Education News – Newsletter for February 25, 2011

Jamia vice chancellor to ‘play’ a new role

NEW DELHI – Jamia Millia Islamia university Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung will soon be seen in a new ‘role’ as he will act in a play staged in the campus.

The Outreach Programme of Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA), Delhi, will put together two stage productions on … Original source on Gaea Times at : Jamia vice chancellor to ‘play’ a new role.

Jamia Millia reaches out to women in distress

NEW DELHI – The women’s studies centre in Jamia Millia Islamia has broken new ground by reaching out to distressed and deprived women on the capital’s fringes as part of its study module.

“We are trying to work with the community in an organised way because we are trying to make our academic curriculum more …. Read the original article  : here.

Private schools are money spinning ventures: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Thursday said private schools were money- spinning enterprises and asked them to wake up to their corporate-social responsibility by educating poor children.

The apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Panicker Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar said this on a petition by the Society for Unaided … Read more »»».