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Time of India
8 hours ago
- Time of India
Man found dead inside building under construction
Mangaluru: A man, approximately 35 to 40 years old, was found dead in an under-construction market complex on Market Road in the city on Thursday. He had a minor bleeding wound below the left knee and swelling above the knee. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Near the body were four iron rods about 20ft long with bloodstains in the middle. Additionally, a small piece of a blood-stained bed sheet, seemingly used to bandage the wound, was found. A bed sheet was also spread in a small adjacent room. The man's face was unfamiliar, suggesting he was a stranger. It is suspected that he might have been murdered or died due to other reasons when he entered the building on the night of Wednesday. Based on a complaint from the housekeeping supervisor of the developers, Mangaluru North police registered a case under Section 103 of the BNS, and it is under investigation. Two held with MDMA Kundapur police arrested two individuals and seized 124.7g of MDMA worth approximately Rs 2.5 lakh near Kodi Chakreshwari Temple in Kasaba village on Wednesday. The accused are Mudassir,23, a resident of Subhash Nagar in Kaup, and Aden Lobo,18, from Udyavar in Udupi. Police also seized plastic boxes, nine syringes, bags, a weighing machine, a machete, mobile phones, and Rs 4,540. A case under Sections 8(C), 21(C), 22(C), and 29 of the NDPS Act has been registered.
Time of India
8 hours ago
- Time of India
6 held for provocative SM posts
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police arrested six persons on the charges of sharing inflammatory and provocative content on social media with the intent to disturb communal harmony. Among those arrested is Mohammad Aslam,23, from Udupi, who allegedly operated the Instagram page team_jokerzzz._ from Saudi Arabia. A look out circular (LOC) was issued against him, and he was arrested. Chetan,20, from Surathkal, and Nithin Adapa,23, from Haleyangadi, are accused of creating an Instagram page titled team_karna_surathkal using a SIM card registered under a Muslim name. Hate content was shared under the name 'Chennappa @ Muttu Surathkal' through this page. Riyaz Ibrahim,30, from Farangipete, is another accused who was operating from Saudi Arabia. He is believed to have posted provocative content via the Instagram handle Beary_royal_nawab. An LOC was issued against him as well, and he was arrested. Jamal Zakeer,21, from Kasba Bengre, Kulur, allegedly posted inflammatory messages on the Instagram page Troll_bengare_ro_makka, while Guru Prasad, from Haleyangadi, was found spreading provocative content through his Facebook account. The cases are being investigated by the CEN crime police station. City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said that over the past two months, certain individuals consistently posted content that targeted communities and incited violence.
Roya News
3 days ago
- General
- Roya News
Palestine's status upgraded to 'Observer State' at International Labor Org.
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has unanimously approved upgrading Palestine's status from a "national liberation movement" to a "non-member observer state," marking a significant milestone in Palestine's international recognition. The decision was reached during the General Affairs Committee of the 113th International Labour Conference in Geneva. The final resolution is expected to be formally adopted in plenary on Thursday. This move aligns the ILO's position with that of other UN agencies such as UNESCO and the World Health Organization, following the UN General Assembly's Resolution ES-10/23 in May 2024. Expanded Rights for Palestine With the upgrade, Palestine will now enjoy expanded rights within the ILO, including: Delivering statements under all agenda items. Submitting proposals. Participating in all meetings with tripartite delegations Nominating delegates to the Conference Bureau starting in 2026. Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi welcomed the decision, calling it a "firm and unambiguous response to the 'Israeli' Knesset's rejection of a Palestinian state." He added, "Some continue to reject fairness and persist in applying double standards, undermining the very principles of international legitimacy and justice." International support, opposition The resolution was strongly supported by the Arab Group, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and countries including France, China, Spain, and Switzerland. Both the Employers' and Workers' Groups backed the resolution, emphasizing its humanitarian necessity and alignment with the ILO's values. Hungary was the only country opposing the resolution. Khraishi expressed surprise at Hungary's stance, noting that it had recognized the State of Palestine as far back as 1988. Significance of the Decision Khraishi emphasized that "this step is not merely symbolic," but "an integral part of the Palestinian people's legitimate national and political struggle for justice, sovereignty, and self-determination."
