-The Hindu “Hectic lobbying by private interests in education is responsible for Karnataka being a laggard among Indian States in implementing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act,” said a senior government official on Thursday. Karnataka and Goa are the only States that are yet to notify rules that will enforce the legislation that guarantees education as a fundamental right to all children aged between six and...
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The right not to be left behind-Kiran Bhatty
The Supreme Court in its verdict on the constitutionality of the Right to Education Act in relation to the reservation of seats for Economically Weaker Section [EWS] and socially disadvantaged [SD] children has rightly upheld the principle of integration. It is hard to see how it could have been any other way. In fact, the arguments against segregation and in favour of diversity in schools have long been settled in...
More »More questions than answers-CBS Venkataramana
It was Jawaharlal Nehru who said that ignorance is always afraid of change. In the light of this, there is no doubt that the Right to Education (RTE) Act is a courageous piece of legislation. But the 25% reservation clause for poor students in unaided private schools in the Act could end up facing serious operational problems. According to the law, the State will pay the private schools that admit...
More »Manipur to check Recruitment of child soldiers-Iboyaima Laithangbam
The Manipur government has taken a serious view of the Recruitment of child soldiers by some underground organisations. Talking to Naharolgi Thoudang , a vernacular newspaper, G. Gaikhangam, Home Minister, said that since mature and educated persons would not like to join insurgent outfits, the frustrated groups were targeting children. He had directed Director-General of Police Ratnakar Bralal to keep all police stations in the State on alert. He said it was...
More »Naxal fear grips Gadchiroli district-Soumitra Bose
-The Times of India NAGPUR: The recent attacks on the security forces interspersed with a spate of civilian killings in eastern Vidarbha's most dreaded Naxal bastion Gadchiroli has set a trail of fear in the tribal district. With the rebels' annual 'Tactical counter offensive campaign' (TCOC) already underway in their strongholds nationwide, the Naxal violence is expected to escalate in the affected hinterlands. Security sources stated that Naxals generally conduct TCOC in...
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