-Outlook 2,500 civilians, a majority of them marginalized tribals, were killed by the Naxals in last five years, the Home Ministry said. Since 2007, more than 2,500 civilians were killed by the CPI(Maoist) cadres and a majority of them are tribals who are branded as police informers before being brutally tortured and killed. According to the Home Ministry, tribals and economically underprivileged sections have been the biggest victims of the protracted "people's war"...
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RTE notice awaited, Schools admit students under quota-Puja Pednekar
-The Hindustan Times Mumbai: With the proposed government guidelines on the Right to Education Act nowhere in sight, many city Schools have enrolled students under the 25% RTE quota, despite the risk that such admissions could be declared illegal later. The government notification containing guidelines and schedules for the implementation of the RTE Act was to be issued in November 2012. Many Schools had delayed the admission schedule waiting for the notification...
More »73 Out of 80 Mid-Day Meal Samples Fail Quality Test
-Outlook Only seven out of 80 samples of mid-day meals served in Schools under North Delhi Municipal Corporation in the last one year passed the minimum requirements for both adequate protein and calorie content. The figure was presented before the NDMC House during a special meeting today. Officials said the food was not found to be contaminated or adulterated but it lacked prescribed protein and calorie content. Over four lakh students are being served...
More »Cost of keeping Hindi alive: Rs 349 crore in 3 years-Neha Shukla
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: The government has spent crores on promoting Hindi in the country and abroad in recent years. A recent RTI query sent to the department of language (DOL) has revealed that Rs 348.90 crore was allocated between 2009 and 2012 to develop and promote the language. The DOL's reply to the RTI query justifies the largesse, saying that the money has been well spent. Anticipating the question why...
More »Small Children, Big Dreams-Mathangi Subramanian
-The Hindu In a small town in Karnataka, government-School students are working to ensure that their Schools meet the infrastructure norms of the RTE Act. Can this model be replicated elsewhere in the country? Kishore Mahadevaiah, a Std VII student, is describing his ideal School. “The School should be very clean and neat. In every class, there should be teaching and learning materials and sports materials and qualified teachers. And there should...
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