http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:13:57 GMT Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:13:57 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_to_build_science_village_15872/ Agartala: A science village is set to come up in Tripura to popularise scientific concepts in rural areas of the northeastern region.The project at Nimbark village, 10 km from here, will have a planetarium, a botanical garden, a bird sanctuary, heritage and theme parks, a labratory, a museum and a l... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:43:56 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Northeast_India's_first_IIIT_coming_up_in_Tripura_15725/ Agartala: Northeast India's first IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology) will be set up in Tripura, a minister said here on Friday.Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty told reporters: "Union Human Resource Development and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal informed at a m... Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:55:48 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_to_launch_disaster_management_project_in_schools_15522/ Agartala: Tripura will launch a disaster management programme in its schools to enhance the state's preparedness in an event of a natural calamity striking it, an official said here on Monday."The government has launched an ambitious School Disaster Management Planning (SDMP) project from this acade... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:21:10 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Indefinite_shutdown_of_ICFAI_University_in_Tripura_15300/ Agartala: Following a two-month-long tussle between the university management and the employees, authorities at Tripura's ICFAI University on Tuesday ordered closed the varsity for an indefinite period.The Hyderabad-based ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education had established the Institute of Charter... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:48:46 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_university_to_set_up_Bangladesh_Study_Centre_15277/ Agartala: Tripura Central University will set up a Bangladesh Study Centre soon to teach Indian students more about the neighbouring nation, said a top university official."A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would be signed soon between the Tripura Central University, Dhaka University and Universit... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:31:49 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Private_tuitions_by_Govt_teachers_an_offence_15182/ Agartala: The Tripura government, in a strongly worded circular here on Tuesday said that it will not allow its teachers to take private tuitions for students."If any government school teacher is found involved in private tuition for money, severe action would be taken against the erring tutor," sai... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:33:35 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_to_apply_'no_detention_policy'_in_schools_amid_concern_15119/ Agartala: Shifting from their previous stand, Tripura's Left Front government on Tuesday announced that it would apply a 'no detention policy' up to the eighth standard in the state's schools this year under the Right to Education Act, a minister here said."We are worried that after the execution of... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:21:03 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_Board_Datesheet_2012_announced_15021/ Tripura: The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) has announced the datesheet for the Madhyamik (Class X), Madrasa Madhyamik and Higher Secondary (Class XII) Examinations 2012.Madhyamik exams will commence on March 2 and finish off on March 27. Madrasa Madhyamik exams will start on March 2 an... Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:44:14 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Centre_refuses_to_reduce_eligibility_marks_for_tribals,_SC_students_14625/ Agartala: The Union health ministry has refused to further relax the eligibility for northeastern tribal and scheduled caste (SC) students for admission to medical colleges, a Tripura government official said here on Friday.According to the Medical Council of India (MCI), MBBS aspirants of northeast... Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:42:40 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Court_refuses_to_relax_MBBS_eligibility_for_northeast_tribals_14570/ Agartala: The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea for further relaxation of requisite marks for admission to medical colleges for the northeast's tribal students, a lawyer said."Hearing the writ petition filed by tribal students and their guardians, the high court's Agartala bench Justi... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:02:29 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_to_include_more_details_on_Mahatma_in_text_books_14096/ Agartala: Succumbing to the opposition Congress party's pressure, the Left Front government in Tripura on Wednesday announced that more details on Mahatma Gandhi and environment would be included in the state's school text books. "From the next academic session, Gandhiji's contribution to India's fr... Wed, 25 May 2011 14:59:00 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_school_book_drops_Mahatma,_Congress_plans_fast_14086/ Agartala: Leaders of the opposition Congress would launch a hunger strike on Wednesday protesting the replacement Mahatma Gandhi's name with Communist icon Vladimir Lenin in a Class 5 textbook in the Left-ruled Tripura, a party leader said.The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCER... Wed, 25 May 2011 09:34:25 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_not_to_follow_new_education_policy_yet_13383/ Agartala: The Left Front government in Tripura will not follow the central government's guidelines for school admissions as the state is yet to pass the necessary laws, officials said on Monday."The Tripura government has decided to follow the prevailing norms of lottery system for admission and the... Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:35:20 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Magician_Sorcar_to_set_up_school_in_Tripura_12897/ Agartala: Leading magician P.C. Sorcar (Jr.) will establish a day boarding school in Tripura.Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Tuesday laid the foundation of the school - P.C. Sorcar Foundation for Total Education.It will be located at Khayerpur, 20 km from here, and will be affiliated to the I... Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:30:32 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Now,_schools_in_Tripura_to_charge_only_exam_fee_12865/ Agartala: The Tripura government has asked all school authorities in the northeastern state not to charge students any payment except the examination fee, officials said here on Sunday."No government, semi-government and government aided schools up to 12th standard are to be allowed to take any kind... Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:00:16 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_varsity_to_launch_bamboo_development_course_12559/ Agartala: India's first course in value addition to bamboo products, intended to meet demands of the international market, will be introduced in Tripura University in collaboration with the textile ministry's Bamboo and Cane Development Institute (BCDI), officials said here on Monday."The theoretica... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:24:39 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_plans_to_achieve_100pc_literacy_on_a_standstill_12554/ Agartala: Tripura may find it hard to implement its plans for accomplishing 100 percent literacy in the state, owing to several challenges that need to be overcome.The problems that are currently being faced by the state that are proving to be hindrance in accomplishing the literacy goal include poo... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:13:27 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Troopers_in_Tripura_to_vacate_schools_12469/ Agartala: The Tripura government has asked security forces to vacate schools occupied by them at the earliest, an official said on Sunday."Around five to six school premises are being used by security forces in Tripura. They will vacate them very soon," principal secretary in-charge of education Ban... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:03:17 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Tripura_Board_Joint_Entrance_Exam_results_2010_on_May_31_11751/ Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; m... Mon, 31 May 2010 10:10:36 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Tripura/Paucity_of_funds,_teachers_impacting_higher_education_-_CAG_11187/ Agartala: Allocation of inadequate funds and dearth of teaching staff have impacted higher education in Tripura, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said.In its latest report, the CAG said that an absence of an effective monitoring mechanism also prevented ensuring quality... Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:23:46 GMT