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Kashmiri migrant teachers to get a higher stipend New Delhi, October 5 The Municipal Commissioner, Mr Rakesh Mehta, tabled a proposal before the Standing Committee which took all the decisions concerning the raise in the earnings of Kashmiri migrant teachers from Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,700. The Standing Committee has approved the preamble. The Municipal Commissioner tabled the proposal following the announcement of the Delhi Government that it had enhanced the monthly remuneration of the Kashmiri migrant teachers from Rs 7,000 to Rs 9,000 for PGTs and from Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 per month for TGTs and others. The Commissioner said that a policy was formulated in 1994 that 5 per cent of total vacancies of primary teachers would be reserved for Jammu and Kashmir migrants—those who were temporarily settled in Delhi. They were engaged on contract basis for one year. They are still engaged with the MCD schools, he said. Meanwhile, the corporation has passed a proposal for the development in 1,071 unauthorised colonies which were constructed on private land. According to sources, this decision was taken keeping in view the coming assembly election in Delhi. The MCD and the Delhi Government are ruled by the Congress. The sources said that the Municipal Commissioner was directed by the political bosses in the Congress to table the resolution for development work in the
MCD. The commissioner said that only main roads and link roads would be constructed in the unauthorised colonies.
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SCHOOL BUZZ Bal Bhavan Public School, in keeping with the Clean Green Delhi Drive initiated by the Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, has undertaken various activities to clean the city. The Eco Club of the school’s branch in Mayur Vihar, Phase II, along with the Delhi Government and the MCD have undertaken the endeavour to clean the city. The campaign concluded with a rally, which had more than 300 students along with the Principal and teachers striving to create awareness about cleanliness and the need for plantation. The students raised slogans and took out a march carrying placards. The students also put up a skit on ‘Clean Environment’, based on the theme of responsibility towards the environment.
Inter-school English debate DPS, R. K. Puram, hosted the second Dhruv Rajgriha Memorial Inter- School English Debate. The debate is held each year in the memory of former student Dhruv Rajgriha who passed away in an accident. Thirteen schools participated in the event. The topic for the debate was, ‘You are free that is why you are lost’. The programme began with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by the chief guest, Mr Narendra Kumar. The speakers tried their best to outwit each other as also to answer the posers hurled by the interjectors. The first prize went to Shaoli Rudra of Gyan Bharti, Vrinda Marwah of the host school bagged the second prize and Priya Mimani of Mt Carmel claimed the third prize. The best interjector award went to Arun of DPS, Vasant Kunj. Gyan Bharti claimed the rolling trophy.
Expertise in global education K. R. Mangalam World School has been launched in the city’s Greater Kailash III. The school started by a group of NRIs aims to offer global educational expertise at the school level using traditional Indian values along with educational methodologies of the West. The first academic session of the school will commence in 2004 and registration for the same will open soon. The school boasts of hi-tech learning environment with VSAT facility. Learner-friendly classrooms, teacher-friendly administration and parent-friendly work culture, claims the school management, forms the policy of the school right from its inception stages.
Award for Ryan founder, Director
The President, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Azad, presented the Samson Daniel Trophy to the Founder Chairman and Director of the Ryan International and St. Xavier’s Group of Schools, Dr A. F. Pinto and Ms Grace Pinto. The trophy was awarded to the duo for their outstanding and notable contribution in the field of education and for providing relief and succour to the underprivileged. The award ceremony, which took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan, was organised under the aegis of HelpAge India to commemorate the International Day for the Elders.
