Shepherds’ Int’l Academy felicitates Karate Winners, Best Performing Staff
Mangaluru(Press release): In a felicitation event organized by the Shepherds International Academy, State Level Karate winners and the best performing staff were honoured with awards and other prizes on Monday, September 19, at the IDS Arena in Attavar. Out of the 29 students from the academy who participated in the recently held State level Karate championship, 23 students bagged various medals.
The winners and participants were congratulated by the school Management during the felicitation event and also rewarded with attractive prizes. Dr. Pradeep G. Kini, Professor and Associate Director at Manipal Academy for Higher Education presided over the event as the Chief Guest. Managing Director of Akolite Ply Abdul Razak, Chairman of the School Ar. Mohammed Nissar, Trustees Naushad A.K. and Mohammed Rizwan, HR Director Dr. Nafeesa Shareen, Principal Lubna Banu, CAO Hasan Yusuf, Karate Trainers Mohammed Nadeem, and Zakiya Yasmeen attended the event.
Three of the academy’s staff were awarded Gift Vouchers from AppleMart during the event. Fathima Shahinaz was presented with the title and award for ‘Teacher of the Month, August’, Sunitha Shetty received the title and award for ‘Employee of the Month, August’, and Saba Sulthana received the prize as the Winner of the School Poem Competition for Teachers. In appreciation of the efforts put forth by the Karate Trainers Mohammed Nadeem and Zakiya Yasmeen, the Academy honoured them with gifts during the event.
Chief Guests and the School Management applauded the winning performance by the students and the staff. The principal appreciated the combined efforts of the teachers. Principal Lubna Banu and Sumyya Farheen co-ordinated the program. Rubina Sattar welcomed the gathering and Sajida Fatima announced the names of the winners.
The event was concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Simran. In SHEPHERDS together we achieve excellence.
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Karnataka village switches off TVs, mobiles for two hours daily to help students study
Belagavi: Every evening at 7 pm, a siren rings out in Halaga, a village near Belagavi, signalling residents to switch off all screens including televisions, mobile phones, laptops and tablets for the next two hours.
The community has voluntarily adopted this “digital-free time” to help students focus on studies and to encourage families to spend more time talking to each other. The 'digital detox' initiative, 'No TV, no mobile, just study and conversation', is said to be the first such to be adopted by a Karnataka village, Deccan Herald reported on Monday.
According to the report, Halaga, which has a population of about 12,000 and is located close to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, launched the initiative on December 17. A siren installed at the gram panchayat office marks the start of the no-screen period at 7 pm, and another siren at 9 pm signals its end.
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Gram panchayat authorities are reaching out to those residents who are yet to comply and are urging them to stay away from screen during the two hours.
Authorities are also visiting households that have not fully adopted the practice and are encouraging parents to follow the routine strictly. Teachers and panchayat members plan to continue meeting families to ensure more participation.
The Halaga village exercise is said to be inspired by a similar experiment in Agran Dhulgaon near Sangli in Maharashtra which had a positive response on students' learning habits.
