Punjab School Students

A government school teacher was charged under the POCSO Act here for allegedly touching a 12-year-old student of his inappropriately in the classroom, police on Wednesday said.

In a government primary school at Kothe Budh Singh village in Punjab's Bathinda, there is only a single student who is taught by a teacher.

Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said regular classes would be conducted for students of grades 6 to 12 from 10 am to 3 pm.

As many as 18 students of a government school in Punjab's Sangrur district were rushed to a hospital as they complained of stomach ache and vomiting after having a meal in the hostel mess, officials said on Saturday.

Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Saturday ordered to start an online attendance system for students of government schools from December 15.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that the state government will soon launch a bus service for girl students studying in government schools.

Twenty-four students of a private school were admitted to a hospital here after they complained of difficulty in breathing following a suspected gas leak from an industrial unit on Thursday, said officials.

A school teacher has been arrested for allegedly showing an obscene video on an LCD screen in a classroom and making vulgar gestures to girl students of class six here, police said on Saturday.

A teacher of a government middle school here was arrested on the charge of molesting three students, police said on Saturday.

While announcing the release of Rs 3.5 crore, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that Rs 72 will be given to each student of Class 8 and Rs 90 to each Class 10 student.

Rakesh Sharma, the principal of Shaheed Gurdas Ram Memorial Government Senior Secondary School (Girls), at Zira in Ferozepur, has paid for the air travel expenses of students featured in the merit list of the state board exams from his own pocket.

When four students of a government school in Punjab's Ferozepur district featured in the merit list of the state board exams, ending a 12-year wait, the overjoyed principal did not hesitate to fulfil their wish of air travel.

NHRC has also sought a report from the Punjab government and asked it to mention what steps have been taken or proposed to provide better and hassle-free access to students in the area.

A bomb threat rumour at a prominent school in Amritsar was spread by its own students, but the accused were not arrested as they are minors, police said.

"In the absence of transportation facilities, the school drop-out rate is much higher among girls, so we have decided to grant this facility to every girl child of the state to counter this phenomenon vigorously,” CM Bhagwant Mann said

A government school teacher was charged under the POCSO Act here for allegedly touching a 12-year-old student of his inappropriately in the classroom, police on Wednesday said.

In a government primary school at Kothe Budh Singh village in Punjab's Bathinda, there is only a single student who is taught by a teacher.

Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said regular classes would be conducted for students of grades 6 to 12 from 10 am to 3 pm.

As many as 18 students of a government school in Punjab's Sangrur district were rushed to a hospital as they complained of stomach ache and vomiting after having a meal in the hostel mess, officials said on Saturday.

Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Saturday ordered to start an online attendance system for students of government schools from December 15.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that the state government will soon launch a bus service for girl students studying in government schools.

Twenty-four students of a private school were admitted to a hospital here after they complained of difficulty in breathing following a suspected gas leak from an industrial unit on Thursday, said officials.

A school teacher has been arrested for allegedly showing an obscene video on an LCD screen in a classroom and making vulgar gestures to girl students of class six here, police said on Saturday.

A teacher of a government middle school here was arrested on the charge of molesting three students, police said on Saturday.

While announcing the release of Rs 3.5 crore, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that Rs 72 will be given to each student of Class 8 and Rs 90 to each Class 10 student.

Rakesh Sharma, the principal of Shaheed Gurdas Ram Memorial Government Senior Secondary School (Girls), at Zira in Ferozepur, has paid for the air travel expenses of students featured in the merit list of the state board exams from his own pocket.

When four students of a government school in Punjab's Ferozepur district featured in the merit list of the state board exams, ending a 12-year wait, the overjoyed principal did not hesitate to fulfil their wish of air travel.

NHRC has also sought a report from the Punjab government and asked it to mention what steps have been taken or proposed to provide better and hassle-free access to students in the area.

A bomb threat rumour at a prominent school in Amritsar was spread by its own students, but the accused were not arrested as they are minors, police said.

"In the absence of transportation facilities, the school drop-out rate is much higher among girls, so we have decided to grant this facility to every girl child of the state to counter this phenomenon vigorously,” CM Bhagwant Mann said