Delhi EWS admission 2026: Nearly 9,000 students selected in second computerised draw for private schools

Delhi’s second computerised admission draw has opened the doors of private schools to 8,976 children under the EWS, DG, and CWSN categories for the 2026-27 academic session. The Directorate of Education conducted the digital selection to ensure fairness, with admissions subject to eligibility conditions, age requirements, and mandatory documentation for the respective categories. Thousands of…

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Low learning outcomes and school infra scores pull Maharashtra down on national education index | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Maharashtra marginally improved its performance on a govt education index in a year, going up from a score of 649.8 out of 1,000 points to 654.6. Nationally, it trails behind top performing regions like Chandigarh, Punjab, Kerala and Delhi, but it maintains a lead over other large industrial states such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra…

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NIA arrests 2 absconders in BJP leader Praveen Nettaru murder case, total arrests reach 24 | Delhi News

NIA arrests two accused for harbouring assailants in Praveen Nettaru murder case NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two absconding accused for allegedly sheltering the assailants involved in the 2022 murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 24, as…

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Don’t allow sealed resort buildings in elephant corridor to be used commercially: NGT | Chennai News

Elephant corridor | File photo Chennai: The southern bench of National Green Tribunal has ordered forests department and the Nilgiris collector to ensure that resort buildings within the Segur elephant plateau that have been sealed following court orders, continue to remain so. They should not used for commercial or residential purposes, the bench ordered.Stressing the…

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Darkness, bushes and escape: Cops’ liquor FIRs follow familiar script | Ahmedabad News

File photo of seized liquor after a raid. While officers seized liquor consignments worth Rs 13.82 lakh in five major cases in Ahmedabad city and Gandhinagar over the past two months, not a single accused was arrested Ahmedabad: Darkness, dense bushes, speeding SUVs and dramatic chases have become recurring themes in prohibition cases registered by…

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Scottish Church College receives Calcutta University NoC for autonomy | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Scottish Church College has been granted a No Objection Certificate (NoC) by Calcutta University (CU) to apply for autonomy status from the University Grants Commission (UGC). While the college had applied to the UGC for autonomous status in May, it simultaneously requested the necessary certificate from the university. Following this appeal, the university issued…

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Maha agriculture department to deploy remote sensing & satellite imagery to curb bogus horticulture insurance claims | Pune News

An AI-generated illustration of satellite imaging technology mapping horticulture orchards Pune: The state agriculture department has decided to deploy remote sensing technology and digital crop surveys to verify orchards under its horticulture crop insurance plan.The decision follows repeated complaints and enquiries into irregularities in the state’s fruit crop insurance programme, where claims were allegedly made…

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