Design & tech part of curriculum Pathways World School has announced the implementation of a specialised and developed item in the curriculum named ‘ Design & Technology’ for students of Grade 4 to 12. The school claims that it is for the first time in India that a school has made ‘Design & Technology’ a part of its academic curriculum inspired by its International Baccalaureate philosophy. Says Ms Lalage Prabhu, Headmistress, “Indian students today are on their way to become global natives and to make the process complete training in designing capabilities is a must. The design implementation capabilities have made countries like Italy and France famous. We think the introduction of Design and Technology into the Pathways curriculum is very well-timed”. To ensure the requirements of the examination boards’ syllabi are met, the Design and Technology curriculum incorporates regular reviews of student performance and progression and critical appraisals of the effectiveness of the selected practical projects within the Design and Technology curriculum. The school’s Design and Technology Department is putting up a state-of-the-art design studio/workshop with industrial standard manufacturing machines ranging from metal working centre lathes, vertical turret milling machine, MIG welding and plasma cutting technology through to plastic thermoforming equipment such as vacuum forming and line bending machines. The design studio is also acquiring PCB (printed circuit board) manufacturing equipment with which the students will use CAD (computer aided design) to design printed circuit boards and then actually manufacture the boards and populate the PCBs with the necessary electronic components. The studio is equipping itself to work with wood as well as with machinery such as wood turning lathes, mechanical scroll saws, vertical jig saws, chisel mortise machines and combination circular saw, planer and moulding machines. |
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PRINCIPALSPEAK It is not work that breaks men down. Neither is it the problems that they have to solve. It is the wrong attitude of mind. It’s fussing and fretting and becoming exasperated that are the culprits. There is no cure for worry; but certainly a positive frame of mind works as an anti-worry tonic. Here’s a story about a smart farmer which teaches us a lesson on the folly of worrying. He had ridden in on horseback to a village shop to make a purchase. Suddenly, a man dashed in and told him, “ Mr Cooper, your horse has run away”. The farmer turned around slowly, “Oh, well,” he replied, “he can’t run out of the world.” He was a happy and prosperous farmer with the right attitude. He did not worry about small matters. So, if you worried this morning about the slippers you misplaced put it down. If you are worried about the ink you spilled on your shirt put it down. If you are worried about the telephone number you have misplaced put it down for there are several ways of getting it back again. Worrying about trifles is inexcusable and worrying about the future is ridiculous because things have not even happened yet. No doubts there are worries about serious difficulties. But just worrying can get us nowhere but to a doctor’s clinic. The first step if you wish to master your difficulties is to concentrate your attention upon the serious facts of the matter by eliminating the small, fringe worries. It is a good rule never to make a decision when you are in a state of irritation or fear or discouragement. At such a time you are weak and your mind is in a state of turmoil. First, rid your mind of pessimism. When troubled by too many matters it is wise to divert your mind to things you enjoy, to get some rest and return to the problems in an energised frame of mind. Watch a play, hear some music, read a book, laugh a while, have a long sleep to mull over the crisis. Next morning the difficulties do not seem so difficult and one finds a way to master them. The objectivity this process helps you to gain is the magic key to surmounting problems. Whatever the worry, a bird’s eye view puts the problems in its right perspective, for you are able to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issue. Carnegie and Rockefeller made this a rule of their lives – to manage their companies from a distance, so that they were never swamped by the details. Another trap a worrier falls into is a state of self-pity. He begins to brood over his troubles and becomes morbid. This is a dangerous and destructive state of mind. If you lose, be a good loser. Take your blows. Why should you not have your share of hard knocks? In this world, so many are weighed down with heavy black grief that may never be lifted, so it would be a folly to pity yourself. If you are not good at one thing, try another. That may help lift your worry. As Roy Moulter says, “Forty per cent of the actresses would make excellent cooks and 60 per cent cooks would make great actresses.” Get on in life, the man who broods over the past can never master the difficulties of today. Every wise man learns to forget. Cultivate your memory, but for the better. Forget your failures, forget your grief, forget your enemies and forget your limitations. Dismiss these, concentrate on opportunities and the responsibilities. The strength of your character, your courage, grit, determination and optimism, are the ladder’s rungs, which will help you rise above your worries and face life with a sunny smile. Madhu Chandra, Principal, BVN
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