http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:02:28 GMT Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:02:28 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Himachal_Pradesh_to_do_away_with_Class_8_Board_exams_10936/ Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Friday said there will be no board examinations for Class 8 from the next academic session."The government has decided that the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBSE) would not conduct the class VIII examination from the year 2... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:32:27 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Himachal_varsity_to_reserve_additional_seat_for_girls_10930/ Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) has decided to create an extra seat and reserve it for girls who are the single child of their parents in graduate and postgraduate professional courses, an official statement said on Friday."We have decided to reserve one supernumerary seat for single g... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:18:28 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Shimla_to_have_government_nursing_college_10782/ Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday gave approval for opening a state-run nursing college in Shimla, a minister said."The cabinet on this Thursday evening gave consent to open a nursing school in the premises of Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Shimla. This would be the ... Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:03:17 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Himachal_to_check_school_dropouts_10774/ Shimla: In a bid to check school dropouts, the Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday decided to set up school management committees to ensure involvement of parents and teachers to motivate more children to join schools."The state cabinet on Thursday evening decided to set up school management com... Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:27:06 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Post-graduation_courses_in_Himachal_dental_college_recognised_10666/ Shimla: The central government has recognised post-graduation courses being conducted by the government dental college in the Himachal Pradesh capital, an official said here on Tuesday."The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recognised the post-graduate degree courses on the recommendation of... Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:58:21 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Himachal_student_tops_ICAI_PE_II_examination_2009_10491/ New Delhi: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), on Monday, announced the results of Professional Education (PE II), Professional Competence Exam (PCE) and Integrated Professional Education Examination (IPCE) held in November, 2009.In the PE II examination, Avinash Karwa of Solan (... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:30:43 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/HPAS_exam_slated_to_be_on_February_12_10373/ Shimla: "The Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Combined Competitive Main Examination, 2008, is slated to be held on February 12, 2010 in two sessions, from 10 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 5 pm, at the centres located around Shimla," said a spokesperson of the State Public Service Commission.Th... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:23:15 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Sky_gazers_gather_in_Shimla_to_see_solar_eclipse_10269/ Shimla: A large number of sky gazers gathered in this Himachal Pradesh capital on Friday for a glimpse of the rare celestial spectacle - the annular solar eclipse, officials said.Kamraj Kaisth, principal scientific officer of Himachal State Council for Science Technology and Environment, said a larg... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:14:06 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/M.F._Husain_out_of_Himachal_school_syllabus_10152/ Shimla: Renowned painters Sobha Singh and Nicholas Roerich have replaced artist M.F. Husain in Himachal Pradesh text books, an official said on Thursday."We have decided to replace the chapter on M.F. Husain in the NCERT Hindi book taught to class XI students from this session," Himachal Pradesh Boa... Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:49:44 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/DSIIDC_to_develop_NIFT_infrastructure_in_Kangra_10081/ New Delhi: Spreading its wings out of the national capital, the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) will build a Rs.440 million National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) campus at Kangra in Himachal Pradesh, DSIIDC Chairman-cum-Managing Director Chetan Sa... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:03:37 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/New_technical_varsity_on_the_cards_for_Himachal_Pradesh_9573/ Shimla: The Government of Himachal Pradesh, in collaboration with the industries anticipates, is mooting setting up a modern technical university in line with international standards, focusing on advanced research. The initiative will be a two-phase process to establish engineering and management d... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:14 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Pranab_favours_establishing_smaller_universities_9554/ Shimla: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday advocated the need for establishing smaller universities which were "easier to manage" and would serve to capture "synergies between teaching and research"."In line with the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission, I am in favour of e... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:52:12 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Himachal_Board_Supplementary_Results_2009_today_9326/ Dharamshala (HP): The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) will announce the results of the Matriculation (Class 10), Plus One (Class 11) and Plus Two (Class 12) Supplementary examinations 2009 today i.e. October 12, 2009 at 5 pm IST.The results will be available at www.HimachalEducat... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:48:16 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Himachal_Board_Supplementary_Results_2009_on_Oct_9_9309/ Dharamshala (HP): The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has announced that the results of the Matriculation (Class 10), Plus One (Class 11) and Plus Two (Class 12) Supplementary examinations 2009 is likely to be declared on October 9, 2009."The exact time of the declaration of resu... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:40:16 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Chief_Election_Commissioner_visits_alma_mater_9296/ Shimla: India's Chief Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla is all set for a two-day sojourn in Himachal Pradesh, beginning Saturday. His trip will include a visit to his alma mater Lawrence School at Sanawar in Kasauli hills."Chief Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla is among a host of alumni that wi... Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:58:45 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Former_Pakistani_envoy_goes_down_memory_lane_at_alma_mater_9295/ Shimla: It was a trip down memory lane for former Pakistani high commissioner to India Humanyun Khan, who visited his alma mater Bishop Cotton School (BCS) in the Himachal Pradesh capital on Friday.Khan is here as part of an eight-member Pakistani delegation that is attending the 150th anniversary c... Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:38:35 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Dhumal_pitches_for_IIT,_IIM_in_Himachal_Pradesh_9170/ New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Thursday urged the central government to setup an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the hill state.Dhumal met union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal here on Thursday... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:05:05 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Himachal_to_introduce_yoga_in_schools_9145/ Shimla: Himachal Pradesh plans to introduce yoga in the state's schools in a phased manner, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said on Sunday."We are contemplating to introduce yoga in the school syllabus in a phased manner," Dhumal said at a function held in Chandigarh.Yoga exponent Swami Ramdev's Pa... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:02:02 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Anti-ragging_bill_introduced_in_Himachal_assembly_9048/ Shimla: If a bill introduced in the Himachal Pradesh assembly on Wednesday is passed, students caught ragging will not only be expelled and be ineligible for admission to any other institution for three years, but might also find themselves behind bars for the "non-bailable" offence.State Education ... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:11:49 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Himachal/Fashion_institute_branch_in_Himachal_to_start_doctorate_degrees_8983/ Kangra (Himachal Pradesh): The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) branch in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district will award doctorate degrees in fashion designing, Union Minister of Textiles Thiru Dayanidhi Maran said here on Wednesday."Kangra's Centre for Apparel and Textile Studies woul... Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:29:13 GMT