Articles by Akanksha Attri
Year on, sole audiologist post remains vacant at Ludhiana civil hospital
The sole audiologist post at the civil hospital has been lying vacant for over a year, officials aware of the matter said.
Published on Sep 23, 2024 10:07 PM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: 52 schoolkids diagnosed with heart ailment this year: Dist centre
At least 52 students from government and government-aided schools, and anganwadi centres have been diagnosed with congenital heart disease till August this year, officials from District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC) said.
Published on Sep 21, 2024 09:56 PM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana DC orders home guards to vacate 3 govt school rooms
The deputy commissioner on Saturday ordered the Punjab Home Guards volunteers to vacate three rooms at Government Primary Smart School, Basic, Jagraon.
Published on Sep 21, 2024 09:51 PM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
As Ludhiana govt school students gear up for midterms, syllabi far from complete
The midterm examinations for government school students across the district are set to begin on September 25 even as the syllabus for classes up to eighth is yet to be covered.
Published on Sep 16, 2024 10:01 PM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Jagraon library lending books free-of-cost cries for attention
In an effort to encourage the reading habit among the community, senior citizens, union leaders, and veteran educators from Jagraon have come together to open a free library for locals.
Published on Sep 15, 2024 10:40 PM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana cyclist gears up for Track World Championship in Denmark
Sekhon from Ludhiana, the only cyclist from the state to be chosen for the championship, will compete in the elimination event
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: 6 yrs on, home guards continue to use three school rooms as offices
For the past six years, students and staff at the Government Primary Smart School (basic) in Jagraon have faced difficulties due to three rooms of the school being occupied by home guards, who use them as offices since 2018.
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Peons’ shortage adds to teachers’ burden
Dharamjeet Singh Dhillon, state finance secretary and district president of the Lecturer Cadre Union, stated that the absence of supporting staff in most schools in the Ludhiana district places an extra burden on teachers, who are already expected to perform numerous duties beyond teaching
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 06:50 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Educators highlight fewer takers for BEd courses
Panjab University Senator Gurmit Singh, who is also an educator at Malwa Central College of Education for Women, Ludhiana, explained that many students now prefer to pursue postgraduate courses instead of BEd after graduation
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 05:36 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
PU to merge two zones for youth festival in Ludhiana
Panjab University merges co-ed and girls’ college zones for the youth festival to cut costs and ensure fair competition, addressing safety concerns.
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: In the hope of a better future students balance studies, work
For some students, doing well in exams is not the only worry. Many face the challenge of helping their parents make ends meet. In Ludhiana, students from government schools attend classes for five hours a day, then work for eight hours afterwards to support their families.
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 05:06 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Parents counselled to let their girls study after Ludhiana school becomes co-ed: Principal
Government Senior Secondary School, Division No. 3, which initially was dedicated to just girls, has now started enrolling boys as the school got the status of ‘School of Eminence’ last year.
Published on Aug 31, 2024 11:07 PM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Month after being ready, two new classrooms thrown open to kids
The new classrooms were thrown open for students on Wednesday, however, they are yet to be officially inaugurated, said people familiar with the matter; previously, all 105 students, from Nursery to Class 5, had to squeeze into just two classrooms
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Calls home cost money, say Ludhiana meritorious school students
Students at the Senior Secondary School for Meritorious Students in Ludhiana alleged they aren’t receiving free telephone services, unlike students in other districts.
Updated on Aug 25, 2024 10:37 PM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
All 500 seats filled at Ludhiana meritorious school for class 11
All seats at the Senior Secondary Residential School for meritorious students in Ludhiana have been filled as the 6th round of counselling for class 11 students concluded on Friday.
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 05:10 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana students avoid availing scholarships due to complex procedure
A number of students who applied for Scheduled Caste (SC) scholarships during the time they attended the government schools, are now either working professionals or are married and have still not received their rightful amount
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Sewing courses at ITI catch fancy of students
An increased number of students opting for sewing course at the Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) for Women indicates the changing trend from fashion designing to sewing for the current academic session. 70 students have been admitted so far.
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 05:16 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Govt schools in a fix, await unused grants
Schools find themselves in a financial fix as they are unable to go ahead with developmental work and pay vendors.
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 05:32 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Schools’ merger proposal faces resistance from teachers in Ludhiana
Educators across the state, including the Ludhiana district, opposing the decision, mentioned that there are more than 30 primary and upper primary schools in the district that are in the same building but function separately as the academic needs of primary and upper primary students are entirely different
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 06:16 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
A 3.5km walk through dense jungle to reach govt schools
The children from Gari Fazil, Gari Sheru and Gari Togar villages walk or ride their bicycles through a 3.5km dense stretch of the Mattewara jungle every day to reach their schools and study.
Updated on Aug 11, 2024 10:46 PM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Transfers alone won’t help staff crunch, say educators
With the deadline to apply for transfers around the corner, educators in the district said that transfers alone would not solve the issue of staff crunch as there are hardly any teachers who apply for a shift in their station from urban to rural due to discontinuation of rural allowance.
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
548 schools in Ludhiana to update details for PM SHRI
548 schools from the district, including 103 upper primary and 445 primary schools, have been benchmarked for PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) portal, a centrally sponsored scheme, which the state government last month decided to implement, a year after opting out of the scheme.
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Education dept to establish indoor shooting range for govt students in dist: Bains
The Punjab school education department is set to establish indoor shooting ranges in 10 districts across the state, including one in Ludhiana, as announced by the state education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Wednesday, with an aim to provide players with state-of-the-art facilities to practice, along with coaching at the shooting ranges.
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 05:46 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
48 Ludhiana government schools await funds for interactive panels
Aiming to promote quality education, 48 government schools in the district were to receive funding under NABARD to install interactive panels.
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 06:02 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Increasing number of activities in schools amid staff crunch hampers classes say teachers’ union
The number of activities being introduced in the government schools on a daily basis has become troublesome for the teachers amid staff crunch.
Updated on Aug 05, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Ludhiana: Studies suffer as teaching staff deputed for election duty despite staff crunch
Schools struggle to meet syllabus deadlines, amid staff crunch, and studies continue to take a hit as teaching staff is deputed for the preparation of electoral roll for the constitution of the new board of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC).
Updated on Aug 04, 2024 05:32 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
City girl bags two medals at kickboxing tourney
24-year-old city girl, Komal Devi, clinched silver and bronze medals at the National Kickboxing Championship 2024 (seniors and masters) in the 50 kg category under Kick Light and Point fighting events, held at Mapusa, Goa, from July 24 to July 28.
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Para karate athlete given job at Khanna MC office
After a long hustle, Tarun Sharma has been provided with a job by the state government on July 24, the same day on which he held a protest by polishing shoes, outside the mini secretariat, in the quest for employment.
Published on Jul 26, 2024 10:56 PM IST
Mission Samarth leaves syllabus backlog, teachers in panic mode
After the conclusion of Mission Samrath for classes 5 to 8 in the government schools, the department has distributed the regular syllabus of these classes for the months of April, May and July, to be completed by the teachers within the remaining months of the academic year.
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 10:53 PM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana
Education budget allocation far from adequate, say educators
The Central government has allocated ₹1.48 lakh crore for education and employment and skill, as per the Union budget announced on July 23.
Updated on Jul 25, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Akanksha Attri, Ludhiana