-PTI/ The Telegraph We want children from class one to eight be given musur dal regularly conforming to their health requirements, says Headmaster of upper primary school in Purba Medinipur Kolkata: Primary and Upper Primary schools in West Bengal are finding it difficult to serve midday meal to students due to hike in prices of essential commodities, according to authorities of different schools in districts. The Bengal Primary Teachers' Association has drawn the...
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Poor Wages, Gruelling Work: Plight of Haryana Anganwadi Workers Who Protested for Four Months -Deepanshu Mohan, Sakshi Chindaliya and Jignesh Mistry
-TheWire.in The agitation, which was called off recently, shows how lakhs of women across India engaged in providing essential services have been neglected for years, with no end in sight for their troubles. Slogans of “Pakka kaam kacchi naukri nahi chalegi, nahi chalegi (being called an honorary worker while doing the job of a permanent employee is unacceptable to us)” and “Beti padhao, beti bachao- ka nara jhuta hai (educate your daughter,...
More »India’s excess COVID deaths statement inaccurate, says WHO technical group member -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu India raises objections to methodology used by WHO to compute excess deaths “Inaccurate,” is how a scientist, part of a World Health Organisation (WHO) Team computing the global death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, described India’s objections to the method used. A forthcoming WHO analysis reportedly computes India’s true toll to be much higher than official estimates. The Union Health Ministry on Saturday, in response to article, “India is Stalling the...
More »Left delegation finds out what led to Jahangirpuri clash -Imran Ahmed Siddiqui
-The Telegraph Members suggest the flare-up in an area not known for communal unrest should be seen in conjunction with a series of earlier events New Delhi: A fact-finding delegation of three Left parties has concluded that Saturday’s clashes at Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi were the fallout of an agenda by some alleged Sangh parivar affiliates to use religious festivals to foment communal strife. The delegation from the CPM, CPIML and the Forward...
More »Strict COVID-19 protocols for Delhi schools amid surge -Jaideep Deo Bhanj
-The Hindu The increase in cases threatens to impact physical classes that resumed on April 1. With the number of COVID-19 cases witnessing an upward trend, students going back to school on April 18 after a four-day weekend will be met with schools enforcing stringent protocols to contain the spread of the virus if there is a breakout. Private schools have been advised to close the entire school or a concerned wing...
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