Who Is Responsible?
On February 12, 2010, a 13-year-old, Rouvanjit Rawla , Class VII student was told to bring his parents to meet the school principal. But unfortunately in the afternoon he was found hanging. Rouvanjit was slapped by his teacher and was made to stand in the sun for several days. This is a case of humiliation torturing and harassment. In another incident, a girl commit suicide and wrote a note to her dad “Dad bio is not … Read entire article »
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Learn Foreign Language
Learning a new language can open a good career option. This can open plethora of opportunities for students in various sectors. This is all because of globalization of Indian economy and growing Presence of multinational companies. The opportunities are starting from tour operators to interpreter and translators. Academic qualifications in foreign languages helps in pursuing careers in the areas of tourism, entertainment, public relations and mass communication, international organizations, embassies, diplomatic service, publishing, interpretation and translation … Read entire article »
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U-Special Metro
In Delhi’s crazy traffic, it is very difficult to commute. It’s exhausting commuting from one part of the city to other every day. This is a main reason why students living in South Delhi and Gurgaon choose to apply only to South campus colleges, assuming that the commute makes applying to North campus completely unfeasible. But this time students living in south Delhi and Gurgaon are applying to North campus too because the metro promises easier connectivity … Read entire article »
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NDMC Sets a “Lakshya”
This July New Delhi Municipal Council is going to launch “Lakshya”. Under this scheme NDMC will prepare students who excel in class X exams for professional courses.It will provide a carrer boost to students studying in NDMC schools. The percentage to decide a student’s eligibility is yet to be fixed though it may go up to 80% .Lakshya will prepare students for entrance exams to various professional courses .The civic body may also start intensive … Read entire article »
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Health Guidelines for schools
We all had heard of Akriti’s death. A 17-years old Akriti Bhatia student of Class XII of Modern School, Vasant Vihar who passed away due to a Asthama attack. What makes matters worse is the absence of guidelines on health facilities imperative in schools. Aakriti Bhatia’s parent has alleged negligence by the school resulted in her death. In bid to make sure incidents that led to the death of akriti are not repeated, Delhi Commission for … Read entire article »
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