Everything you need to know about Kasturba Vidyalaya: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kasturba Vidyalaya: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
The Minister of Education, Social Welfare, Women & Child Development, Prof. Kiran Walia said that Govt. of Delhi will promote sports activities in all schools in the capital to groom the school children in order to perform best in the field of sports. Prof. Walia was speaking while inaugurating
Bhopal, April 27 (ANI): With rescue operations in full swing at the site of a collapsed hospital building in Bhopal, which claimed two lives and injured 26, salvage teams have been able to retrieve and save several trapped persons from the debris late on Friday.
Bhopal, Apr. 26 (ANI): At least 15 persons are feared to be trapped under the debris of an under-construction wing of the Kasturba Hospital, which collapsed here on Friday evening.
Bhubaneswar, April 11 (IANS) The Congress Thursday demanded a new legislation in Odisha to ensure safety and security to women and claimed that crimes against them were on the rise in the state.
Highlights of the Delhi budget for 2013-14 presented Wednesday by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit:
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A total 5,50,589 students from the Muslim community were given scholarships in Maharashtra, while 4,43,412 girls from the minority communities were extended financial aid in the state, the Lok Sabha was informed Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) There were "major concerns" relating to equity in education that need to be addressed even as access to primary education becomes "almost universal" with the Right to Education (RTE) Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb. 6 (ANI): Asserting that the UPA Government has laid emphasis on education ever since it came to power in 2004, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said India can emerge as a modern, progressive and prosperous country only when its citizens have access to good quality education.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Navy and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been jointly declared the best marching contingents among the services and the CISF among the para-military forces in this year's Republic Day parade, an official said Wednesday.
The Minister of Education and Social Welfare, Govt. of Delhi, Prof. Kiran Walia has said that schools are the workshops where character of the students is carved out and seeds of culture and moral values are sown in them. She was attending the annual day function organized in Gargi Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya,
New Delhi, Jan. 13 (ANI): Thousands of rural folk, including tribals, participated in a marathon organised here on Sunday to spread awareness about education and celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of visionary leader Swami Vivekananda.
New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): A total of around 700 school children from different parts of the country will be showcasing a variety of cultural items in this year's Republic Day Parade.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Around 700 school children from different parts of the country, including about 550 from Delhi, will showcase cultural items at the Republic Day parade in the national capital Jan 26.
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Energy efficient chulhas (stoves), alternative fuel sources, refrigerators that run without electricity and green buildings -- young innovators at the Children's Science Congress showcased an environment-friendly India here.
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Energy efficient chulhas (stoves), alternative fuel sources, refrigerators that run without electricity and green buildings -- young innovators at the Children's Science Congress showcased an environment-friendly India Monday.
Sukma/New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Sodi Mada has a thing for children. Just like the Pied Piper of Hamelin, this resident of Sukma district of Chhattisgah lures children away - but to school.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Asserting that the UPA Government is committed to the empowerment of minorities, Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju on Friday said the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme and the recommendations of the Justice Sachar Committee addresses this challenge of enhancement of education of the minorities.
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) What started off in a South Kolkata school is now becoming a rage in West Bengal: failed students in several academic institutions locked school gates Wednesday and raised slogans demanding they be given pass marks.
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) A group of girl students, who had flunked their exam, kept their teachers including the headmistress under siege for about 24 hours demanding they be allowed to sit for the higher secondary examination.
Shirva (Karnataka), Dec 17 (IANS) Amidst emotional scenes and a pall of gloom, about 5,000 people, including family members, relatives and friends, Monday bid a tearful adieu to Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldhana, as her mortal remains were laid to rest in a cemetery in this coastal Karnataka town.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A 30-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was killed when a speeding taxi rammed into his vehicle in central Delhi, police said Friday.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) A security guard was killed in a fire which broke out in the 15?storey Himalaya House building, which houses corporate offices, on Kasturba Gandhi Marg in central Delhi Monday. Police have filed a case of negligence causing death.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) One person suffered serious burns in a fire which broke out in the 15?storey Himalaya House building, which houses corporate offices, on the busy Kasturba Gandhi Marg in central Delhi Monday.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): One person died, while two others were rescued when a major fire broke out at Himalaya House on Kasturba Gandhi Marg in Central Delhi this morning.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) A major fire broke out in the 15?storey Himalaya House Building on the busy Kasturba Gandhi Marg in central Delhi Monday. No casualties have been reported.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): A major fire broke out at Himalaya House on Kasturba Gandhi Marg in central Delhi on Monday morning.
