Kenneth John

UP Board Exams: 2019 to be held in 16 days, schedule expected soon

The UP Board High School (class 10) and Intermediate (class 12) examinations will be held in 16 days from February 7, 2019 onwards, the board’s deputy secretary Shiv Lal said.

‘Early release’ policy gives old, dying lifers a ray of hope in UP

The 92-year-old Babu, a life convict at Naini Central Jail here, is too frail to even go to the washroom unless he is helped by others.

UP: Bamrauli airport to get night landing facility before Kumbh

Night landing facility at the Bamrauli airport is all set to start in November. According to director, Bamrauli airport, Sunil Yadav night landing of civilian aircraft will be possible after the expansion and installation of ‘Cat One’ lights on the runway on one kilometre patch as part of instrument landing system.

Juvenile homes: A nursery for serial offenders?

Lack of proper counselling and poor living conditions have undermined the very purpose of juvenile homes, according to officials and social activists.

PMAY bribe racket busted in Allahabad, 33 booked

The district administration lodged FIR against 33 people, including seven gram pradhans, earlier this month after an enquiry revealed that they took cut from the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in different blocks of Allahabad district.

VHP plans nationwide Akhand Bharat Sankalp Diwas on August 14

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will be organising ‘Akhand Bharat Sankalp Diwas’ in different parts of country on August 14 to give an impetus to its dream of undivided India of the pre-Independence era.

Over 6 lakh quintal wheat lying in open at purchase centres in Allahabad division

Despite lapse of deadline of June 30 for shifting of wheat purchased from farmers at wheat purchase centres in Allahabad division to godowns in view of monsoon, over 6 lakh quintal wheat is still lying in the open at purchase centres in four districts of Allahabad division.

After a stint in jail, hotelier offers to bail out inmates, gifts water cooler

He was jailed briefly following a tiff over a piece of land

In a first, CM Adityanath joins Akhara Parishad to announce Kumbh Mela schedule

The 49-day Kumbh mela starts with first shahi snan on Jan 15, 2018

UP jails have 60% more inmates than capacity

At least 36 jails in the state, including five central jails, have 59.28 per cent more prisoners than the actual capacity, the Uttar Pradesh prisons administration and reform services has said in reply to an RTI query.

UP Board: Examinee gets 2 marks in answer copy, 23 in marksheet

A confidential OMR sheet and the marksheet of a UP Board high school examinee have gone viral on the social media revealing discrepancy in the award of marks.

In 150 Uttar Pradesh schools, all students fail Class 10, 12 exams

There were 98 such schools in the high school examination and 52 schools in the intermediate examination, according to the UP Board exam results declared on Sunday.

UP Board results 2018: Pass percentage falls; girls do better than boys again

Anjali Verma of Brij Behari Sahai Intercollege in Allahabad was the topper in high school with 96.35% marks.

UP Board Result 2018: High school topper Anjali Verma wants to serve as a scientist

UP Board Class 10 result 2018: Anjali Verma has topped the UP Board 2018 high school or Class 10 board examination with 96.35% marks.

UP board result 2018: What 10th and 12th students across state said ahead of announcement

UP board 10th, 12th result 2018: On Saturday, some of the examinees in Allahabad visited temples or prayed at home while some tried to beat the anxiety pangs with an outing with friends and family members.

UP Board Result 2018: Here are 10 things you should know

UP Board Results 2018 for high school or Class 10 and intermediate or Class 12 board examinations is likely to be declared on Sunday, April 29.

CM holds village chaupal, has dinner at Dalit home

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a village chaupal in Kandhai Madhupur village in Pratapgarh and interacted with locals, a practice he wants followed by BJP men in all the approximately 90000 villages of Uttar Pradesh.

Confirmed! UP Board results 2018 on April 29

UP board exam results 2018: According to UP Board secretary Neena Srivastava, results of both Class 10 and 12 examinations in the state will be declared on April 29 at 12.30pm.

UP board Class 10 and 12 results 2018 likely by April end, says official

UP board result 2018: UP board high school and intermediate results are likely to be announced between April 28 and 30, a board official said.

In 2019, UP Board to use coded answer sheets in all 75 district

To further tighten its noose around copying mafia, the UP Board is planning to provide coded answer sheets for high school and Intermediate examinations in all 75 districts for 2019-20 exams.

UP Board Exams 2018: Evaluators find bizarre appeals during evaluations of answer sheets

Several examinees have made bizarre appeals to evaluators and have even tried to bribe them for lenient evaluation for a certification from the UP Board.

UP Board students to study Vedic Mathematics from new session

The UP Board believes that Vedic Mathematics will enable students to prepare well for competitive exams including engineering and other related entrance tests.

Now, Vedic Maths, an optional subject for UP Board students

According to Board authorities ‘Vedic Mathematics’ will be an optional subject. There will be no exam for it. The syllabus and text book has also been finalised. The book titled ‘Bharat Ka Paramparagat Ganit Gyan’ will be sent for printing soon.

Question papers leaked, answer sheets tampered: The business of cheating is down, but not out in UP

A peek inside the parallel board-examination economy in Kaushambi, the nerve centre of the cheating trade, which is feeling the heat after a crackdown by the Uttar Pradesh govt.

UP Board to withdraw elementary mathematics from high school syllabus from 2018-19

Till last year, UP Board students had the option of mathematics and elementary mathematics.

CBSE boards 2018: Here’s an analysis of Class 10 IT Foundation paper

The class 10 Foundation of Information Technology paper was easy for students of Gangagurukulam School, Allahabad and they expect to score well.

UP Board to depute observers at evaluation centres too, results in April

‘Beti Bank’ to invest in future of underprivileged girls

NGOs, social activists from 13 states join hands to ensure education and marriage of poor girls.

Upset over UP Board exam question, primary school teachers threaten to move HC

Primary school teachers are upset over a question put to class 12 students during the English (Paper II) examination in the second shift on February 21.

Phulpur LS seat has witnessed two hat-tricks in the past

Since independence Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency has witnessed hat-trick wins twice. Country’s first Prime Minister Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru opened the constituency’s parliamentary account with three successive wins in 1951-52, 1957 and 1962 general elections on the Indian National Congress ticket.