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The Hindu
28 minutes ago
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- The Hindu
Over 40 lakh students return to schools in Kerala after two-month-long summer vacation
Over 40 lakh children on Monday (June 2, 2025) returned to schools in Kerala with educational institutions reopening in the State after a two-month-long summer vacation. Though Kerala had experienced heavy rain situations in the majority of districts in the previous week due to the onset of the southwest monsoon, the State generally experienced comparatively good weather on Monday morning. Students being welcomed on the first day of the new academic year at Moyans LP School in Palakkad on Monday. 📹 K.K. mustafah — The Hindu - Kerala (@THKerala) June 2, 2025 Schools in cities and villages alike witnessed a rush of enthusiastic children returning with new books, bags and uniforms marking their new academic year. Teachers decorated their respective schools with festoons, balloons and coconut leaves to give a grand welcome to the wards. In many educational institutions, school authorities and parent-teacher associations organised live beating of drums and percussion to welcome newcomers. According to figures, over 2 lakh children joined Class 1 across Kerala in government and aided sectors. The exact figures would be available only later, official sources said. Praveshanotsavam Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the Praveshanotsavam 2026-26, the formal reopening of the school, by lighting a traditional lamp in a function held in a State-run higher secondary school in Alappuzha. In the culturally rich event, the Chief Minister also launched the State-level distribution of study materials. During his address, Mr. Vijayan said children should be able to imbibe wisdom and discernment beyond knowledge through education. "We should approach everything with critical intelligence. Secular thinking and democratic consciousness should be instilled in the minds of children. That should be the objective of education," he said. Besides children, teachers should also be ready to be updated themselves with fresh knowledge and inputs, he said. All schools should carry out a coordinated effort to create an atmosphere of curiosity and inquisitiveness to allay the fears and concerns of students, he added. Mr. Vijayan also detailed the comprehensive changes being implemented by the State government during the new academic year. Besides Mr. Vijayan, General Education Minister V. Sivankutty and Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian and other people's representatives were also present during the function. The State government introduced several new changes, including time changes for high schools and value-based education in the new academic year.
Hindustan Times
an hour ago
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- Hindustan Times
Over 40 lakh students return to schools in Kerala after two-month-long summer vacation
Alappuzha , Over 40 lakh children on Monday returned to schools in Kerala with educational institutions reopening in the state after a two-month-long summer vacation. Though the state had experienced heavy rain situations in the majority of districts in the previous week due to the onset of the southwest monsoon, Kerala generally experienced comparatively good weather on Monday morning. Schools in cities and villages alike witnessed a rush of enthusiastic children returning with new books, bags and uniforms marking their new academic year. Teachers decorated their respective schools with festoons, balloons and coconut leaves to give a grand welcome to the wards. In many educational institutions, school authorities and parent-teacher associations organised live beating of drums and percussion to welcome newcomers. According to figures, over two lakh children joined the first standard across Kerala in government and aided sectors. The exact figures would be available only later, official sources said. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the "Praveshanotsavam 2026-26", the formal reopening of the school, by lighting a traditional lamp in a function held in a state-run higher secondary school in Alappuzha. In the culturally rich event, the CM also launched the state-level distribution of study materials. During his address, Vijayan said children should be able to imbibe wisdom and discernment beyond knowledge through education. "We should approach everything with critical intelligence. Secular thinking and democratic consciousness should be instilled in the minds of children. That should be the objective of education," he said. Besides children, teachers should also be ready to be updated themselves with fresh knowledge and inputs, the CM further said. All schools should carry out a coordinated effort to create an atmosphere of curiosity and inquisitiveness to allay the fears and concerns of students, he added. Vijayan also detailed the comprehensive changes being implemented by the state government during the new academic year. Besides the CM, general education minister V Sivankutty and Fisheries Minister Saji Cheriyan and other people's representatives were also present during the function. The state government introduced several new changes, including time changes for high schools and value-based education in the new academic year.
