Nikhil Sharma is a staff reporter who covers Faridkot district in the Mansa region of Punjab.
Articles by Nikhil Sharma
Two new schools to open in Dhanas by March-end
The 16-month long wait by the residents of Colony Number 5, Dhanas, to have two new schools- secondary and senior secondary, is likely to end by the end of this month, March 31. UT administration has set the deadline for the construction for both the school buildings which will have around 45 class rooms each for thousands of children in the area.
Updated on Mar 11, 2015 01:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Dept to offer extra classes to help students bust exam stress
In order to reduce the stress during board exams, UT education department is gearing up to start extra classes for the students before or after their school. The department has asked the schools to send a list of the teachers who can volunteer to teach the students after school hours and can take classes an hour before the school in order to facilitate the students in their preparations for boards.
Updated on Mar 01, 2015 11:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
With just days left to boards, CBSE helpline lies barren
CBSE may have introduced the facility of Centralized Toll Free Access with the aim to provide students with guidance during exams preparation but the students are yet to reap benefits from it.
Updated on Feb 27, 2015 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Exams nearing, teachers’ leave plans test schools
The UT education department has been swamped with applications for childcare leave (CCL) from female government school teachers. The two-year-old provision whereby teachers can avail of leave up to 730 days (two years) during their tenure to attend to their children’s needs has been giving school officials a hard time as they are already facing an acute staff shortage. With board and regular exams around the corner their problems have only been compounded.
Updated on Feb 25, 2015 12:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
UT education dept wants Rs 50 crore more this year
UT education department for the fiscal 2015-16 has demanded around `50 crore more than the previous year in its new proposed budget. However, the budget is yet to be approved.
Updated on Feb 25, 2015 12:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Coaching centre owners to meet DC Shayin on Wednesday, resolution likely
The controversy in the wake of the UT administration's orders to impose prohibitory orders on the premises of coaching centres in the city during school hours is likely to be resolved on Wednesday, a senior UT official on Tuesday said.
Updated on Feb 18, 2015 09:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Illuminating lives of slum dwellers with education
Education is illuminating the lives of over 500 residents of Shastri Nagar, a slum located on the outskirts of Manimajra town of the city, in ways they had never thought of even in the wildest of their dreams.
Updated on Feb 13, 2015 01:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Admn sets July 1 deadline for govt schools to set up science parks
The UT education department has set July 1 as the deadline for all government schools to set up science park in their respective school premises.
Updated on Feb 09, 2015 03:48 PM IST
None | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
To relieve examination stress, education dept to start helpline
In order to facilitate government school students and reduce exam stress, the UT education department is all set to start a helpline
Updated on Feb 05, 2015 03:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Kendriya Vidyalaya teachers’ pay hiked
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has decided to increase the pay scale of trained graduate teachers (TGT) who have completed 12 years in service.
Updated on Feb 03, 2015 12:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Drugs rampant in govt schools: Counsellors
Counsellors in various Government Schools have been getting large number of drug abuse cases, which is giving them a hard time. As per these counselors, the students in government schools are struggling in their efforts to get rid of drug addiction. The counselors say that this is due to bad company and also negligence of the parents.
Updated on Jan 28, 2015 11:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
You may soon be able to get car registered at dealership
With an aim to ease proess at the Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) office here, authorities are mulling introducing dealer-point registration programme for vehicle buyers.
Updated on Jan 26, 2015 11:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Vision of Le Corbusier still incomplete: British architect
Stephen R Hodder, president of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), on Saturday said the vision of Le Corbusier was still incomplete as the UT administration was yet to plan building projects proposed by him.
Updated on Jan 25, 2015 03:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Students being served unhygienic midday meal, states CAG audit
Coming down heavily on the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO), Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its latest report on midday meal scheme has highlighted the poor and unhygienic quality of food served to students at UT’s government schools.
Updated on Jan 21, 2015 04:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Nursery admission day: Excitement for some, disappointment for others
It was a day of excitement and disappointment for parents who participated in the draw of lots for Classes nursery to UKG in four convent schools of the city on Saturday.
Updated on Jan 18, 2015 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
RLA’s lone window, chill give tough time to visitors
Bone-chilling cold is giving hard time to visitors at the Registration and Licensing Authority office in Industrial Area here, as long queues of visitors can be seen waiting for their turn to get the high-security number plates for their vehicle.
