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  • Moosewala’s parents protest outside Punjab Assembly complex seeking justice for their son

    Moosewala’s parents protest outside Punjab Assembly complex seeking justice for their son

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    Chandigarh: Slain singer Sidhu Moosewala’s parents on Sunday launched an attack on the Punjab government, alleging that the crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh was deliberately timed to coincide with the observance of death anniversary of their son.

    “I want to ask the government why did they not find any other day to catch Amritpal? Why they chose today? Why internet has been suspended today…,” said Balkaur Singh, the father of Moosewala who was shot dead in May last year.

    Singh alleged that it was deliberately done as people were to raise their voice seeking justice for Moosewala at his “barsi” (death anniversary) event, and asserted that their fight will continue till they get justice.

    “Can they suppress our voice seeking justice in this manner…,” Singh said addressing the gathering in their native village Mansa. Senior state Congress leaders, including Partap Singh Bajwa and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, attended the event.

    A hunt for radical preacher Amritpal Singh continued for the second day as the Punjab government extended curbs on mobile internet and SMS services till Monday noon.

    The self-styled radical preacher has been on the run since the Punjab Police launched a massive crackdown on Saturday and arrested 78 members of the ‘Waris Punjab De’, headed by him.

    Moosewala’s father said that when people have gathered in his native village to pay tributes to the late singer and hold prayers, they do not have access to internet.

    People do not have access to internet but gangsters lodged in jails have it, he alleged.

    He also claimed that gangsters like Lawrence Bishnoi were having a free run as he referred to one of his recent TV interviews. “When he (Lawrence Bishnoi) appeared on TV, I felt like my son has died again,” he said.

    Balkaur Singh reiterated that the alleged masterminds behind his son’s murder were still at large.

    Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29.

    His death anniversary was observed in advance.

    Balkaur Singh and his wife Charan Kaur had earlier this month sat on a protest outside the Punjab Assembly complex in Chandigarh seeking justice for their son.

    “Don’t force us to sit outside the gates of Vidhan Sabha again. What is our demand after all? It is just that the masterminds in the case should be brought to book. The names of people whom we suspect of conspiring our son’s murder should be questioned. Is this an unjustified demand,” he told the gathering.

    Moosewala’s mother Charan Kaur alleged that gangsters lodged in jails were signing death warrants of people.

    On Amritpal Singh, she said she does not know who he was or from where he had come, but added he was steering the youth towards “Sikhi” and that so far no wrong action on his part had come to the fore.

    She said that the date for her son’s death anniversary event had been announced much in advance, but the authorities chose the time to announce that they had registered FIRs against Amritpal and his supporters in the Ajnala incident and launched a crackdown.

    (Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • CEO Anantnag warns private schools over collecting capitation fee, donation from parents

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    Srinagar, Mar 11: Chief Education Officer Anantnag has warned private schools of the district not to charge donation and capitation fee from parents at the time of admission after several complaints from parents.

    According to a circular issued by CEO Anantnag, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the office has also received complaints that private schools have kept text books available at particular bookshops in violation of the norms.

    “It has come to the notice of this office that some private schools of the district instead of implementing government orders and circulars issued from time to time with regard to fee structures, common curricular and other activities have framed their own bylaws, contradicting government orders and circulars,” the circular reads.

    CEO has also directed all recognised private schools to implement orders and circulars of the government issued from time to time and act accordingly.

    “No private school shall charge any kind of capitation, admission fee or donation as per government order and Right to Education Act 2009,” it reads.

    It also states no private school is allowed to sell any kind of books to students through their tuck shops.

    CEO Anantnag has further stated there should be common curriculum in schools for the upcoming academic session from class 6th onwards as per the New Education Policy 2020.

    “The instructions are to be adhered in letter and spirit and if any school is found making violation of Government orders or circulars, action as warranted under rules shall be initiated against the erring school,” the circular reads.

    It reads the schools will face de-recognition in case they are found violating the government orders. “The action against erring schools may include their cancellation of recognition and registration without any further notice.”—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Iranian parents protests over suspected poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls

    Iranian parents protests over suspected poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls

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    Tehran: Amid a wave of suspected poison attacks affecting girl students in several schools in Iran, parents protested across the country on Saturday.

    According to Reuters, they gathered outside an Education Ministry building in western Tehran to protest against the diseases turned into an anti-government demonstration.

    “Parents of the school girls who were poisoned took to the streets and blamed the regime for a series of chemical attacks on school girls in Iran: “Revolutionary Guards! you are our ISIS “ this is the slogan heard in Tehran today,” Iranian journalist and human rights activist Masih Alinejad, tweeted.

    The first incident of mass poisoning was reported on November 30, 2022. The illness which is so-far unexplained has affected hundreds of female students in dozens of schools in recent months.

