Coaching Centre

Mumbai Teacher, 35, Stabbed To Death Allegedly By Sacked Employee

Mumbai News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday September 23, 2019

A 35-year-old tuition teacher in Mumbai was stabbed to death on Sunday at his coaching centre allegedly by an ex-employee.

In Rajasthan, A State-Level Committee To Regulate Coaching Institutes

Education | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 4, 2019

The committee will comprise district collectors, SPs of Kota and Sikar, the superintendent of psychiatry centre in Jaipur, Bikaner-based educationist Amichand, among others.

Delhi Building Housing Coaching Centres Catches Fire, Over 70 Rescued

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 30, 2019

More than 70 people were evacuated after a fire broke out in a building that houses several coaching centres in west Delhi's Janakpuri on Tuesday, said a senior officer from the Delhi Fire Service.

Coaching Centres Demand Finance Minister To Reduce GST Rate

Education | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 25, 2019

The centres demanded the finance minister to either scrap the 18 per cent GST on coaching education or reduce it to the lowest GST slab, said Lalit Maheshwari, an official at Allen Career Institute, Kota.

3, Including Two Children, Dead In Fire At School In Faridabad Near Delhi

India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday June 8, 2019

Three people including two children were killed after a fire broke out at a private school in Faridabad near Delhi on Saturday, bringing back memories of the devastating blaze at a coaching centre in Gujarat's Surat where 22 people, mostly students, died last month.

Two Officials Arrested For "Negligence" After Surat Coaching Centre Fire

Surat News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 31, 2019

A week after 22 students were killed in a devastating fire at a coaching centre here, two officers of the Surat fire department, who had been suspended following the incident, were arrested on the charge of criminal negligence, the police said today.

Surat Fire: Preliminary Probe Finds Lapses On Part Of Civic Body, Builder

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2019

A preliminary probe into the causes of devastating fire in Surat at a coaching class which claimed lives of 22 students last week has highlighted various lapses on part of officials of the local municipal corporation as well as the builders.

Delhi Government To Shut Down Coaching Centres Operating Above 4th Floor

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2019

In the wake of the Surat fire tragedy, the Delhi government has directed the city's fire department to take immediate action for "closing down" coaching institutes operating above the fourth floor in buildings in violation of fire safety norms.

Tyres For Seats In Surat Coaching Centre Made Fire Spread Fast: Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 26, 2019

The owner of a coaching centre in a complex in Gujarat's Surat, where 22 people, mostly students died in a massive fire, used tyres in place of chairs, Gujarat Chief Secretary JN Singh said today. The presence of the inflammable material caused the fire to spread quickly.

Two Fire Officers Suspended For Surat Fire, Coaching Centres Ordered Shut

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 26, 2019

The Surat Municipal Corporation on Saturday suspended two fire officers for granting a no-objection certificate to the building which was engulfed by a devastating fire that claimed 22 young lives

Number Of Deaths In Surat Coaching Centre Fire Rises To 22

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 25, 2019

Two students, injured in the massive fire at a coaching centre in Gujarat's Surat, died in hospital today, the police said. The number of deaths in the tragic incident has risen to 22.

Rights Body Issues Notice To Gujarat Government Over Surat Fire

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 25, 2019

The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the Gujarat government over deaths of students in a fire at a coaching centre in Surat.

Three Of 20 Students Killed In Surat Coaching Centre Fire Pass 12th Exams

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 25, 2019

Three of the 20 students who died in a massive fire at a commercial complex in Gujarat's Surat on Friday had appeared for the Class 12th Board exams and cleared them comfortably, as per results that were declared today.

Bollywood Expresses Grief After Surat Coaching Centre Fire Tragedy

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 25, 2019

Bollywood celebrities, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan and veteran screenwriter Javed Akhtar, have condoled the deaths of 20 children who were killed in a fire in a commercial complex in Gujarat's Surat.

Surat Tragedy: Fire Engines Took 45 Minutes To Travel 2 Km, Say Onlookers

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday May 25, 2019

At least 20 people, mostly students, have died in the massive fire that broke out at a coaching centre in Gujarat's Surat on Friday afternoon. Police have arrested the man who used to conduct the tuition classes and have filed a case against three people, including the builders of the complex.