The Hindu
8 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Nilambur byelection a fallout of betrayal, says Kerala CM
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) formally began its political campaigning for the Nilambur Assembly byelection with a convention at Nilambur on Sunday afternoon. Inaugurating the convention, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the people of Nilambur were facing a byelection as a fallout of a betrayal. It was the LDF's independent member P.V. Anvar's resignation of his Assembly membership that led to the June 19 byelection in Nilambur. Describing Mr. Anvar's behaviour as an act of treachery without naming him, Mr. Vijayan said that Nilambur was the land of Variankunnath Kunhahamed Haji, the hero of Malabar rebellion who led the agitation against the British. 'It is also the land of people who betrayed him. Like him, we too have been betrayed,' said the Chief Minister. Mr. Vijayan presented the achievements of his government, especially in the last four years. CPI leader P.P. Suneer presided over the function. V.M. Shoukath welcomed the gathering. CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan, CPI State secretary Binoy Viswam, LDF convener T.P. Ramakrishnan, LDF candidate M. Swaraj, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member A. Vijayaraghavan, and other LDF leaders such as Jose K. Mani, Roshy Augustin, A.K. Saseendran, K.K. Shailaja and C.S. Sujata addressed the convention. Responding to the Chief Minister's allegation of treachery, Mr. Anvar accused Mr. Vijayan of masterminding communal manipulations. 'The Chief Minister's expertise lies in using communities to his advantage and abandoning them when they are no longer needed. That is the real betrayal,' Mr. Anvar claimed through a Facebook post, adding that Nilambur was witnessing a fight for justice.
Time of India
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Vijayan: Anvar's betrayal triggered unexpected bypoll
Kozhikode: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan , who opened LDF's bypoll convention in Nilambur on Sunday, said the bypoll happened because of a grave betrayal. "The assembly election took place in 2021. The govt assumed office in May that year and recently marked four years in power. The next election is due in 2026. But now we face an unexpected election and everyone knows it is because of a serious betrayal," he said. Vijayan said LDF was not worried about the situation. "We enter the contest fully confident of winning because people continue to support the LDF strongly. At every stage, the people have shown their support clearly. Why do people stand with LDF like this? Because their experience shows that LDF delivers and gets things done," said the chief minister. Without naming PV Anvar, former Nilambur MLA and LDF-backed independent whose resignation caused the bypoll, Vijayan used a historical example to highlight betrayal. "Nilambur has a proud history of great fighters. But it is also the place where a deep betrayal happened. A friend visited freedom fighter Variyamkunnath Kunhamed Haji. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Trusting him, Haji let him in, not knowing it was a trap. The British then surrounded and captured him," said Vijayan. Referring to LDF's candidate M Swaraj, Vijayan said people welcomed him warmly in the constituency and across the state. "The people of Nilambur have shown great enthusiasm for his candidature. The scenes during his campaign on Saturday were very different— even those who are not active LDF workers came forward to join the programme," he said.
India Gazette
20 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Kerala: PV Anvar to contest Nilambur bypolls as TMC candidate
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], June 1 (ANI): All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has fielded their Kerala state coordinator, PV Anvar, as their candidate for the upcoming Nilambur bypolls, set to be held on June 19. Anvar had raised corruption allegations against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's officials and claimed that he would not be contesting the bypolls, supporting the Congress candidate instead. The byelections were necessitated after Anvar submitted his resignation on January 13 to Assembly Speaker AN Shamseer, days after holding talks with TMC leaders, including Abhishek Banerjee and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee. Talking about their candidate, a post by TMC read, 'Under the inspiration and guidance of Hon'ble Chairperson Smt. Mamata Banerjee, we are pleased to announce the All India Trinamool Congress candidate for the impending Kerala Legislative Bye-election scheduled for 19th June, 2025.' A few months ago, Anvar had accused CM Vijayan's political secretary P Sasi, and ADGP M R Ajith Kumar, claiming they were involved in phone tapping of ministers and journalists and also accused the ADGP and IPS officer Sujith Das of misappropriated seized gold. Anvar had claimed that there was RSS influence in the home department and Muslim youths were being framed in false cases. Following the accusations, Anvar, then an independent MLA but aligned with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the state, vowed to work for ending the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government. 'I will not contest the Nilambur by-election. I will give full support to the Congress candidate to end the Pinarayi government. The Congress should field a candidate from Nilambur. Malappuram DCC president Joy is the suitable candidate,' Anvar had told mediapersons on January 13. The byelection has political significance as it is a precursor to next year's state assembly election and will test the popularity of the current government led by CM Vijayan. Anvar has also raised the issue of human-animal conflict in the state, and also apologised to Congress MLA VD Satheesan for raising corruption allegations against him, saying that CM Vijayan's political secretary had asked him to raise those allegations. 'CM's political secretary asked me to raise corruption allegation against opposition leader VD Satheesan in the assembly. He has prepared the matter to present in the assembly. The allegation that VD Satheesan received Rs 150 crore was raised in the assembly with the permission of the Speaker. I don't know whether there was a conspiracy. I apologise to opposition leader V D Satheesan and the public for this,' he told reporters. Anvar has been the Nilambur MLA since 2016, backed by the LDF in both the 2016 and 2021 assembly elections. Notably, LDF has announced M Swaraj as their candidate, meanwhile Bharatiya Janata Party is fielding Mohan George and the United Democratic Front (UDF) announced Aryadan Shoukath. (ANI)
