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Explained: How Kerala wants to reduce school bag weight, abolish ‘backbenchers’ in classrooms

Explained: How Kerala wants to reduce school bag weight, abolish ‘backbenchers’ in classrooms

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Kerala government’s education department has approved the draft report on measures to reduce school bag weight. The state government’s Curriculum Steering Committee has also decided to take steps to abolish the concept of backbenchers from the next academic year Making these annoucements on Thursday, Kerala’s General Education and Labour Minister V Sivankutty said these two reforms are being taken to bring qualitative changes in the state’s general education sector. The proposed measures focus on reducing the weight of school bags to ensure the physical and mental well-being of students, and creating a classroom environment without ‘back benchers’ as part of the democratisation of classrooms, an official statement by the department cited by news agency ANI said on Thursday . Earlier, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) had been entrusted with studying these proposals in detail. Based on this, reports were prepared and discussed in detail at today’s State Curriculum Steering Committee meeting. The committee subsequently approved the draft report. “We want to make the schools more child-friendly and democratic. Accordingly, there is …

KHSTU protests move to abolish teacher posts

KHSTU protests move to abolish teacher posts

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The government should desist from the move to abolish 420 higher secondary teaching posts at the fag end of this academic year, terming them uneconomic owing to inadequate student strength, P. Ubaidulla, MLA, has said. He was inaugurating a two-day day-and-night agitation organised by the Kerala Higher Secondary Teachers’ Union (KHSTU) in front of the Directorate of General Education in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday (February 27, 2025). The MLA said it was ironic that when up to 65 or 70 students were packed together in a higher secondary classroom, higher secondary teachers were being redeployed, citing the lack of adequate students in a batch. If the government planned to go ahead with the decision, the Minister for General Education should clarify who would study and who would teach in the buildings built using Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board funds, he said. KHSTU general secretary O. Shoukathali presided. Indian Union Muslim League State unit secretary Beemapally Rasheed spoke. The KHSTU is protesting the move to redeploy permanent teachers after abolishing posts allegedly owing to the decline in …

Rahul Gandhi declares ‘will abolish artificial barrier of 50% reservation’ | Latest News India

Rahul Gandhi declares ‘will abolish artificial barrier of 50% reservation’ | Latest News India

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Nov 05, 2024 09:37 PM IST Rahul Gandhi further said there may be some shortcomings in the caste survey to be taken up by the state government. However, these will be sorted out. Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reiterated he is “fully committed” to ensuring caste census in Telangana and will make the state a model for caste census across the country.  Calling caste discrimination in India as “unique” and among worst in the world, the former Congress chief said he “will demolish artificial barrier of 50 per cent reservations in country.” Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and state deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka during the state-level consultations on caste census at Gandhian Ideology Centre, in Secunderabad on Tuesday. (ANI) “Caste census is the first process to be taken up to assess the extent and nature of discrimination. So, I am fully committed to ensuring not only the caste census happens in Telangana, but that Telangana becomes a model for the …

Use power of ballot to foil attempts to ‘abolish’ Mancherial district, says KCR

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Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of hatching plans to abolish Mancherial, Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts soon after the May 13 Lok Sabha (LS) elections. Mr. Rao held a roadshow in Mancherial town on Saturday night as part of campaigning for party candidate from Peddapalli LS constituency Koppula Eshwar. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Rao alleged that Mr. Revanth Reddy was pursuing vendetta politics without fulfilling promises such as waiver of farm loans up to ₹2 lakh, ₹500 bonus per quintal of paddy, 10 gm of gold to eligible women at the time of marriage and so on. “When I questioned about broken promises, he hurled abuses at me,” Mr. Rao charged, alleging that the development and welfare schemes initiated by the previous BRS government were being diluted and erased, undermining the interests of farmers, toiling masses and poor people. “Would you allow people at the helm in Telangana to abolish Mancherial district which was carved out of the erstwhile composite Adilabad …

TMC releases manifesto; promises to abolish CAA and discontinue NRC | Latest News India

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Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday released its manifesto ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in which the INDIA-alliance partner has promised to abolish the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and discontinue the National Register for Citizens (NRC). The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday released its election manifesto for Lok Sabha election 2024 (X/ANI) “The botched-up Citizenship (Amendment) Act will be abolished and the National Register of Citizens will be discontinued. The Uniform Civil Code will not be implemented across India,” the manifesto said. HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere. Explore now! The manifesto comprises 10 points called Didir Shopoth (Didi’s promises) including 100 days of guaranteed work and increased minimum wage, housing for poor, 10 free LPG cylinders for BPL families, free ration at door-step, hike in old-age pension, capping of fuel prices and price stabilization fund to tackle price fluctuations, student credit card to purse higher education and financial assistance to girls and women among others. “Today’s manifesto is what we are committed to do when TMC, as …

WJSN’s Bona Is Determined To Abolish The “Pyramid Game” Ranking System At Her New School

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TVING’s upcoming drama “Pyramid Game” has shared stills of WJSN’s Bona! Based on the webtoon of the same name, “Pyramid Game” is a thriller drama set in an all-girls high school. Every month, all the students are graded through a popularity vote, and if they receive an F grade, they are officially appointed as the target of school violence. WJSN’s Bona will play the lead character Sung Su Ji, a second-year student who becomes the target of the pyramid game as soon as she transfers to the school. To break the twisted cycle of the pyramid system, Sung Su Ji pushes herself to become the leader of a rebellion. The newly released stills capture Sung Su Ji immediately after transferring to Baekyeon Girls’ High School. Having transferred schools multiple times, Sung Su Ji doesn’t find it difficult adjusting to new schools. However, nothing could have prepared her for the unexpected “Pyramid Game” she encounters at her new school. Sung Su Ji’s school life takes a chaotic turn when she becomes the target of the pyramid …

Priyanka Chopra`s mother Madhu says she would abolish `nuclear family set-up`

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Priyanka Chopra`s mother, Madhu Chopra, recently opened up on all things parenting and family. Madhu expressed that if she had things her way, she would throw out the nuclear family setup. In the book “Raising Stars” by Rashmi Uchil, she mentioned that Priyanka mentions her family in interviews so much because she was raised by a tea. Madhu expressed that while she was busy with her career, Priyanka and Siddhant were being raised by relatives. Priyanka Chopra`s mother Madhu says she would abolish `nuclear family set-up`  Madhu Chopra said, “I am the proudest mom, and Priyanka is my favourite topic of conversation. I take so much pride in my children. I gave so little. In return, Priyanka has blossomed so much.” Talking about how a mother influences their child, Madhu Chopra said a mother`s influence amounts to 95&#37, while a father and the rest of the family amount to the remaining 5&#37. In an earlier interview, Madhu Chopra confessed that her children had never complained about being absent from their lives. “In my opinion, the …