Delhi government readies Happiness Curriculum for students
New Delhi, June 20: A day after IAS officers ended their rift with the Delhi government, work began in full swing on a Happiness Curriculum for students of government-run schools in the national capital.
The curriculum will be launched on July 2 by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. The plan for the curriculum, for students from nursery to Class 8, was announced in February.
"For the past four months a group of about 40 people was working hard to finalise the curriculum," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the Education portfolio, told the media.
The benefit of including such a programme will be that the "students who will pass out of the school will be happier persons compared to others. They will be less likely to get involved in violence and corruption," Sisodia said.
The curriculum will be introduced in government schools by mid or end of July. Around eight lakh students will benefit from the curriculum, Sisodia said.
The curriculum will involve meditation and mental training.
In signs that things were back to normal in the AAP-controlled Delhi administration, IAS officers also attended on Wednesday meetings called by Ministers in charge of the PWD, Health, Industries, Urban Development, Power and Electricity departments.
Meetings were also held on air pollution in the capital.
However, the officers continued their silent protest during their lunch hours against the alleged assault on the Chief Secretary. They have been doing this since the attack was alleged in February.
The rift between the Delhi government and the officers started after this alleged assault. On Wednesday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ended a nine-day-long sit-in protest at Raj Niwas demanding that the IAS officers resume cooperation with his government.
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Delhi: Boy stabbed to death over 'controversial' social media comments, 2 juveniles held
New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.
According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.
"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.
He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.
During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.
"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.
