Coronavirus Outbreak: Haryana launches helpline number to help students deal with stress
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Haryana launches helpline number to help students deal with stress

India Today  

Attention students, the Haryana higher Education department on Thursday, April 9, 2020, launched a 24x7 helpline number for the students experiencing stress and mental health issues due to the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Coronavirus outbreak, an official statement said. Over 3.5 lakh students are pursuing higher education in Haryana and 180 psychology teachers will counsel the students through the helpline, it said. Launching the helpline from his residence in Jagadhri through video conferencing, Education Minister Kanwar Pal said the service was started as some of the students may be looking for guidance to ease out their stress level, according to the statement. Read: Coronavirus Outbreak: Delhi University postpones May-June semester exams Read: Jamia Millia Islamia to provide psycho-social support to students amid Covid-19 outbreak

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Haryana government's decision to extend Covid lockdown leaves residential varsity students high and dry!
3 years, 3 months ago

Haryana government's decision to extend Covid lockdown leaves residential varsity students high and dry!

India Today  

The students of residential universities located in Haryana have been left high and dry by a recent order issued by the State Disaster Management Authority asking the varsity authorities to conduct online classes till October 18, 2021. The corrigendum issued by Haryana Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan, who is also the Chairperson of the state executive committee Haryana State Disaster Management …

Schools in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh to reopen on Wednesday: Check Covid guidelines
3 years, 4 months ago

Schools in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh to reopen on Wednesday: Check Covid guidelines

India TV News  

The schools, colleges, and other educational institutions in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh will reopen on Wednesday. While Tamil Nadu will reopen schools only for classes 9-12, Delhi, and Rajasthan will reopen physical classes for 9-12 students along with colleges, universities, and coaching institutes. Meanwhile, though schools in Telangana were scheduled to reopen from September 1, the Telangana …

DU Sets Up Help Desk for Elders, Children to Raise Awareness About Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

DU Sets Up Help Desk for Elders, Children to Raise Awareness About Covid-19

News 18  

The University of Delhi has recently launched a helpdesk for elders, youngsters, and children across demographic profiles and communities to raise awareness about Covid-19 and provide related information. The helpline will provide information to the DU fraternity and families about Covid-19 related emergency services that include testing centres, COVID dedicated hospitals and bed availability, ambulance services, oxygen support and much …

Haryana schools shut for classes 1 to 8 till April 30
3 years, 9 months ago

Haryana schools shut for classes 1 to 8 till April 30

India TV News  

Schools in Haryana will be closed for classes 1 to 8 students till April 30 amid a rise in COVID-19 cases across the state, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Friday. The announcement comes after scores of school students and teachers across several districts of the state had tested positive for Covid-19. Government school students from various parts of …

Universities in Delhi to impose stricter guidelines on campus to fight Covid-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Universities in Delhi to impose stricter guidelines on campus to fight Covid-19

India Today  

Several higher educational institutes in the national capital region such as Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University have plans of imposing stricter guidelines on campus to control the spread of the Covid-19 virus among the students and staff. While the DU issued guidelines on Saturday advising students to stay at home or their hostels and avoid physical presence for their …

Bihar issues new COVID-19 guidelines as cases surge
3 years, 9 months ago

Bihar issues new COVID-19 guidelines as cases surge

India TV News  

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Saturday came out with a number of fresh restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19, which has seen a country-wide surge in the recent past. Deployment of additional police force at bus terminuses, railway stations, vegetable markets and eating joints to ensure social distancing and prevent overcrowding has also been ordered. The communication …

All schools in Haryana to remain closed till November 30 amid rise in COVID-19 cases
4 years, 1 month ago

All schools in Haryana to remain closed till November 30 amid rise in COVID-19 cases

India TV News  

Schools in Haryana will remain closed till November 30, the state announced today, amid a spike in coronavirus cases across the country. “In view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases and keeping in mind the health of the students, it has been decided by the Haryana government that all government and private schools in the state will be closed …

Haryana: 72 students of 12 govt schools test positive for coronavirus in Rewari
4 years, 1 month ago

