Though these two words are used interchangeably to refer to a place where people are buried, there is a subtle difference in meaning between the two. ‘Graveyard' is the older of the two terms, and it is mostly used to refer to a burial ground which adjoins a church.
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Test Track
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The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have invited applications for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE 2012) to be held on April 8 for admission to undergraduate courses.
The CAT race begins for thousands
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Scholarships for research in classical languages
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Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore has been offering fellowships for postgraduates to do research in classical languages, said G.Prabhakar, principal of the CIIL, Mysore here on Thursday.
U.K. Education exhibition
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The education exhibition organised by the British Council and Education U.K. will provide an opportunity for aspirants to meet U.K. academicians of more than 25 institutions at the Education U.K. exhibition to be held at the Center Hotel, Avenue Centre building at Panampilly Nagar here on November 17.
School students complain about shortage of teachers, poor infrastructure
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Almost 200 students of Government Higher Secondary School at Peruntholuvu thronged the Collectorate here on Wednesday to express their grievances pertaining to the shortage of teachers and poor infrastructure in their institution.
Delay in granting scholarship hits five ST students
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Five Scheduled Tribe students of Meredian College are unable to pay their fees for the third semester because their scholarship has been delayed.