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United News of India
12 hours ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Stalin sounds 2026 Assembly poll bugle with massive road show, key DMK meet begins
Chennai, June 1 (UNI) After holding a massive 25-kilometre road show and virtually kickstarting the campaign for the 2026 Assembly elections, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Sunday presided over the party's key General Council Meeting that began in Madurai on Sunday for devising the poll strategy. Having got encouraging and enthusiastic response during his roadshow yesterday, Stalin's address at the meeting was being keenly watched in the political circles as he was expected to outline the road map for the polls. The GC, the DMK's highest policy-level decision making body, is meeting in Madurai after a gap of 48 years. The last time it was held in this temple town was in 1977 when late DMK leader K Anbazhagan was elected as the General Secretary, a post which he had held till his death. It was celebration time for the DMK workers as the GC venue was modelled on the lines of the party headquarters 'Anna Arivalaym' in Chennai with giant cutouts of late DMK Founder C N Annadurai, late DMK patriarch and former CM M Karunanidhi, Rationalist leader and social reformer Periyar and that of Stalin. Posters hailing Stalin and DMK party flags fluttered across the city as a festive mood prevailed at the venue. The DMK is eyeing a repeat of its 2021 resounding poll victory when it returned to power after a gap of ten years and Stalin became the Chief Minister for the first time. More than 10,000 DMK functionaries and cadres, including 6,500 General Council members, participated in the meeting to prepare the party cadres for the crucial polls and enthuse them to ensure that the party retained power for a second successive term. With the alliance more or less cemented by keeping all partners in the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) fold, the GC meet, apart from devising the poll strategy was expected to adopt some key resolutions on important issues concerning the state, including on NEET. Resolutions including those against the BJP-led Government at the Centre, for withholding due funds to the state for not implementing the NEP-2020 that envisaged implementation of the three-language formula as against the long followed 2-language policy, centre's attempt to impose Hindi and on the proposed delimitation that would reduce TN's Parliamentary representation were expected to be adopted at the meeting. A major highlight of the Chief Minister's 2-day visit was the grand roadshow he held last evening in what was seen as a show of strength in the southern districts, to galvanise the party workers and gear them up for the elections. The meeting assumes significance, especially after Stalin for the first time after becoming the chief minister met his elder brother and expelled South Zone Organisational Secretary M K Azhagiri, who wields considerable clout in the southern districts. Azhagiri's influence was expected to play a major part for DMK to sweep the southern districts in the upcoming polls. DMK has set a goal of winning more than 200 seats in 2026 and retaining power, unperturbed by the Opposition AIADMK and its ally the BJP's claim of cashing in on the perceived anti-incumbency factor. It was an unprecedented response for Stalin in his first road show in Madurai as hundreds and thousands of cheering DMK cadres and public, including women and children, carrying party flags, DMK symbol 'Rising Sun' and portraits of the chief minister , lined up on both sides of the roads all along the route. With festive decorations across the city and thousands of cadres arriving from across the state, Madurai has not only turned into a veritable DMK fortress, but has emerged as vibrant political hub, with several political party leaders -- past and present -- who have launched their political foray from this historic city from where the legendary Bharat Ratna and AIADMK Founder MGR was elected in 1977 and became the Chief Minister and the rest is history. UNI GV ARN SSP
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Reconstitute task force to implement NEP, governor tells universities
1 2 3 Ranchi: Governor-cum-chancellor Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Thursday asked the universities to reconstitute the task force for implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, adding that a campaign should also be carried out among the students on the benefits of the policy. Addressing a seminar on 'Implementing NEP-2020 and Indian knowledge system' at the Raj Bhavan, the governor said, "The universities should hold regular review meetings and organise workshops on various aspects of the NEP to generate awareness among students about its advantages. An education policy has been prepared keeping in mind the Indian culture, language and diversity." Jharkhand should become an education hub, where students from all over the country come to gather knowledge. Ancient India was among the eminent education centres of the world with high standard of education and research centres at Taxila, Nalanda, and Vilkramshila. Additional chief secretary of the governor, Nitin Madan Kulkarni, said, "Universities should communicate among themselves and implement the best practices of others. The task force for implementing NEP should not be big, but effective." National secretary Siksha Sanskriti Uthhan Nyas Anil Kothari said, "The task force should be reorganised and college principals be included as members. A task force of students should also be working in this regard." Vice-chancellors of all govt and private universities of the state were present.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
