SCHOOL BUZZ
These children are ready to enter the school of life
It was a day with a difference. No bags loaded with books, no tension about what will happen in the maths class. It was instead a jovial and carefree mood. G.H.P.S India Gate saw its students in an altogether different form. It was time to bid adieu to the class 12 students. Nostalgia seemed to have taken precedence over excitement, but the well-orchestrated cultural programmes had everyone making merry.
- Tots’ graduation day
- Design your watch
- Play schools
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- For gum-chewers
- Annual Day
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Thus laments a parent
A first-hand account of the plight of a parent whose four-year-old is about to start school. For starters, you are made to stand in serpentine queues just to be able to grab that precious little admission form that can take you a step further on the steep climb to your destination.
University
education must for progress: Defence Secy
Noida, March 17
Defence Secretary Yoginder Narain, a former student of Allahabad University, has said that giving university education to each citizen can play a very useful role in the development of the country. He has also called upon senior citizens to come forward to work for the welfare of the society and development of the country.
78,000 to receive IGNOU degrees on March 21
New Delhi, March 17
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will award degree and diploma certificates to more than 78,000 students on March 21 at its 13th convocation here. Around 9,300 students will be attending the convocation in person at its headquarters and 21 regional centres all over the country.
Ghaziabad consumer forum sits for 105 days only
Ghaziabad, March 17
The Ghaziabad District Consumer Forum, which had functioned only for 105 days during the past year due to strikes and other problems, had disposed of 585 cases and ordered the payment of over Rs 12 crore as compensation to various complainants.
- Cases solved in three months
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- No fee for filing complaint
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