Lucknow: The UP govt said on Saturday that hi-tech digital libraries have been developed in gram panchayats across 32 districts of the state, where students are being provided with around 20,000 digital educational resources, including e-books, video lectures, audio content and digital quizzes to help them prepare for competitive exams.In the first phase, approximately Rs…
Guwahati: The district library on Gopinath Bordoloi Road, a key quiet study space for students and job aspirants, continues to operate with inadequate facilities as a proposed Rs 51-crore redevelopment remains delayed.The library draws around 100–120 readers daily. Officials said they had earlier carried out repair and maintenance by spending from their own pockets, but…
Patna: A 21-year-old girl preparing for the police constable recruitment examination was found dead in her rented room in Panchmandira locality under Town police station area of Siwan district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Soni Kumari, daughter of Lalit Ram, a resident of Baldiha village under Jamo police station area. She was living…
Pune: The state education commissioner has made school visit compulsory for all education officers, after only 11,532 institutions out of over one lakh were inspected last year.Education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh issued a circular earlier this week, giving officers a checklist of parameters to be inspected. It directed the officers to upload the inspection report…
Policemen teach students at a school Jamshedpur: In East Singhbhum district, thana prabharis are turning into tutors in their spare time mentoring kids at rural schools on various aspects of civility. The move, mooted by the rural SP is aimed at sensitising kids at a tender age, to be social guardians. Besides giving pep talks,…
Dharwad: Dharwad, the educational hub of North Karnataka, may soon get a mega students’ hostel complex to ease the accommodation crisis faced by thousands pursuing higher education, deputy commissioner Snehal R said on Friday.Speaking at a ‘meet the press’ programme organised by the Dharwad Journalists’ Guild, she said the district administration has identified land in…
The centre is at the District Central Library Hassan: The first-ever Sparda Kuteera, a dedicated centre for students preparing for competitive exams, was dedicated to students in Hassan. The centre received an overwhelming response, with 75-plus students enrolling to obtain service.The well-equipped centre at the District Central Library was inaugurated by MP Shreyas Patel, who…
Noida: Students preparing for UPSC, UPPSC, PCS-J, NEET and JEE can apply for free coaching under UP govt’s Abhyudaya scheme. In Noida, registrations will remain open from June 5 to 30, and entrance tests will be held between July 1 and 7. In Ghaziabad, applications for free IAS-PCS coaching are open till June 15, and…
Bengaluru: For most students, the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced is a gruelling, high-pressure test. For Bengaluru’s Aryan Ragupathy, who secured All India Rank (AIR) 12 in JEE Advanced 2026 and emerged as the Karnataka topper, it felt more like a sport.“In some aspects, it almost felt like a sport. It was very competitive and…
Rourkela: Sheer grit and determination saw Manohar Pradhan (37), son of a balloon-seller from Sundargarh district, rise from the factory floor to clinching 131st rank in the Odisha Civil Services Examination-2024.Manohar, son of Mangal and Gura Pradhan, grew up in poverty and even worked as a labourer in a steel plant for a year after…
