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JHARKHAND naming roads and schools annually, are set to reopen crore towards grant of
First Birhor after them is a small token after the state government scholarships to tribal
matriculate of our appreciation,” said permitted class IX-XII students, said Shahid
schools to restart on-cam-
Iqbal Choudhary, tribal
Vijay Inder Singla, educa-
hazaribagh, august 3. tion and public works pus teaching-learning affairs department
Paval Birhor (16), a department minister at a The coaching centres secretary.
student of Pariyojna press conference. have instituted elabo- “The allocation includes
Ucha Vidyalay, Kandsar, rate safety protocols to Rs.7.7 crore for 6,561 post-
a government school in DELHI safeguard students against matriculation students,
the Hazaribagh district, JNV roadblock the Covid-19 virus and are Rs.3.8 crore for 12,868
is the first girl child from ready to welcome stu- pre-matriculation students
Jharkhand’s primitive new delhi, august 2. dents back, according to a of classes IX-X, and Rs.18
Birhor tribe (pop.11,000) The construction of 17 joint statement issued by crore for 2.15 lakh class
to pass the state board’s Central government- coaching institute man- I-VIII students.
class X matriculation funded Jawahar Navo- agements. “This year, the scholar-
examination. Results of daya Vidyalayas (JNVs) ships will cover 42,000
the Jharkhand Academic — class VI-XII residential MIZORAM more students than last
Council were declared on schools for meritorious Schools reopen year,” said Choudhary at a
July 29. rural children — is stalled media briefing.
Felicitating her, Aditya because of land transfer aizawl, august 23. Seven
Kumar Anand, deputy delays of state govern- Covid-free districts includ- ODISHA
commissioner of Hazarib- ments, Union education ing Aizawl have com- University status
agh district, said it was a minister Dharmendra menced in-person classes
milestone for the Birhor Pradhan informed the Lok in 376 schools for the award
tribe whose children are Sabha. Of the 17 stalled academic year 2021-2022, berhampur, august 3. The
unwilling to attend school JNVs, seven are planned school education depart- vintage Khallikote Au-
despite the state govern- for Delhi, three in West ment director James tonomous College (KAC,
ment’s best efforts. “We Bengal, two in Jammu & Lalrinchhana informed the estb.1856), Berhampur
will provide all assistance Kashmir and one each in media. (Ganjam district) has been
to Paval and ensure she Arunachal Pradesh, As- On August 8, Covid-19 granted unitary university
gets admission into the sam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh guidelines issued by the status.
best higher education and Jharkhand Mizoram government had Speaking on the occa-
institutions,” he said at a “The Navodaya Vidya- permitted schools beyond sion, KAC alumnus and
media conference. laya project envisages at the jurisdiction of the Berhampur MP Chandra
least one JNV in every Aizawl Municipal Corpora- Sekhar Sahu said: “We will
PUNJAB district of the country. As tion to reopen. The next provide global standard
Olympic medallists on date, 661 JNVs have day in an another order, new technologies-enabled
education to students and
it permitted re-opening of
been sanctioned of which
honoured 580 are functional from primary and higher sec- provide for research op-
Chandigarh, august 6. permanent campuses. ondary schools in Covid- portunities in contempo-
Chief minister Amarinder Construction work of free towns and villages rary subjects.”
Singh has given approval 64 JNVs is in progress,” subject to prior clearance Started as a school in
to a proposal to name added the minister. by deputy commissioners. 1856, KAC was upgraded
roads and schools after into an intermediate
Olympic 2020 medal win- RAJASTHAN JAMMU & KASHMIR college in 1878, and
ners, and directed officials Kota set to reopen Tribal students conferred status of an au-
to initiate the process. tonomous college in 1990.
“Punjab sent a contin- Kota (rajasthan), august scholarships Unitary varsity status will
gent of 20 sportspersons 28. Forty prominent test srinagar, august 7. The enable KAC — which cur-
to Tokyo Olympics 2020, prep coaching institutes tribal affairs department rently provides 21 study
of whom 11 were in the po- in Kota, a town nation- of the Union territory programmes to 5,000
dium-finish men’s hockey ally renowned for its large of Jammu & Kashmir students — to award its
team. These players and number (150) of test prep administration has own degrees, he added.
sportspersons have made institutes that enrol an es- approved its highest- Paromita Sengupta with bureau
the country proud and timated 100,000 students ever allocation of Rs.30 inputs

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