Rashmi Belur Dna

• Parent association to counter harassment by private schools in Bangalore

  Parents of students attending private schools in the city have finally decided to take matters into their own hands. They are in the process of forming an association, so that they can work collectively to prevent harassment from school authorities.AR Ashok Kumar Adiga of Basaveshwarnagar is the force behind the idea. He says that he found the need...

• Bangalore schools hang houseful boards

  Schools affiliated to the state board are now following the footsteps of CBSE and ICSE institutions by admitting students for the next year, even before the completion of the current year.Some of the schools in the city, affiliated to the state board have already finished the admission process for pre-primary and primary classes for the academic ye...

• Sexually harassed in school? Help's here

  The state education department has finally decided to crack down on the menace of sexual harassment in schools. In a much-needed move that will benefit the victims of harassment and serve as a caution to habitual and potential offenders, the department of primary and secondary education will now directly hear complaints about sexual harassment.If g...

• Mid-day meals for post-graduate students of Bangalore University

  Bangalore University (BU) has decided to provide mid-day meals to post-graduate (PG) students shortly. The decision by BU authorities is aimed to specifically benefit rural students who commute from far-off distances.Announcing this at a press conference on Tuesday, BU vice-chancellor N Prabhu Dev said, "Many students, especially girl students, tra...

• Bangalore University decides to wash hands of its hostels

  Persistent problems posed by hostels run by Bangalore University may soon end. The varsity has decided to hand over the hostels to the department of social welfare. A university syndicate meeting held on Friday discussed the hostels' issue for a long while, before arriving at the decision. Sources said, "We could not take strikes and protests by ho...

• Bangalore: Forum to fight for reunion of lovelorn teacher couples

  It's a unique forum, with a genuine grievance that is ignored. A group of young teachers working in primary schools of the state government have come together under the banner of Viraha Vedana Pratamika Shala Shikshakara Sangha, which could translate as 'forum of teachers suffering from separation'. Ravish and Ramesh, the teachers who founde...