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The Hindu
10 hours ago
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- The Hindu
Minister slams Lakshadweep administration for ‘removing' Arabic, Mahal languages from school curriculum
Kerala General Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Wednesday slammed the reported decision of the Lakshadweep administration to remove Arabic and Mahal languages from the school curriculum of the Union Territory and said it is 'deeply disturbing' and deserves the 'strongest condemnation.'' This move, taken under the guise of implementing the National Education Policy (NEP), blatantly contradicts the Union government's professed commitment to promoting mother tongues and regional diversity in education, he said in a statement. By denying Lakshadweep's children the opportunity to learn their own language, the Centre is violating the constitutional rights of linguistic minorities. By doing so, it is undermining the very pluralism and inclusiveness that define our nation, the senior Left leader said. ''Language is not merely a medium of communication. It is a carrier of identity, history, and culture. The systematic erasure of native languages through education policy is nothing less than an assault on the cultural fabric of our society,' Mr. Sivankutty said. The Minister recalled that the Government of Kerala had earlier raised strong concerns about the underlying intent and direction of the PM SHRI project and the broader NEP framework. 'Our decision to oppose its implementation in the State was based on precisely such apprehensions--that centralised policies would override regional, linguistic, and cultural realities in the name of standardisation,' he said. Pointing out that education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, the Minister said both the Centre and States have a role in its governance. 'Any attempt by the Union government to unilaterally impose educational directives that marginalise local languages and cultures is a clear case of overreach and must be resisted,' he said. Expressing strong solidarity with the people of Lakshadweep on this issue, Mr. Sivankutty urged all democratic forces, educators, and civil society organisations to raise their voices against this 'linguistic injustice' and to demand an immediate reversal of the decision, the statement added.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
MP objects to removal of Arabic, Mahal under NEP in Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep MP M Hamdulla Sayeed has strongly objected to the exclusion of Arabic and Mahal (Divehi) languages from the three language formula under the National Education Policy and the proposed implementation regarding it in a recent order issued by the UT education department. The Lok Sabha MP has sent a letter to UT Administrator Praful K Patel demanding the suspension of the May 14 order and reinstatement of the two languages as optional languages under the three language formula. While Arabic is taught in schools as an optional language in all the islands of the UT, Mahal, a dialect of the Maldivian language of Divehi, is spoken and taught exclusively in the island of Minicoy of Lakshadweep. In his letter, shared with HT, the MP said that Arabic and Mahal are not just academic subjects in Lakshadweep but integral to the 'cultural identity, community life and early literacy's of the people of the UT. While Arabic is the primary language of religious instruction and often the first language that the children of the Muslim majority population read and write in, Mahal is the only indigenous language of the Minicoy island, the MP said in the letter dated May 20. The education department order added Hindi as the third language and excluded Arabic and Mahal. English and Malayalam are the other two compulsory languages taught in schools. The MP said that the order was issued after schools were closed for summer vacations and without proper consultations with parents, teachers and other stakeholders. The changes, he said, would compel students in classes from I to IX to arbitrarily shift to languages they have no functional proficiency in. There have been massive public protests in UT and especially Minicoy over the education department order. 'The education system in Lakshadweep must not become a vehicle for cultural exclusion or academic disruption,' the MP said in the letter.
India.com
27-05-2025
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- India.com
Actress Meena Kumari bought 2.5-acre plot in Mumbai's Pali Hill in 1959; here's why the property is going viral
Director Kamal Amrohi, who has delivered back-to-back hits like Mahal, Pakeezah, Daaera, was married to Meena Kumari. They met during the filming of 1952's Tamasha. Veteran actor Ashok Kumar introduced them. They fell in love and married in the same year. Their love story has been discussed several times in the past, and it has now again come into the news for a reason. When they were alive, Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi purchased a land measuring over 11,000 square yards at Pali Hill in Bandra. It was priced around Rs 5 lac at that time. The land was leased to the Cozihome Co-operative Housing Society Limited in 1966, who built five buildings at a rent of Rs 8,835 per month. 162 families In 1990, Amrohi terminated the lease agreement, claiming that the society had failed to pay the agreed rent and had defaulted in payments. The society said they paid less rent because some of the land did not belong to the owner. In 1991, Kamal Amrohi filed a suit to vacate the land as the rent was outstanding. The outstanding rent was Rs 66,060. Amrohi died two years after filing the case, but his children continued the legal battle. On April 23, 2025, the Small Cause Court of Bandra gave its verdict in favour of Kamal Amrohi's son, builder Tajdar Amrohi and Arham Land Developers. Tajdar said that they won the case. The society, with 162 families, has been asked to vacate the place within six months after a 33-year-long legal battle.