Updated on Jan 14, 2015 03:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Illiterate parents to blame for school dropouts
A national-level survey has revealed that illiteracy of parents is one of the main reasons behind school dropouts in Chandigarh. A total of 1,090 children, all Dalits, have been reported as school dropouts in the survey and all have illiterate parents.
Updated on Jan 07, 2015 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Students suffer for want of teachers
The tall claims of the UT education department to provide quality education in government schools seem to have fallen flat as most of the government schools are facing acute staff shortage and the delay in hiring is affecting the students’ performance.
Updated on Jan 05, 2015 11:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Final round of CBSE’s heritage quiz today
The CBSE in association with History Channel will organise the final round of the 14th All India Heritage quiz in New Delhi on Saturday. The quiz will be telecast on History TV 18 channel at 5pm. The channel will repeat the telecast on Sunday at 3.30 pm and on Wednesday at 10am.
Updated on Jan 03, 2015 01:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Panchkula government schools fail to learn from Peshawar massacre
Government schools in the district have not strengthened the security measures on campus despite the recent Peshawar massacre. The schools have not even deployed security guards at their gates. Even Government Model School, which is located next the district education office, does not have any security guards.
Updated on Dec 29, 2014 10:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Panchkula
CBI court convicts two of throwing acid on girls
CBI, special court, Haryana, convicted two residents of Rohtak of throwing acid on three girls, all minor, in Rohtak on June 18, 2011, on Tuesday. However, a woman, who the prosecutor had alleged, was the main instigator behind the attack was acquitted. The sentencing will be done on Tuesday.
Updated on Dec 23, 2014 09:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Panchkula
Post-Peshawar attack, cops review security at schools
Learning lessons from the recent terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, the city police is leaving no stone unturned to assure protection of the school kids here. Authorities have formed teams of policemen, who are visiting the schools to check the safety provisions.
Updated on Dec 23, 2014 03:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: List of eligible students to be out on Wednesday
All four missionary schools in the city -- Carmel Convent School, Sector 9; Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26; St John’s High School, Sector 26; and St Anne’s Convent School in Sector 32 -- will display the list of eligible candidates for entry-level admissions for the 2015-16 session on December 30, whereas other schools will display their lists on December 24 (Wednesday).
Updated on Dec 22, 2014 11:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Punjab cop among 5 held for Pinjore heist
With the arrest of five persons, the Rupnagar police claim to have cracked the sensational robbery case that took place in Pinjore last year, wherein four men robbed the CMS firm’s security staff of Rs 1.68 crore and two-double barrel guns at gunpoint after throwing chilli powder in their eyes.
Updated on Dec 21, 2014 12:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Panchkula
Panckula schools lack uniformity in fees of admission forms
Panchkula education department does not seem to be taking keen interest in the mission admission as Panchkula schools lack uniformity in the admission form fee this year.
Updated on Dec 19, 2014 07:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Panchkula
Let's Weigh the building blocks
Making their debut in the HT-- C-fore survey , government schools have performed brilliantly on an essential feature that parents consider while choosing a school for their children — value for money.
Updated on Dec 18, 2014 03:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Balancing life lessons and lectures
Top schools in the city not only aim to achieve academic excellence but also focus on nurturing the future leaders of the country. Two social indicators — life skills education and value system integration — are essential to inculcating leadership skills in every child.
Updated on Dec 17, 2014 03:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Tough competition outside classroom too
Top schools in the city have acknowledged the role of sports in the holistic development of the child by providing quality infrastructure and training to their students.
Updated on Dec 16, 2014 03:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
HT-- C-fore Top Schools Survey: Right balance on podium
Schools from Chandigarh have yet again dominated the charts on the HT-- C-fore Top Schools Survey for the tricity. While St John’s High School continues to be at the top, increasing its score from 797 to 804 out of 1,000 this time, it has also strengthened its reputation for overall growth.
Updated on Dec 09, 2014 06:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Sec-21 resident buys CH01BA-0001 for Rs 6.5 lakh
The first day of an open auction of first 100 numbers for the registration series CH-01-BA saw the number 0001 fetching Rs 6.5 lakh. Jaspal Singh, a resident of Sector 21-C, Chandigarh, bought the number for his Toyota Fortuner.
Updated on Dec 07, 2014 09:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh