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Time of India
9 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
On 65th Founder's Day, Sainik School announces new infra
Lucknow: Capt. Manoj Kumar Pandey UP Sainik School celebrated its 65th Founder's Day with a vision for dynamic growth and modernisation. Chief Guest Col DS Chauhan highlighted the school's ambitious plans to double its cadet strength from 450 to 900, underscoring its commitment to nurturing future officers of the Armed forces. He announced the addition of three new hostels, an indoor swimming pool, a gymnasium, academic and administrative blocks, and a dedicated mess for girl cadets. This large-scale infrastructure expansion aims to provide world-class facilities while meeting growing demand. Col Chauhan also praised the school's increasing number of NDA entries, reinforcing its status among the top Sainik Schools in the country.
Otago Daily Times
13-06-2025
- Health
- Otago Daily Times
Exhibit spotlights birth of Plunket
"Putting the power in women's own hands." The history of New Zealand's child health service Plunket will be the subject of a colourful display at the Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre from today. Plunket was formed in 1907 following a public meeting called by a Dunedin doctor, Truby King. Dr King (later Sir Truby King) was concerned about the child mortality rate and the lack of help and advice available to new mothers. The date of the first meeting was May 14, 1907, now known as Founder's Day. Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre committee chairman Ian Waters said the exhibition was a tribute to the creation of the Plunket Society at Karitane, the birthplace of the movement, founded by Dr King. "It's about celebrating the work he did in putting the power in women's own hands. "He helped to organise a committee, and then a society, and branches of Plunket throughout Otago, which served the purpose of training Plunket nurses and looking after babies that were undernourished," Mr Waters said. The name "Plunket" comes from the organisation's first patron and staunch supporter, Lady Victoria Plunket, wife of the then governor-general and a mother of eight. The exhibition features 5-1 scale models built by Mr Waters, including Plunket rooms and Dr King's beach hospital at Karitane, where many babies were nursed back to health. The hospital operated from 1907 to 1909 before it was relocated to the Dunedin suburb of Andersons Bay, Mr Waters said. "It was originally in Dr King's holiday beach house and he negotiated a property in Andersons Bay. It was given by a very wealthy businessman called Wolf Harris who was an importer," he said. The property included stables that became the first nursing hostel, where Dr King lived, and there were up to 30 babies within the first year being cared for there. As the hostel grew "through the war years", Plunket expanded and was relocated to Andersons Bay, where it ran until 1978, he said. The exhibition also features work from local artist Dinah Fear, who is also a volunteer at the museum. Fear had painted murals of key Plunket locations, including the Andersons Bay Karitane Hospital and Dr King's mausoleum on Melrose Hill in Wellington, Mr Waters said. "Her work is fantastic and it brings things to life," he said. The exhibition will be opened by Elyse Childs, the great-great-granddaughter of Joanna MacKinnon, the first-ever Plunket nurse. The heritage centre will also show a five-minute film about her life and other items from the movement. "Elyse Childs will talk about Joanna's life and she's got a real treasure trove, the first Plunket medal, so that will be on display." The mortality rate of babies was the main driving factor for Dr King's establishment of Plunket. After a visit to Japan in 1904, where he observed that Asian babies were five times less likely to die in infancy than New Zealand babies, Dr King started producing his own milk and cod liver oil emulsions to help improve the health of babies. The exhibition runs for 12 months.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
New community health center opens its doors in Fair Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — New Haven opened the doors to a new community health center on Wednesday morning, expanding on its previous location. $750,000 Project Purple grant helps Hartford HealthCare with pancreatic cancer screenings The new 36,000 square-foot building was a part of a $40 million expansion for the Fair Haven Community Health Center (FHCHC) campus on Grand Avenue. According to a press release from Mayor Justin Elicker, this expansion hopes to meet the growing demand for accessible high-quality care in the community. The new community space will focus on supporting new learning programs like ESL, job training and digital health literacy, including support for neighborhood nutrition. WTNH News 8 collecting donations for Connecticut Foodshare | Nexstar's Founder's Day 'As you walk through, it not only is high quality space for both physical and behavioral health services, but it also has space for dieticians to meet with folks and do healthy cooking classes,' said Karen Dubois-Walton, president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. 'There's space for a food pantry, the ability for people to come here and get food resources they need.' Officials expect FHCHC to be able to field more than 55,000 visits per year with the addition of this new space. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Yahoo
Hammond man accused in child's hot car death investigation
HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) — A child is dead and a man is in police custody accused of her death. According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office , around 12 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, deputies were alerted of a child being found unresponsive inside a vehicle. Woman struck, killed by vehicle on Laplace highway An investigation revealed, at 2:30 a.m. 35-year-old Joseph Boatman had picked up his 21-month-old daughter from a family member's home, strapped her into the car seat, went inside but did not return. STPSO detectives said the child was in the vehicle for over nine hours. They add that prior to the incident, Boatman allegedly consumed multiple alcoholic beverages. 'This is a devastating loss that no family ever wants to face,' Sheriff Randy Smith said. 'When a child is left in a vehicle, especially on a day when the heat index climbs over 100 degrees, the outcome can turn deadly in a matter of minutes. This case involved compromised judgment, and the result was heartbreaking.' New Orleans crash leaves two people dead Boatman was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on a charge of second-degree preparedness supplies you should have for hurricane season Communities in Schools – Gulf South WGNO to volunteer with Giving Hope NOLA for Nexstar's Founder's Day In deploying National Guard, Trump critics see 'run around' of Insurrection Act Fungi concerns spark nationwide recall of Zicam and Orajel products Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
City of Beckley to unveil historical marker as part of Founder's Day celebration
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS)- Each spring, Raleigh County residents have the opportunity to connect with Beckley's origins, which date all the way back to 1838. The annual Founder's Day event brings the past to life through historical re-enactors, traditional craft vendors, and guided tours of the historic Wildwood House. This year's event will reveal a special connection between the city and the Civil War through a brand-new partnership between the City of Beckley and the Civil War Trails organization.'We are now officially on the Civil War Trail, and we're really excited about that,' said Parks and Recreation Director with the City of Beckley, Leslie Baker. 'We will be unveiling that and talking about the small part that Beckley had in the Civil War.' Raleigh County Historical Society President, Rebecca Graham said the community's appreciation for seeing the history of their area brought to life is what keeps the event coming back year after year. The Raleigh County Historical Society and City of Beckley Parks and Recreation Department will host this year's Founder's Day event on Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the historic Wildwood House Museum on South Kanawha Street across from the Memorial Baptist Church. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