    The Iranian authorities believe that these girls may have been poisoned and blame it on Tehran’s enemies.

    Although there have been no casualties yet, the children have complained of headaches, heart palpitations and a feeling of lethargy.

    Some described the symptoms as being unable to move, others smelled of tangerines, chlorine or cleaning products.

    According to a report by Reuters, the sickness affected more than 30 schools in at least 10 of Iran’s 31 provinces on Saturday.

    “Iranian authorities must take urgent action to stop these attacks and bring perpetrators to justice in fair trials. Education is a human right,” Amnesty International tweeted.

    The poisoning incidents in Iranian schools come shortly after widespread protests have taken place in Iran since September 2022, against the backdrop of the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, days after she was detained by the morality police on charges of not adhering to the standards of compulsory headscarf.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Teens Whose Parents Smoke Are Likely To Take Up Smoking: Study

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    SRINAGAR: Teenagers are much more likely to smoke and be dependent on nicotine if a parent and grandparent is dependent on nicotine, a recent study has revealed.

    The cross-sectional study published in journal of Integrative Medicine and Public Health, a publication of Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar,  has revealed that teenager whose parents smoke are five times more likely to become smokers and the teenagers whose grandparents smoke are two times more likely to become smokers.

    As per the study, 430 patients which included 215 tobacco users and 215 non-tobacco users were included in the study and they were aged between 15 and 25 years and were age and gender matched in the ratio of 1:1.

    A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information regarding their self-tobacco use, form of use, parental and grandparental tobacco use.

    Among the 215 study participants in each group, the distributions of male and female participants were 212 (98.6%) and three (1.4%), respectively, the study participants with paternal tobacco habit were 5.28 times more likely to adopt the tobacco habit compared to the study participants without paternal tobacco use and study participants with paternal grandfather tobacco use were 1.57 times more likely to develop the tobacco habit than the study participants without paternal grandfather tobacco use and both the association was found to be statistically highly, it reads.

    It said that participants who had higher maternal strictness were 0.077 less likely to develop the tobacco habit compared to the study participants with lower maternal strictness which was found to be statistically significant. Participants with higher paternal warmth were 0.097 times less likely to adopt the tobacco habit compared to study participants with lower paternal warmth which was found to be statistically significant.

    For an effective tobacco control program among tobacco users, counseling of participants’ father and mother should be done simultaneously.

    It said anti-tobacco activities should emphasize and make parents realize the importance the family plays in the development of tobacco behavior—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Children whose parents, grandparents smoke are more likely to take up smoking: Study

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    Jahangeer Ganaie

    Srinagar, Mar 02: Teenagers are much more likely to smoke and be dependent on nicotine if a parent and grandparent is dependent on nicotine, a recent study has revealed.

    The cross-sectional study published in journal of Integrative Medicine and Public Health, a publication of Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, a copy of which lies with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has revealed that teenager whose parents smoke are five times more likely to become smokers and the teenagers whose grandparents smoke are two times more likely to become smokers.

    As per the study, 430 patients which included 215 tobacco users and 215 non-tobacco users were included in the study and they were aged between 15 and 25 years and were age and gender matched in the ratio of 1:1.

    A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information regarding their self-tobacco use, form of use, parental and grandparental tobacco use.

    Among the 215 study participants in each group, the distributions of male and female participants were 212 (98.6%) and three (1.4%), respectively, the study participants with paternal tobacco habit were 5.28 times more likely to adopt the tobacco habit compared to the study participants without paternal tobacco use and study participants with paternal grandfather tobacco use were 1.57 times more likely to develop the tobacco habit than the study participants without paternal grandfather tobacco use and both the association was found to be statistically highly, it reads.

    It said that participants who had higher maternal strictness were 0.077 less likely to develop the tobacco habit compared to the study participants with lower maternal strictness which was found to be statistically significant. Participants with higher paternal warmth were 0.097 times less likely to adopt the tobacco habit compared to study participants with lower paternal warmth which was found to be statistically significant.

    For an effective tobacco control program among tobacco users, counseling of participants’ father and mother should be done simultaneously.

    It said anti-tobacco activities should emphasize and make parents realize the importance the family plays in the development of tobacco behavior—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Schools Reopen In Valley, Parents Irked Over ‘Too Early’ Timings

    Schools Reopen In Valley, Parents Irked Over ‘Too Early’ Timings

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    SRINAGAR: Kashmir Valley including the summer capital of J&K sprung to life on Wednesday as children made their way to schools after long winter vacations.

    According to reports, students dressed in uniforms were seen heading to their respective schools very early in the morning as the School Education Department has changed school timing in Srinagar city from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Some parents even expressed resentment over “too early” schooling.

