Khajuri Khas school in Delhi reopensSeptember 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi government school, which witnessed a stampede in which five girls were killed, reopened on Tuesday amid protest from parents. The protesting parents are demanding a CBI probe into the incident.
Hospital says 5 students killed, 24 injured in stampede in New Delhi schoolSeptember 10th, 2009 Stampede kills 5 at Indian schoolNEW DELHI — Hundreds of students jammed into a narrow school staircase panicked and set off a stampede Thursday that left at least five students dead and another 24 injured, a New Delhi hospital official said. Five of the injured were in critical condition, said O.P.
Utkal University, hit by campus violence, reopens ThursdaySeptember 10th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Twenty days after it was closed following violence, the Utkal University reopened Thursday after the varsity authorities decided to revoke the sine die closure. The decision to resume classes was taken Wednesday.
Protests continue over racial attacks on Indian students in AustraliaJune 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Protests continued in India over racist attacks on Indian students in Australia, as activists under the banner of Non-Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NAYSM) staged a mass demonstration in the national capital on Thursday. "We are holding this demonstration and later we will be going to Australian High Commission to submit a memorandum to condemn the racial attacks on Indian students in Australia," said Subash Chaudhary, Chairman of NAYSM.
Aakriti case: Government seeks action against teacher, nurseMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely Thursday threatened action against Modern School if it does not act against the teacher and the nurse responsible for the death of 17-year-old student Aakriti Bhatia within seven days. The government is giving seven days' time to the school to take action against the nurse and the teacher and if they fail to do so, then action will be taken against the school, the minister told reporters on the sidelines of a conference here.
Chinese school urges students to adjust 'body rhythm' for toilet breaks!May 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese school is offering a rather unusual advice to its students, "Adjust your body rhythm as soon as possible to completely rule out needing toilet breaks during class."
Sanmenxia No.1 High School has put the red banner emblazoned with the bizarre advice across the campus toilets. According to the Chongqing Times, banner that appeared on a Baidu.com forum was photographed by a Xi'an university sophmore, user name "Wrffrw", at his Henan Province alma mater on April 5.
Modern School reopens, names Akkriti death probe panelApril 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The management of the elite Modern School Monday named members of its internal inquiry committee as the school reopened after two days of protests by students and parents over the death of Class 12 student Akkriti Bhatia. Eminent editor George Verghese has been named the chairman of the internal inquiry committee and its members include B.K Rao, chairman of the medical council of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Subhash Arya, head of the department of paediatrics adolescent medicine of the B.L.
Delhi government panel begins inquiry into Akkriti's deathApril 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi government panel Saturday visited Modern School Vasant Vihar to probe the alleged negligence of the school authorities that lead to the death of 17-year-old student Akkriti Bhatia on Monday. Sunita S. Koshik, the regional director of education, lead the team to the south Delhi school Saturday afternoon and questioned teachers and the school management about the incident.
Renuka Choudhary deplores death of Modern school girlApril 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amid an outrage over the death of Akriti Bhatia, Union Minister of State for Women and Children Development Renuka Choudhary on Friday said that such incidents should never happen. "What can be done is that if there are five or six schools in an area and there is a nursing home or a hospital there then the schools can be linked to that.
Students hold candlelight march for AkkritiApril 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Around 100 people, mostly students of Modern School, held a candlelight march Friday evening seeking justice for Akkriti Bhatia, who died after suffering an asthma attack in her school Monday. The students dressed in black T-shirts and holding placards and posters reading 'We want justice for Akkriti and punishment for Goldy Malhotra' and 'Safe schools for children' walked from Akkriti's residence at 5 p.m for a brief distance.
Students on Facebook: Aakriti must get justiceApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Students across India have been pouring out their anger and horror over the death of Delhi girl Aakriti Bhatia on social networking site Facebook, with those who knew her saying she was 'full of life and laughter' and others saying she would get justice. Her peers along with other students have formed a Facebook community, 'In loving memory of Aakriti Bhatia', after the Modern School Vasant Vihar student died of an asthma attack suffered during school hours.
Students from other schools join protest at Modern SchoolApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Three days after the death of a 17-year-old girl student due to an asthma attack, students from prominent city schools Thursday staged a protest outside the Modern School in Vasant Vihar and demanded the resignation of principal Goldy Malhotra. Students of Don Bosco, Delhi Public School-Dwarka, Birla Vidya Niketan, G.D.
Candlelight march held against Modern School over girl's deathApril 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Around 300 people, mostly parents and students of Modern School, held a brief candlelight march Wednesday, mourning the death of a Class 12 student following an asthmatic attack in school and protesting the school authorities' negligence. The parents who held the march outside Modern School, Vasant Vihar, alleged that the school charges Rs.5,000 as medical fees but does not have a doctor for any emergencies.
Students injured as classroom wall collapses in Bihar schoolFebruary 18th, 2009 PATNA - At least 31 students were injured when the wall of their classroom at a government school in Konch in Bihar’s Gaya district collapsed Thursday, police said. Over three dozen students were studying in the classroom when the wall suddenly collapsed.
JNU students step up protests against fee hike, power metresFebruary 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Tuesday called for a strike in March against the university administration's proposed fee hike and what they alleged commercialisation of the campus. 'The protest is against the university authority's decision to install electricity metres in individual rooms, against the proposed fee hike, and problems regarding the implementation of reservation policies in admissions,' Sandeep Singh, president of JNU Students Union (JNUSU), told IANS.
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