Urdu name for farewell function in Rajasthan school leads to Education Department probe: Report
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Education Department has initiated an investigation into a school function in Baran district following the use of an Urdu name for the event. Officials from the department visited the Mahatma Gandhi Government School in Shahabad to probe the matter.
The controversy arose after invitation cards for a farewell function on February 28 were sent out with the title ‘Jashn-e-Alvida’, or ‘celebration of a farewell’, written in Hindi, as reported by The Indian Express on Wednesday.
The card, which featured an image of Goddess Saraswati, went viral on social media, prompting Baran’s District Education Office to set up a three-member team to conduct an inquiry. The committee, led by Devendra Singh, Chief Block Education Officer of Kishanganj, includes principals from two other schools. The team visited the school on Tuesday to gather information and conduct inquiries.
According to the order issued by the office, as cited by IE, ‘Jashn-e-Alvida’ was inscribed on the invitation card “contrary to the departmental guidelines”. Singh confirmed that a probe report was being prepared and would be submitted shortly.
Vikesh Kumar, the school’s principal, explained that the event was meant to recognise the achievements of class 12 students and bid them farewell.
“There are some Muslim students in the school, and they suggested and gave this title for the function. Then, at the School Development Management Committee (SDMC) meeting, the parents also consented to the name,” Kumar told IE.
He mentioned that after the invitation cards were printed, it was realised that the name of the event did not align with “government parlance." Kumar added: "We withdrew the cards, but a few were left with the students who made them viral. It was also picked up by the media."
As the investigation continues, officials have collected various materials, including the proposal submitted by students, details of staff meetings, videos from the event, and newspaper cutting related to the incident.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
