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Hans India
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
CM flags concern over students getting flunked in Inter exams
Hyderabad: Expressing concern over increasing gap between Class 10th and Intermediate pass percentage, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has instructed the officials to take steps that every Class 10th student who joins intermediate must be passed. The Chief Minister pointed out that the students in 10th standard are passing in large numbers. However, the same number of students could not pass out in Intermediate. He ordered the officials to identify the challenges to achieve a good pass percentage of inter students and resolve them through initiatives. At a review of the Education department here on Wednesday, the CM said that since the intermediate stage is crucial for the students to make their career, proper guidance should be given to the students during the period. Officials briefed the CM that dropouts are less in some states where 9th to 12th standard education system is implemented. The Chief Minister instructed the officials to conduct a study and submit a comprehensive report on running the schools up to 12th standard and separate intermediate. Revanth Reddy suggested to the officials to seek the advice of the Education Commission, NGOs working in the education sector, and civil society. 'We will discuss the improvement of intermediate education at all stages in the Legislative Assembly', the Chief Minister said, adding that more attention should be paid to the enrolment of students in intermediate as well as their attendance. Reviewing the designs and models of the Young India Residential School buildings, the CM suggested that a huge national flag be installed in the premises of every school and also instructed the officials to submit a weekly report to him on the progress of the construction of the schools. The Young India Residential Schools will be constructed exclusively for boys and girls in every Assembly constituency. Since the land acquisition for each school has already been completed, the CM directed that the focus should be on the identification and acquisition process for the second school. Revanth Reddy also reviewed the construction model of Veeranari Chakali Ilamma Mahila Vishwa Vidyalayam (Women's University) and suggested several changes. The CM ordered that the tender process be completed at the earliest.
The Hindu
02-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
CM wants a study on policy for Class IX and XII education system
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has instructed the officials to take steps that every Class X student, who joins intermediate, must pass their examinations. Observing that the students in Class X are passing out in large numbers while the same number of students are unable to pass out in the Intermediate, the Chief Minister ordered the officials to identify the challenges to achieve a good pass percentage of inter students and resolve them through some initiatives. At a review meeting on Wednesday, Mr. Reddy said proper guidance should be given to students during the inter stage since it is crucial for the students to make their career. The Chief Minister instructed the officials to conduct a study and submit a comprehensive report on running the schools up to Class XII and separate intermediate. He wanted officials to take suggestions from the Education Commission, NGOs working in the education sector and civil society. Reviewing the designs and models of the Young India Residential School buildings, the CM suggested that a huge national flag be installed in the premises of every school and also instructed the officials to submit a weekly report to him on the progress of the construction of the schools. The Young India Residential Schools will be constructed exclusively for boys and girls in every Assembly constituency. Since the land acquisition for each school has already been completed, the CM directed that focus should be on the identification and acquisition process for the second school. CM Revanth Reddy also reviewed the construction model of Veeranari Chakali Ilamma Mahila Vishwa Vidyalayam (Women University) and suggested several changes. The CM ordered that the tender process be completed at the earliest. The CM held a review of the Education department at the ICCC today. Chief Minister's Advisor Vem Narender Reddy, State Government Advisor K. Kesava Rao, Special Secretary to the Chief Minister Ajith Reddy, Education Secretary Yogita Rana, Higher Education Board Chairman Balakishta Reddy, Technical Education Commissioner Sridevasena, Education Special Secretary Haritha, JNTU Registrar Venkateswara Rao among others participated in the review.
CBC
28-06-2025
- Politics
- CBC
What does Canada mean to you in 2025? These people shared their perspective
From poutine, maple syrup and beaver tails to mountains, prairies and the sea, people around the world have some fairly defined ideas of what "Canada" is — if they think about it at all. But within Canada, pride and identity have shifted over time, whether it was after the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools or through the displays of the Canadian flag and talk over rights during the Freedom Convoy. This year saw a resurgence in Canadian pride as people got their " elbows up," bought Canadian products and pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's musings about Canada becoming a 51st State and tariff threats. Then there was a federal election — a fast and furious campaign that ended with some frustrated western Canadians talking about separation. It's led many to feel like there's a national existential crisis amid the ongoing effort to understand the values that define our nation. CBC First Person is exploring what makes residents and citizens from all backgrounds feel rooted in this country as we approach Canada Day. Read some of the perspectives shared from people all across the country. I'm a proud Québécois. Moving to Alberta helped me feel even more Canadian Thomas Aguinaga's parents didn't speak a word of each other's languages when they met, but their children grew up bilingual and both Canadian and Québécois. Aguinaga writes about how he learned to appreciate both elements of the Canadian identity and the idea of compromise after his time living in Alberta. Read more. I didn't know what it meant to be Canadian until I saw a photograph that opened my eyes When the photo of a drowned Syrian boy began circulating, Cape Breton's Clare Currie felt deeply moved to help. She saw the people of her beautiful but underresourced island mobilize in a big way to welcome newcomers to Canada. Read more.
