With communication lines down and government striving to update victims families on the status of their loved ones, Leh has got a breather with AIR broadcasts being used as a medium between the victim

In a major step towards implementation of educational reforms in higher education, the Union human resources development ministry has finalised a proposal for single entrance exam for all engineering institutes like IITs, NITs and engineering colleges across the country. The proposal is likely to be put before the HRD council

Union law and justice ministry has proposed to set up regional centres of excellence for advanced legal studies and research. The government has prepared the Centres for Advanced Legal Studies and Research Bill, 2010, for the establishment of these centres and it is soon likely to be presented before the Cabinet for its approval.

The government has stepped up its efforts to upgrade its communication set-up in the insurgency-affected and inaccessible parts of the Northeast. To widen the reach of national broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio, Union information and broadcasting ministry has decided to upgrade their infrastructure in the Northeast with a provision for approximately Rs 71 crore budget in the first phase.

In a shocking revelation, Union human resource development ministry has found that more than one-third of the teachers’ posts at different levels are vacant in several Central universities.

In an effort to implement the Right To Education Act, the revolutionary law guaranteeing education as a right for children between six and 14 years, the government has reworked the share of the Centre

In an effort to implement the Right To Education Act, the revolutionary law guaranteeing education as a right for children between six and 14 years, the government has reworked the share of the Centre and the state towards the cost of implementing the law.

The Union law and justice ministry has received the opinion of Attorney General of India G.E. Vahanvati on curative petition in the Bhopal gas tragedy case. The A-G has suggested that there is legal scope for review of the 1996 verdict of the Supreme Court diluting charges against Union Carbide India Limited officials. The SC verdict had watered down the charges against the accused from that of culpable homicide not amounting to murder to criminal negligence.

Forged educational certificates could soon be a thing of the past. The government is likely to bring the National Academic Depository (NAD) Bill 2010, before the Union Cabinet soon.

In a major step towards educational reforms in higher education, Union human resource development ministry is likely to finalise next month a proposal for single entrance exam for all engineering inst