Education  

Tamil Nadu's ‘Narikuravas’, also called Gypsies, on Monday (August 19), sought community certificate as ‘Kaattu Nayakkan’ caste in the list of Scheduled Tribes

Tamil Nadu education minister, AIADMK’s Sengottaiyan has refused to implement the ban on students wearing wristbands signifying their castes
 

Due to heavy rain in Kerala, holiday has been declared to educational institutions in nine districts in the state. So  far, 87 people have lost lives in the state due to heavy rains and floods
 

The consistent downpour has wreaked havoc in Kerala. Educational institutions across the state are closed today (August 9)

Red alert has been issued in Idukki, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts for August 8. The Palakkad district collector has announced a holiday for schools and other educational institutions on Tuesday (August 6)
 

One of the survivors of the 1999 Doda massacre is now on a mission to create educational opportunities for children in Jammu and Kashmir.

Former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu has ridiculed the YSRCP government calling it “funny”, whereas the YSRCP leaders justified CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's governance and said Naidu was jealous

These are a samples of headlines from various dailies in the last few months. As can be seen, there is a huge crisis in engineering college education in Tamil Nadu, and the worrying part is, there is no apparent solution to the problem.

Five people have lost their lives due to the rains in Kerala in the last five days. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Kannur and Kasaragod districts for Tuesday and educational institutions in the two districts and in Malappuram remained closed today.

During the audio launch of Kaapaan (starring Mohanlal, Suriya and Arya) in Chennai on Sunday, Rajinikanth reportedly said that he agrees with Suriya's remarks on the NEP and hoped that the latter's opinion reaches PM Modi.

Red alert has been issued in Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur districts for Monday (July 22). The Kannur district administration has announced a holiday for schools and other educational institutions.

 

The major reasons behind the institutions opting for closure are less takers for the courses or colleges and shortage of funds, a senior official at All India Council for Technical Education said
 

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment.
 

Principal of a primary school in Sohawal Block, Ayodhya has been accused of forcing students to clean toilets. The guardians of students were told that she was acting according to government rule when they objected to it.

Popular Tamil actor Suriya Sivakumar hit the headlines after he criticised the Centre’s Draft National Education Policy (NEP). The actor was slammed by politicos but the film fraternity extended support