Hindustan Times
23-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Cop-farmer clash leaves several injured in Amritsar
A clash between protesting farmers and police left several persons, including farmers and a woman constable injured, outside Guru Nanak Dev University's main campus in Amritsar on Thursday. The clash happened when police tried to stop farmers, who were travelling on their tractor-trolleys on Ram Tirath road near the university campus. This led to heated arguments between the cops and farmers, which soon escalated into a scuffle. Police had to resort to mild lathi-charge and also detained 100 activists. Leaders of Jagjit Singh Dallewal-led Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Sidhupur) had given a call for the protest after a bank seized a farmer's property falling under the jurisdiction of police station Division-B in compliance with the orders of Punjab and Haryana high court on May 16. BKU leader Palwinder Singh Mahal said the protesters were proceeding towards the Amritsar deputy commissioner's office to hand over a charter of demands. 'The farmers were supposed to gather at Ranjit Avenue ground and then proceed with the protest. However, the police prevented us from doing so. The cops stopped a group of farmers, who were coming from the Ram Tirath area on tractors-trolleys. The police resorted to a lathi charge without any provocation. As many as 5-6 farmers sustained injuries and are admitted to hospitals,' Mahal said. Additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP) Harpal Singh Randhawa said that police had to resort to minor lathi-charge to stop the farmers who tried to break through the barricades with their tractors. 'Later they blocked the road and as many as 100 farmers have been detained. Two school children were injured as the farmers, upon seeing the police, tried to speed away in their trolleys. A motorcyclist was also injured,' the ADCP added. ADCP added that no FIR has been registered after the incident and assured of action against the farmers who blocked the road. DSP (investigation) RPS Sandhu said action will be taken against the farmers who blocked the road. 'A woman constable also sustained injuries during the clash,' he added. ADCP Randhawa said cops asked the protesters to clear the road but when they remained adamant around 100 activists were detained. The detained farmers have been released, police said. Farmer leader Mahal said the farmers wanted to submit memorandums regarding property confiscation due to unpaid bank loans during the COVID-19 lockdown. 'The police blocked our way with barricades and then attacked us without any justification,' he added.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Coroner ID's former Clovis Unified student killed in crash at Woodward Park in Fresno
The Fresno County Coroner's Office identified the driver who died after speeding through a dangerous intersection before going airborne and crashing at Woodward Park, causing the vehicle to catch on fire. Khushmeet Mahal, 21, of Fresno died May 9 at Friant and Shepherd avenues in Fresno. The fiery incident was captured on video by Friant Roulette, a YouTube channel run by a resident that's dedicated to chronicling collisions at the intersection. Police said Mahal's BMW was traveling fast west on Shepherd and didn't make a turn north or south onto Friant. The car continued into the curb then hit an embankment, launching the vehicle over the fence and crashing into parked vehicles in a yard where city equipment is kept for maintaining the park. The vehicle burst into flames seconds after the collision. Mahal was pronounced dead. Mahal was a former Clovis Unified student, attending Clovis East High School and Clovis Online School, the district confirmed. A study by Southern California law firm Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers said 21 crashes occurred at the Friant-Shepherd intersection between 2020 and 2024. Among them was the fatal April 2023 crash when a tow truck ran a stop light that had been lit red for more than 10 seconds then T-boning a sedan that was making a left turn from Shepherd to go south on Friant.
