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Education budget allocation far from adequate, say educators

The Central government has allocated ₹1.48 lakh crore for education and employment and skill, as per the Union budget announced on July 23.

The Central government has allocated <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.48 lakh crore for education and employment and skill, as per the Union budget announced on July 23. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 25, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

‘Women centric schemes laudable, but would have to wait for its implementation’

More than ₹3 lakh crore allocated for schemes benefitting women and girls for promoting women-led development.

More than <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3 lakh crore allocated for schemes benefitting women and girls for promoting women-led development. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 10:56 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Underpaid mid-day meal workers turn to other jobs, schools in a fix

School heads mentioned that due to low wages, the task of arranging mid-day meal workers has become next to impossible for them.

Staff preparing mid-day meal for students at government school in Ludhiana. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Published on Jul 23, 2024 10:46 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

49 school buildings flagged unsafe in Ludhiana

Deputy commissioner Sakshi Sahwney reviewed these school buildings along with that of School of Eminence, Baddowal, where a roof collapse incident last year took life of a teacher, leaving three others seriously injured

Government Multipurpose School is in the list of unsafe schools in Ludhiana. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 08:40 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri

Kundanpuri school has single room for 80 kids

Due to lack of adequate rooms in the Government Primary Smart School, Kundanpuri, nearly 80 students are packed in a single room even in this hot and humid weather, attributing to skin infections, suffocation and nosebleeds.

Students sitting in a single room, despite hot and humid weather condition, at Government Primary Smart School, Kundanpuri, due to lack of space in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Manish/Hindustan Times)

Chandigarh

Published on Jul 20, 2024 10:27 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

DEO marks inquiry into alleged ‘casteist’ remarks

In the wake of an incident that occurred on July 10, when the class four employees of the Government Primary School in Alamgir alleged the school teacher of making casteist remarks against them, district education officer (elementary), Lalita Arora has marked an inquiry to determine the facts.

Government Primary School, Alamgir in Ludhiana. (Hindustan Times)

Chandigarh

Published on Jul 20, 2024 10:22 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Lab attendants at double-shift schools complain of extended working hours

Lab attendants at double-shift schools alleged that they made to perform all other duties apart from being in the laboratory, for which they were recruited

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 20, 2024 06:38 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Order on mandatory library hours draws educators’ ire

In a letter issued by the director higher education department (colleges), all the college principals have been directed to ensure the implementation of guidelines

Teachers have been further directed to prepare a book review on a weekly basis and have been instructed to present the same to the principal every Saturday afternoon. (HT File Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 19, 2024 08:04 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

From ex-babu, SDM to college girls, Urdu love binds them all

The classes for Urdu began on July 8 and have 22 learners from diverse backgrounds and age groups have enrolled

Urdu lessons were underway at the Punjabi Bhawan in Ludhiana. (HT File Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 18, 2024 05:20 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Master cadre teachers rue state govt decision to roll back promotions

According to a notice issued by the directorate of school education, the promotions, orders for which were issued on July 12, were withdrawn due to “technical reasons”

A total of 688 master cadre teachers were promoted to lecturers on a provisional basis, out of which 60 were from the Ludhiana district (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jul 15, 2024 10:47 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Kin rejoice as two govt schools in dist renamed after martyr, freedom fighter

Schools in Sowaddi Kalan and Jhoraran have been renamed as Swatantarta Sangrami Giani Bir Singh Government Girls Senior Secondary School and Shaheed ASI Gurmukh Singh Government Primary School respectively

School in Sowaddi Kalan and Jhoraran have been renamed as Swatantarta Sangrami Giani Bir Singh Government Girls Senior Secondary School. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jul 14, 2024 10:29 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Few takers for transport facility, say SOE heads

Education department directs 14 out of 16 schools of eminence to seek consent for starting bus services for students, facing challenges like cost and student preferences.

Students of School of Eminence, Jawahar Nagar, boarding a bus. (Manish/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 09, 2024 10:55 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Lecturers rue transfer orders aimed at reviving DIETs in the state

A commerce lecturer Deepak Kumar, presently posted at GSSS Bhundri, said he was on probation and did not possess a master’s degree in education but was still transferred to an institution where teachers are trained

The lecturers alleged that transferred orders were released without seeking their consent. (HT FIle photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 09, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Mission Samarth in its fag end, students await books

Teachers from government schools in the district said that they are still submitting demands for requisite material and a few of them did not receive any books for the past two months

Teachers claim students of classes 6 to 8 studying without books (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jul 07, 2024 10:59 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

8 students from Ludhiana make it to the state-level contest

A total of 76 students from the district had sent in their ideas under the programme; of these, 68 appeared at the district-level competition organised at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Ludhiana on Saturday

