http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:44:53 GMT Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:44:53 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/College_studies_to_go_hi-tech_in_Chandigarh_10950/ Chandigarh: Digital libraries, audio-visual presentations and films could soon be the new educational tools for students in 14 government and private colleges here as the authorities hope to take learning beyond the conventional textbook experience. Apart from introduction of latest technology, the ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:14:52 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Teacher_recruitment_scam_hits_Chandigarh_again_10759/ Chandigarh: Irregularities in teacher recruitment for government schools have rocked Chandigarh for the second time in five months. The latest controversy is about last-minute changes in criteria for selecting over 500 teachers.Sources in the administration say education department officials, partic... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:37:49 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Educational_city_to_come_up_near_Chandigarh_10544/ Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday announced that it would develop an educational city near Chandigarh.The educational city would be spread over an area of 2,000 acres near Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said here and asked the state's education department to prepare ... Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:06:49 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Chandigarh_to_spend_Rs.114_mn_on_schools_10347/ Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration will spend Rs.114.4 million (Rs.11.44 crore) on the development of nearly 110 government schools here, an official said on Friday.The funds have been earmarked under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme. "These funds will be spent on the further developmen... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:43:27 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Intense_cold_shuts_primary_classes_in_Chandigarh_10204/ Chandigarh: "Extreme cold weather conditions continued in Chandigarh on Monday and authorities extended the winter holidays for the primary classes until January 13," officials said.The vacation had earlier been extended until January 10 but seeing no respite in the harsh weather conditions, the adm... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:53:43 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Chandigarh_proposes_Rs.45.14_crore_for_secondary_education_10169/ Chandigarh: The Union Territory (UT) of Chandigarh has proposed Rs.45.14 crore for universal access to secondary education during 2010-11 under the centrally-sponsored scheme Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)."We will summon the annual and prospective plan for 2010-2020 from the Ministry of... Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:40:19 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Cold_shuts_down_primary_classes_in_Chandigarh_10113/ Chandigarh: All primary classes in private or in government-run schools here will be shut until January 10 in view of the intense cold, the Chandigarh administration announced on Tuesday.There are around 110 government and 55 private schools in Chandigarh. "We had earlier issued these instructions o... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:31:27 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Swine_flu_affected_Chandigarh_schools_to_be_fumigated_10107/ Chandigarh: A city-based private company on Monday started a drive to fumigate and sanitize the swine flu affected schools in Chandigarh free of cost.Alliance Formulations, a service provider for lifestyle and health care products, has come to the rescue of affected schools in the wake of increasing... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:30:08 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Panjab_varsity_teachers_oppose_evaluation,_online_attendance_10106/ Chandigarh: A move by Panjab University (PU) authorities here to introduce a system for students to evaluate teachers and also extend the facility of online checking of attendance has run into stiff opposition from the university teachers.The Panjab University Teachers' Association (PUTA) on Monday ... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:26:29 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Admission_form_fee_fixed_at_Rs.100_in_Chandigarh_schools_9932/ Chandigarh: To curb the tendency among private schools to mint money through sale of highly priced admission forms, the Chandigarh administration has fixed a ceiling of Rs.100 per form for all schools in the Union Territory, officials said on Friday.Chandigarh's Home and Education Secretary Ram Niwa... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:45:55 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Chandigarh_to_spend_Rs.4.7_cr_on_educational_institutes_9887/ Chandigarh: The administration of this Union Territory (UT) will spend Rs.4.65 crore (Rs.46.5 million) on the maintenance and construction of government schools and colleges, a senior official said here on Tuesday. "Out of the sanctioned amount, Rs.1.1 crore will be earmarked for schools, Rs.1.9 cro... Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:58:26 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Now,_get_Panjab_University_attendance_records_on_SMS_9863/ Chandigarh: Bunking classes at the Panjab University would not be a cake-walk any more. Students' attendance records and academic performance would be available to parents through an SMS.Three students of the computer science department of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET... Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:59:39 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Chandigarh_to_host_convention_on_cancer_9784/ Chandigarh: Chandigarh will host a national convention on cancer on Tuesday to draft a strategy to prevent, detect and treat the perilous disease at an early stage.Cancer Care India (CACI), an apex body of regional cancer support groups and constituting a network of 29 member groups across the natio... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:19:33 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Chandigarh_gets_sensory_park_for_visually_impaired_9758/ Chandigarh: This city now has a park aimed at stimulating the five senses of taste, sight, touch, smell and hearing. The needs of the visually impaired have been kept in mind while designing the park, a senior official said.The concept of the sensory park, which was inaugurated here on Thursday even... Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:02:47 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Chandigarh's_schools_irked_at_administration's_'interference'_9635/ Chandigarh: Private schools in Chandigarh have taken objection to the administration's "double standards" and accused it of "interfering" in their functioning in implementing swine flu guidelines. Officials said they were only trying to stop the epidemic's spread among students. The Chandigarh healt... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:44:13 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Chandigarh_school_closes_due_to_swine_flu_scare_9634/ Chandigarh: A leading all girls school here in Sector 26 has been closed for a week starting on Tuesday because of a fear of swine flu, officials said.The decision was taken after a class nine student of the Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus on Mon... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:37:21 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Chandigarh_to_compile_data_of_absentees_due_to_swine_flu_9614/ Chandigarh: The health department here has directed the school and college authorities to compile data of students who took off from the educational institutions due to swine flu, an official said on Sunday.The decision has been taken in the wake of falling attendance in schools and colleges. ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:20:15 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Swine_flu_scare_hits_Chandigarh_school_attendance_9599/ Chandigarh: A swine flu scare among students here has led to a sudden fall in attendance in schools and colleges in this union territory.Screening of students is done every morning by their class teachers and suspected cases are sent home. Over 500 students studying at various schools here were sent... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:37:27 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Swine_flu_cases_cross_100_in_Chandigarh_9544/ Chandigarh: With swine flu cases crossing the 100 mark in this Union Territory, the health authorities have ordered the Punjab Engineering College (PEC) and six other schools to close down for a week after H1N1 infections were reported.Meanwhile, Panjab University authorities have said that students... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:05:47 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Chandigarh/Individual_computers,_net_connections_for_Chandigarh_schools_9535/ Chandigarh: Students with individual computers on their study tables and Internet connections in classrooms - Chandigarh's government-run schools are headed for a technological revolution if the ambitious plans under the 'Vision-2010' of the administration get implemented.Chandigarh's new Director-P... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:18:49 GMT