Bangladesh: Primary teachers stop work, demand better pay scale and promotion

Dhaka, Nov 25 (IANS) Primary school teachers in Bangladesh started a three-day work stoppage on Tuesday to raise their demands regarding pay grades and promotion. They warned to boycott annual examination and start hunger strike in December if their is no announcement regarding fulfilment of demands, local media reported. The primary school assistant teachers began […]
Bangladesh: Awami League warns of deepening economic crisis, pervasive corruption

Dhaka, Nov 25 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party on Tuesday warned that the country is facing a severe, multidimensional crisis marked by rising national debt, stagnant investment and stalled development projects. Beneath the façade of recent growth, the party said that a hard-hitting reality is emerging, with the nation’s economic progress being undermined by deeply […]
Centre should immediately release funds under RTE Act: Kerala Education Minister

Thiruvanthapuram, Nov 25 (IANS) Kerala General Education and Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Tuesday urged the Central government to immediately release the funds due to the Samagra Shiksha Kerala under the Right to Education Act. Sivankutty said that the state has already sent a letter to the Centre highlighting this issue. “For the past two […]
Unite to take back Sikh institutions from Centre, state govts, says Sukhbir Badal

Anandpur Sahib (Punjab), Nov 25 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday appealed to the Sikh community to unite under the banner of his party to take back the management of Sikh institutions and shrines, which have been taken over by the Centre and various state governments. Addressing a Gurmat Samagam held […]
Mohan Yadav to review MP govt’s performance

Bhopal, Nov 25 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will hold special meetings to assess the performance of his government, which will complete two years next month. The Chief Minister shared this information with the Council of Ministers before the weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, according to senior BJP leader and state Urban and […]
Mahagathbandhan in Bihar failed to realise the game played by ECI through SIR: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar faced a landslide defeat in the recently concluded Assembly elections in the state as the allies of the Grand Alliance failed to realise in time the game played by the Election Commission of […]
Students should not be used for election work at the cost of studies: Kerala Education Minister

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 25 (IANS) Kerala’s General Education and Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Tuesday strongly opposed the practice of assigning students, including NSS and NCC volunteers, to election-related duties that could interfere with their academic schedule. The minister warned that such measures would disrupt learning, especially at a time when schools in Kerala are functioning […]
Stalin inaugurates Rs 208 crore botanical park spread across 45 acres in Coimbatore

Coimbatore, Nov 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday inaugurated the long-awaited Semmozhi Poonga in the heart of Coimbatore, marking the completion of one of the city’s most ambitious urban green projects. Developed by the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation, the 45-acre botanical park transforms the old Central Prison grounds in Gandhipuram into […]
Rs 6,800-crore investment proposals to create 3,000 jobs: Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has received investment proposals of over Rs 6,321 crore in industries and Rs 505 crore in tourism sector and is expected to generate employment for more than 3,000 people, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said at an Investor Connect Meet here on Tuesday. Addressing the investors, the Chief Minister […]
India seeks peace but will never allow borders to be compromised: PM Modi

Kurukshetra, Nov 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India seeks peace but will never allow its borders or national security to be compromised. The Prime Minister also praised the recently launched Operation Sindoor, saying strikes were carried out in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives. “We want peace, […]