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KERALA DU’s faculty of an- he added. drive educational reforms,
Challenged children thropology has prepared with Assam’s model pro-
sports program the proposal tabled for UTTAR PRADESH viding valuable insights
approval by the varsity’s Imperious teacher for Himachal Pradesh.
Thiruvananthapuram, july Academic Council, which The dialogue between the
3. In collaboration with will meet at month end. Aligarh, july 28. Visu- two states will pave the
SCERT (State Council of In a letter, the faculty has als captured on camera way for future exchanges
Educational Research & requested the police to of a government primary and collaborative efforts
Training), the state’s edu- enable forensic science school teacher in Gokul- aimed at enriching the
cation ministry released an students to acquire field pur district sleeping in educational experiences
“inclusive sports manual” experience. The proposal the classroom while her of students countrywide,”
with the objective of pro- also seeks minor modifica- students waved handheld said Dr. Pegu, speaking on
moting the track and field tions in the curriculum fans around her, have the occasion.
sports talents of different- of DU’s M.Sc (Forensic gone viral on social media,
ly-abled schoolchildren Science) course for final sparking widespread ARUNACHAL PRADESH
and ensuring their on-field semester students to in- outrage. Basic Education Schools rationalisa-
participation. clude visits to crime scenes Officer Rakesh Kumar
“Steps are being taken through police stations. Singh said that while the tion programme
to conduct competitions matter is being investigat- Itanagar, july 23. The
prescribed in the manual HIMACHAL PRADESH ed, the teacher has been state government has
this year itself. A Healthy Outstanding teacher suspended. announced an initiative
Kids programme which Meanwhile, another to close or merge over
nurtures the physical and awards video of the same teacher 600 government primary
mental health of children Shimla, july 14. The state beating students has also schools with zero or mini-
by initiating them into government is all set to surfaced. A probe by the mal enrolment. Accord-
sports and games, will be award teachers and school Block Education Officer ing to official sources,
implemented for pri- leaders for outstanding confirmed that the sleep- significant population
mary students of state-run contribution to education. ing video and the footage shifts from remote areas
schools,” said education “The objective of insti- of children being beaten to newly established circle
minister V. Sivankutty ad- tuting these awards is to star the same teacher, and district headquarters
dressing the media. promote teaching as a ca- but the latter video foot- has resulted in declining
Moreover under an ini- reer, encourage teachers to age was shot a few years student enrolments in
tiative to support autistic adopt best teaching-learn- earlier. some schools.
children, model autism ing practices, and enhance “After thorough delib-
complexes will be estab- the reputation of teachers ASSAM erations with all stake-
lished in all 14 districts of within society,” said chief Inter-state holders, the government
the state at an estimated minister Sukhvinder Singh of Arunachal Pradesh
cost of Rs.37.80 crore, Sukhu, addressing a press cooperation has decided to merge 336
added the minister. conference. Guwahati, july 1: A schools to create inter-
According to Sukhu, 24 13-member delegation village schools that can
DELHI teachers will be awarded from Himachal Pradesh serve multiple neighbour-
Students’ crime scene in two separate categories. led by education minister ing villages. This approach
not only improves access
Rohit Thakur, arrived in
“In addition, six special
visits awards will be presented Assam’s admin capital to education but also
New delhi, july 10. Delhi to teachers who have made for a detailed meeting allows more efficient use
University’s (DU) forensic outstanding contribu- with the state’s education of educational resources
science postgrad students tion towards innovation, minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu and infrastructure,” said
will soon be authorised to implementation of state and team. The objective of education minister Pasang
visit crime scenes as in- flagship programs, and the visiting delegation is to Dorjee Sona, addressing
terns to examine forensic special initiatives. Award- study innovative initiatives a press conference. “We
evidence. DU has mooted ees will be shortlisted being implemented by As- have also closed down 398
a proposal to the Delhi Po- based on recommenda- sam’s education ministry. schools which had zero
lice to allow them to visit tions of a state-level com- “This visit underscores enrolment,” he added.
crime scenes together with mittee constituted under the growing importance of Paromita Sengupta with bureau
investigators. the State Award Scheme,” inter-state cooperation to inputs

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