A group of violent ‘outsiders’ severely beat up and abused male and female teachers inside the Balarampur Manmathanath Vidyamandir in the Narendrapur police station area in South 24-Parganas district on Saturday afternoon.
There are two teachers to hangle 168 students at a government-run free primary school in Memari here, which has posed a roadblock before the smooth academic activities.
Teenagers are often blamed for not focusing on their studies, not working hard enough, not helping in household chores, lacking overall discipline in their dayto-day life and many other things.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has pledged government support in the form of grant-in-aid to bridge the salary gap for teachers employed at Sarada Mission Girls' School in Khonsa.
Teachers and students on Wednesday criticised Delhi University for an 'unprecedented' hike in PhD courses' fees. The fee hike in the English Department has been more than tenfold -- over 1200 per cent.
They have asked the government to take back the salaries given to them for two years during the Covid pandemic, when the schools were closed.
Abha Dev Habib, professor in the Department of Physics at DU's Miranda House College, said that there are no holidays or mid-semester breaks for students to absorb what is being taught.
These colleges do not follow the UGC guidelines and the circular on reservation issued by the Ministry of Education, the forum has said.
The President urged teachers to encourage the habit of asking questions and expressing doubts in the students.
Assam currently doesn't have any government-run Madrassas as they have been converted into regular schools.