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday called "illegal" the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan's 2011-12 admission guidelines giving reservation to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes within the 25 percent seats reserved for economically-weaker sections.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a reply from the city government on a petition alleging that a private school here was charging higher fees from students with disabilities as compared to other students.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to the city government on a public interest litigation (PIL) that alleged a private school in the capital has been charging higher fees from students with disabilities as compared to other students.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) A private school in Delhi has been charging higher fee from the students with disabilities, said a petition filed Tuesday in Delhi High Court.
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh), Oct 16 (ANI): At least sixteen people were killed and 24 others were injured when their bus collided head-on with a truck near Naugaon Navodaya Vidyalaya, about 20 kms from Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) It was a football tournament with a difference, a promotional event for corporate houses, schools and non-governmental agencies. The Football Link International Festival 2012 attracted 400 teams.
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) An 18-year-old Tuesday stabbed his younger sister to death for being in a relationship with a man he disapproved of, police said, denying that it was a case of honour killing.
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) A young man of 18 early Tuesday stabbed to death his sister, a year younger to him, for her love affair with a boy he disapproved of, Delhi Police said.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the city government and the MCD while taking cognizance of the postcards written by students narrating the allegedly poor conditions in their schools.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will give away national awards to meritorious teachers from across the country here today.
Tehran, Aug.29 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife, Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, on Wednesday announced a grant of two crore rupees for the Kendriya Vidyalaya in Tehran.
Tehran, Aug 29 (IANS) It's an Indian school that's been in Iran since the 1930s. It shifted to its present location in Tehran in 1952, became a Kendriya Vidyalaya in 2004 and teaches five languages. On Wednesday, it received a Rs.2 crore boost, the third such grant in the past four years.
Tehran, Aug.29 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur, visited the Bhai Ganga Singh Sabha Gurudwara and an Indian school run by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A 15-year-old committed suicide by shooting herself with her father's revolver at her residence here, police said Wednesday.
Babhalgaon (Latur, Maharashtra), Aug. 15 (ANI): Thousands of grieving supporters and family bade a tearful adieu to former union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh as his mortal remains were consigned to flames in his native Babhalgaon village in Maharashtra's Latur District on Wednesday afternoon.
Jorhat (Assam), Aug 5 (ANI): The Jorhat Sangeet Vidyalaya, the oldest in Assam, is training Assamese youth in classical Indian music, to revive and preserve the traditional dance forms.
Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) Ten of the 24 girl students of a government residential school in Bihar, who went missing five years ago, were pushed into flesh trade, police said Saturday.
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Mukul Yadav of Dhampur Squash Academy, Uttar Pradesh, upset top seed Akhil Yadav of Jindal Sports Academy, Mumbai, 3-1 as the Coca Cola Squash Open Championship kicked off Tuesday here at Kendriya Vidyalaya Squash Courts.
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) A high school teacher in West Bengal was arrested Saturday after she allegedly made a Class 8 student take off her uniform to check if she was hiding Rs.50 a classmate had accused her of stealing, police said.
Now Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has released new uniform for its students with the view to remain contemporary and to provide unique identity.
Lucknow, June 30 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government is working on an ambitious project under the National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) to give "complete and sustained healthcare" to about 7.3 million poor and deprived children in the state, an official said.
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) With June 21 being the Summer Solstice and the year's longest day, the Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE) here will mark Thursday by measuring the earth's circumference.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Tuesday felicitated Robin Singh, a class 9 student of a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Jammu and Kashmir who won a contest for designing a logo for the Roshni green initiative of the President's Estate.
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) NDTV and Coca-Cola India Friday celebrated the completion of transforming the 100th school under the 'Support My School' initiative at Priyadarshini Vidyalaya in northwest Mumbai.
New Delhi, May 30 (ANI): Female foeticide is a growing nuisance in the country, and in this regard Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to demand the fast tracking of all trials of female foeticide cases in the state.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Rashtrapati Bhavan's sustainability initiative - Roshni Prachodaya Society (Roshni) - Wednesday got a new logo selected by President Pratibha Patil.
