India is no lesser than any other country in education: Sharjah Princess
Coimbatore, Feb 25: Princess of Sharjah, Sheikha Hend Bint Faisal Al-Qassimi Monday lauded the Indian higher education system and medical institutions, saying it was on par with those abroad.
She said Indian talents have found pride of place in global companies and space agencies like Google and NASA.
At Google, 20 to 30 per cent of its employees were from India, she said
"India is no lesser than any other country in this world in terms of education and the rich environmental resources," Al-Qassemi said while interacting with the students of the Nehru Arts and Science College here.
"I am very proud to say that India also matches high quality in medical and education and I have seen many promising Indian students who are working to develop this country," she said and appreciated the country's contribution to the global community.
The princess said educational institutions in India were developing rapidly, while in Sharjah, the standards were high, as also in medical care.
She said Sharjah provides free education for top ranked students and suggested that private educational institutions and Universities in India come forward to provide merit scholarship who earned good marks in examinations.
Noting that every country has problems of unemployment and poverty, she said the people of India have the capacity to overcome them.
Over the last two decades, the IT sector in India had seen very rapid growth she said and suggested that India utilise their knowledge to eradicate poverty in the world.
On tackling crimes, she said installation of CCTV cameras in all streets in many Arab countries had helped in drastic reduction of incidents.
In India, many city administrations had come forward to install install CCTV cameras in public places to ensure the security of the public, she noted.
The princess expressed happiness of being associated with the Nehru Group of Institutions and promised to work together for the cause of higher education.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
