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Hans India
08-07-2025
- General
- Hans India
Schools facing space problem hope to relocate
Eluru: District collector K Vetriselvi said that the Mega Parents-Teachers Meet planned by the state government should also be organised in all private schools in the district. She convened a meeting with the management of private schools at the Collectorate here on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, she said that the state government has initiated the Mega Parents-Teacher Meeting (PTM) as part of the reforms in the education sector and that the Mega PTM 2.0 programme is being organised in all government, private aided, private unaided and junior colleges across the state on July 10. The programme will be organised in 1,810 government and 558 private schools in the district, a total of 2,368 schools, and 140 junior colleges. The management of private schools should be partners in this programme to make this programme successful. Steps should be taken to ensure that the students prepare invitations for the programmes to be held on that day and send them to parents and dignitaries. First, the students should welcome the parents and dignitaries, organise a salute to the mother to convey the importance of the mother, perform cultural programmes, and conduct a photo session with students and teachers. They should plant saplings with the students in the school premises and take steps to ensure that the students protect the planted saplings for three months. Green passports would be provided to the students who plant saplings. They should organise interactive sessions on mental health, awareness on cybercrime, anti-drug awareness messages, and child progress. Private school managements should take steps to organise Mega PTM in their other branches in the district as well, and it should be held in a festive atmosphere rather than as a formality, and schools that do not have a large space should hold it outside in a spacious area. Private school managements should upload photos and videos of not more than 30 seconds of Mega PTM events held in their schools on the Leap app. District Education Officer Venkata Lakshmamma, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan APO Pankaj Kumar, owners and staff of private schools participated in the meeting.
The Hindu
07-07-2025
- The Hindu
Eluru Collector directs private schools to conduct Mega PTM on July 10
Eluru District Collector K. Vetri Selvi directed that the State government's prestigious 'Mega Parents-Teachers Meeting' (Mega PTM) 2.0 must be conducted in all private schools across the district on July 10, following the official schedule issued by the Andhra Pradesh government. Addressing private school management representatives at a meeting held on Monday, the Collector emphasised that the Mega PTM is a key component of the State's educational reforms, aimed at strengthening parental involvement in students' academic progress. She explained that the event will be held across 1,810 government and 558 private schools, along with 140 junior colleges in the district. The event will serve as a platform for interaction between parents, teachers, and students, helping to enhance communication about academic performance, behaviour, and social issues. To ensure the event's success, the Collector suggested that parents and community leaders be invited through student-designed invitations. Conduct welcome ceremonies, 'Talli Ki Vandana' (a tribute to mothers), and cultural programmes. Organise photo sessions with students and teachers, she added. Arrange tree-planting activities in school premises, with students taking responsibility of nurturing them for three months. Green passports will be issued to participating students. Conduct interactive sessions on child progress, mental health awareness, anti-drug messages, and cybercrime awareness, she said. The Collector also instructed schools that lack adequate space to organise the event in open or alternative venues, and asked private school managements to hold the event across all their branches, not merely as a formality but as a celebration. Additionally, schools are required to upload photos and short videos (under 30 seconds) of the meet on the LEAP app as part of documentation and monitoring, she added. District Education Officer Venkata Lakshmamma, Samagra Shiksha APO Pankaj Kumar, and various private school management members attended the meeting.
News18
27-06-2025
- News18
Andhra Woman Dies After Electric Scooter Battery Explodes While Charging At Home
Last Updated: The victim, identified as Venkata Lakshmamma, was asleep on a sofa near the two-wheeler when the explosion happened A 62-year-old woman died after the battery of an electric scooter exploded while it was being charged inside her house in Andhra Pradesh's YSR Kadapa district. The incident took place in Potladurthi village of Yerraguntla mandal on Friday. The victim, identified as Venkata Lakshmamma, was asleep on a sofa near the two-wheeler when the explosion happened. She suffered severe burn injuries and died on the spot. The blast also triggered a fire that completely destroyed the scooter and damaged nearby household items. Meanwhile, the police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident. Additionally, the body has been sent to the government hospital in Proddatur for a post-mortem examination. This is not the first such incident reported in the region. In recent years, both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have witnessed several cases of electric vehicle (EV) battery explosions, many of which occurred while the vehicles were charging. In 2022 alone, the two Telugu states recorded around eight incidents involving e-bikes, homes, showrooms, and even a hotel catching fire due to battery blasts. These incidents claimed at least 10 lives and injured many others. Investigations suggested that most of the explosions were caused by overcharging. One of the most tragic cases took place in Hyderabad in September 2022, when a fire broke out in an e-bike showroom located in the cellar of a multi-storey building. The fire spread to a hotel on the upper floors, resulting in the deaths of eight people. Other similar incidents include a massive blaze in October 2022 that destroyed 36 electric bikes in a showroom in Palakonda town, and a battery explosion in November 2024 in Jagtial district, which set fire to a home. In April 2022, a man in Vijayawada was killed and three of his family members were injured after a newly purchased electric scooter exploded while charging at home. That same month, an 80-year-old man died and two others were injured in Telangana's Nizamabad district in a similar battery-related explosion. (With inputs from IANS) First Published:
India.com
27-06-2025
- India.com
Andhra Woman Dies As Electric Scooter Battery Explodes During Charging
A woman was killed when the battery of an electric two-wheeler that was being charged exploded in their house in Andhra Pradesh's YSR Kadapa district on Friday. The incident occurred in Potladurthi village of Yerraguntla mandal (block) of Kadapa district on Friday. The scooter, which was kept on charging, exploded, resulting in the death of a woman who was asleep on a sofa near the two-wheeler. The woman identified as Venkata Lakshmamma (62) suffered burn injuries and died on the spot. The vehicle caught fire with the explosion and was completely gutted. Some household items were partially burnt in the fire. Police registered a case and took up an investigation. The body of the deceased was shifted to government hospital at Produttur for autopsy. Similar incidents were reported in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in recent years. During 2022, the Telugu states witnessed about eight incidents of e-bikes, houses and even e-bike showrooms and a hotel catching fire due to e-batteries exploding, killing 10 people and injuring many others. Almost all the incidents took place when e-bikes were kept on charge and it is suspected that overcharging triggered the explosions. The biggest disaster happened in Hyderabad in September 2022 when eight people lost their lives after a fire broke out in an e-bike showroom in the cellar of a multi-storeyed building and spread to a hotel on the upper floors. The fire was caused by a short circuit which was triggered due to overcharging of the EVs. In October 2022, as many as 36 electric bikes were gutted in a huge fire in a showroom in Palakonda town of Andhra Pradesh's Parvathipuram district. In November 2024, a fire broke out after the battery of an electric scooter exploded in Jagital district. A person, who had purchased the two-wheeler three months ago, had put the scooter for charging in his house. In April 2022, a man was killed and his three family members were injured when a battery of a scooty exploded at their house in Vijayawada. Kotakonda Shiva Kumar (40) was killed and his wife and their two children sustained burn injuries when the scooty, kept on charging, exploded. The incident had occurred just a day after the man purchased the electric scooter. The same month, an 80-year-old man was killed and two others injured in Telangana's Nizamabad district when the battery of electric two-wheeler had exploded. The incident occurred in a house where the battery was being charged.