A student presenting his project on the Second day of INSPIRE awards competition at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Manish/HT)

Chandigarh

Published on Jul 06, 2024 10:09 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Govt schools push for solar battery storage

According to the information obtained from the department officials, the state government started installing solar panels in 2018 and would cover the schools in slots until all the schools have solar panels installed in their building

A view of solar panels installed at a senior secondary government school in Ludhiana. (Manish/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 04, 2024 05:36 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: 16 students ace national merit exam; infrastructure woes persist

Construction material can’t be kept outside the premises. If it is causing trouble, I will get it checked. The withdrawn grant will be released soon, said DEO Harjinder Singh

School authorities claim that the withdrawal of grants by the education department has halted the construction work of four rooms at the school. (Manish/HT)

Chandigarh

Published on Jul 02, 2024 10:55 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana schools see low student turnout amid rains

School heads of double shift schools informed that attendance of first shift was not affected, but with the school timings for the second shift and rainfall occurring at almost the same time, reduced the attendance by upto 50%

Students during a class in a Ludhiana school. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 01, 2024 10:58 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

District teacher training institutes suffer from staff crunch and poor infrastructure

DIET in Jagraon, which once used to have 43 teachers, is now running with a total staff of 3, including the principal. There are 15 posts of teachers lying vacant at the institution

District Institute of Educational Training. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 01, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Even after 22 months, inquiry report on ineligible principals still awaited

State education department lists eight college principals affiliated to Panjab University, questioning their eligibility after complaint. Inquiry reports awaited.

The list included Khalsa College of Gurusar Sudhar and Garhshankar, DAV College in Dasuya and Hoshiarpur, Swami Ganga Giri College for Girls Raikot, SPN College Mukerian, SDP College and Shree Atam Vallabh Jain College in Ludhiana. (HT photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 29, 2024 07:26 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

More than 10 ‘schools of brilliance’ to be launched in Punjab

He said that 22 days are never enough to prepare for competitive examinations which is why the students of the schools of eminence and meritorious schools would be getting online coaching for one to two hours daily

School education special secretary Churchil Kumar honours teachers of meritorious school in Ludhiana on Thursday. (Manish/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 05:18 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: AUCT spokesperson writes to education minister; questions delay in action

Tarun Ghai, a Ludhiana-based educator, informed that despite submission of an inquiry report in 2022, where it was clearly mentioned that RUSA guidelines were violated by using more than allocated funds in construction component, no further action against the concerned authorities has been taken so far

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 10:45 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Swimming pools of Ludhiana Govt colleges in poor shape amid lack of funding

When questioned about handing over the facility to a private authority for maintenance, the staffer said, “Nearly 10 years ago, tennis court was given to a private authority on rental basis and later they occupied the place and refused to leave, post which no private authority has been allowed to take charge of any of the places here”

Overgrown grass and garbage can be seen at the swimming pools in government colleges. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Two government schools yet to get solar panels due to infra issues in Ludhiana

The district education office (DEO) had recently instructed government schools in the district to update the status of solar panels for their respective buildings, along with the amount of energy produced by them

Government Senior Secondary School, Jagraon Bridge. (Gurpreet SIngh/HT)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 21, 2024 10:16 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Schools directed to get pending audits cleared before June 21

School heads claimed that most of the schools have already got their paras cleared and are being harassed due to the department being dysfunctional at higher levels

The schools requested the department to hold block-wise camps to get the process completed in front of an audit team. (HT file photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 20, 2024 10:49 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Coaching camp for meritorious students in Ludhiana: Heat, exhaustion taking toll on students’ health

Ludhiana civil hospital emergency medical officer says four to five students from the coaching camp visiting the facility daily

At least 693 Class 12 students from the state’s schools of eminence and meritorious schools are attending classes at Senior Secondary Residential School for Meritorious Students, Ludhiana. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 18, 2024 09:35 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Increase enrolment in govt schools, heads told

District education officer Harjinder Singh said despite nearly 300 government schools with negative enrolment, Ludhiana district stands at position three, with only Fazilka and Patiala ahead in terms of enrolments

To bring Ludhiana to the top position, the government schools have been directed to conduct enrolment drives. (Getty images)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 17, 2024 10:47 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Educators rue PU decision to bifurcate functional English

As per NEP, functional English, which was offered as a vocational subject with three years course till now, has been bifurcated and would now be offered to the students for three semesters only

Disappointed with this bifurcation, another PCCTU member and a faculty member of functional English said, “Keeping it out of the main basket due to implementation of NEP is unfair and inaccurate. We have forwarded the request to either include the subject in the main basket or we should be allowed to be a part of the English department so that our workload does not get affected.” (Getty image)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 16, 2024 10:50 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana’s Saksham bags gold at National Kickboxing Championship