New Indian Express
13-06-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Minority school locked over unpaid rent in Telangana
HYDERABAD: On the first day of school reopening, teachers and students of the Telangana Minority Residential School, Bagh Lingampally, were seen standing outside the campus gate after the building owner locked it due to 13 months of unpaid rent. The gate was later opened following assurances from Telangana Government Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGMREIS) officials that the dues would be cleared soon. Sources said that rent for around 40 Telangana Minority Residential Schools in the city is pending. For the Bagh Lingampally school alone, rent arrears amount to around Rs 6 lakh. 'As the rent had not been released for 13 months, the owner locked the school gate. It was just for a few hours. Once officials from the state government spoke to him and assured payment, it was reopened,' said Vanisri, the school principal. 'We locked the building as the rent hasn't been paid for 13 months. Earlier, the state government used to clear rent monthly, but after COVID, payments became irregular. Despite repeated visits to government offices, no concrete solution was given. After officials promised to clear five months' rent immediately, we opened the gate,' the building owner said.
Globe and Mail
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Globe and Mail
Animated film Endless Cookie tackles racism, residential schools and Canadian smugness with brotherly love
When Toronto animator Seth Scriver toured his 2013 film Asphalt Watches in the United States, he was repeatedly complimented on how well Canadians treated the environment and Indigenous people. Scriver wasn't having it. 'I would tell them, 'Oh, man, sorry to tell you, but maybe that's not fully true.'' Scriver, 47, is white. His half-brother, Peter Scriver, 62, is Indigenous and lives in Shamattawa First Nation, a Cree community in remote northern Manitoba. In setting non-Canadians straight about the intricate realities of Indigenous life in the country, Seth often found himself retelling stories he'd heard from 'Pete.' Those conversations and those stories are the spine to Endless Cookie, a cartooned, absurdist film that not only documents the chaotic life of his Indigenous brother, but touches on issues such as residential schools, land claims, institutional racism and the smug attitude of Canadians who feel superior to their American counterparts. 'It was neat to sneak attack people with truths and lessons within fun animation,' Seth says, speaking on a Zoom call along with his brother. Endless Cookie opens in Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg on Friday. It premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival to warm reviews − 'colorful anecdotes about Indigenous Canadian life amuse in wacky animated doc,' said Variety − and took the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. More recently, the film opened Toronto's imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival. Despite the earthy, comical vignettes and idiosyncratic animation − Peter's nose resembles a toilet plunger − the homespun Endless Cookie is ultimately a soulful story about a far-out, far-north family (including nine children and almost twice as many dogs) and the brothers' endearing camaraderie. 'If you can get the audience to connect to the characters in an unexpected way, which I think this film does very well, it's also an unexpected way to find some real humanity,' said Daniel Bekerman, one of Endless Cookie's producers. Bekerman founded Toronto's Scythia Films and was one of the producers behind 2024's The Apprentice, about the pre-presidential Donald Trump. He was introduced to Seth's work through Asphalt Watches, which he found to be subversive, psychedelic and punk rock − 'All the things I enjoy.' Bekerman was on board with Endless Cookie almost from the beginning, which stretches back nine years or so. He worked with Seth on story ideas (and the application to Telefilm for funding). 'Seth has an incredible ability to turn every sentence into a funny or weird sequence,' Bekerman said. Because the process of completing the film is woven into the meta storyline, Endless Cookie also portrays the struggle of indie filmmakers. Most of the issues, no surprise, involved time and money. Seth, a carpenter on the side, was the film's solo animator. Peter is a maintenance person at a nursing station and a ranger. Seth's trips from Toronto to Shamattawa to tape conversations with his brother were expensive. When he did make the trip, the ambient interruptions of puppies yelping, children slurping and video games beeping sabotaged the audio. 'It was a real pain that it was taking so long,' Seth says. 'I was worried it would be out of date by the time it was done.' He needn't have worried. The offbeat animation of shows such as Adventure Time and Rick and Morty is still in vogue, and audiences are increasingly receptive to Indigenous stories. Like the hit Canadian television series North of North and the pop album Inuktitut by Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie, Endless Cookie does not depict Indigenous life as an exotic sub-genre of the mainstream. 'Through Seth's portrait of a family and through Peter's stories, the film encapsulates what it means to be Canadian, in a strange, roundabout way,' Bekerman said. Still, the film addresses the spirituality of Indigenous people and embraces the oral tradition of lore handed down from one generation to the next. 'Before we had anything modern, we kept kids occupied sitting around and telling them stories,' Peter says. 'Besides, it's better than carrying water or chopping wood.'
