M’laya Edu Infra boost: Govt to renovate & construct 2000 school buildings

In order to significantly improve Meghalaya’s educational infrastructure, the state government plans to renovate and build new school buildings for over 2,000 schools at a cost of Rs 200 to 300 crores.  Speaking to the media, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma stated that the government will set aside approximately 48 lakhs for schools that require new […]

Meghalaya: Is education a distant dream for hundreds in Garo Hills?

Are students in remote parts of Meghalaya’s Garo Hills region struggling to get access to proper educational infra and facilities? For the villages of Baringre Nengsil and Gabil Nengtek in East Garo Hills, which share the same government school, education seems to be a distant dream with over 60 students. What is even more surprising […]

Afghan Universities reopen, female students may attend only if separated from men

Afghanistan’s public universities reopened on Wednesday for the first time since the Taliban took over last year, with female students joining their male counterparts on campus. Although the Taliban administration had not officially announced its plans for female university students, education officials told Reuters that women were allowed to attend classes as long as they were […]

Classes Pre-primary- VIII resume in Tripura

With the Covid-19 situation improving and positivity rate declining to 3.53% across Tripura, classes for students of pre-primary to Class VIII which were suspended in all schools have been resumed from yesterday. Around 20 days back, the Tripura government had suspended classes up to VIII standards as there was a spike in infection across the […]

Meghalaya: Primary school teachers stage protest demanding regularisation of service

In an effort to put pressure on the Meghalaya State Government to take steps to look after primary education in the Garo Hills, the All Garo Hills Primary School Teachers’ Association on Monday staged a sit-in dharna at the under-construction PA Sangma Stadium at Dakopgre in Meghalaya’s Tura. As per reports, the main demands of […]

Tripura: All classes from pre-primary to class 7 suspended amid Covid scare

As the number of Covid-19 infections is rapidly increasing in the state, Tripura’s Education Department has decided to suspend all classes from pre-primary to class seven and close down all hostels for students, however, classes for students from eight to 12 shall continue and with 50 percent students attending classes on alternate days with the […]