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               JHARKHAND              agreement, over a period   FIFA will jointly support   27-November 3).
             Room to Read project     of 18 months under its go-  the successful implementa-  Readmission of 13,977
                                      IT and Ignite My Future   tion of the programme,”   school dropouts who
             ranchi, november 5.      programmes, TCS will     said Tedir addressing the   have been assured urgent
             Students of government   train 1,500 teachers and   media.                remedial education is the
             primary schools across the   35,000 students of 105 Jai                   biggest achievement of the
             state will soon have access   Prakash Narayan Sarvo-   UTTARAKHAND        programme, said Mehta,
             to child-friendly librar-  daya and Eklavya Residen-  Hindi medical       addressing a press confer-
             ies to develop the reading   tial schools managed by   education          ence.
             habit and enhance learning   the state government, in                        The programme has
             capabilities, said Kiran   computational and logical   DehraDun, november 5.   also been successful in
             Kumari Pasi, director of   thinking.              Uttarakhand is set to   providing self-employment
             the Jharkhand Education    Under the Ignite My    become the second state   opportunities to 21,329
             Project Council (JEPC).   Future program, teachers   to permit undergraduate   individuals, he added.
                In association with   will be familiarised with   medical education in
             Room to Read, a San      the usage of computers,   Hindi language from the    CHHATTISGARH
             Francisco (USA)-based    algorithms, programming,   academic year 2023-24.   Drinking & teaching
             non-profit working for   coding and problem-      This decision was taken   directive
             children’s literacy and   solving pedagogies. These   in light of the special
             education of the girl child,   teachers will be certified as   importance being accorded   Jashpur, november 18. The
             JEPC has introduced a    master trainers.         by the Central government   education ministry has
             pilot project to establish    Under the company’s   to Hindi, said medical   directed school teachers
             50 well-equipped libraries   go-IT program, students   education minister Dhan   and staff in the tribal-
             with low-height chairs and   will be taught design,   Singh Rawat.        dominated Jashpur district
             tables statewide.        logical thinking, problem-  The medical education   to submit a declaration
                “We have tied up with   solving skills and also   ministry has constituted a   that they will not consume
             Room to Read for this    prepared for the Bebras In-  four-member expert com-  alcohol while on duty, said
             path-breaking project.   dia Computing Challenge,   mittee chaired by Dr. CMS   Madhulika Tiwari, the
             Room to Read is setting   an international student   Rawat, principal of Gov-  district education officer
             up libraries and provid-  competition.            ernment Medical College,   (DEO).
             ing free-of-charge study                          Srinagar (Kashmir). The    This directive was
             materials to the state     ARUNACHAL  PRADESH     committee will prepare a   issued through block
             government. If the project   Football for Schools  draft of the new syllabus   education officers after
             is successful, it will be                         for colleges after studying   several incidents of teach-
             extended on a large scale   itanagar, november 22.   the MBBS Hindi syllabus   ers attending school in
             through a formal govern-  The state government has   in Madhya Pradesh’s medi-  inebriated condition were
             ment programme,” said    finalised plans to launch   cal colleges, added Rawat.   reported in recent months.
             Pasi, addressing a media   a ‘Football for Schools’                          The directive drew at-
             conference.              programme, an initiative    JAMMU & KASHMIR      tention to Rule 23 of the
                                      to promote the field game   Back-to-Village      Chhattisgarh Civil Services
               UTTAR PRADESH          of football in 200 schools                       Conduct Rules, 1965 which
             TCS teacher training     statewide, said education   programme            prohibits government
             initiative               minister Taba Tedir.     Jammu, november 8. Over   servants from being under
                                                               14,000 children who had
                                        “The objective of the
                                                                                       the influence of intoxicat-
             Lucknow, november 22. The   programme is to nurture   dropped out of school   ing drinks or drugs while
             Mumbai-based Tata Con-   budding football stars in   during the Covid pandemic   discharging official duties.
             sultancy Services (TCS) —   the 6-13 years age group.   rejoined classes under   Some teachers, includ-
             India’s largest information   In this connection, a   a Back-to-Village (B2V)   ing a lady teacher of a
             technology services com-  partnership agreement   programme of the admin-  primary school, found in
             pany — signed a memo-    has been inked between   istration of the Union terri-  inebriated state during
             randum of understanding   FIFA and the Union educa-  tories of Jammu and Kash-  duty hours have been sus-
             with the Uttar Pradesh   tion ministry to promote   mir. This was declared   pended, said Tiwari.
             government’s social wel-  the game among children   by chief secretary Arun Ku-
             fare department.         countrywide. The Union   mar Mehta who reviewed a      Paromita Sengupta with
                Under terms of the    education ministry and   pilot programme (October             bureau inputs

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