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1+ min ago (184+ words) Updated - December 04, 2025 03:15 pm IST - CHENNAI A large portion of the compound wall of a government school collapsed on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) night in Chengalpattu district due to heavy rains, causing panic among students and parents. A senior police official from Chengalpattu district said that the government higher secondary school in Anjur village, located inside the Mahindra City township of Chengalpattu, has been functioning for more than 50 years, with about 300 children from surrounding villages studying there. Due to the heavy rains that have been lashing the area for the past few days, a portion of the school's compound wall collapsed. On Thursday (December 4) morning, when the students arrived, the collapsed wall caused panic. Social activist D. Jaikumar said residents in the area had been requesting the Chengalpattu district administration for several years to take steps to renovate the dilapidated compound wall of the…...

11+ min ago (245+ words) A joint platform of student organisations in Telangana has convened a round table to protest the alleged diversion of prime industrial land in Hyderabad by the Congress government. BRSV president Gellu Srinivas Yadav accused the regime of a large-scale scam harming youth employment. Hyderabad: A joint platform of various student organisations in Telangana has called for a round table conference on Friday at the Somajiguda Press Club to expose what they term a major conspiracy and scam by the Congress government led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in transferring prime industrial land in Hyderabad to private individuals. Addressing a news conference, BRSV state president Gellu Srinivas Yadav alleged that thousands of acres of valuable land worth over Rs.5 lakh crore, originally allotted for creating industrial infrastructure and generating employment in Hyderabad city by successive governments, were now being handed…...

15+ min ago (168+ words) Published - December 04, 2025 07:45 pm IST - MYSURU Additional Deputy Commissioner P. Shivaraju carried out surprise inspections in hostels of the Backward Classes Welfare Department in Mysuru on Thursday. The Additional Deputy Commissioner, who is also the KAS officer-in-charge of Mysuru taluk, conducted the surprise checks as per instructions of the Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, said an official statement issued here on Thursday. Mr. Shivaraju visited the government hostel of Backward Classes Welfare Department in Kuvempunagar, Bogadi, and other areas in and around Mysuru. During the visit, he inspected the condition of the kitchen, toilets, storage room, and other facilities, besides the availability of drinking water and other amenities. He also interacted with the students staying in the hostels. Mr. Shivaraju attended a parents" meeting, which was under way in one of the hostels, and held discussions with the parents and students. The Additional…...

15+ min ago (200+ words) December 4, 2025 - by AgriLife Today The'Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service,'Texas A&M AgriLife Research'and the'Lampasas River Watershed Partnership'will host a'free online clinic focused on the proper and safe management of home septic systems on Dec. 11 from noon to 1:30 p.m.' The clinic will provide a basic understanding of the operational and maintenance activities of a septic system and explain how actions within the home impact septic systems. This clinic does not certify homeowners to perform their own quarterly inspections required for aerobic systems.' Lisa Prcin, AgriLife Research specialist and Lampasas River Watershed coordinator, Temple, said the clinic will also discuss implementation of the OSSF components of the Lampasas River Watershed Protection Plan.' Failing septic systems were identified by the Lampasas River Watershed Partnership as a potential source of bacterial contamination in nearby streams and waterways. The septic system maintenance clinic is…...

17+ min ago (395+ words) Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube, will on Friday officiate the opening of several major infrastructure developments at the University of Venda (UNIVEN) in Thohoyandou, Limpopo " a significant milestone in government's sustained drive to modernise and strengthen South Africa's public university system. The projects form part of the Department of Higher Education and Training's (DHET) long-term investment under the Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant (IEG), introduced in 2007/08 to eradicate historical underdevelopment, upgrade outdated facilities and ensure universities can meet modern teaching, learning and research demands. The IEG programme " now entering its seventh cycle, pending final approval " has been one of government's most critical tools for restoring equity in the higher education system. Across cycles 1 to 6, a combined R33.088 billion has been channelled to 24 public universities through the IEG and the National Treasury's Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI). UNIVEN,…...

