La Martiniere

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  Lucknow’s La Martiniere College Turns 175

  The oldest educational institution in Lucknow, La Martiniere College, turned 175 on October 1, 2020. La Martiniere College (for boys) was founded in 1845.

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  Calcutta High Court Appoints Administrator On La Martiniere Schools' Board Of Governors

  The division bench said all decisions regarding school administration will be subject to approval of the administrator till disposal of the suit filed by four co-opted governors challenging their removal from the board.

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  Four Kolkata Schools Approach CISF For Foolproof Security Plan

  The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) specialises in security matters and is tasked with the upkeep of government infrastructure projects and facilities across the country.

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  Kolkata School Bans Pool Car For Nursery Kids

  A reputed school in the city has decided to ban unescorted pool cars of nursery students from next month, urging parents to personally drop and pick up their kids.

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  For Kolkata's Top Private Schools, A 'Lesson' From Mamata Banerjee

  Chief minister Mamata Banerjee turned school principal today and roundly rebuked her 'students' who happened to be heads of the top private schools of Kolkata -La Martiniere, St Xavier's, St James to name a few. And she laid down the law: Kolkata's private schools cannot charge whatever they like as fees. And no donations either.

• NDTV Exclusive: Hillary Clinton on FDI, Mamata, outsourcing, and Hafiz Saeed - Full transcript

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata to explore investment opportunities in the state. Before the meeting, Mrs Clinton was at a session at the La Martiniere School for Girls meeting with a cross-section of the people of Kolkata. The session was moderated by NDTV's Group Editor Barkha Dutt.

• NDTV Exclusive: Hillary Clinton on FDI, Mamata, Hafiz Saeed and outsourcing

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata to explore investment opportunities in the state. Before the meeting, Mrs Clinton was at a session at the La Martiniere School for Girls meeting with a cross-section of the people of Kolkata. The session was moderated by NDTV's Group Editor Barkha Dutt.

• La Martiniere student found dead in Kolkata lake

  The body of 17-year-old Riju Basak was found in south Kolkata's Dhakuria Lake this morning. Riju, a student of Class 11, at the prestigious La Martiniere for Boys, was missing from Wednesday.

• Rouvanjit suicide case: Principal, three teachers granted bail

  The principal of La Martiniere School for boys and three other teachers were given bail by a Kolkata court today in connection with the suicide of 13-year-old Rouvanjit Rawla. The court will now frame charges against the four accused on February 17.All four have so far been charged with causing grievous hurt to Rouvanjit who committed suicide on Fe...

• Rouvan case: Principal can be charged with abetment of suicide

  In Kolkata, a court has ruled that a principal and three teachers from the city's famous La Martiniere school can be charged with abetment of suicide in the case of Rouvanjit Rawla.In February 2010, 13-year-old Rouvanjit killed himself at his home after days of alleged physical and emotional abuse by his teachers. His principal, Sunirmal Chakrabort...

• 11-year-old wins case to return to La Martiniere

  An 11-year-old boy has won a battle against a 175-year-old institution: his school, Kolkata's best-known, La Martiniere for Boys. The Supreme Court today told the school to re-admit the boy, expelled in March for failing twice in Class 4. The court also told the school to promote him to class 5. The school, which had challenged a high court order, ...

• La Martiniere Principal accused of abetment of Rouvan Rawla's suicide

  A Kolkata court has decided that the principal who caned Rouvanjit Rawla at his school in Kolkata stands accused of driving the 13-year-old to suicide. Three other teachers have also been charged with abetment of suicide. Sunirmal Chakraborty had been charged with deliberately injuring the child, who killed himself in February, four days after Chak...

• No action against principal after arrest, says La Martiniere

  A day after its principal was arrested and then granted bail, La Martiniere School in Kolkata has said he has not been suspended and will report to work as usual.Sunirmal Chakravarthi was arrested on Monday, along with three teachers, by the Kolkata police. He was accused of physical assault and using a sharp weapon to attack one of his students, 1...

• Rouvan Rawla suicide: La Martiniere principal, teachers get bail

  Seven months after 13-year-old La Martiniere student Rouvanjit Rawla committed suicide, after being caned, the school principal and three teachers were arrested on Monday and later given bail. The principal has been accused of severe physical thrashing and the other three teachers have been charged with criminal assault and slapping.The Rawlas alle...

• School apologizes for SMS-ing dead student's father for fees

  On Wednesday morning, Ajay Rawla received an SMS from La Martiniere School asking him to ensure that his bank account can cover Rs 6225 required in the next few days as school fees for his son, Rouvan.    Except that 12-year-old Rouvan killed himself in February, four days after being caned by the La Martiniere principal. The case fo...