Haryana: 72 students of 12 govt schools test positive for coronavirus in Rewari

India TV News  

At least 72 students of 12 government schools tested positive for coronavirus in Haryana's Rewari, the nodal officer informed on Wednesday. "Due to the festive season, there is movement and people are meeting each other so we tested students of 12 schools. Meanwhile, three students were found infected with the deadly contagious virus at a government school in Jind’s Narwana …

Upper, middle class more at risk for coronavirus due to foreign travel: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij
4 years, 7 months ago

Upper, middle class more at risk for coronavirus due to foreign travel: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij

India TV News  

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday interacted with India TV during its special coverage #HealthMinistersOnIndiaTV and gave an overview of how well the state is prepared to fight coronavirus outbreak. Haryana Health Minister did not blame migrants on the spread of COVID-19 but instead said that maximum cases in the state, almost 70 per cent, have come from Delhi, …

Mumbai University launched helpline number for counselling agitated students amid covid-19 lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai University launched helpline number for counselling agitated students amid covid-19 lockdown

India Today  

Mumbai University took the initiative to help its students deal with the lockdown by launching a helpline number and email facility for counselling anxious and agitated students during the nationwide lockdown. The helpline facility was launched on Tuesday and has the objective of helping the students deal with any stress they might have while dealing with the covid-19 lockdown. Details …

In Kota, Bihari students watch everyone else go home
4 years, 8 months ago

In Kota, Bihari students watch everyone else go home

Deccan Chronicle  

Kota/Patna: For the 12,000 students from Bihar who are stuck here in the tutorial town of Kota in Rajasthan, it can’t have been a pleasant sight to see students from states other than their own clamber on to special buses chartered by their governments to bring them home. Nearly 1,400 students from Haryana and Assam left Kota for their home …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Top 5 education highlights of the day
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Top 5 education highlights of the day

India Today  

Coronavirus Outbreak: With over 12,300 cases of novel coronavirus, India is in a mode of panic. The official notification reads: “Due to the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown thereof, it is hereby notified for information of all concerned that the closing date for submission of online examination application form for June 2020 examination of the Institute herby …

Assam's Hailakandi district launches Distance learning programme in some schools
4 years, 9 months ago

Assam's Hailakandi district launches Distance learning programme in some schools

India Today  

To reduce the academic loss of students due to closure of schools following the coronavirus pandemic, authorities in Assam's Hailakandi district have launched 'Distance Learning programme' in some educational institutions. The Information and Communication Technology -based programme has been launched in 13 higher secondary schools, 33 high schools, and 52 Islamic educational institutions, a district administration spokesman said on Thursday, …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rajasthan govt directs schools to not take fees for next three months
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rajasthan govt directs schools to not take fees for next three months

India Today  

Coronavirus Outbreak: The Rajasthan government on Thursday, April 9, 2020, barred schools in the state from taking any fee from students for the next three months in view of the coronavirus outbreak. The schools will suspend the recovery of any amount pending since March 15 and will not take the present and advance fee for the next three months, the …

Coronavirus: Online classes for Haryana govt school students till situation gets better
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Online classes for Haryana govt school students till situation gets better

India Today  

To ensure academic work does not get disrupted due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the Haryana government has decided that students from classes I to XII studying in government schools will be taught through various e-learning platforms till the situation comes back to normal. Till the time schools reopen, students will be taught through various e-learning platforms, Education Minister Kanwar Pal …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Board Exams likely to get delayed further
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Board Exams likely to get delayed further

India Today  

With all the measures taken, the number of Coronavirus cases in India is still increasing at a fast pace. In March, CBSE, along with major boards like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh had postponed the class 10 and class 12 board exams to prevent the spread of Coronavirus Outbreak. PM to …

Coronavirus in India: Delhi government likely to tie up with online learning platform to help students during lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus in India: Delhi government likely to tie up with online learning platform to help students during lockdown

India Today  

The Delhi government is in talks with an online learning platform to explore a programme for students that expands the accessibility of educational resources, particularly in Maths and Science subjects, during the ongoing lockdown. The government is looking to design ways to help students continue with their learning during the nationwide lockdown due to Covid-19 situation, according to government officials. …