    “The interest of students should be paramount. Normally timings used to be changed from April 1,” several parents said, adding, “There is still considerable chill during the morning hours and people at the helm of affairs should not lose sight of it.”

    The schools up to class 5th were ordered to observe winter vacation from December 1 to February 28, the classes from 6th to 8th from December 12, and those from 9th to 12 standards from December 19. (GNS)

     

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  • Schools Reopen In Kashmir Valley, Parents Unhappy Over ‘Too Early’ Timings – Kashmir News

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    Schools Reopen In Kashmir Valley, Parents Unhappy Over ‘Too Early’ Timings In Srinagar

    Srinagar, Mar 1 (GNS): Kashmir Valley including this summer capital of J&K sprung to life on Wednesday as children made their way to schools after long winter vacations.

    According to reports reaching GNS, the students dressed in uniforms were seen heading to respective schools very early in the morning as the School Education Department has changed school timing in Srinagar city from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Some parents even expressed resentment over “too early” schooling. “The interest of students should be paramount. Normally timings used to be changed from April 1,” a number of parents said, adding, “There is still considerable chill during the morning hours and people at the helm of affairs should not lose sight of it.”

    The schools up to class 5th were ordered to observe winter vacation from December 1 to February 28, the classes from 6th to 8th from December 12 and those from 9th to 12 standard from December 19. (GNS)

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  • Schools Reopen In Kashmir Valley, Parents Unhappy Over ‘Too Early’ Timings In Srinagar

    Schools Reopen In Kashmir Valley, Parents Unhappy Over ‘Too Early’ Timings In Srinagar

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    Srinagar, Mar 1: Kashmir Valley including this summer capital of J&K sprung to life on Wednesday as children made their way to schools after long winter vacations.

    According to reports reaching GNS, the students dressed in uniforms were seen heading to respective schools very early in the morning as the School Education Department has changed school timing in Srinagar city from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Some parents even expressed resentment over “too early” schooling. “The interest of students should be paramount. Normally timings used to be changed from April 1,” a number of parents said, adding, “There is still considerable chill during the morning hours and people at the helm of affairs should not lose sight of it.”

    The schools up to class 5th were ordered to observe winter vacation from December 1 to February 28, the classes from 6th to 8th from December 12 and those from 9th to 12 standard from December 19. (GNS)

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  • Schools Reopen In Kashmir Valley, Parents Unhappy Over ‘Too Early’ Timings In Srinagar

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    Srinagar, Mar 1 (GNS): Kashmir Valley including this summer capital of J&K sprung to life on Wednesday as children made their way to schools after long winter vacations.

    According to reports reaching GNS, the students dressed in uniforms were seen heading to respective schools very early in the morning as the School Education Department has changed school timing in Srinagar city from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Some parents even expressed resentment over “too early” schooling. “The interest of students should be paramount. Normally timings used to be changed from April 1,” a number of parents said, adding, “There is still considerable chill during the morning hours and people at the helm of affairs should not lose sight of it.”

    The schools up to class 5th were ordered to observe winter vacation from December 1 to February 28, the classes from 6th to 8th from December 12 and those from 9th to 12 standard from December 19. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

  • Telangana medico’s suicide: Kavitha writes open letter to Dr Preethi’s parents

    Telangana medico’s suicide: Kavitha writes open letter to Dr Preethi’s parents

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    Hyderabad: BRS MLA Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Tuesday wrote an open letter to the deceased tribal medico Dr Preethi’s parents Narendar and Sharadha and expressed deep sorrow for what happened to the young junior doctor.

    “As a mother, her death anguished me a lot. I was one of the crores of people who prayed for her recovery. I am unable to digest that Preethi, who is studying her post-graduation in medicine battling many odds. Society has lost a great doctor. I express my condolences,” she said in the letter.

    The BRS MLC promised to stand by Preethi’s family and make sure that the culprits get justice. “We will make sure such incidents dont happen again. The whole state stands by you. I pray to God to give you both the strength in these difficult times,” she said.

    Preethi, a first-year student of the postgraduate (MD) in the department of Anaesthesia in Warangal allegedly took a lethal injection while on duty at MGM Hospital on February 22.

    The same day she was shifted to Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad, where she succumbed on February 26.

    The letter also mentioned that precious time was lost in shifting the student to NIMS. It was felt that she could have been kept under treatment at MGM.

    Last rites of the 26-year-old tribal were performed at Girni Thanda in Jangaon district on Monday afternoon.

    While she was under treatment at NIMS, the governor had visited the hospital to enquire about her condition and to console the family members.

    Warangal police on February 24 arrested Preethi’s senior M. A. Saif, a second year student in the department of anaesthesia.

    Police said targeted harassment of Preethi by her senior could have driven her to take the extreme step.

    Police booked Saif for abetment to suicide. He was also booked under Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Anti-Ragging Act.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )