-The Telegraph The Left in Bengal had often criticised him whenever he red-flagged excessive local tyranny, and spoke about the industrial decline in Bengal. The incumbent ruling party may make tall claims about changes in Bengal since the Trinamul government came to power but he has been candid enough to suggest that he hasn't seen much change either in industrial expansion or in investment in infrastructure. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has...
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Mamta Singh, Inspector-General of Police (Crime against Women) in Haryana, interviewed by Chitleen K Sethi (ThePrint.in)
-ThePrint.in IGP Mamta Singh says since most rapists are known to victims, the problem seems to be that women and their families have ‘too much faith’ in men around them. Chandigarh: Haryana has witnessed nine cases of rape in the past one week alone, raising serious questions about the competence of the police, their sensitivity to such crimes and the larger issue of the increased targeting of women in a state known...
More »Delhi eyes Finland school model -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre is examining Finland's school education model, focused on each child learning at her own pace, to see how much of it India can emulate. The Prime Minister's Office sent a note to the human resource development ministry this month asking it to study Finland's system, highlighting the 100 per cent government funding, flexible curriculum and teaching methods, and the high salary of and rigorous Training for...
More »State lags behind in education status, reveals ASER report -Pragya Pallavi
-The Pioneer Ranchi (Jharkhand): Annual Status of Education Report (ASER-2017) released on Tuesday covering 28 districts of 24 States on ‘Beyond Basics’- A survey of rural India youths, presented a gloomy picture of Jharkhand on a few basic parameters in comparison with the districts of Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. The survey based on 4 As (Activity, Ability, Awareness, Aspirations) covering the age group 14-18 years, Jharkhand lags behind in enrollment...
More »72% rural teens in state have not used computer, internet: ASER -Salik Ahmad
-Hindustan Times According to the report, the awareness indicators for the country are better than that of Rajasthan. Jaipur: Nearly 72% of the youngsters in the age group 14-18 in rural Rajasthan have never used a computer and internet in their life, says the Annual Status of Education Report 2017 that was released on Tuesday. The ASER report, prepared by the NGO Pratham, surveyed 1,071 youngsters in 60 villages of Udaipur district for...
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