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Delhi: BJP govt launches program “Rashtraneeti”, chapters on RSS, freedom fighters and unsung national heroes to be included in school textbooks

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2025

Moreover, a portion of the curriculum will focus on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Students will be taught that it was founded in 1925 in Nagpur by Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. They will also cover the RSS's methodology, discipline, spirit of service, and its role in natural disasters and social work.

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Union Cabinet approves 28 new Navodaya Vidyalayas and 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country, allocates ₹8,232 crore

ANI - 6 December, 2024

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the establishment of 28 new Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) and 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas

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Arvind Kejriwal has put personal interest over the national interest by not resigning: Delhi HC lambasts AAP govt & MCD for failure to provide...

OpIndia Staff - 26 April, 2024

The bench remarked that due to non formation of the standing committee, many projects in the national capital are stalled.

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Steady rise in admissions from private to govt schools: Long queues witnessed at municipal schools in Surat as the quality of education improves

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2024

Municipal government schools in Surat have seen long queues for admission for the fourth consecutive year, giving a tough run for money to their private counterparts.

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Maharashtra: Over 24000 schools cultivate kitchen gardens, fostering lifelong skills among students and helping the environment

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2024

46,946 schools in Maharashtra participated in the Union government's kitchen garden program for 2023-2024.

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Delhi: 70 students of a government school hospitalised after they fell ill following consumption of mid-day meal

OpIndia Staff - 26 August, 2023

Approximately 70 students, ranging from classes 6 to 8 of Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya School, Durgapark in Sagarpur area of Delhi reported stomach discomfort and nausea after having mid-day meal.

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Kashmir: After Mehbooba Mufti’s misleading claims, Islamic bodies seek ban on ‘surya namaskar’ and ‘Hindu bhajans’ in schools

OpIndia Staff - 26 September, 2022

Mehbooba Mufti had earlier peddled misinformation that schools in Kashmir imposed surya namaskar and singing Hindu bhajans.

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After initial flip-flop, Bihar Govt seeks report on state-run schools in Muslim-dominated areas observing Friday off as BJP insists on uniformity

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2022

Bihar education minister and JD (U) leader Vijay Kumar Choudhary has asked district education officers to submit a detailed list of schools which are observing Friday as weekly offs

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Bihar: Over 500 state-run schools in Muslim-dominated areas in Seemanchal observe weekly offs on Friday

OpIndia Staff - 26 July, 2022

Arabs in the middle east are slowly transitioning from Friday as the weekend to Sunday as the weekend, however, the situation is totally different in Bihar

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