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Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
Anganwadi Workers are Right: They Need More Money
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Eye on Ongoing Monsoon Session, Anganwadi Caregivers Begin 4-day ‘Mahapadav’ Near Parliament
Covering large distances, hundreds of Anganwadi caregivers reach the national capital at the call of CITU–affiliated All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers; their major demands include the implementation of the SC judgment on gratuity for the all-female workforce.
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Thousands of Anganwadi workers will gather in Delhi on July 26 under the banner of AIFWAH.
Now, Muslim girl students complain of being forced to remove burqa and hijab before NEET exam
The incident took place at an examination centre in Washim in Maharashtra
Female students forced to take off undergarments in Kerala?
The girls were appearing for NEET exams and one of them has now lodged a police complaint; various authorities shirk responsibility
Gujarat: Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind moves High Court against teaching of Bhagavad Gita in schools
The organisation argues that the resolution violates the spirit of secularism and many fundamental rights in the Constitution
Now NCERT removes passages about caste and religious discrimination from social science books
The educational body says this is done to remove “overlapping or irrelevant” content and reduce strain on students after the Covid-19 pandemic
Haryana: DPS teacher named in teen’s suicide note to return to teach?
The deceased's mother claims that the Academic Head, who had been charged with abetment to suicide four months ago, is all set to return to her post after getting bail
IIT-Bombay to introduce caste awareness courses
As per the minorities cell, the decision came after aggrieved students recommended it
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