Uttarakhand Madrasa board backs NCERT move to include Op Sindoor in curriculum

Uttarakhand Madrasa board backs NCERT move to include Op Sindoor in curriculum

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Commenting on the National Council of Educational Research and Training’s (NCERT) decision to include ‘Operation Sindoor’ in school textbooks, the Chairman of the Uttarakhand Madrasa Education Board, Maulana Mufti Shamoon Qasmi, on Sunday lauded the move, asserting that this would apprise the youth of the … Read more

Naveen Patnaik voices concern over ‘omission’ of Paika rebellion from NCERT textbooks

Naveen Patnaik voices concern over 'omission' of Paika rebellion from NCERT textbooks

Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday voiced concern over the dropping of Paika rebellion from the textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training. “Deeply concerned to know that the National Council of Educational Research and … Read more

NCERT textbook changes spark debate: Muslim clerics cry foul, Sikh cleric welcomes move

NCERT textbook changes spark debate: Muslim clerics cry foul, Sikh cleric welcomes move

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The recent revisions in the Class 8 Social Science textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) have sparked sharp reactions from different religious quarters. While several Muslim clerics have criticised the changes, alleging distortion of historical facts, a prominent Sikh cleric … Read more

Kerala Minister to register protest at NCERT meet over Hindi titles in English textbooks

Kerala Minister to register protest at NCERT meet over Hindi titles in English textbooks

Follow Us on Google News Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) Kerala Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty on Thursday said that he will register a protest at the upcoming National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) General Council meeting to be held in Delhi on Friday. The protest will centre on the replacement of English … Read more

NCERT team seizes pirated textbooks in Agartala

NCERT team seizes pirated textbooks in Agartala

Agartala, Jan 31 (IANS) Officials of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), along with Tripura Police, seized pirated NCERT books that were being sold to students in bookshops in Agartala, officials said on Friday. A team of NCERT officials led by its Chief Business Manager Amitabha Kumar conducted raids in several bookshops … Read more