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School Reopening News: Modi-led government has dismissed the reports which had claimed that schools and colleges, that have been closed since mid-March, may open from September 1. Sources close to the Centre asserted that a final call will be taken only after assessing the situation and local spread of the pandemic, which has claimed over 44,000 lives across the country.
In a meeting of the Ministry of Education Parliamentary Standing Committee, MPs and the officials of the ministry highlighted the plight of economically weaker section students who can not afford smartphones, laptop for their online classes.
The government assured that transistor would be distributed to poor children so that children can study via community radio. Besides, an IVRS system will also be created for online classes.
For college students, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, the Committee chairman and BJP MP asked the government to create a ‘Question Bank’, in a bid to relieve their stress. He suggested that questions from this should be asked in their exams.
Meanwhile, Union Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare informed the committee that the government is not thinking of treating the current academic session as a “zero year”, which means that there will be an examination at the end of 2020.
“Students will get their classes online and offline, and all logistical support will be provided to ensure that exams happen. We are not going to treat the current academic session as a year-long holiday”, Khare reportedly told the MPs.
[11/08, 2:58 PM] +91 70063 08043: Ishfaq Jabbar seeks compensation for fire accident victim
GANDERBAL 11 Aug : Inspecting the spot in which a cotton mill was gutted in a fire on Monday in Chanthan Gulapora area of Central Kashmir’s , Ganderbal district the National Conference Senior Leader and former MLA Ganderbal Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar has demanded that the owner must be compensated so that he can continue his work as he had acquired loan to raise the factory.
Mr Jabbar today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the incident of fire at Chathan and said he stood in solidarity with the Ishfaq Ahmed Qureshi S/O Mir Zamaan Qureshi.
Demanding adequate compensation and immediate and dignified rehabilitation of the owner of the factory without any delay, the NC Leader and former MLA Ganderbal took stock of the damages caused.
He assured the owner Ishfaq Ahmed Qureshi that he would take up the issue of compensation with the higher ups.
“It is miraculous that no one was hurt yesterday. Adequate safety measures should be ensured in future,” he added.