UG curriculum overhall: Dual majors from 2025
The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has initiated the process of revising the curricular framework for Undergraduate (UG) programmes for the academic year 2025-26, in accordance with NEP-2020 and the University Grants Commission (UGC)-2022 revised structure. In a statement on Wednesday, the Council Secretary (FAC) T.V.S. Krishna Murthy said that the major change in the proposed curriculum is a shift from a single major to a dual major system. To facilitate the change, the APSCHE has issued a notification for the conversion from single major to dual major for all unaided UG programmes in existing private aided and unaided degree colleges. The curriculum revision will come into effect for 2025–26. Prof. Murthy said that online applications were invited from all existing private unaided colleges and for unaided programmes in private aided Degree colleges. The online portal will be open from May 29, 2025 and the last date for submitting the online application is June 7, 2025. For additional details visit the website
The Hindu
23-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
AISEC offers alternative to NEP 2020, opposes closure of govt schools in Karnataka
The 'All India Save Education Committee (AISEC)-Karnataka State Committee' has opposed the closure of government schools in the State and urged the appointment of adequate number of teachers. The committee has released a draft People's Education Policy-2025 (PEP), an alternative to National Education Policy (NEP 2020), on May 22 with a request to the government of Karnataka not to give non-teaching work to teachers, abandon the no-detention police, and to strengthen public education. Allama Prabhu Bettaduru, president of AISEC, told reporters, 'Over the last five years, we had organised hundreds of workshops, debates, discussions, seminars, symposia, conventions and public gatherings to seek the opinion of people on NEP-2020, and also their alternative to its contentious recommendations. 'We feel proud to say that this PEP is the outcome of tireless efforts of hundreds of educationists and thousands of teachers, professors, students and the general public. Due to their tireless efforts, the government of Karnataka has constituted a commission to formulate a State Education Policy (SEP),' he said. 'In spite of severe resentment among the people to various recommendations of NEP 2020, we are shocked to note that the government of Karnataka has decided to close down 6,000 government schools. This closure of schools, under the pretext of merger, is an important recommendation of NEP 2020,' he added. The draft PEP recommends the two language formula to promote the mother tongue and English language, scientifically developing the language policy, secular, scientific, democratic and universal education system, at least 10% of the Central budget and 20 to 25% of the State budget for education sector.
India Gazette
21-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Tamil Nadu govt moves SC against alleged freezing of education scheme funds by Centre over non-implementation of NEP
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government has filed a plea in the Supreme Court over the alleged non-disbursal of around 2200 crores by the Central government to the State, over the latter's decision not to implement the National Education Policy (NEP). In its plea, the Tamil Nadu government has sought the Court to declare that the National Education Policy, 2020, and the PM SHRI Schools Scheme are not binding on the State unless a formal agreement is entered into with the Union Government. The State government has further argued that its entitlement to funds under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme has been unlawfully made conditional on the implementation of these central schemes, which it considers to be unconstitutional, arbitrary, and illegal. 'The glaring reason for such non-disbursement is that the Defendant has linked the release of Samagra Shiksha Scheme funds with the implementation of 'National Education Policy' and 'NEP exemplary PM SHRI Schools' Scheme, despite the fact that this policy / scheme are separate schemes. That the reason of such apparent linkage is the fact that the MoU pertaining to the PM SHRI Schools Scheme dictates for implementation of the NEP-2020 in the Plaintiff State (Tamil Nadu) in its entirety which is not agreeable to the Plaintiff State due to the vociferous opposition to the Clause 4.13 of the NEP-2020 which envisages three-language formula', the plea reads. The State government is thus demanding the release of Rs2,291.30 crore from the Centre, along with 6% annual interest on the principal sum of Rs2,151.59 crore from 1 May 2025 until full payment is made. Moreover, the State has requested that the Court direct the Union Government to continue fulfilling its statutory obligations under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, by releasing its 60% share of grants-in-aid in a timely manner before the beginning of each academic year. In its plea, the State government has also stated that the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports has also taken cognisance of such non-disbursal of funds by the Centre. The said Committee has also issued recommendations for the centre to immediately release the pending SSA Funds to States like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal to prevent disruption in salaries, teachers' training programs, and school infrastructure maintenance. The plea has been filed by Advocate Sabarish Subramanian on behalf of the Tamil Nadu government. (ANI)
