Following an electoral defeat on his home turf, Madurai, former Tamil Nadu minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan is taking a sabbatical from politics so he can return to the field recharged and refreshed.
A spate of articles in editorials and opinion pieces regularly bemoans the deplorable state of the higher education system in our country.
Expressing displeasure over vacancies in teacher posts in government-run schools, the Orissa High Court has directed the State government to furnish Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) in all the schools in the State, specifically mentioning the existing vacancies and the steps being taken to fill the same up.
The move is aimed at involving the locals in wildlife conservation programmes and protecting the forest from the timber mafia.
