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Ritu Sharma
Ritu Sharma is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express' Gujarat bureau. She writes on education in Gujarat and earlier Chandigarh for over ten years. She has also written covered state administration, the BJP, health, urban development, women and child development, railways, heritage and weather.
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Residents of slum on Trump roadshow route fear eviction in AhmedabadSubscriber Only
February 17, 2020 01:31 IST
Majority of the dwellers this paper spoke to were concerned — “where would we go”.
Mon, Feb 17, 2020
Ahmedabad: Survey belies AMC board’s claim on ‘low demand’ for English medium schoolsSubscriber Only
February 17, 2020 01:30 IST
The revelation has led the AMC School Board to rethink its decision with officials stating that they “might have to open a few English medium schools owing to the demand” along with the possibility of adding new sections to the existing ones or running these in two shifts.
Mon, Feb 17, 2020
Take 5: ‘We have been told that it does not look good to the visiting saheb… If this is a VIP route, where is our vikas’Subscriber Only
February 16, 2020 00:20 IST
Dev Saran slum, which has about 2,000 kuchcha homes, is 2.5 km from the airport where the US President would land. The Indian Express in conversation with Ramanbhai (50), Ratniben (45); Residents of Dev Saran Slum, Ahmedabad.
Sat, Feb 15, 2020
Wall on Trump route to mask slum: Civic body to reduce heightSubscriber Only
February 14, 2020 04:40 IST
Nehra said the wall was “only being rebuilt in place of an existing one that was broken”. The over half-kilometre wall is being built along the road connecting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to Indira Bridge.
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
‘Gandhi didn’t take any effort to rescue Bhagat Singh and other revolutionaries’: Principal Economic AdviserSubscriber Only
February 13, 2020 08:48 IST
"If Gandhiji was willing to recruit Indian soldiers for the British army for World War I, why did he have an objection to Bhagat Singh doing the same?" Principal Economic Adviser to the government of India, Sanjeev Sanyal said.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Gujarat civic body builds wall to shut out slum on Donald Trump routeSubscriber Only
February 13, 2020 03:12 IST
The Ahmedabad civic body is building the wall, which is more than half a kilometre long and six to seven feet high, on the stretch that leads to Gandhinagar from Ahmedabad airport as part of its beautification drive around Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Ahmedabad dresses up for Kem Chho TrumpSubscriber Only
February 12, 2020 04:30 IST
Less than a fortnight to go, their first stop, Ahmedabad, is in a rush to get ready for the visit that has been awaited since 2017, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi first extended an invite.
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
Gujarat govt cuts down nearly 10k engineering diploma, degree seatsSubscriber Only
February 11, 2020 04:40 IST
The decision is attributed to an increase in vacant seats in 2019 due to the addition of seats due to the implementation of reservation of 25 per cent seats for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Within a year, the education department has reduced EWS seats in many cases to half.
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
Gujarat: Survey to focus on children who dropped out after Class 8Subscriber Only
February 10, 2020 01:24 IST
The survey, which earlier used to cover children of age group 6 to 14, is being conducted from February 1 to 28 this time. Awareness would be created among parents of children “never enrolled” through community mobilisation programmes.
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
Saurashtra pharmacist ‘develops’ cure for anaemia from prickly pearSubscriber Only
February 04, 2020 05:04 IST
The pill, developed from the fruit extract, is undergoing clinical trials for renal anaemia. It can prove to be an economical cure for the disease — researchers claim the treatment cost can be cut to one-fourth, in addition to replacing intravenous procedures with oral intake.
Tue, Feb 04, 2020
AMC-run schools give free haircuts to studentsSubscriber Only
February 01, 2020 08:58 IST
Incidents of violence against some lower castes reported from Ahmedabad’s neighbouring districts as well as from across Gujarat have brought forth the discrimination meted out to certain castes even for activities like a hair cut.
Sat, Feb 01, 2020
Govt sends notice to Sabarmati University, seeks details of managementSubscriber Only
February 01, 2020 08:20 IST
The Gujarat Education Department is waiting for a response to its show-cause notice as it had sent a second notice the following week when it did not receive any response within the stipulated one week’s time.
