school safety

Jaipur, April 10 – The Rajasthan government on Friday directed officials to ensure that all dilapidated but repairable school buildings across the state are repaired well before the monsoon season arrives.A meeting to this effect was held under Rajesh Yadav, Additional Chief Secretary (School...

Bhubaneswar, April 2 The Odisha government on Thursday directed district collectors to introduce morning classes in schools with immediate effect as temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the state.In a letter, the School and Mass Education Department said that class timings in...

The Government of Jammu & Kashmir signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the United Nations Development Programme to enhance disaster resilience and preparedness across the Union Territory.The agreement was signed by UNDP India's Deputy Resident Representative Isabelle Tschan and Principal...

JAMMU, MARCH 31: The Jammu & Kashmir Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to enhance disaster resilience across the Union Territory.The agreement was signed by Isabelle Tschan and Chandraker Bharti in the presence of Chief...

Jammu, March 31 The Jammu and Kashmir government signed a memorandum of agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to strengthen disaster resilience and preparedness across the Union Territory, officials said.The collaboration aims to support the Jammu and Kashmir State...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the government has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to enhance disaster preparedness in the Union Territory. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that a Memorandum of Agreement was signed in Jammu by UNDP Deputy Resident Representative...

New Delhi, March 17 A 60-foot iron bridge, declared unsafe but used daily by hundreds of school students to cross a drain in north Delhi, collapsed on Tuesday morning, killing a woman. With a major tragedy averted, the Delhi government ordered an investigation into the incident and a city-wide...

New Delhi, March 17 Hundreds of students on their way to school had crossed the 60-foot iron bridge over a drain in north Delhi's Roop Nagar on Tuesday morning, shortly before it collapsed, killing one woman, locals said.The tragedy could have been much bigger, they said. The bridge, which...

Jaipur, March 16 Two students, aged five and six, were injured after a ceiling fan inside a classroom at a government school in the Barmer district fell on them on Monday morning, officials said.The incident occurred at an upper primary school in the Sansiyon Ka Tala area shortly after the...

Ahmedabad, March 11 – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has placed Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on a 'yellow alert' due to forecasts of sharply rising temperatures over the next week. The mercury is expected to reach around 41 degrees Celsius, and heatwave-like conditions are anticipated on...

New Delhi, March 11 Nominated Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty raised the issue of bullying of children in schools on Wednesday and urged the government to enact a mandatory national framework that includes emotional sensitivity training.During the Special Mention, Murty said, "I draw the attention...

Thane, March 7 In an effort to improve student safety, the administration in Thane district of Maharashtra has installed CCTV systems in 524 Zilla Parishad schools, and the process will be completed in the remaining 805 schools by April, an official said on Saturday.The initiative, being...

Islamabad, March 2 Over 50 educational institutions in districts bordering Afghanistan were closed on Monday following a drone attack on a school in northwest Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said.The incident occurred in the Ghalanai tehsil of the Mohmand district...

Jaipur, March 1 The roof of a classroom in a government school in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan suddenly collapsed on Saturday afternoon, an official said.No one was injured as the teacher had evacuated the students in time.A video of the incident surfaced on social media on Sunday...

Chandigarh, February 27 Two private schools in Chandigarh received bomb threat emails on Friday, prompting authorities to conduct anti-sabotage checks, officials said.Firefighters, bomb disposal squads, police dogs, and an ambulance were dispatched to the schools, and security was increased on...

Mumbai, February 25 Maharashtra Ports Development Minister and BJP leader Nitesh Rane on Wednesday termed madrasas "breeding grounds for terrorists" and said he would urge Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to shut down the Islamic schools in the state.Speaking to reporters on the Vidhan Bhavan...

New Delhi, February 24 The Delhi government has begun a city-wide digital profiling of its schools, adopting a data-driven and assessment-first approach to evaluate school infrastructure and safety, officials said on Tuesday.The initiative, which started on Monday, involves detailed digital...

Dehradun, February 23 Employee organizations, insisting on the arrest of BJP MLA Umesh Sharma Kau in connection with the assault on Uttarakhand Director of Elementary Education Ajay Naudiyal, have issued an ultimatum to close all state offices from Wednesday if their demands are not met.On...

New Delhi, February 23 – Army Public School in Dhaula Kuan, Delhi, reportedly received a bomb threat via email on Monday, prompting authorities to launch an investigation.Teams from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) and the police have been deployed at the school, and further details are pending...

Noida, February 19 – Nearly a dozen schools in Noida received bomb threat emails on Thursday, causing panic among students, parents, and school staff, even as the CBSE Board examinations entered their third day.Officials said the threats were received via email. Soon after the alerts were...