Winter recess for Kashmir schools extended

SRINAGAR – Winter recess for schools in the Kashmir Valley has been extended by a week in view of adverse weather conditions, an official said Monday.

“All government and private schools up to Class 12 in the valley will now open next Monday,” an official of the school education department said.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum expands reach with archive, library building

Music museum expands reach with archive, library

CLEVELAND – There’s always been room at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum for the exciting, most popular relics, like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” jacket and John Lennon’s Sgt. Pepper uniform. But most of the not-so-flashy mementos were tucked away in storage.
Visitors will get a chance to … Read : Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum expands reach with archive, library building.

Desperate for work amid recall, Miss. town awaits Toyota plant delayed by slow car sales

Desperate for work, Miss. town awaits Toyota plant

BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. – Terry McShan isn’t thinking about car sales analyses or excess capacity when he drives by the idle Toyota plant in northeast Mississippi. He’s thinking about his little girl.
Like most Mississippians, the 46-year-old father of one grown daughter and a 4-year-old girl was thrilled when …. Source article  : Desperate for work amid recall, Miss. town awaits Toyota plant delayed by slow car sales.

Republican challengers for Texas’ influential education board seek to oust far-right members

GOP challengers join Texas ed board battleground

SAN ANTONIO – Uproar over the evolution curriculum. Divides over religious influences in American history. A board member who called public schools a “subtly deceptive tool of perversion.”
Even to some Republican challengers in Tuesday’s primary election, Texas’ influential State Board of Education has image issues.
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Colleges find an ally in fighting underage and problem drinking on campus: parents

Colleges enlist parents to curb problem drinking

At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to Mom and Dad to curb problem underage drinking.
This semester, the school in Blacksburg, Va., began notifying parents when their under-21 students are found guilty of even minor alcohol violations such …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Colleges find an ally in fighting underage and problem drinking on campus: parents.

CAT online results declared

NEW DELHI – The much-awaited results of the Common Admission Test (CAT) were announced Sunday by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). The scores uploaded on the official website will be the deciding factor for admission to the IIMs and around 100 other management schools.

“IIMs have announced the CAT 2009 scores at www.catiim.in. Candidate short-lists …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

CAT Result 2010 Declared

NEW DELHI, INDIA, (GaeaTimes.com)- The day marks the end of wait for thousands of students all around India who sat for the CAT 2010 (Common Admission Test) last December. The apex body CAT IIM has declared the result which is made available to the students on its own website.

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IGNOU gets Rs.91 crore from budget

NEW DELHI – The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), one of the world’s largest open universities, will get Rs.91 crore from the union budget for the next fiscal.
IGNOU will get Rs.91 crore innthe 2010-11 fiscal, Rs.9 crore more as compared to the last year.
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Nearly 20,000 Gulf students to take CBSE exams

NEW DELHI – Nearly 20,000 students from the Gulf countries will take the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations starting March 3 at 70 centres, an official release said here Friday.

This year, 11,144 students of Class 10 and 7,064 of Class 12, will take the board exams, a CBSE release said.
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Manchin commits to Dow park deal after House OKs relocating higher ed agencies

With lawmaker OK, W.Va. gov commits to Dow deal

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin committed to salvaging the South Charleston Technology Park on Thursday, after winning the necessary legislative support.
The House of Delegates amended and then by 76-23 passed a Senate bill to allow the Higher Education Policy Commission and Council for Community and Technical …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Manchin commits to Dow park deal after House OKs relocating higher ed agencies.