Sun, Feb 02, 2020
Gujarat govt to hold ‘Bal Adalat’ in primary schools to curb malnourishmentSubscriber Only
January 28, 2020 13:32 IST
At Bal Adalat, students will conduct moot courts from January 30 till February 3 “accusing parents, husbands or mother-in-laws” of not providing nourished food to their children, pregnant wives or daughter-in-laws and holding them responsible for malnourishment.
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Gujarat: Suspected Coronavirus cases ‘likely’, health dept tracks 10 travellersSubscriber Only
January 28, 2020 02:12 IST
“None of the 10 have any symptoms of being infected by the virus. District officials have been alerted about their arrival and advisories are being followed in tracking them,” Dr Prakash Vaghela, additional director of public health, Gujarat health department, told The Indian Express.
Wed, Jan 29, 2020
Gujarat govt streamlines pre-placement measures to make drive a successSubscriber Only
January 24, 2020 01:20 IST
After the first edition of mega placement camp failed to generate encouraging response from both students as well as employers resulting in only 15 per cent placements, the state government this time has put in extra measures in place to make the drive a success.
Fri, Jan 24, 2020
‘Parkisha Parv 2.0’: PM’s book, Pariksha pe Charcha dominate workshop for teachersSubscriber Only
January 22, 2020 05:39 IST
The workshop was held as part of the second edition of ‘Parkisha Parv 2.0’, a month-long campaign by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for stress-free examinations, which was flagged off in Gujarat on Tuesday.
Wed, Jan 22, 2020
Swachh survey: AMC distributes free milk bottles to get feedback from citizensSubscriber Only
January 21, 2020 12:44 IST
The AMC is aiming to get to the top position in 'citizens’ participation' category, which carries 25 per cent marks in the survey.
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
Swachhata Scheme: Govt curtails cleanliness funds for primary schoolsSubscriber Only
January 20, 2020 01:30 IST
Instead of monthly Rs 1,800 per school, the state education department will now disburse the financial assistance based on number of students in a school.
Mon, Jan 20, 2020
Notice to Sabarmati University over ‘irregularities’Subscriber Only
January 16, 2020 06:23 IST
The university has been given a week to respond to the notice and the financial audit undertaken by a third party will be completed within one month, said a senior official.
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
‘Dilapidated and dangerous’ buildings: 25 municipal schools in Ahmedabad shutSubscriber Only
January 04, 2020 14:14 IST
For the first time, such a huge number of Ahmedabad municipal schools have been shut down as they were functioning from unsafe buildings.
Sat, Jan 04, 2020
Surat: Police action against 3 schools in Surat for ‘forging documents’Subscriber Only
December 31, 2019 03:15 IST
The discrepancies came to light during a drive initiated by the GSHSEB to verify the documents submitted online by private schools, following the case of Delhi Public School (DPS) East, Ahmedabad, which allegedly submitted forged documents to the CBSE for getting affiliation that was revealed after the Nithyananda Ashram case.
Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Rent agreement may be mandatory for RTE admissions in GujaratSubscriber Only
December 11, 2019 09:05 IST
The move comes in the wake of suspected cases of applicants producing fake rent agreements for eligibility under the 25 per cent reservation rule for underprivileged students.
Wed, Dec 11, 2019
Ahmedabad: Enrolment drops even as 2.62 L students shift to govt schoolsSubscriber Only
December 10, 2019 09:46 IST
As per department records, between 2014-15 and 2018-19, a total of 2.62 lakh students shifted from private to government schools across the state. However, the total number of students enrolled in over 33,500 government schools dropped by over 6.89 lakh during the same period.
Tue, Dec 10, 2019
Gujarat: More inter-caste couples avail of aid under Ambedkar schemeSubscriber Only
December 04, 2019 07:23 IST
Gujarat government’s ‘Dr Savitaben Ambedkar Inter-Caste Marriage Encouragement Scheme’ supports couples where one spouse is from the Scheduled Caste (SC).
Wed, Dec 04, 2019
Gujarat education department to rope in IIMA to help tackle resistance to merger of schoolsSubscriber Only
November 28, 2019 14:25 IST
According to a survey by the education department, the merging process will be held in a phased manner. To begin with, some 2,500-3,000 government primary schools will be merged with other government schools.
Thu, Nov 28, 2019Journalism of Courage
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