Guwahati, April 29 (IANS) In a bid to enter the Guinness World Records, 100 people Sunday planted 40,885 saplings within an hour near the Chirang Reserve Forest in lower Assam.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Actor Varun Badola, popular for his roles in television shows "Koshish Ek Aashaa" and "Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani", says he loves the feel of the capital and manages to visit his hometown at least once a year.
Ranchi, April 25 (IANS) Unicef will distribute around 25,000 portable solar lamps in Jharkhand's schools, a move that will help around 75,000 students during their studies.
The medicinal qualities of the herb of Tulsi to treat cancer and radioactive effects have recently surfaced on the scientific discussion regarding cancer. Tulsi or basil as a Indian herb is well known for its healing properties for a number of diseases and natural therapies like cough and cold, influenza, physical impotence and weakness, purification of blood, etc.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Yoga therapy can cure every disease and disorder, even cancer, says a Delhi-based yoga therapist but warns against the mass teaching of yoga - including popular pranayams like kapalbhati and anulom vilom - saying they "can cause complications".
Kupwara, Mar 2 (ANI): Holding my graduation degree firmly, I felt proud that I have become more than just "being educated". Becoming the first educated women in the family to make it to graduation was indeed a cause for me to celebrate and rejoice the promises of a bright future.
Kupwara, Mar 2 (ANI): Holding my graduation degree firmly, I felt proud that I have become more than just "being educated". Becoming the first educated women in the family to make it to graduation was indeed a cause for me to celebrate and rejoice the promises of a bright future.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Minister of State in the Ministries of Parliamentary Affairs, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Harish Rawat, will preside over the prize distribution function of the 24th National Youth Parliament competition 2011 -2012 for Kendriya Vidyalayas to be held at the Mavlankar Auditorium here on Wednesday.
The herbal plant holi 'Tulsi' (Indian Basil), grows in our country yard is so far being used as a home remedy for cough, cold and other ailments
New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): The Cabinet today approved the proposal of Ministry of Defence for transfer on lease basis of 15.19 acres of Defence land in perpetuity to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) for construction of class rooms and staff quarters and provisioning of various other infrastructural amenities in Gurgaon.
New Delhi, Apr 11(ANI): Sally Roemer, the wife of United States Ambassador to India, Timothy Roemer, and Culture Secretary Jawhar Sircar, presented 1,000 books to ten schools at an American Center ceremony here today.
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan (KVS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a national level programme of continuous training of KVS teachers.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of Ministry of Defence for lease of 9.68 acres of defence land to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) for the construction of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) school building and staff quarters at Air Force Station, Thanjavur.
Dantewara (Chhattisgarh), Nov.13 (ANI): Life for Adivasis or, the tribals in Bastar has been like traversing several time zones and development paradigms. Their traditional lifestyle that is dependent on forest produce and ethos of community living, of sharing of resources, continues even today.
London, Oct 30 (ANI): The former girlfriend of an unknown Delhi student who has been picked to star in 'Life of Pi' has revealed how the teenager broke her heart.
Cheniamguri village (Assam), Oct.9 (ANI): Many youngsters in Assam's villages have taken up different vocations instead of looking for jobs. They have changed life in the villages, which once used to be havens for militant activities.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved revision of the existing norms of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme to conform with the RTE Act.
New Delhi, Sep.8 (ANI): Expressing concern at the high percentage of students leaving schools soon after taking admissions, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said good education was not just the right of certain people.
New Delhi, Aug.26 (ANI): The Government on Thursday approved transfer of Defence land to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Manipur at a nominal rent of Rupee One per annum.
New Delhi, Feb 5(ANI): Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Friday presented the Running Parliamentary Shield and Trophy to Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Kerala at national level in the '22nd National Youth Parliament Competition'.
Hazaribagh, Jan 23 (ANI): The noble task of sheltering and nurturing HIV-infected children is underway in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district.
Agartala, Jan 11 (ANI): Every social being needs basic academic knowledge of 'three-Rs'-Reading, Writing and Arithmetic to become a resourceful human for the well being of the entire society.
Dhamcheera (Tripura), Jan 6 (ANI): Hundreds of school dropouts and poor students have been drawn to rejoin school by the Union Government's Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) scheme in Tripura.
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Dec 21 (ANI): Scores of girls, mostly students in Bodh Gaya district are being taught martial arts for self-defence.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (ANI): The country is celebrating teacher's day today commemorating the birthday of former President and eminent scholar Dr S Radhakhrishnan.