22+ min ago (1055+ words) Nonprofit organizations and the social sector at-large is America's third-largest employer at 10% of the workforce, comprising 5.2% of GDP and contributing $1.4 trillion to the economy. Nearly a year into federal budget cuts eliminating social safety net programs, closure of USAID and the downstream impact of philanthropy quietly pulling back funding " the sector faces a gathering storm. A survey and conversations with long-term unemployed social sector workers highlights an employment crisis that threatens not just individual livelihoods, but the sector's foundational capacity to serve communities. While federal government and technology sector layoffs consistently make headlines, the unfolding jobs crisis within the social sector has received little public attention even as tens of thousands of sector employees have lost jobs in the past year, many due to reorganization or closure of nonprofits. Leaders at organizations operating in the current environment are struggling to…...

25+ min ago (372+ words) Local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas and Mindanao suspended classes on Thursday, December 4, 2025 due to Tropical Depression (TD) Wilma. TD Wilma is spotted over 600 kilometers east of Catarman, Northern Samar as of 10 a.m., according to an 11 a.m. bulletin of state weather bureau PAGASA." Governor Harris Ongchuan suspended classes at all levels in Northern Samar beginning 1 p.m. on December 4." State weather bureau PAGASA has hoisted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal Number 1 over Northern Samar. The center of TD Wilma is located at 625 km east of Catarman, as of 10 a.m. on December 4. Heavy rains are expected on December 4 until Saturday, December 6 with an Orange Rainfall Warning also raised over Northern Samar, based on PAGASA weather advisory. In Tacloban City, classes in Kindergarten were suspended automatically on December 4 based on Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 22, Series of 2024, and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Memorandum Order No....

30+ min ago (808+ words) Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor, columnist and reporter for 40 years. He welcomes comment at[emailprotected]. Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, is to be commended for sponsoring and promoting a bill to overhaul the state's moribund school construction program, which, if truth be told, has been shortchanging our kids and communities for decades. Brennan's proposal, LD 1892, is now before the Education Committee, and will eventually proceed to floor votes. Expectations should be kept in check. This is the eighth year of an administration not known for new ideas or encouraging others to produce them, and it's doubtful any new proposal calling for additional spending " even for vital needs " will get much consideration. But as a forum to explore concepts that might work, and that can furnish ideas for the ongoing gubernatorial campaign, it has real promise. Brennan, who's served 11 terms…...

30+ min ago (474+ words) For'real change, we must invest not only in civics, but in conscience. Credit: Getty Images / Fuse We are raising a generation inundated with noise: digital, political and emotional. But there is a simple change we can make in their daily lives that may be the most powerful tool we can offer: one minute of stillness. This complements a similar return to the tried and true, with a renewed emphasis on civics in our schools. How? Civics in America has quietly slipped into the background in recent decades. With classrooms consumed by standardized testing and performance metrics, the subjects that teach young people how democracy works, and what it demands of them, have been pushed aside. That makes the renewed interest in civics is welcome. Teaching history, constitutional literacy and democratic process is essential, especially in an era of fierce political…...

30+ min ago (344+ words) A former Wayne Local Schools treasurer was ordered to repay $44,222 for failing to pay taxes and other bills on time, resulting in late fees and interest, according to an audit from the Auditor of State. Ronald L. James, the former treasurer, was ordered to repay the following: During Ronald James's time, the district paid $41,692.21 in penalties and interest in taxes and fees, including to the Ohio Department of Taxation and the village of Waynesville. The state began their investigation in 2022. Wayne Local Schools officials said they took the investigation seriously and have made several changes, including: "The auditor's findings provided the opportunity to strengthen our financial operations," said Darren Amburgy, board president of Wayne Local Schools. "Our focus remains on maintaining the trust of our community and ensuring that every taxpayer dollar is managed responsibly." Ronald James was acquitted earlier this…...