Business Wire
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
PowerSchool Honored as Gold Stevie® Award Winner in 2025 American Business Awards®
FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PowerSchool, a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, has been named a Gold Stevie® Award winner in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in EdTech category in the 23 rd Annual American Business Awards ®. The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.'s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. PowerSchool earned the honor for PowerBuddy™, its secure, AI-powered assistant, designed to support teachers, students, families, and administrators. PowerBuddy personalizes learning, simplifies data analysis, and improves operational efficiency across PowerSchool's suite of solutions. Built with Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Services and grounded in PowerSchool's Responsible AI principles, PowerBuddy supports individualized learning by securely analyzing student data and delivering actionable insights. Embedded across PowerSchool products like Schoology Learning, Naviance CCLR, and Performance Matters, PowerBuddy has already powered over 30,000 study sessions, generated 15,000 test items, and supported more than 12,000 college and career readiness activities for students worldwide. More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Startup of the Year, Executive of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Thought Leader of the Year, and App of the Year, among others. PowerSchool was nominated in the education category for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in EdTech. 'Organizations across the United States continue to demonstrate resilience and innovation,' said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. 'The 2025 Stevie winners have helped drive that success through their innovation, persistence, and hard work. We congratulate all of the winners in the 2025 ABAs and look forward to celebrating their achievements during our June 10 gala event in New York.' About the Stevie Awards Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at About PowerSchool PowerSchool is a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to empower educators, administrators, and families to ensure personalized education for every student journey. PowerSchool offers end-to-end product clouds that connect the central office to the classroom to the home with award-winning products including Schoology Learning and Naviance CCLR, so school districts can securely manage student data, enrollment, attendance, grades, instruction, assessments, human resources, talent, professional development, special education, data analytics and insights, communications, and college and career readiness. PowerSchool supports over 60 million students in more than 90 countries and over 18,000 customers, including more than 90 of the top 100 districts by student enrollment in the United States. © PowerSchool. PowerSchool and other PowerSchool marks are trademarks of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. or its subsidiaries. ** Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
How 22 BMC workers returned to school and changed their lives
In 2017, Jigyasa was pursuing a pharmacy degree, and her younger brother, Prathamesh, was in Class 11 when they saw their 46-year-old father, Anil Pawar, nervously clutching an SSC exam hall ticket. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now It was 26 years since Pawar last faced those exams in 1991 when he failed to clear a single subject. "It felt odd, sitting for exams with kids a third my age... but I am glad I did," he recalls today, seated in a small eatery in Govandi, the pincode he's called home for five decades. He pulls out his phone to show a before-and-after photo. In the first, he's clad in the familiar khaki uniform of a pest control worker; in the second, plain clothes and a proud, easy smile. "Neighbours look at me with respect now," says Pawar, who was promoted to supervising field worker soon after scoring 56% in his exams. Pawar was part of what came to be known as 'Miracle 23'—a group of 23 BMC Class IV employees who, against all odds, returned to school and cleared their SSC exams after a year of night classes. Their quiet triumph, recently rekindled in the public imagination by a new Marathi film, owes much to an unlikely champion: Udaykumar Shiroorkar, the then-deputy commissioner of Mumbai's B Ward—known to many simply as 'Singham'. A stickler for punctuality, Shiroorkar—whose LinkedIn bio identifies him as the first in the corporation's history to demolish an unauthorized eleven-storey structure built along the railway compound wall near Masjid station—is one of the few municipal officers granted a firearm license. He says he carried a gun after receiving threats while supervising the demolition of the illegal tower. In 2016, during a routine ward inspection, Shiroorkar chanced upon a struggling night school called Model Light High School. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Established in 1947 to educate underprivileged kids and mill workers, the institution was gasping for relevance in a rapidly changing city. While students included Class IV civic workers, teacher Nilesh Mali explained a sobering reality: many senior BMC Class IV workers were earning less than their younger, more educated counterparts. Aware of this inequity, a determined Shiroorkar decided to act. He combed through office records to identify employees who never cleared their Class 10 exams. "If you haven't passed your SSC, your career options are severely limited. But once you do, roles like meter reader, license inspector, or supervisor open up," says Shiroorkar, whose search revealed 30 such employees. He called all 30 to his office. Most of them showed up, visibly apprehensive. "We were terrified," recalls Pawar. "Labourers never speak directly to the ward officer." When Shiroorkar urged them to go back to school, the idea initially seemed absurd. Lalesh Bhingare, who worked in sewers since the age of 14 and failed mathematics several times in the early 1990s, couldn't fathom why a senior official was bent upon him attempting SSC once again. "Go ahead. I am with you," Shiroorkar told him. Though seven or eight eventually dropped out, 23—including Shiroorkar's own driver—enrolled in night classes taught by Mali. At 46, Pawar was the eldest. "The kids called me 'kaka'," he says with a chuckle. His day began at 5 am with his shift at Sandhurst Road. By 3 pm, he was back in Govandi, only to head out again by 5 pm for school. Bhingare, then 39 and a father of two, kept his enrolment a secret. "I told my family I was working late. I was afraid they'd be embarrassed if I failed again." Ironically, it was social sciences—not math—that proved more challenging this time around. Yogita, a sweeper and mother of two, juggled her job, household duties, and care for an ailing in-law—all while studying. Her elder son Pratham, then in the sixth grade, helped her with daunting English spellings. "There were many sleepless nights," she recalls. "But my husband, my mother, and Mr Mali stood by me." She passed with 44%, earning a 3,000 raise. "I was over the moon." Bhingare scored 60%—sixth in the group—and finally broke the news to his family. "My kids laughed when I told them," he says, "but they were proud." For several members of Miracle 23, passing SSC marked a clean break from their khaki days. "Now my children don't have to say, 'My father is a labourer,'" says Pawar, who supervises 20 workers. Bhingare, on his part, not only cleared Class 12 but also completed a bachelor's degree in arts through correspondence. "I've discovered a love for studying," he says. "I'm applying for other roles now." Piyush, Yogita's younger son, preparing for his own SSC exams, is inspired by his mother's resilience. "When one of my friends, who failed the HSC exam, found out that my mom passed her SSC, he decided to try again." Despite these success stories, teacher Nilesh Mali remains deeply concerned. Since 2017, he has continued to teach BMC employees—but the night school teachers don't get what they deserve, he says. Mumbai has around 120 night schools. Many shut during the COVID-19 pandemic and have struggled to reopen. "Most night school teachers have day jobs. While they get double our salary along with benefits, people like us who work a single shift are not entitled to benefits," says Mali, who feels he is where he was even as he watches his students get salary hikes. Back in Govandi, Pawar finishes his coffee. We ask if we can borrow his pen. He hands it over with a smile. "Before my promotion," he says, almost sheepishly, "I never used to carry one."