Mumbai, Aug 18 (ANI): The death of a seven-month-old girl due to H1N1 virus in Mumbai on Tuesday, pushed the country's swine flu death toll to 29.
Mumbai, Aug.8 (ANI): A middle-aged Mumbai woman reportedly died of H1N1 flu infection on Saturday at the Kasturba Gandhi hospital here, registering second death due to Swine Flu in the country.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Thursday, said the government is fully equipped to deal with the situation created by H1N1 influenza Azad said there is no shortage of either testing materials or medicines for the treatment of swine flu, and both the Centre and all the State Governments are fully geared to meet the challenge.
Chennai, Aug. 4 (ANI): Expressing their love and concerns for environment, school children in Chennai tied Rakhis to trees ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival.
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari will give away the prizes to the winners of the 21st National Youth Parliament Competition, 2008-2009 for Kendriya Vidyalayas here today.
New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari will give away the prizes to the winners of the 21st National Youth Parliament Competition, 2008-2009 for Kendriya Vidyalayas here tomorrow.he students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, CLRI, Chennai, which stood first in the competition, will present a short sitting of "Youth Parliament" on the occasion.
New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): Seven of nine students of an educational institution in Jalandhar, Punjab, who recently visited NASA, as part of an academic tour, have tested positive for swine flu. The tests were conducted at the National Institution of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi.
New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): The swine flu toll in India, has gone up to thirty one, with seven more cases reported from Punjab and one from Mumbai.
Mumbai, June 11 (ANI): Health authorities at Mumbai isolated and quarantined three patients who showed symptoms similar to the dreaded pandemic H1N1 flu on Thursday.There are three patients. They age from 25-35, one is 26-years-old other one is 32-years-old and third one is 35-years-old. They are Indian nationals coming from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala and they travelled from Jeddah to Mumbai via Riyadh and after arriving in Mumbai International Airport they had slight symptoms of fever and cough," said Dr. Umesh Aigal, Medical Superintendent, Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely congratulated the students of government schools whose performance in the CBSE class 12th results, declared Friday, had improved compared to last year.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The results are just a few days away, and some of the 1.45 million students expecting their Class 10 and 12 board examination scores are going through intense anxiety, depression and insomnia and are even fighting suicidal tendencies.
Bhopal, May 15 (IANS) Various student organisations in Madhya Pradesh disagree with Education Minister Archana Chitnis and secondary education board chairperson Snehlata Shrivastava that the polls only were responsible for the poor pass percentage in this year's high school examinations.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday ordered repoll in two polling stations in Kasturba Nagar assembly segment in New Delhi constituency after some people whose names had been deleted from the electoral rolls had cast votes.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil walked into a polling booth flashing her brand new voter identity card to exercise her franchise - a tradition that was started by former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
Sitarganj (Uttarakhand), May 6 (ANI): Girl students at the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Sitarganj in Uttrakhand are learning theatre and drama skills for their personality development.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A city court Tuesday sent to 14-day judicial custody a principal and a peon of the Kendriya Vidyalaya School (KVS), who were arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs.10,000 from a man to ensure his daughter's admission in the school.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A Congress worker was in a critical condition after he was shot at in Jama Masjid area in central Delhi over a financial dispute with a man, who has now run away, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Parents and students of state-run as well as private schools Sunday evening protested outside the official residence of Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna the poor quality education of state-run schools and arbitrary fee hike by private schools.
Gumla (Jharkhand), April 1 (ANI): A Central Government supported project in Jharkhand state is making a difference in several tribal girls' lives by giving them vocational training and helping them gain self-reliance in life.
Bangalore, March 25 (IANS) As hundreds of young people graduating in engineering and management in India's IT hub feel the heat of the global financial meltdown, they are united on one issue - vote in the Lok Sabha polls and vote for those with the best economic recovery plan.
Gorakhpur, Mar 9 (ANI): The Government in association with State Governments has initiated several programmes to provide rural children access to primary education.
Gorakhpur, Mar 9 (ANI): The Government in association with State Governments has initiated several programmes to provide rural children access to primary education.
New Delhi, Jan.16 (ANI): Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning, V. Narayanasamy, on Friday distributed prizes among winning students for their meritorious performances in the National Youth Parliament Competition for 2007-08 here.
