Punjab’s director for public instructions (DPI), secondary, has written to all district education officers (DEOs) and principals to ensure that teachers wear decent clothes to school. The motivation behind the orders is cited as complaints by parents of students about teachers, particularly women, wearing “provocative”, “glittery” and “fashionable” clothes. The ... Read More »

State-run universities, deemed universities and other educational institutions should be pushed to provide quality education that can transform youngsters who can solve problems that the country is facing, Secretary to the Union Ministry of Biotechnology, K. Vijay Raghavan has said. Skilled labourers Addressing the sixth convocation programme of Yenepoya University ... Read More »

The Madras High Court Bench here has directed State Bank of Travancore to consider a mechanical engineer’s plea to waive interest levied on an education loan of Rs. 1.19 lakh availed by him to pursue engineering in 2006. Disposing of a writ petition filed by the engineer, T. Jerin of ... Read More »