Ahmedabad : A division bench of the Gujarat high court on Wednesday directed the state government to immediately implement the Centre’s scheme of pre-matriculation scholarship for students belonging to five religious minorities. The direction came after a five-judge bench concluded […]
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Bhutan brings children’s rights to monastic schools
Thousands of Bhutan’s poorest children living and studying in monasteries can now report any mistreatment or abuse. A child monk studies at a monastic school in Bhutan. Photograph: Jean-Baptiste Lopez/Unicef The Dechen Phodrang monastery sits on top of a steep […]
Continue reading »India helps Lanka in language programme : Sri Lanka
Government’s ‘trilingualism’ policy to play a key role in providing a bridge between Sinhalese and Tamil community Sri Lanka tries to reconcile its three major ethnic groups – Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims. (SUPPLIED) In the reconciliation process, many hope the […]
Continue reading »Hyderabad hosts national RTI activists’ convention: India
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is hosting a three-day national convention of Right to Information (RTI) activists discussing from 16 – 18 February discussing an array of issues including the impact of the RTI Act on citizens. Themed ‘Transparency to accountability’, the convention […]
Continue reading »RTE: 2,232 seats available in Mandya : India
The Department of Education has reserved 2,232 seats in lower kindergarten and class 1 for children from poor families in Mandya educational district, for 2013-14, under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. The list of schools, along with the number […]
Continue reading »Bill passed: Free education for all children up to 16 years : Pakistan
PHOTO: M. ALI/FILE Karachi: On Wednesday, Sindh became the first province to make a law providing free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of five and 16 years. Adopting the ‘Sindh Rights of Children to Free and […]
Continue reading »BISP to support 3m children for primary education: Farzana : Pakistan
Invites researchers, institutions to collaborate with BISP for the uplift of the poor, marginalised Islamabad : BISP will support 3 million children to receive primary education with the financial and technical support of the World Bank and DFID, said Farzana […]
Continue reading »‘Udaan’ project gets education jewel award : India
Sangrur : Aimed at getting students on the way to have thorough general knowledge apart from studies, the ‘Udaan’ project started by a school teacher has got dividends. The Punjab education samiti, being run under Sarva Shya abhiyan, has recognized […]
Continue reading »2013 Social Sciences and Humanities PhD Scholarships for Afghan Women
Open Society Foundation /Durham University is granting PhD Scholarships opportunity for Afghan Women in Social Sciences and Humanities. This scholarship aims to provide opportunities for independent postgraduate study in the United Kingdom for female Afghans who have demonstrated both academic excellence and the potential to […]
Continue reading »Free uniform for aided school students: India
Girl students belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities and those from the below poverty line (BPL) families in Kerala’s aided schools will be given free school uniforms. This scheme under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) now applicable […]
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