Need to raise educational standards for the majority of students : Manish Sisodia
New Delhi, June 21: The minimum standards of education need to be raised for the majority of students, Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, said on Thursday, adding there is a growing confidence that government schools are the solution to the country's educational levels.
"There are standards for only for five per cent of the students. For the rest 95 percent, there's no minimum standard of education," Sisodia said at the launch of a children's magazine, "Nanhe Sapne".
Claiming that government schools have a major role to play for the remaining 95 per cent, he highlighted the need to work for them as well.
He also equated the minimum standards of schools to the standards of public discourse.
The magazine is for children aged 4-6, and is conceptualised and designed by Graso Global, an organisation geared at bringing innovation in education.
Essentially in a workbook format, the magazine uses colours and visuals to attract children. It will target Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities, and is mostly in English with some content in Hindi.
Fields like general knowledge, current issues, storytelling and art and craft, are also covered in the magazine.
The minister also underlined importance of foundation years of a child, and hoped the magazine will benefit a large number of children.
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Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother Anmol held in US: Mumbai police sources
Mumbai, Nov 18: Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother Anmol, wanted for the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique and firing outside actor Salman Khan's Mumbai home, has been detained in the United States, Mumbai police sources said on Monday.
Anmol, who was believed to be living in Canada and making regular travels to the US, is the younger brother of Lawrence Bishnoi, accused of running a global criminal syndicate despite being in jail.
Anmol Bishnoi is wanted in connection with several criminal cases, including the murder of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Siddique on October 12 in Mumbai's Bandra area. He was also allegedly behind the firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's home, located in the Bandra area, on April 14 this year, according to the sources.
