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Punjab Speaker flags errors in NCERT’s Punjabi textbook, writes to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Punjab Speaker flags errors in NCERT’s Punjabi textbook, writes to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

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Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan pointed out significant spelling mistakes and factual inaccuracies in the book ‘Punjabi Primer’. Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, drawing attention to several errors in a Punjabi textbook issued by NCERT. Sandhwan in his letter highlighted major spelling mistakes and incorrect information in the ‘Punjabi Primer’, a book meant for early childhood education (Balvatika/Anganwadi) and adult literacy programmes. He said in a statement that such fundamental mistakes not only misguide young learners but also undermine the effectiveness of literacy initiatives for adults. He underlined that learning resources, especially those used in early education, must uphold top levels of correctness and credibility. Sandhwan requested the minister to promptly arrange for the textbook to be reviewed and revised by qualified Punjabi language experts and academicians to ensure correct and reliable content. He also emphasised the need for a strict editorial and quality-checking process for all future publications by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to prevent such errors.  …

Daily Briefing: Army probes into killing of three civilians, SBI’s ‘commissions’ for electoral bonds, NCERT’s textbook revision; and more | Live News

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📬 Get this delivered straight to your inbox: https://indianexpress.com/newsletters/ Read this newsletter in a single page: Good morning! 🚨 Big Story The Army’s internal inquiries into the killing of three civilians, allegedly during interrogation by its personnel following a terror attack in J&K’s Poonch in December 2023 that left four soldiers dead, and into the operational gaps have found serious lapses in the conduct of 7-8 personnel. We delve into the findings of the inquiries. More than three months after they were picked up and tortured, nine of the 10 villagers who survived are yet to return to work, many still nursing their wounds. Here are their accounts. ⚡ Only in Express While demands for “commission” owed to the bank constituted a bulk of the correspondence between SBI and the Ministry of Finance on the electoral bonds scheme, the bank also sent alerts on “erroneous printing” of bonds and expected increase in sales ahead of elections. Here’s what the hundreds of pages of correspondence and emails — obtained by The Indian Express via a RTI …

Textbook printers in Andhra caught in the tender tangle

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It has been nearly three years since Krishna Rao’s printing press at Ajith Singh Nagar in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, saw any activity. Set up in a rented space, the unit was once a source of employment for 40 semi-skilled and skilled workers, most from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.  With mounting expenses and no income, he had to shut it down for two years, in 2022 and 2023. After clearing all his debts gradually over three years, Krishna Rao, whose main business was printing and supplying textbooks to the Andhra Pradesh government, was looking forward to opening his unit again in February.  But his hopes were dashed last month. On February 2 the government issued a notification inviting tenders from across the country to print the textbooks for students in State-run schools. Printers would also need to procure paper on their own. Earlier, the A.P. government would supply paper to establishments like Krishna Rao’s to print textbooks. This is the first time in 25 years that such a tender has been put out.  In all, 60 …