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HIMACHAL PRADESH Samastha, described this Asserting that univer- 23 IITs (Indian Institutes
Newspaper reading initiative as “violation of sal literacy is critical to of Technology).
“Punjab students pos-
mandate personal freedom” and achieving the Viksit Bharat sess indomitable spirit to
2047 goal of Prime Minis-
“an imposition of vulgar-
Shimla, june 17. The ity in the name of physical ter Narendra Modi, Saha succeed. Our students are
education ministry has fitness”. appealed to children and scripting new success sto-
mandated daily newspaper However, education adults of the state to con- ries every day and bring-
reading during morning minister V. Sivankutty tinue reading and writing ing laurels to the state,”
assemblies in government has defended the state to upgrade their skills for said Mann, speaking on
schools statewide. School government’s decision and national advancement. the occasion.
heads have been instruct- shared a Facebook video
ed to provide English and showing Muslim students BIHAR MADHYA PRADESH
Hindi newspapers daily, to in school uniforms Teachers self- AI integrated model
improve students’ general participating in a Zumba
knowledge, reading com- session. “Let the children transfer portal curricula
prehension, vocabulary play, laugh, have fun, Patna, june 27. The state Indore, june 6. Artificial
development and public and grow up healthy,” he government has rolled out Intelligence (AI) will be
speaking skills. responded. an e-Shikshak Kosh portal, integrated into all branch-
Addressing a press Addressing a press a new online self-transfer es of technical education
conference, chief minister conference, the minister system for teachers, aimed from the academic year
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said: “All should under- to resolve “dissatisfaction” 2026-27, said AICTE
said: “The newspaper stand that this initiative over postings and stream- chairperson Prof. T.G.
reading initiative has is being conducted as part lining the process of filling Sitharam.
been introduced to instill of an anti-drugs cam- teacher vacancies. Addressing a parlia-
a habit in children of re- paign. Such objections will Dr. S. Siddharth, ad- mentary advisory com-
maining informed and en- spread more poison than ditional chief secretary mittee meeting chaired by
gaging with current affairs, drugs in our society. It will of the state’s education Union education minister
thereby supporting their facilitate communalism ministry, issued a direc- Dharmendra Pradhan,
all-round development and differences instead of tive permitting teachers to Sitharam said: “AICTE
and better preparing them improving education.” apply for transfers through had introduced a B.Tech
for competitive exams and this portal. This initia- programme in AI and Data
real-world challenges.” TRIPURA tive follows widespread Science in 2017. Now the
Full literacy landmark complaints from teachers council is working on a
KERALA about transfers to unsuit- project to include AI in
Zumba classes Agartala, june 24. Tripura able locations. the model curriculums of
all technical disciplines

is now a fully literate state,
controversy the third in the country to PUNJAB including engineering, in-
Kochi, june 28. The state cross this milestone after Young achievers formation technology, and
education ministry’s deci- Mizoram and Goa, an- management studies.”
sion to introduce Zumba, nounced officials from the felicitation According to Prof.
a dance-based fitness Union ministry of educa- Chandigarh, june 5. The Sitharam, a committee has
program, in government tion. This announcement state government’s been constituted to sug-
schools from the academic was made at a special Sikhiya Kranti (education gest necessary revisions of
year 2025-26 as part of event held at Rabindra revolution) initiative to the model curricula. “This
its anti-drugs campaign, Bhavan in the state capital revitalise education is en- committee has already
has provoked a backlash at which chief minister abling the state to produce held three meetings. I
from Muslim minority Manik Saha was chief high achievers on a daily expect the panel to submit
organisations, some of guest. basis, said chief minister its recommendations
whom object to girls and “This is a historic Bhagwant Mann at a fe- within the next month.
boys “intermingling” and and proud moment for licitation ceremony for 44 Two months later, we aim
“dancing together in mini- Tripura. I congratulate students from government to finalise the updated
mal clothes”. all those who contributed schools who cleared the model curriculums,” he
Nasar Faizy Koodathai, to this mission,” said the JEE (Advanced) examina- added.
a leader of the influen- chief minister, speaking on tion for admission into the Paromita Sengupta with bureau
tial Muslim organisation the occasion. country’s globally reputed inputs

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