EDUCATION

NCERT meet stresses education for minority kids
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 11
The National Council of Educational Research Training (NCERT) today inaugurated a two-day National Seminar on Education of Minorities. The seminar was inaugurated by Dr Trilochan Singh, Chairman, National Commission for Minorities. The main objective of this seminar is to share the successful strategies and experiences and generate guidelines for providing education to the children of minority group.

The Director, NCERT, Prof. J.S. Rajput, emphasised the need for togetherness and harmony of India as a nation despite its vast diversity.

Speaking on the need for education for the minority groups, he said that NCERT has expertise in providing specific training to the teachers and teacher educators in order to develop curriculum, teaching material etc. and this can be extended to the persons working in the minority institutions if required.

He called upon the delegates to share their expertise and try to develop networking with different organisations working for the promotion of minorities.

The NCERT has organised this national seminar in which over 40 educators, academicians, experts, policy makers and teachers from schools are participating.

Dr Trilochan Singh praised the NCERT for its efforts to improve the quality of education.

He further said that the government is willing to extend all the help for the betterment of the minorities. Education is one of the important sectors, which needs strengthening.

He said that the government only could not do everything. The people and community leaders should take the responsibility and ensure education for their community’s children.

On this occasion, he quoted the example of Kerala which has the highest literacy level.

While speaking on the occasion, A.K. Sherwani, Member, National Commission for Minorities lauded the NCERT’s role in education.

He said that change is very important and changes must be made in education from time to time to keep pace with the development and changes that takes place around the world.

Mr Sherwani said that education for both men and women is equally important.

He also emphasised that there is nothing like minority education and majority education. And no second grade education should be provided to the minorities.

He said that the educationally backward minorities should be motivated and provided support.

COURTS

DBA ends stir against tehsildar
Our Correspondent

Jhajjar, March 11
The District Bar Association called off their three-day-long agitation against the tehsildar against whom the charge of demanding a bribe for registration of a sale deed was leveled by the lawyers today. This followed the intervention of senior district officials, including the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police. Both the groups held a meeting in the bar room today during which the tehsildar expressed regrets. He also expressed his ignorance over the issue of demanding bribe for registration of a sale deed. The end of the strike and dharna also came as a relief to the district administration.

However, much to the surprise of all the bar Association did not raise the issue of corruption in the registration office during its talks for settling the dispute. The compromise formula prepared by the DBA and the district administration put the common man in a no-win situation. The DBA had been talking of holding a mahapanchayat of local people on the issue and demanding the suspension of the tehsildar and initiation of a departmental inquiry against him. But these demands did not figure in the talks today.

The lawyers had been alleging that widespread corruption prevailed in the registration office which came to light when the tehsildar asked for Rs 2,000 from daughter of a lawyer on March 5 towards the registration of a sale deed of a plot.

The DBA decided to take up the issue of corruption in the registration office following this incident and went on strike. A dharna was being held since three days. The lawyers also claimed to exert control over the office to prevent any bid to take bribe from anyone.

However, with both the groups burying the hatchet the issue of corruption in the registration office remains unaddressed.

CULTURE

Jalota casts a spell with his bhajans
Our Correspondent

Noida, March 11
Popular bhajan maestro Anup Jalota had the audience spellbound when he created the magic of his bhajans at Amity Foundation, Noida last evening.

A large number of his admirers sang with him.

Starting with his favourite Aisi Lagi Lagan, Meera Ho Gai, Jalota went on to sing:

Ram Naam Ati Meetha Lage,

Jag me Sunder Hain Do Naam,

Chahe Kishen Kaho ya Ram and

Ja Ke Babul se Nazaren Milaoon Kaise,

Ghar Jaoon Kaise Laga Chuneri Meen Daage

The occasion was the launch of Amity Credit Cards jointly by ICICI and Amity Foundations of Noida.

Under the tie-up, a part of the ‘ICICI Bank Amity Humanity Foundation Credit Card’ annual fees will be donated to the Foundation.

Moreover, a certain percentage of the total spends on the cards will be donated to the programme.

The affinity card is a variant of ICICI Bank International Sterling Silver Card. It will offer a gamut of benefits to the customers in addition to the standard features of the ICICI Bank silver credit card. This card comes packed with power benefits like free ‘Bandhan’ add on card, comprehensive insurance, household insurance, e-mail and mobile alerts, and many more.

Amity Humanity Foundation aims to promote equitable social development by undertaking projects and conducting programmes in various areas of women empowerment, child education and development and rehabilitation of the elderly and the physically handicapped amongst others.