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A year on, what the Right to Education (RTE) Act promises has yet to become a reality. File Photo: K. R. Deepak
The Hindu A year on, what the Right to Education (RTE) Act promises has yet to become a reality. File Photo: K. R. Deepak

The challenge begins now for ‘RTE children’

It has been a year since Ganesh (name changed) was admitted to a private unaided school in Vijayanagar under the 25 per cent Right to Education (RTE) Act quota. For his parents though, securing th... »      1 comment

Schools miss infrastructure deadline

With abysmal toilet facilities, no wheelchair access and sometimes no compound wall either, schools ignore March 31 ultimatum »

Fire safety has still not been made compulsory. All industries are fire-prone and it makes good sense to take precautions against such accidents.

‘Industries are not safe just by keeping fire extinguishers’

The horrendous fire that claimed six lives here on Monday has underscored the need to have fire safety measures in place in all buildings, especially industries. »      1 comment
A principal feels that Section 12 (1) (c) of the RTE Act is damaging the image of government schools. File Photo: G. R. N. Somashekar

Government schools worry about being passed over

The Government Kannada and Tamil Model Primary School in Cleveland here has 461 students who come from the adjoining neighbourhoods. The school has 22 classrooms, 13 teachers, 22 toilets, three ra... »

MAGADI ROAD FIRE

Unit worked on illegal power connection

The furniture manufacturing unit where six employees were asphyxiated to death after fire broke out here early on Monday, did not have a legally sanctioned power connection »