Navodaya Vidyalaya

Madhya Pradesh schoolgirl slapped 168 times by classmates on teacher's orders, claims father

A 12-year-old girl was slapped 168 times over a period of six days by her classmates at a residential school on the instructions of their teacher, the child's father complained to school authorities and police

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says 40% reservation for girls at planned schools, higher education institutes for minorities

The government has decided to proffer 40 percent reservation for girls at 100 Navodaya-type schools and five higher education institutes it plans to set up for minority community students, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said.