20 लाख रुपए का गबन कर नटवरलाल बाबू फरार
20 लाख रुपए का गबन कर नटवरलाल बाबू फरार

By Ajay Mishra

"We are somehow managing," say primary school teachers in Uttar Pradesh
"We are somehow managing," say primary school teachers in Uttar Pradesh

By Daya Sagar

As per the government records, Uttar Pradesh has a deficit of more than 1.50 lakh primary school teachers. But the ones who are on payroll say they can only teach when freed from clerk hood of 25 odd compilations, including polio vaccinations and general census

As per the government records, Uttar Pradesh has a deficit of more than 1.50 lakh primary school teachers. But the ones who are on payroll say they can only teach when freed from clerk hood of 25 odd compilations, including polio vaccinations and general census

Want to get your marriage registered? Shell out Rs 6,000!
Want to get your marriage registered? Shell out Rs 6,000!

By Ranvijay Singh

The registration of marriages in Uttar Pradesh was made mandatory from 2017. An online application process was launched for the purpose. Click on the site and it says: "This service has been temporarily withdrawn". When our reporter, a bachelor, visited the marriage registration office to get "his marriage registered", he was asked to shell out Rs 5,000!

The registration of marriages in Uttar Pradesh was made mandatory from 2017. An online application process was launched for the purpose. Click on the site and it says: "This service has been temporarily withdrawn". When our reporter, a bachelor, visited the marriage registration office to get "his marriage registered", he was asked to shell out Rs 5,000!

The Education department is weakening the foundation of Indian education
The Education department is weakening the foundation of Indian education

By Dr SB Misra

Macaulay knew that he only had to produce clerks from colonial India, people who could write in English and Hindi. Today’s education department can’t achieve even that. Where teachers themselves lack in skills such as good handwriting and diction, it is unlikely for them to inculcate these in their students

Macaulay knew that he only had to produce clerks from colonial India, people who could write in English and Hindi. Today’s education department can’t achieve even that. Where teachers themselves lack in skills such as good handwriting and diction, it is unlikely for them to inculcate these in their students

Chhattisgarh: It’s been four years since teachers at a school for adivasi kids have received their salaries
Chhattisgarh: It’s been four years since teachers at a school for adivasi kids have received their salaries

By Deepanwita Gita Niyogi

Despite no salaries for four years, teachers of the Abhayaran Sikshan Samiti Higher Secondary School in Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh, have stayed on. They are awaiting a government grant, which will help the school stay afloat and continue to impart education to Gond and Baiga tribal children.

Despite no salaries for four years, teachers of the Abhayaran Sikshan Samiti Higher Secondary School in Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh, have stayed on. They are awaiting a government grant, which will help the school stay afloat and continue to impart education to Gond and Baiga tribal children.

A chance find of a 26 carat diamond in Panna leaves a brick kiln worker bedazzled
A chance find of a 26 carat diamond in Panna leaves a brick kiln worker bedazzled

By Arun Singh

Life will not be the same for Sushil Shukla from Madhya Pradesh who recently found a diamond that should fetch him more than a crore of rupees. His dreams have come true, he told Gaon Connection. Details here.

Life will not be the same for Sushil Shukla from Madhya Pradesh who recently found a diamond that should fetch him more than a crore of rupees. His dreams have come true, he told Gaon Connection. Details here.

'We had no playground; our father cleared out a stretch along the river for us to practise javelin throws'
'We had no playground; our father cleared out a stretch along the river for us to practise javelin throws'

By Brijendra Dubey

21-year-old Rohit Yadav from a small village in Uttar Pradesh overcame straitened circumstances and lack of training equipment to become a national javelin player. He was recently placed tenth in the World Athletics Championships at Oregon in the US, and is warming up to garner some glory at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

21-year-old Rohit Yadav from a small village in Uttar Pradesh overcame straitened circumstances and lack of training equipment to become a national javelin player. He was recently placed tenth in the World Athletics Championships at Oregon in the US, and is warming up to garner some glory at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Education first: People living in rural India have high expectations
Education first: People living in rural India have high expectations

By Daya Sagar

The Union Budget allocated ₹94,853.64 crore for education sector in 2019-20. Of the total ₹94,853. 64 crore education budget, ₹56,536.63 crore has been pegged for the school sector and rest ₹38,317.01 crore has been allocated to the higher education. The mid-day meal program has been allocated ₹11,000 crore. The Budget allocated the teachers training and adult education only ₹125 crore. While the numbers are impressive, but rural India wants more

The Union Budget allocated ₹94,853.64 crore for education sector in 2019-20. Of the total ₹94,853. 64 crore education budget, ₹56,536.63 crore has been pegged for the school sector and rest ₹38,317.01 crore has been allocated to the higher education. The mid-day meal program has been allocated ₹11,000 crore. The Budget allocated the teachers training and adult education only ₹125 crore. While the numbers are impressive, but rural India wants more

बेहतर शिक्षा के लिए ज़रूरी है बजट में इसके लिए भी खुले सरकारी खज़ाना
बेहतर शिक्षा के लिए ज़रूरी है बजट में इसके लिए भी खुले सरकारी खज़ाना

By Dr SB Misra

यह सच है कि गाँव में सड़क बनी हैं, बिजली आई है और पानी की भी व्यवस्था हुई है, पीने के लिए भी और सिंचाई के लिए भी। लेकिन शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में शहर और गाँव का जो अंतर पहले था वैसा ही अंतर आज भी है।

यह सच है कि गाँव में सड़क बनी हैं, बिजली आई है और पानी की भी व्यवस्था हुई है, पीने के लिए भी और सिंचाई के लिए भी। लेकिन शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में शहर और गाँव का जो अंतर पहले था वैसा ही अंतर आज भी है।

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