Chandan Mondal, his main agent, on November 28, 2024, and November 26, 2024, respectively in the case of…
Chennai School Holiday Due to Heavy Rain: Heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Fengal continues to impact Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, leading to the closure of schools and colleges in several districts. On Wednesday, schools in nine Tamil Nadu districts, including Villupuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, and Ramanathapuram, were shut. While authorities have confirmed closures in some…
U.S. News has released its nationwide ranking of nearly 25,000 public high schools across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The rankings include traditional high schools, as well as charter, magnet, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) schools. According to the official website, approximately 17,660 schools were ranked based on six factors,…
Imphal, Nov 20 (IANS) The Manipur government has closed all schools in six valley districts on Wednesday considering the safety of the students, officials said on Tuesday. The Manipur government has rescinded its decision to reopen schools and colleges in the Imphal Valley and Jiribam district, officials confirmed on Sunday. Schools and colleges in Imphal…
New Delhi: Trapped inside her family’s dilapidated home due to the suffocating smog enveloping India’s capital, Harshita Gautam struggled to catch her teacher’s words through a low-quality mobile phone her mother had lent her.The nine-year-old is among nearly two million students in and around New Delhi told to stay home after authorities once again ordered…
Amidst ‘severe plus’ air pollution levels choking Delhi, schools in the capital and NCR cities like Noida, Faridabad, and Haryana have switched to online classes. The Supreme Court on Monday directed Delhi and neighboring states, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab to immediately enforce Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).The directives include…
Delhi-NCR Schools Shut, Online Classes Implemented as SC Mandates GRAP Stage IV Amid Toxic Air Crisis. (Getty Images) The Supreme Court of India issued a landmark directive mandating the closure of schools in Delhi and across the National Capital Region (NCR) in response to the alarming levels of air pollution. With the Air Quality Index…