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CIC berates ex-DPI(S) for being narrow-minded

October 03, 2013 12:48 am

Recommends disciplinary action under Service Rules

EWS students suffer as pvt schools deny admission

September 17, 2013 2:11 am

A committee constituted by Director,Public Instructions Upkar Singh,six months ago to look into the issue of implementing the Right To Education Act,has not yet passed a mandate to reimburse the amount which was incurred on the Economically Weaker Section since 2010.

Extended timings under RTE Act: Teachers body meets DPI,schools

July 11, 2013 2:55 am

A delegation of Government Teachers Union (GTU) on Wednesday met the Director Public Instructions (DPI)(Schools) Upkar Singh regarding the implementation of extended timings under the RTE act.

Education dept finally starts process to reimburse RTE bills

May 16, 2013 1:30 am

To meet the long-pending demand of private schools,the UT Education Department has finally initiated the process of reimbursing the bills submitted by private schools regarding the expenditure incurred on the economic weaker section (EWS) students and disadvantaged groups admitted under the RTE Act for the past three years.

No attention to pupil-teacher ratio

April 28, 2013 2:14 am

RTE Govt schools violate norms; DPI(S) says working hard to implement the Act

Govt school teachers continue protest

April 04, 2013 2:40 am

The government school teachers on Wednesday continued their protest on the second day against the decision of the UT Education Department of enhancing their teaching hours from 2.00 pm to 2.40 pm and in case of evening classes from 5.00 pm to 5.40 pm.

After pvt,now govt schools up in arms against UT for enhancing teaching hours

April 03, 2013 2:23 am

While the UT education department is yet to sort out issues with city-based private schools over the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act,its own schools have started raising voice against it.

UT to reimburse EWS bills of private schools

March 30, 2013 4:04 am

Bills of over Rs 84.17 lakh pending; Mamik says were assured many times before too

Demands not met,industry finds it hopeless

April 16, 2014 5:39 pm

The second budget of Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa failed to bring any cheer or hope for industry in Punjab as the financial paper has not considered the reccomendations of the industry bodies and has also not made in amendments in the VAT Act,as was being expected.

Education Dept to rope in NGOs for EWS admissions to private schools in city

March 20, 2013 3:04 am

In a bid to create awareness among EWS (economically weaker sections) families about the vacant seats under EWS category in 48 city-based private schools for entry-level classes,the UT Education Department has decided to rope in NGOs.