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N95 respirator masks are the gold standard of personal protective equipment that protect the wearer against airborne droplets and particles, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. (Photo | Pexels - CDC)

Hyderabad chemists unable to meet demand for surgical masks

In the past 2-3 days, people have flocked to the shop asking for bundles of masks and sanitisers

25 April 2021 7:44 AM IST

Officials say conducting public exams would be possible only if the government permits classroom teaching at least for SSC and Inter students till the April fourth week. (Representational Photo: DC)

ICSE cancels Class 10 examination, postpones Class 12 exams

The ICSE board also instructed the schools to prepare for admissions to Class 11 and plan for the next academic year

20 April 2021 11:35 PM IST

Students wearing face masks attend a class at a school that was reopened after closure for months owing to coronavirus pandemic, in Amritsar, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. Schools are being opened as per guidelines issued in Unlock. 5. (PTI)

ICSE, ISC exams for Class 10 and 12 postponed till June

The board said that it would take a decision on the conduct of examinations in June first week

17 April 2021 12:38 AM IST

Any school hosting the examination centre would have to bear the cost of everything and the government was least bothered about the extra burden. Representational image/ANI

TS likely to decide on SSC, Inter exam at meeting today

Over five lakh students will appear for the SSC exams and about four lakh for Intermediate second-year exams

15 April 2021 8:39 AM IST

KCR ordered a massive land records purification drive in 2017, across Telangana, saying that existing records were rectified last in 1936, during the Nizams period and non-rectification in later years led to land disputes. (Photo: Twitter @TelanganaCMO)

Officials remain clueless over VC appointments

It is over a week now since the MLC polls were completed, but silence continues on appointment of VCs

6 April 2021 1:20 AM IST

Officials say conducting public exams would be possible only if the government permits classroom teaching at least for SSC and Inter students till the April fourth week. (Representational Photo: DC)

Telangana intermediate exams: Format for practicals may change

A decision on the likely change in pattern of practicals will have to be approved by the government in the next few days

3 April 2021 8:43 AM IST

College students wait at a bus stop at Habsiguda on Friday amid lack of RTC buses. (Photo: P.Surendra)

Shutdown affects junior college students, demand reopening ahead of...

At least 70 students from 10 junior colleges gave representations to the TS HRC, Sabitha Indra Reddy and TS BIE

2 April 2021 9:03 AM IST

Following the announcement of closure of all educational institutions, there has been a hue and cry over the inconveniences caused by online classes. (DC file photo)

Schools likely to be reopened next week in Telangana

In a meeting with employees, it was said that the government was planning to hold SSC examinations as per schedule

30 March 2021 12:05 AM IST

The TRSMA pleads that the government either reopen schools from April 1 or provide smartphones and electronic devices to students of government and budget schools. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Online classes a luxury for budget school students : TRSMA

Most of the students do not possess a device to attend the classes and are thus being denied the Right to Education,...

29 March 2021 4:28 AM IST

The next few days will continue to witness dry weather across the state with maximum temperatures in parts of Nalgonda, Suryapet, Khammam, Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Mahbubabad, Jangaon, Warangal Urban & Rural, Mulugu, Karimnagar, Rajanna-Siricilla, Jayshankar-Bhupalapalli, Peddapalli, Mancherial, Jgitial, Kamaraeddy, Nizamabad, Nirmal, Adilabad, and Kumrumbheed-Asifabad expected to be between 37.1ÂºC and 39.1ÂºC. Representational image/AFP

Arctic warming causing heatwaves in India

The temperatures in the otherwise bone-chillingly cold icy Arctic up in the north are rising

22 March 2021 11:27 AM IST

The university has assured students that those who cannot appear for examinations, for the reasons of Covid-19, can sit for a re-examination and this will not be treated as supplementary. DC Image

Students protest at Osmania seeking Covid testing, postponement of...

The university is neither agreeing to postpone exams nor conduct tests at the campus, but wants a Covid-negative test...

20 March 2021 7:38 AM IST

The Chief Minister directed the officials to construct buildings for 390 schools, which do not have concrete structures. (Representational Photo: DC))

Budget allocation education sector not sufficient, say stakeholders

The TSTUF said these allocations were not enough to develop of schools, provide infrastructure, recruit teachers,...

19 March 2021 7:08 AM IST