Reports say the student was upset with the teacher for pulling him up for poor performance in his studies. ...
09:53 PM, Feb 09, 2012
A 15-year-old Chennai school boy allegedly stabbed his teacher to death inside the classroom. ...
09:30 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Cosultant Psychiatrist Dr Sandeep Vohra speaks on how to deal with rage and aggression in students. ...
07:43 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Chennai: A Class 9 student has allegedly killed a teacher inside the classroom of St Mary's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai on Thursday. There was disbelief and dismay at the private school in Chennai, after the student allegedly stabbed his teacher. Thirty-one year old Uma Maheshwari, herself a mother of two, was teaching science and Hindi at the school for the past 10 years. The 15-year-old boy reportedly...
03:17 PM, Feb 09, 2012
London: A woman schoolteacher shocked parents and pupils at a village primary school by boasting on the social networking site Facebook about drinking, swearing and having sex while partying. Elizabeth Scarlett, 50, was also accused before a disciplinary hearing of making improper comments about sex toys on the social networking site, on which she had befriended former pupils as young as 11, the Daily Express reported. On Tuesday, the divorced...
02:53 AM, Feb 09, 2012
New York: Ricky Martin, who is in New York these days getting ready for his return to the Broadway stage, will play a Spanish teacher in a popular television series 'Glee'. Martin will play David Martinez, a Spanish teacher at the fictional McKinley High School in Ohio, and will perform the bilingual version of 'Sexy And I Know It' by the LMFAO electro pop duo, along with the Madonna hit...
01:10 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the teaching fraternity should be more tech-savvy to bring qualitative changes in education. "A teacher's role would be crucial in bringing qualitative changes in the education sector through the usage of technology," Modi, inaugurating the annual conference of Gujarat Rajya Acharya Sangh in Ambaji town of North Gujarat, said. "Considering the scale and scope of Gujarat's development, the use of technology...
12:59 AM, Feb 04, 2012
Bangalore: A British national, who heads an international school in Bangalore, was arrested tonight for allegedly forging documents to get the job. Head Master of British international school Trio World, Paul Francis Meekins, was apprehended on late Wednesday night, Sahakarnagar Sub-Inspector Jagadish said in Bangalore. Meekins has been booked under various IPC sections including 468 (Forgery for purpose of cheating) and 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), he...
07:51 AM, Feb 02, 2012
HYDERABAD: The state government has announced that DSC-2012 examination will be conducted to fill as many as 21,343 teacher posts. The written test will be held from May 2 to 4. Speaking to reporters Monday, minister for seconda r y educ a t ion K Parthasarathy said vacancies of 21,343 teacher posts had been notified and would be filled up though DSC-2012. The notified vacancies include 11,602 Secondary Grade Teachers,...
09:02 AM, Jan 31, 2012
Betul (MP): In a shocking incident, a government primary school teacher under the influence of liquor, forced little school girls to dance and also sent a boy to fetch alcohol for him at Devchowki village. The incident came to light on January 23 when the girls complained to Betul Collector, Chandra Shekhar Borkar that the drunk teacher - identified as Mahesh Malviya-- not only forced them to dance but also...
03:59 PM, Jan 30, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Complaints have been raised about copying questions from a guide for the examination conducted by the PSC for the posts of Higher Secondary School Teacher (Zoology), reserved for SCs/STs. On November 3 last year the examinations were held for the posts of higher secondary school teacher (senior) zoology (category no. 118/09) and higher secondary school teacher (junior) zoology (category no. 232/09). The senior post had three vacancies and junior...
08:31 AM, Jan 16, 2012
New Delhi: The teachers of Delhi University's St Stephen's College have announced a protest against Principal Valson Thampu on Friday. The teachers demand that the charges and the show cause notice issued to Professor MS Frank be dropped. The announcement comes a day after Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) held a protest against the Vice Chancellor. The staff association of the college passed a resolution on Thursday condemning the "unjust"...
08:12 AM, Jan 13, 2012
Shanghai: A whirlwind of pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers filled the air as hundreds of Chinese gathered to blow off stress in Shanghai, staging a massive pillow battle. The annual event marked its fifth year with such a surge in interest from stressed young office workers and students that organizers held two nights of pillow fighting before Christmas Day and plan another for Dec 30. "Nowadays there...
12:59 PM, Dec 26, 2011
Sukhna: Even before the controversy over the slapping of a female teacher by an Akali Dal Sarpanch could die, there was a face off between the teachers and the police in Punjab. Protesting teachers and villagers were roughed by the policemen at Sukhna village in Muktsar. The incident occurred when the teachers and the villagers blocked the entry of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal into the village. The Chief...
12:57 PM, Dec 07, 2011
Chandigarh: Peeved at the Punjab government for not heeding to their demands, teachers demanding permanent jobs in the state on Tuesday threatened to immolate themselves after one of their lady colleagues was allegedly slapped in public view by an Akali Dal sarpanch. A delegation of Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) teachers association led by its chief Pritpal Singh on Tuesday went to the private residence of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh...
01:20 PM, Dec 06, 2011
New York: Bikram Choudhury, the Calcutta-born yoga teacher in the US, has sued a former student for over a million dollars for copying his style of exercise that involves workouts in a 105 degree Fahrenheit room. Choudhury, the founder of c, has copyrighted this technique. In the lawsuit filed in a California court for copyright infringement, the 65-year-old has sought damages in excess of a million dollars and urged a...
11:23 AM, Dec 03, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Wednesday gave its nod for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the brutal attack on a school teacher on Sep 27 in Kollam district. Krishna Kumar, a school teacher, was found severely injured around 10.45 p.m. near Kottarakara town, some 70 km from here. Speaking to reporters here, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said there was a demand from the Left opposition that the...
06:38 PM, Nov 02, 2011
Hyderabad: Pro-Telangana groups have called for a bandh across Andhra Pradesh on Monday to put pressure on the Centre to agree to their demands. But the government's ultimatum to private schools to stay open or face de-recognition will decide the success of the bandh call. According to PTI, pro-Telangana teachers have decided to resume their duties for the sake of their students, but will continue to support the cause. Over...
07:50 AM, Oct 17, 2011
Many Bollywood stars have played the role of a teacher on-screen and each one of them have had a different subject. ...
06:26 PM, Sep 06, 2011
Ayesha Takia, Rahul Khanna pay a tribute to teachers on September 5th, Teacher's Day. ...
05:16 PM, Sep 06, 2011