Take help of medical students if sharp rise in Covid-19 cases: Delhi LG tells govt
4 years, 9 months ago

Take help of medical students if sharp rise in Covid-19 cases: Delhi LG tells govt

India Today  

The number of Coronavirus cases in India is still quite less compared to countries like US, Italy and North Korea, but a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases could lead to problems in finding adequate number of healthcare professionals. To mitigate this issue, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal asked the city government on Friday to take the help …

Coronavirus outbreak: Students asked by schools, colleges to follow Ayush Ministry protocols
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Students asked by schools, colleges to follow Ayush Ministry protocols

India Today  

The HRD Ministry directed schools and colleges on Friday to advise students to follow protocols developed by the Ayush Ministry to boost immunity and light diyas and candles on April 5 as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a letter sent to CBSE, UGC, AICTE, NCERT and other bodies under the HRD Ministry, Secretary Amit Khare has listed suggestions …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Delhi govt launches the first phase of online learning for students up to class 8
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Delhi govt launches the first phase of online learning for students up to class 8

India Today  

The first phase of online learning activities for the students of Delhi government schools up to Class 8 has been launched, with different activities being sent to parents through text messages in the wake of the nationwide lockdown till April 14 due to the coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Friday. I would request you to do that activity with your …

HRD Ministry launches helpline portal for students facing difficulties due to lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

HRD Ministry launches helpline portal for students facing difficulties due to lockdown

India Today  

The HRD Ministry has launched a helpline portal for students who are facing difficulties due to closure of schools and colleges in view of the nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak. The portal developed by two student interns at All India Council of Technical Education was launched by Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ''Nishank'' on Friday. The nature of …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Kejriwal to answer students' questions about Covid-19 today at 3 pm
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Kejriwal to answer students' questions about Covid-19 today at 3 pm

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that he will be giving answers to the questions about COVID-19 to children who are at home during the lockdown period. Since schools and colleges are closed, a lot of educational institutions have started conducting online classes so that students don’t lag behind academically. He also said that five people have died …

Coronavirus Outbreak: West Bengal Govt announces virtual classes for students of 9 to 12
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: West Bengal Govt announces virtual classes for students of 9 to 12

India Today  

With the suspension of classes due to coronavirus pandemic since March 16, West Bengal government on Friday, April 3, 2020, announced one week long virtual classroom for students of higher classes of state-run schools from next week. CISCE asks board affiliated schools to follow the directive Meanwhile, the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations Secretary and Chief Executive Gerry Arathoon …

Covid-19 Lockdown: CISCE asks schools to promote all students up to class 8 to higher classes
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 Lockdown: CISCE asks schools to promote all students up to class 8 to higher classes

India Today  

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi has taken the decision to promote all students up to class 8 to higher classes without conducting the final annual examination. The council has not yet made any announcement about the remaining exams, which have been suspended since March 19, 2020, following the government’s instructions directing all schools to stop …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Top 5 education highlights
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Top 5 education highlights

India Today  

In the midst of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the education sector is in a mode of complete lockdown. From Punjab Board further postponing the exams to Chhattisgarh promoting class 1-9 and class 1 students, here are the top 5 updates from the education sector due to Coronavirus outbreak. Himachal Pradesh University to remain closed till April 14 In view of …

Coronavirus lockdown in India: Kota DM requests coaching students to stay in hostels
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown in India: Kota DM requests coaching students to stay in hostels

India Today  

Coronavirus lockdown in India: Due to Covid-19 lockdown in India the Kota administration on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, has advised the students not to travel to their homes in different states of the country and appreciated the patience of city students. In a video message, the DM of Rajasthan's Kota district Om Kasera applauded the thousands of coaching students residing …

Coronavirus: A class 10 student who took board exam is a Covid-19 positive
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: A class 10 student who took board exam is a Covid-19 positive