Saksham Kapoor, a commerce student of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar, has now been selected for the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Youth World Kickboxing Championships, which will take place in Budapest, Hungary, from August 23 to September 1

Saksham Kapoor, a Civil Lines resident, takes inspiration from his coach Armaan Ali who himself is a three-time national gold medalist. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 05:28 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Educators flay UGC’s decision to allow bi-annual college intakes

Say this decision has to be in sync with the examination cycle of schools; point out the existing staff crunch at the universities

Stressing the inability of the education department to deal with the existing issues, Tarun Ghai, spokesperson of the Association of Unaided College Teachers, Punjab and Chandigarh, said, “The staff is not being paid as per the existing rules and with the existing staff crunch, they expect the colleges to implement biannual admissions, which is not possible.” (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

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The Central government has allocated ₹1.48 lakh crore for education and employment and skill, as per the Union budget announced on July 23.

More than ₹3 lakh crore allocated for schemes benefitting women and girls for promoting women-led development.

School heads mentioned that due to low wages, the task of arranging mid-day meal workers has become next to impossible for them.

Deputy commissioner Sakshi Sahwney reviewed these school buildings along with that of School of Eminence, Baddowal, where a roof collapse incident last year took life of a teacher, leaving three others seriously injured

Due to lack of adequate rooms in the Government Primary Smart School, Kundanpuri, nearly 80 students are packed in a single room even in this hot and humid weather, attributing to skin infections, suffocation and nosebleeds.

In the wake of an incident that occurred on July 10, when the class four employees of the Government Primary School in Alamgir alleged the school teacher of making casteist remarks against them, district education officer (elementary), Lalita Arora has marked an inquiry to determine the facts.

Lab attendants at double-shift schools alleged that they made to perform all other duties apart from being in the laboratory, for which they were recruited

In a letter issued by the director higher education department (colleges), all the college principals have been directed to ensure the implementation of guidelines

The classes for Urdu began on July 8 and have 22 learners from diverse backgrounds and age groups have enrolled

According to a notice issued by the directorate of school education, the promotions, orders for which were issued on July 12, were withdrawn due to “technical reasons”

Schools in Sowaddi Kalan and Jhoraran have been renamed as Swatantarta Sangrami Giani Bir Singh Government Girls Senior Secondary School and Shaheed ASI Gurmukh Singh Government Primary School respectively

Education department directs 14 out of 16 schools of eminence to seek consent for starting bus services for students, facing challenges like cost and student preferences.

A commerce lecturer Deepak Kumar, presently posted at GSSS Bhundri, said he was on probation and did not possess a master’s degree in education but was still transferred to an institution where teachers are trained

Teachers from government schools in the district said that they are still submitting demands for requisite material and a few of them did not receive any books for the past two months

A total of 76 students from the district had sent in their ideas under the programme; of these, 68 appeared at the district-level competition organised at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Ludhiana on Saturday

According to the information obtained from the department officials, the state government started installing solar panels in 2018 and would cover the schools in slots until all the schools have solar panels installed in their building

Construction material can’t be kept outside the premises. If it is causing trouble, I will get it checked. The withdrawn grant will be released soon, said DEO Harjinder Singh

School heads of double shift schools informed that attendance of first shift was not affected, but with the school timings for the second shift and rainfall occurring at almost the same time, reduced the attendance by upto 50%

DIET in Jagraon, which once used to have 43 teachers, is now running with a total staff of 3, including the principal. There are 15 posts of teachers lying vacant at the institution

State education department lists eight college principals affiliated to Panjab University, questioning their eligibility after complaint. Inquiry reports awaited.

He said that 22 days are never enough to prepare for competitive examinations which is why the students of the schools of eminence and meritorious schools would be getting online coaching for one to two hours daily

The district education office (DEO) had recently instructed government schools in the district to update the status of solar panels for their respective buildings, along with the amount of energy produced by them

School heads claimed that most of the schools have already got their paras cleared and are being harassed due to the department being dysfunctional at higher levels

Ludhiana civil hospital emergency medical officer says four to five students from the coaching camp visiting the facility daily

District education officer Harjinder Singh said despite nearly 300 government schools with negative enrolment, Ludhiana district stands at position three, with only Fazilka and Patiala ahead in terms of enrolments

As per NEP, functional English, which was offered as a vocational subject with three years course till now, has been bifurcated and would now be offered to the students for three semesters only

Saksham Kapoor, a commerce student of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, BRS Nagar, has now been selected for the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Youth World Kickboxing Championships, which will take place in Budapest, Hungary, from August 23 to September 1

Say this decision has to be in sync with the examination cycle of schools; point out the existing staff crunch at the universities

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