Modi government announces no programmes for farmers: Medha Patkar
Bengaluru, November 23: Social activist Medha Patkar said that the Narendra Modi government has introduced not even a single major programme for the farmers in its four year administration.
Speaking at an endowment lecture on social activist Fr. Dr Ambrose Pinto at St. Joseph College in the city on Friday, she said that the voluntary organizations should strive hard to reach the farmers problems to the government. The effective implementation of the Dr Swaminathan report would ensure solutions to many of the problems. Since the farmers were not getting the scientific price for their crops, they were committing suicide. To avoid this trend, the government should take steps to announce scientific price for crops, she opined.
Even after 70 years of independence, the farmers were finding it difficult to adopt scientific farming methods in their fields due to which, they have failed to create market for their produces in international market. The political parties announce waiver of farm loans in their manifestos. But once they came to power, their promises made in the manifestos would be put into cold storage, she added.
Jails become stage
When the government’s moves against the Constitution were questioned, such persons were being branded as urban naxals and put them behind bars. But such jails are being turned into stages and they would contribute for strengthening the protest.
- Medha Patkar, Social Activist
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CBSE announces assessment scheme for Class 10 board exams cancelled in Middle East
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New Delhi (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a detailed assessment scheme for Class 10 exams in the Middle East region which were cancelled amid escalating West Asia conflict, according to officials.
The exams were cancelled following a critical review of the prevailing situation across Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
According to CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj, examinations scheduled from February 17 to 28 were conducted successfully. During this period, six academic subjects, including Mathematics, English and Science, were completed. Additionally, 16 language papers and 22 skill subject examinations were also conducted.
The board has divided candidates into five categories -- students who appeared in all examinations, students who appeared in four examinations, students who appeared in three examinations, students who appeared in two examinations and private students registered under the compartment category.
"The results of students who appeared for all exams will be declared based on their performance in the examinations. The result of students who appeared in four subjects will be declared based on the average of the marks obtained in the best three performing subjects for the subjects whose examinations have not been conducted," Bhardwaj said.
"The result of students who appeared in three subjects will be declared based on the average of the marks obtained in the best two performing subjects for the subjects whose examinations have not been conducted," he added.
The examination controller explained that very few students have appeared in the examinations in only two subjects.
"Their results will be declared based on the average of the marks of two subjects in the remaining subject," he said.
The results of Middle East students will be declared along with the rest of the students. Students will be allowed to improve their performance through the second board examinations according to policy.
