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GUJARAT of KIIT and the Kalinga ers’ Association (PTA) and At a time when there’s a
Model primary Institute of Social Sciences the university syndicate national debate that secu-
(KISS) said: “We will offer will also be part of the new larism is in danger under
Ahmedabad, june 6. A late a job to one member from panels.” the rule of the BJP govern-
19th century government each family at KIIT/KISS ment at the Centre and in
school operational until and provide free-of-charge CHHATTISGARH several states, publication
2018 in Vadnagar, Mehsa- education to their children Intelligent initiative of the old preamble —
na district which Prime at KISS and KIIT as per these words were added
Minister Narendra Modi their eligibility.” Raipur, june 10. Eighty- to the preamble in 1976 —
had attended in young Earlier during the nine classes X and XII could create public unrest
age, has been restored by Covid-19 pandemic, KIIT students who topped the and misgiving.
the Archaeological Survey had stepped forward to Chhattisgarh Board of Sec- Addressing a press
of India. Under Project support students who lost ondary Education exams conference, Radha Reddy,
Prerna (‘inspire’) — the their parents to Covid by were given joyrides in a Director of SCERT, said
vernacular school is being providing free education seven-seater helicopter the error had “crept in in-
developed as a model for and jobs to their family by the state government advertently” while down-
the country. members. under an annual reward loading the cover image.
Being redeveloped ac- scheme announced last
cording to prime minister KERALA year by chief minister Bh- BIHAR
Modi’s vision, it will serve Grievance redressal upesh Baghel. This year, Domicile rule
as a model for primary 54 class X students and 35
schools countrywide. De- panels class XII students includ- abolished
signed as an “experiential Thiruvananthapuram, june ing ten from the Scheduled Patna, june 27. The state
school” offering a “unique 8. Following protests over Tribes were presented this government announced
pedagogy”, it will use new the suicide of a female reward. that candidates from any
technologies to impart val- student of a church-run “This intelligent ini- state of the Indian Union
ues and inspire children to private engineering college tiative has proved very are eligible for teaching
become catalysts of change in Kottayam district, the popular with students jobs in state government-
in future, says a Gujarat state government an- and inspires them to run schools. The decision
government spokesperson. nounced that grievance study hard for their board was taken at a cabinet
“Two students from redressal committees examinations,” said a state meeting chaired by chief
each of the country’s 740 would be constituted in all government spokesperson, minister Nitish Kumar.
districts will be selected higher education institu- addressing the media on This proposal was
for a week-long study tour tions statewide to investi- the occasion. mooted by the state’s
of the model school in gate complaints lodged by education ministry
2024,” he added. students. TELANGANA because of a severe teacher
This is the outcome of a Deliberate omission shortage statewide.
ODISHA second-year student found Previously only individuals
Samanta solicitude hanging inside her hostel charge “domiciled in Bihar” could
room in early June. Some Hyderabad, june 23. The be recruited and appointed
Bhubaneswar, june 7. The students alleged that their Telangana State Council in state government
Kalinga Institute of Indus- teachers were “harassing” of Educational Research schools.
trial Technology (KIIT), them on several issues and Training (SCERT) is Addressing a press
Deemed-to-be University, including use of mobile mired in a controversy fol- conference after a cabinet
Bhubaneswar will provide phones on campus. lowing publication of the meeting, S. Siddharth,
employment to one family Addressing a press Preamble of the Constitu- additional chief secretary,
member and free educa- conference, the state’s tion on the cover page of a said: “From now on, any
tion to children whose higher education minister school textbook omitting Indian citizen can apply
parents died in the June 2 R. Bindu said: “The pro- the words “socialist” and for government teaching
triple train accident near posed panel will comprise “secular”. The Telangana jobs and it is not binding
Balasore, in which 280 principals of colleges and State United Teachers’ that he or she should have
passengers lost their lives. heads of departments of Federation complained to state domicile.”
Announcing the hu- universities. Representa- the state’s education min-
manitarian package, Dr. tives of student unions and istry that these words had Paromita Sengupta with bureau
Achyuta Samanta, founder nominees of Parent Teach- been deliberately omitted. inputs

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