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Govt mulls amendment in child labour act

The government is considering an amendment in the Child Labour Act to ban children up to the age of ...

Par nod to amendments to Right to Education Act

Parliament passed a Bill that makes children with disabilities eligible for free and compulsory educ...

Disabled children to have free education: Sibal

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said that children with all kinds of disability will be protected under the...

Bill in LS to provide edn to disabled children

A bill to widen the beneficiary net for disabled children in Right to Education was moved in the Lok...

Parl panel concerned over SSA-RTE programme

A Parliamentary panel has expressed concern over "insufficient" fund allocation for the flagship Sar...

UP govt promises strict action against schools violating RTE

Uttar Pradesh Government today said strict action would be taken against schools overlooking the ord...

Give disabled children a choice, amend RTE: NAC

The Sonia Gandhi-led NAC wants the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry to amend the right to e...

Sibal expresses happiness over SC verdict on RTE

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday expressed happiness at the Supreme Court verdict upholding the ...

Provide free education to all, rules SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it mandatory for private schools to reserve 25% seats for child...

Govt approves changes in Teacher Education scheme

The government on Friday approved modifications of the existing scheme on restructuring and reorgani...

Chhattisgarh asks schools to honour RTE Act

The order was issued as reports from several areas said that private schools are reluctant to honour...

Notify RTE rules at the earliest: Kapil Sibal

The Centre has asked states like West Bengal, Gujarat and Karnataka, which are yet to notify Right T...

Poor students fees being refunded in Malda

After the intervention of the NCPCR, poor students in Malda district are now having their fees refun...

Sibal unhappy with big states not implementing RTE

Voicing concern over states dithering on Right to Education, HRD Minister said that it will be a "hi...

Right to Education Act hits roadblock in Bihar

The implementation of the Right to Education Act in Bihar hit a roadblock with over 25,000 private s...

Right to Education Act hits roadblock in Bihar

Over 25,000 pvt schools in Bihar observed a total strike on Wednesday to protest against state govt`...

MP to recruit over 95 thousand teachers

The cabinet approved the proposal to prepare a budget manual, for facilitating an efficient budget d...

Misleading to keep madrasas out of RTE: AIMPLB

All India Muslim Personal Law Board has announced to continue with its campaign against inclusion...

Right to education to extend to secondary schools

Minister of State for Human Resource Development D Purandeswari said that 6,000 model schools were b...

SC reserves verdict on Right to Education Act

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the validity of provisions of the Right to F...

Deoband slams Right to Education Act

Terming the Right to Education Act as an "attack" on the sovereignty of madarsas and other minority ...

Bihar govt decides to implement Right to Education Act

The Bihar government on Tuesday approved the rules of the the Right to Education Act (REA) under wh...

A year on, RTE yet to get off the ground: Civil society groups

It has been a year since the Right to Education (RTE) came to effect but when it comes to its impl...

Armed conflicts rob 28 million kids of education

Calling it a `hidden crisis`, a UN report has found that armed conflicts are robbing 28 million chil...

RTE to cover secondary schools soon: Sibal

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday hoped the Right to Education (RTE) act will ...

SC slams UP govt`s failure to fill 60,000 teachers` posts

The Supreme Court on Friday termed as "appalling" Uttar Pradesh government`s failure to fill 60,000...

Khurshid dismisses concerns of Muslim outfits on RTE

Dismissing the apprehensions of some Muslim organisations that the Right to Education Bill was again...

States want more funds to spread education

Most states are demanding more funds to implement the landmark Right to Education Act to provide com...

Right to Education by 2012: Meghalaya Education Minister

The Meghalaya Government expects to fully implement the Right to Education Act in the State by 2012,...

Govt moots child helpline to monitor RTE

An online mechanism and toll-free helpline could soon be put in place to help children register th...

Govt may relax qualification norms for teachers

With huge shortage of teachers posing a big challenge to implement the Right To Education (RTE) Act,...

Central advisory board for realignment of Child Labour Project

Against the backdrop of the enactment of the Right to Education Act, a Central advisory board has fa...

Disabled children to get special treatment under RTE

Children having disability including those with cerebral palsy, mental retardation and autism will b...

CPM wants scope of Right to Education Act expanded

The CPI(M) on Sunday said the scope of Right to Education Act be expanded to cover children below s...

Maya has crores for statues` security, but not for schools

UP CM Mayawati Saturday said it would not be possible for the state administration to fund implemen...

Centre overlooked practical aspects of implementing RTE: Maya

Accusing the Centre of overlooking pratical aspects of implementing the Right to Education Act, Ut...

WB raises objection to some aspects of Right to Education law

With the Right to Education law becoming operational, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacha...

Towards Light

After pushing for energy security, the PM has pressed ahead with a piece of legislation that will en...

RTE implemented; Challenges still remain

With Right To Education Act coming into force, govt faces a number of challenges in its implementati...

Private schools to face penalty for violating RTE: Sibal

All private and minority schools have to reserve 25 percent seats in elementary education for underp...

All children should have access to education: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursady said the government was committed to ensuring that all chi...

Right To Education law a tryst with destiny, says Sibal

With the Right To Education Act coming into force from tomorrow, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today ha...

Right to Education to start with deficit budget

The Right to Education (RTE) Act may not start with a bang as the scheme is facing several hurdles, ...

Pvt schools challenge Right To Education Act in SC

SC today sought the Centre`s response on a petition challenging the Right to Free and Compulsory E...

SC taunts Delhi govt on right to education, slams officials

SC on Tuesday slammed Delhi administration for its "insensitivity" in failing to fill up over 200 po...

Centre for parleys with states on education law

The government on Saturday said it will hold consultations with states to evolve a policy on how to...

Right to Education Act to be implemented from April

After much consultations, the government has finalised the sharing of funds in the ratio of 65 to 35...

Cost of right to education -- Rs 1.78 lakh crore: The Times of India

After the euphoria comes the real test. The cost of implementing the historic Right to Education Act...

Right To Education Bill raises bar for schools

With the passage of bill on free and compulsory education to children in Parliament, the quality o...

RS passes landmark Right to Education Bill

A landmark bill providing for free & compulsory education as a fundamental right of children in th...

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