ZP TO REDUCE BOOKS BURDEN ON CHILDREN

The Zilla Panchayath here has taken steps to reduce the books burden on children and has written to the education department to implement the new system effectively.

The action by the ZP was based on a circular from the Commissioner of education circulated during 2003, September to reduce physical and emotional burden from children. It prescribed certain changes in the system of study and teaching. It says that the children should be taught a maximum of three subjects only in a day. Home work should be reduced. Books should be stored in the school, as far as possible. Teachers should focus on the vocational training. Periodical training should be provided to teachers in the new system of teaching.

Though, already new system is being introduced in some of the schools, shortage of new text books and lack of training to teachers in some cases have blocked the speed of it.

The Zilla Panchayath education committee will hold a meeting shortly to implement the system in full strength.

SECRETATRY TURNED THIEF HELD!

The rural inspector Sundar Raj and team have arrested the secretary of a Grain Bank at Napoklu yesterday on charges of theft and misappropriation.

According to police, the secretary, Venu illegally sold rice and Kerosene to non card holders and lodged a complaint of theft with the police on this 26th.

Investigating the case, police found the complainant himself was guilty of committing crime and recovered few bags of rice and cash from his house and seized a jeep used for transportation.

HEALTH ASSISTANTS PROTEST

Employees of Health department yesterday took out a protest march and submitted memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner and the Zilla Panchayath president.

Organised by the association of Health Assistants, the protest was carried out opposing bringing Health department under the control of Gram Panchayath.

The protestors threatened to hold a pen down protest on August first, if the government fails to reverse its order.

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