Faizal and Shabana Foundation launches 'Nadakkavu Model' school in Kashmir
Kozhikode:
The Faizal and Shabana Foundation, renowned for its exemplary work in the field of education, has expanded its model project, 'Nadakkavu Model' School, to Kashmir. This initiative marks a significant step in the foundation's efforts to elevate educational standards across the country. The project's earlier success in revamping Nadakavu School in Kozhikode had garnered nationwide attention.
The foundation's development efforts are now focused on the Govt Girls Higher Secondary School in Kothibagh, Srinagar. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Jammu and Kashmir government and the Faizal and Shabana Foundation to formalize this collaboration.
The primary aim of the project is to ensure quality education for girls, continuing the foundation's mission to enhance educational opportunities. The inauguration ceremony in Srinagar was attended by several prominent individuals, including KE Faizal, Chairman of KEF Holdings and Co-Founder and Director of Faizal and Shabana Foundation, and Shabana Faizal, Vice Chairperson of KEF Holdings and Founder and Director of the foundation.
The event also saw the presence of Razzak Faizal, Founder of Peak Mobility, among other top officials.
Founded in 2007, by UAE-based businessman Faizal Kottikollon, founder of KEF Holdings, and his wife Shabana Faizal, the foundation has donated more than INR340m ($4.5m) for the rehabilitation of schools, based on a model of quickly replacing crumbling classrooms with prefabricated structures.
Shabana hails from Mangaluru in Karnataka state of India. She is the only daughter of prominent businessman and socio religious leader Late B Ahmed Haji Mohiudeen who founded the prestigious BA Group of Businesses in Thumbay near Mangaluru.
Faizal believes inequality begins at the school gate and this belief of his decision to turn his attention and wealth towards rebuilding India’s underserved public schools in an effort to level the playing field for poorer students.
The foundation has till date contributed to the renovation of 19 schools in three south Indian states – Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The renovation model of the foundation has been so successful that the Indian government the model to renovate other schools. The practice has played a part in the transformation of nearly 1,000 schools countrywide, with more than 300,000 students benefitting from new classrooms and other facilities.
Today, more than 140 schools in Kerala follow the Nadakkavu model, and hundreds more have been influenced in some way. The foundation has provided direct financial support to 16 schools in Kerala, two in Tamil Nadu and one in Bangalore.
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UP: Govt hospital staff booked for sexually assaulting woman in pretext of ultrasound test
Gorakhpur (PTI): A hospital employee was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in the pretext of an ultrasound test here in the district women's hospital, police said on Saturday.
According to the complaint, the woman, a resident of the Gulriha area, visited the district women's hospital on Thursday morning for an ultrasound test.
She was directed to a room, where Abhimanyu Gupta was conducting ultrasounds. When her turn came, the accused allegedly stared at her and told her to remove all her clothes, claiming it was necessary for the test and that a massage would also be required, she said.
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The woman alleged that once she complied, the accused began making obscene advances and tried to force himself on her. When she screamed, he allegedly gagged her, abused her and threatened to kill her before pushing her out of the room.
She said her complaints within the hospital went unheard, forcing her to approach the police.
Taking cognisance of the complaint, the hospital administration constituted a three-member inquiry committee, officials said.
Senior consultant (paediatrics) Dr Jay Kumar said, "The woman has levelled serious allegations against a staff member. Senior officials have been informed, and a departmental inquiry is underway. Strict action will be taken if the charges are proved."
Kotwali Station House Officer Chatrapal Singh said a case has been registered, and efforts are on to nab the accused.
