Nepal school expels 29 girls for ‘being accursed’

KATHMANDU – Less than a week after a religious leader in Iran said earthquakes were caused by women who were promiscuous and wore revealing clothes, a school in Nepal’s west has expelled 29 girls for “angering the gods” as they had begun to menstruate, a report said.

The Siddheswar Higher Secondary School in Doti, a district … Original source on Gaea Times at : Nepal school expels 29 girls for ‘being accursed’.

Careless, wrote teacher on Prince Charles maths notebook

LONDON – Maths was not Prince Charles forte, shows a nearly 50-year-old exercise book on which an exasperated teacher has written “careless” and “you must be more careful when putting in decimal point”.

The mathematics book, used by Prince Charles in 1963 in his school Gordonstoun and which lay forgotten in the back of a drawer …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Careless, wrote teacher on Prince Charles maths notebook.

Officials say army kills 9 alleged militants in fresh clashes in northwest Pakistan

Officials: Army kills 9 insurgents in NW Pakistan

PARACHINAR, Pakistan – Officials say nine militants were killed and 10 others wounded in clashes with Pakistani troops near Afghanistan.
Local official Jahanzeb Khan says militants attacked a checkpoint near Goain village in Orakzai tribal region Sunday, but security forces fought back. Two intelligence officials said troops then used … Read more : Officials say army kills 9 alleged militants in fresh clashes in northwest Pakistan.

8,000 schools closed as Nepal Maoists call indefinite strike

KATHMANDU – Close on the heels of the UN expressing deep concern at the loss suffered by Nepal’s children due to mounting strikes called by the political parties, former Maoist guerrillas Sunday began an indefinite closure of public schools countrywide, demanding a rollback in new fees.

Almost 8,000 schools were forced to close by the students …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 8,000 schools closed as Nepal Maoists call indefinite strike.

Chinese government classroom grant divides S. Calif. community suspicious of motivation

Chinese gov’t school grant divides SoCal community

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, Calif. – Bobby Fraker is taking a stand against what she perceives to be a sinister threat from across the Pacific, right here in her suburban Southern California community of tree-lined streets and stucco homes.
At a recent school-board meeting, Fraker and a dozen or more older, mostly …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Focus on increasing college enrolment: Sibal

CHANDIGARH – Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Saturday called for substantially increasing the number of students joining colleges for higher studies after completing their schooling.

“In India, nearly 220 million students go to schools and around 14 million go to colleges. Our GER (gross enrolment ratio), that is the percentage of students going from … Original article on : Focus on increasing college enrolment: Sibal.

IISc campus likely to come up in Anantapur

HYDERABAD – The second campus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, is likely to come up in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district.

Union Minister for Human Resources Development Kapil Sibal in a letter to Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Saturday said the central government was examining a proposal of Andhra Pradesh in this regard … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : IISc campus likely to come up in Anantapur.

NY Military Academy, among oldest military-style boarding schools, to close after 121 years

1 of oldest military-style schools in US to close

CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – One of the nation’s oldest military-style boarding schools, whose students have included Donald Trump and Francis Ford Coppola, plans to close because of financial problems.
The New York Military Academy was founded in 1889. School superintendent Robert Watts says it will shut after the academic …. Read the original article  : NY Military Academy, among oldest military-style boarding schools, to close after 121 years.

Self disclosure needed in higher education institutes: Sibal

CHANDIGARH – Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Saturday emphasized the need for “self disclosure of facilities” by higher education institutes and called for providing equal opportunities to students from all sections.

Sibal said an Education Finance Corporation will be established to facilitate education for those children who cannot afford hefty fees of engineering and medical … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Self disclosure needed in higher education institutes: Sibal.

Storm derails teaching in Bihar

Storm which caused massive destruction to life and property last week has now badly derailed teaching in Bihar, putting a big question mark over the fate of around 90,000 children enrolled in government schools.

A disaster managment official today said the storm packed with a speed of 125 kmp/h has damaged a total of 485 school … Original source on Gaea Times at : Storm derails teaching in Bihar.

Andhra Pradesh Intermediate Results For Aarvy & Manabadi 2010 Declared

ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Andhra Pradesh board has declared the intermediate results for Aarvy and Manabadi 2010, today. According to the reports, a large number of candidates had appeared for these examinations and were anxiously waiting for the results. Candidates who had appeared for these examination can now check the marks that they have obtained …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Andhra Pradesh Intermediate Results For Aarvy & Manabadi 2010 Declared.