India Today  

A 10th standard student of a government school, who appeared for the SSLC examination this month, is among the positive cases detected in Kerala. Her father, who had returned from abroad on March 17, has also tested positive and two other family members are under observation, health department sources said. On Friday, 39 people had tested positive for coronavirus, with …

Coronavirus Outbreak: AP govt to cancel annual exams, pass all students in class 6 to 9
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: AP govt to cancel annual exams, pass all students in class 6 to 9

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday decided to cancel the annual examinations for classes VI to IX and promote all students to the next class. Since the state has been under a lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus till April 14, it is not feasible to conduct annual examinations for students of classes VI to IX." Therefore, it has …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Students share video as college refuses to stop lectures during lockdown, watch!
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Students share video as college refuses to stop lectures during lockdown, watch!

India Today  

With the growing number of cases of Coronavirus in India, it seems like the education sector is in a state of lockdown. Students are forced to attend lecturers despite lockdown due to Coronavirus. In the video we can hear students saying that the College authorities are not agreeing to grant us leave; we are being exposed to lot of infections. …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Top 5 CBSE updates for students, parents and schools
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Top 5 CBSE updates for students, parents and schools

India Today  

Coronavirus Outbreak: With the growing cases of Coronavirus Outbreak, it seems like the education sector is in a state of Lockdown. CBSE extends application deadline for schools seeking CBSE affiliation The Central Board of Secondary Education has released a notification regarding schools seeking CBSE affiliation announcing an extension of the application deadline. HRD Ministry directs CBSE, NCERT, NTA to create …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Haryana govt teachers to upload online lectures after classes get suspended
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Haryana govt teachers to upload online lectures after classes get suspended

India Today  

Haryana government schools teachers have started recording and uploading tutorials on the website of the Higher Education Department so that students do not miss classes during lockdown. "With a view to ensure that the studies of over 1.87 lakh students in 112 government schools of the state do not suffer during the lockdown period in view of COVID-19, all the …

Coronavirus Outbreak: J&K student body urges PM's intervention to reduce flight fares to Srinagar
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: J&K student body urges PM's intervention to reduce flight fares to Srinagar

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir Students Association in Dehradun has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to reduce fares of flights to Srinagar, citing hardships for students in returning home in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. The airfares are very high due to the large number of people trying to return toi theit hometowns amid the …

Coronavirus Outbreak: IIT Kharagpur permits work from home
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: IIT Kharagpur permits work from home

India Today  

Following the Ministry of Human Resource Development's order to help contain the spread of coronavirus, IIT-Kharagpur on Sunday, March 22, 2020, issued a notice permitting faculty members, researchers, scholars, fellows, and non-teaching staff, except employees attached to emergency services, to work from home till March 31. "As a preventive measure to achieve social distancing, faculty members, researchers, scholars, fellows and …

CBSE launches helpline number for students to create awareness on Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

CBSE launches helpline number for students to create awareness on Covid-19

India Today  

The Central Board of Secondary Education has launched a helpline number for students to create awareness on the coronavirus pandemic. While the 23rd edition of free of cost CBSE Annual Pre Exam Psychological live tele-counselling for students taking 10/12 Exam in 2020 is currently on from 8 am to 10 pm, the board has recently decided to also start a …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Central govt proposes nationwide closure of all educational institutions due to Covid-19 spread
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Central govt proposes nationwide closure of all educational institutions due to Covid-19 spread

India Today  

The government on Monday issued a fresh advisory on social distancing measures in view of the growing number of coronavrius cases in the country. The government advisory asked the local authorities to have a meeting with traders' associations and other stakeholders to regulate working hours, exhibit Do's and Don'ts and take up a communication drive in market places like sabzi …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Digital classes replace traditional classrooms as schools, colleges shut down
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Digital classes replace traditional classrooms as schools, colleges shut down

India Today  

As schools, colleges and universities remain closed in several states due to fear of coronavirus spread, more and more students in India are taking to digital tools to continue their education from safe distance of their homes. The tools that are helping remote learning range from a growing number of mobile apps to digital learning management systems and collaboration tools …

