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A female school dropout's book now taught in universities
What I have written is what life gave me in Chengalchoola. I do not think it is literature, but my life," Dhanuja Kumari said.
Published on Aug 23, 2024 01:02 PM IST
PTI |
Class 10 dropout rate at 20.6 pc in 2021-22, over 29 lakh students failed
The Union Education Minister informed that 1,89,90,809 students appeared for the Class 10 examination in 2022, of which 29,56,138 students failed.
Updated on Dec 19, 2023 12:17 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Take steps to check school dropout rate: Khattar to mgmt committees
He said the government will soon introduce the management information system to ensure the student-teacher ratio; under this system, the arrangement of teachers will be ensured based on the number of students in each school
Updated on Oct 08, 2023 06:32 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Karnal
Duo held for snatchings: Accused’s gold loans under scanner
Mohali police have sought the company’s record on how loan was sanctioned without purchase documents or verifying the antecedents of the applicant
Published on Sep 14, 2023 02:38 AM IST
Mohit Khanna, Mohali
17-year-old kills mother over suspected affair
After seeing his mother exchange intimate text messages with someone, the boy confronted her which led to a fight, during which he picked up a sickle from the kitchen and attacked her face, neck and chest, killing her on the spot
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 12:38 AM IST
Megha Sood
15-year-old dupes dozens online, makes ₹8L in months, say Delhi police
Police said that the boy scouted social media accounts for phone numbers and email IDs and made attempts to login in
Updated on May 05, 2023 10:59 PM IST
From selling mobile phones at 14, to becoming a billionaire: Nikhil Kamath’s self-made story is any filmmaker’s delight
Enmtrepreneur Nikhil Kamath’s life story is the stuff films are made of. Here’s how he became a billionaire.
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 09:15 AM IST
Rishabh Suri
More students going to government schools; Taking private tuition: ASER Report
ASER Report 2022: As many as 72.9 per cent of the surveyed students go to government schools, the report said. It also highlights an increase in the number of private tuition takers.
Published on Jan 18, 2023 03:40 PM IST
Bishal Kalita , New Delhi
School dropout creating IT awareness among Kashmiri youth
Sheikh Asif received his primary education from the reputed 'Talent Educational Institute'. Owing to some financial reasons, he was forced to drop out of school.
Published on Mar 25, 2021 05:05 PM IST
ANI | , Srinagar
Maharashtra: State issues guidelines to tackle learning losses
The education department of the state has laid out guidelines for bringing drop-out students back to schools and mitigate loss of learning over the past one year.
Published on Mar 02, 2021 05:58 PM IST
Ankita Bhatkhande, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
Kerala records lowest school dropout rate in India: Education Minister
Replying to a question in Kerala Assembly today, the Education Minister said that about 6.79 lakh new students enrolled in government schools in the state.
Updated on Jan 18, 2021 04:30 PM IST
ANI | , Thiruvananthapuram
4 arrested for assaulting Hallomajra youth
Sandeep, a school dropout and unemployed man, gathered his friends and other men to attack Mosin Khan, with whom he reportedly had previous altercations
Updated on Jun 19, 2020 12:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Body work: Russia’s ‘biohackers’ push boundaries
Biohacking is a global movement whose followers seek to “upgrade” their bodies with experimental technology and DIY health fixes that began in Silicon Valley at the start of the last decade.
Updated on Feb 18, 2020 04:30 PM IST
Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse
Once dropouts, these children start taking lessons once again in UT
Students all cheers during Children’s Day celebrations at Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 47, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
Updated on Nov 15, 2019 01:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Srishti Jaswal, Chandigarh
Two lives snuffed out in bike-truck collision in Ludhiana
Victims were returning after spending evening with friends
Published on Oct 20, 2019 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Two held with 10 stolen vehicles in Ludhiana
The police recovered eight two-wheelers which the accused had dumped in a vacant plot
Updated on Oct 04, 2019 10:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | HT Corresponddent, Ludhiana
Man held for hacking emails, stealing money from e-wallets
The police said he learned to hack from online video tutorials on the Internet and would spend the money he stole on parties in clubs, a leisurely lifestyle and frequent visits to hill stations with woman friends.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 10:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Pavneet Singh Chadha
To curb deaths due to damaged power lines, Kerala power board turns to innovator
The Kerala state electricity board (SEB) has announced its plan of adopting his life-saving formula called ‘rapid power supply disconnecting system’. It can turn off supply if the power line snaps.
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 08:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | Ramesh Babu
‘Abducted’ two-month-old rescued in 12 hours by police, four held
According to the police, information was received at Adarsh Nagar police station that said that a two-month-old baby, who was sleeping in an under-construction building with his parents, has been kidnapped from Kewal Park, Azadpur.
Updated on May 04, 2019 08:02 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
School dropout who was an expert in forging papers
Jitender was instrumental in selling more than 50 EWS apartments to people across the state within three years of joining Chotani and became a close aide.
Updated on May 01, 2019 09:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Leena Dhankhar
Delhi doesn’t deserve to live in fear of snatching
The police cite multiple reasons for the occurrence of heinous crimes. Murders and kidnappings are often pre-meditated. House break-ins and robberies usually involve insiders.
Updated on Mar 18, 2019 12:42 PM IST
New Delhi | Shivani Singh
This billionaire is sponsoring school dropouts and a former car thief
Tally Fofana, 39, is just one of the unconventional rookie entrepreneurs Xavier Niel, the founder of phone company Iliad SA, has made a habit of supporting. People who, in fact, are a lot like Niel himself when he first started out.
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 08:54 PM IST
Bloomberg
Husband, wife held for snatching, thefts in Delhi
Vicky and Sonia are school dropouts and studied up to the seventh standard. They grew up in the same neighbourhood, police said.
Updated on Sep 20, 2018 09:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Grand old man of Punjabi letters Jaswant Singh Kanwal going strong at 99
The legend remains the most read story-teller of Punjab wielding a charmed pen
Updated on Jun 27, 2018 11:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent
40 bank accounts opened using forged documents in Mumbai, used for export-import business
In an on-going investigation into purported fake documents, the Mumbai police crime branch (Unit 2) found that the accused had helped open 40 savings and current bank accounts, some of which were used for an export and import business. The probe began with apprehension of Sunil Chaudhary, who ran a photocopying shop in south Mumbai, and one of his accomplices for making forged government documents like Aadhar cards, pan cards and election cards.
Published on Mar 31, 2018 12:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manish K Pathak, Mumbai