Punjab CM announces hike in sugarcane price to ₹380 per quintal

Punjab CM announces hike in sugarcane price to ₹380 per quintal

Bhagwant Mann announced hike in sugarcane SAP on the last day of Punjab Assembly’s brief session Bhagwant Mann announced hike in sugarcane SAP on the last day of Punjab Assembly’s brief session Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced increasing the price of sugarcane to ₹380 per quintal from the existing ₹360 per quintal. […]

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Gained in translation: American Khan Academy now in Punjabi for govt school kids

Gained in translation: American Khan Academy now in Punjabi for govt school kids

When American educationist Sal Khan started Khan Academy in 2008, he would probably not have imagined the platform would eventually help government school children in rural Punjab solve maths problems — in their mother tongue, Punjabi. A room at the Punjab Education Department’s office in Mohali was turned into a studio, with softwares for screen […]

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JEE Advanced: UT aspirants find maths time-consuming

JEE Advanced: UT aspirants find maths time-consuming

The Joint Entrance Examination Advanced 2022 (JEE) aspirants found the mathematics section the most difficult and lengthy after the examination was held on Sunday in Chandigarh. The exam was conducted at different centres including Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology Mohali, SAS Institute of Information Technology and Research, and IoN Digital Zone (IDZ Mohali). […]

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Two teachers from Punjab among 46 named for national awards

Two teachers from Punjab among 46 named for national awards

Two government school teachers from Punjab are among 46 selected from across the country to be honoured with national awards on September 5 (Teacher’s Day) at Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi. As per the list of teachers selected released by the Union Ministry of Education, Punjab’s Arun Kumar Garg, principal, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Datewas in […]

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GNDU V-C under Vigilance scanner over ‘irregularities’ in appointments

GNDU V-C under Vigilance scanner over ‘irregularities’ in appointments

Following complaints about alleged irregularities in appointments at the state-run Guru Nanak Dev University, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau Monday launched an investigation with focus on role played by Vice-Chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh Sandhu. The Amritsar-based university, meanwhile, issued a statement terming the allegations as frivolous and baseless and made by certain teachers “who want to […]

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Punjab to get 100 ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’ on Independence Day

Punjab to get 100 ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’ on Independence Day

The number of clinics has been increased to 100 against 75 proposed earlier for the first phase: Health Minister The number of clinics has been increased to 100 against 75 proposed earlier for the first phase: Health Minister As many as 100 “Aam Aadmi Clinics” will be dedicated to people by the Bhagwant Mann-led government […]

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Punjab post-matric scholarship: Act against institutes withholding degrees of SC students, says CM

Punjab post-matric scholarship: Act against institutes withholding degrees of SC students, says CM

In a major relief to the students belonging to Schedule Caste (SC) category, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday ordered severe action against educational institutes withholding the degrees of SC students on pretext of post-matric scholarship scheme. In a statement, Mann also said payment of funds under the post matric scholarship scheme is a matter […]

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Centre pulls up Punjab for not providing supplementary nutrition in mid-day meals

Centre pulls up Punjab for not providing supplementary nutrition in mid-day meals

Punjab failed to “provide any supplementary nutrition items” to children of classes 1-8 in government schools under the PMPOSHAN scheme (mid-day meal) in 2021-22 despite approval from the Centre, the Union Ministry of Education has pointed out. Last year, the state had proposed to provide bananas to children in two districts, Moga and Ferozepur, but […]

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Free education scheme: over 92% seat’s vacant

Free education scheme: over 92% seat’s vacant

It seems that the economically weaker section (EWS) students have preferred their existing government schools despite an option to get free education in Haryana’s “budget” private schools – mostly in villages or small towns – under a government scheme. Under the recently introduced scheme, as many as 381 “budget” private schools had offered 24,987 seats […]

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CBSE 10th results: Ludhiana boy who scored 99.8% aims to take father’s business to new heights

CBSE 10th results: Ludhiana boy who scored 99.8% aims to take father’s business to new heights

In a rare instance, a student among the highest scorers in Punjab in the Class 10 results declared by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Friday, said he intends to take his father’s iron and steel business to new heights. Pratham Jain, from Dugri of Ludhiana, and a student of MGM Public School, scored a […]

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