Coronavirus scare: Jamia Millia Islamia asks students to consider returning home
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus scare: Jamia Millia Islamia asks students to consider returning home

India Today  

As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Jamia Millia Islamia has advised its students to consider returning to their homes. Here's what Jamia Millia Islamia said: The advisory stated that the threat of the growing virus in Delhi has assumed an alarming proportion. Classes suspended till March 31: The university further said that classes have already been …

Coronavirus Outbreak: IIT Karagpur, IIEST Shibpur suspends activities till March 31
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: IIT Karagpur, IIEST Shibpur suspends activities till March 31

India Today  

Coronavirus Outbreak: The IIT Kharagpur and the IIEST Shibpur, have suspended academic activities as a precautionary measure in view of the novel coronavirus threat till March 31. IIT Kharagpur Director V K Tewari said students and residents staying in the campus have been advised not to travel outside it, while students living outside the campus have been asked to stay …

Rajasthan shuts schools, colleges, cinema halls, coaching centers, gyms amid coronavirus crisis
4 years, 10 months ago

Rajasthan shuts schools, colleges, cinema halls, coaching centers, gyms amid coronavirus crisis

India TV News  

Taking a cue from other states, Rajasthan has also shut down schools, colleges, coaching centres, gyms, and cinema halls till March 30, as a precautionary measure amid coronavirus pandemic, the Chief Minister's Office informed on Saturday. Several states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana and now Rajasthan have also shut down schools, colleges and other public …

Coronavirus Outbreak: AMU suspends classes and sessional tests till March 22
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: AMU suspends classes and sessional tests till March 22

India Today  

The Aligarh Muslim University on Saturday suspended all classes, including sessional tests, till March 22 as a precautionary measure in view of novel coronavirus threat. "During a special meeting of top university officials presided over by Vice Chancellor Prof Tariq Mansoor, it was decided today that all conferences, workshops, educational tours and sports programmes have been postponed till March 31," …

Coronavirus Outbreak: 81,000 teachers in Kerala to be trained online due to the deadly outbreak
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: 81,000 teachers in Kerala to be trained online due to the deadly outbreak

India Today  

Necessity is the mother of invention goes the old saying and hence Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education on Saturday decided to give specific IT training in an online mode for over 81,000 primary teachers in the state, through a focussed intervention in 11,274 schools. K. Anvar Sadath, Chief Executive Officer, KITE, said they had planned for providing this training …

Coronavirus outbreak: Rajasthan schools, colleges, movie halls to be closed in till March 30
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Rajasthan schools, colleges, movie halls to be closed in till March 30

India Today  

Schools, colleges, cinema halls, coaching centres, gymnasiums etc. will be closed in Rajasthan till March 30 in view of the coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Friday. Coronavirus outbreak: Precautionary measures He said precautionary measures were being taken in accordance with the advisory issued by the Centre. State Health Minister Raghu Sharma, Chief Secretary DB Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and …

Coronavirus | Delhi reports India’s second COVID-19 death
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Delhi reports India’s second COVID-19 death

The Hindu  

With the second death and more than 80 positive cases of COVID-19, India has launched a containment lockdown, according to experts, with several States closing schools, colleges and theatres and cancelling public events. Health officials confirmed that the 68-year old woman, a resident of Delhi, who came in contact with her COVID-19 positive son, died at RML Hospital on March …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Delhi University suspends classes till March 31
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Delhi University suspends classes till March 31

India Today  

Coronavirus Outbreak: In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Delhi University has decided to suspend its classroom lectures and arrange students' education material through its website. In a press release, the university administration said, "To maintain continuity in the teaching-learning process, in all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the study material shall be made available on a weekly basis on the …

Coronavirus scare: No order to close schools, clarifies Noida DM, issues helpline numbers
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus scare: No order to close schools, clarifies Noida DM, issues helpline numbers

India Today  

After 2 schools in Noida were shut down over fear of coronavirus transmission, local authorities clarified that no official directions have been given to close schools in the city. Two private schools in Noida were shut on Tuesday for next few days and several people, including family members of the Delhi man who tested positive for the virus, quarantined or …

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