Punjab Education dept & Unicef relief efforts
Education dept, Unicef to launch rehabilitation
Lahore, Aug 27: Some 2,863 schools in 11 flood-hit districts of Punjab have been damaged, declares the education department. "With
a view to restoring normal functioning of schools in flood-affected
areas, a comprehensive action plan is being prepared in collaboration
with Unicef," said a statement issued by the department here on
Thursday. Under the programme, the teachers of flood-affected
schools had been directed to join their duties and make arrangements for
cleanliness and necessary repairs of school buildings so that academic
activities could be restarted after summer vacation. "Under the
approved plan of action text books, drinking water and teaching material
should be provided (to schools) on an urgent basis," it said. "Once
the floodwater recedes the district officers of the education
department, monitoring officers and Unicef staff will conduct a survey
for assessment of the damages. Necessary action will be taken for the
restoration of these schools in the light of surveys." The
department said the floods had resulted in increase in poverty in the
affected areas. Financial problems might affect the studies of the
children and dropout rate might also surge consequently, it said. The
provincial secretary (schools) has directed the officials concerned to
gather all the necessary details pertaining to damaged school buildings
like furniture and water points, extent of the damaged etc. He also asked them to do the exercise carefully so that a comprehensive rehabilitation plan could be prepared and implemented.
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Summer vacation: Notices to 35 schools for flouting govt order
Lahore: The education department on Thursday issued show-cause
notices to 35 private schools in the city for not complying with its
order regarding extended summer vacation. The department had
allowed the private schools to only hold V, VIII, IX and X classes for
preparation of board examinations. Since the government's check is not
affective, there are reports that some private schools continue to flout
the official order. An education department official said
show-cause notices had been issued to 35 institutions. He said the
schools ignoring the notices would be dealt with sternly. According to the order, the schools both public and private will open on Sept 15.
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Entrance test: Explanation sought from Punjab govt
Lahore: The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought an explanation
from the Punjab government on a point as to how the permission of
arrangements for holding medical entrance tests allowed it to amend
rules framed by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC).
A division bench, comprising Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Justice
Anwar Bhaur, issued this order while hearing several identical petitions
assailing the procedure of entrance test for MBBS. Earlier, advocates Mian Abdul Qaddus, Azhar Siddique and Mian Qamaruz Zaman advanced their arguments on behalf of petitioners.
They said the PMDC was a regulatory body and had the jurisdiction to
introduce rule and regulation for admission to medical colleges and the
procedure of obtaining doctorate degree in Pakistan. They said the Punjab government overlooked rules of the council and held entrance test before the announcement of FSc results.
Counsels pleaded that the result of entrance tests should be stayed
because it would not provide an equal opportunity to all students across
the country. They insisted that holding entrance tests in such a manner
was a violation of fundamental rights as envisaged in the Constitution
and also a clear-cut violation of the mandatory instructions issued by
the PMDC. They prayed that respondents be directed to act
strictly according to law and follow criteria for holding entrance test
as laid down by the PMDC. Dawn
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PEEF Scholarships
Lahore: Punjab Education Endowment Fund (PEEF) has launched Masters Level Foreign Scholarships
Programme for brilliant and less privileged students to pursue higher
education in the top ranking universities of the world. A DGPR handout
said under this programme, PEEF had selected 13 students for overseas
scholarships for postgraduate level studies for the year 2010. The
scholarships are need-based and include airfare, full tuition fees, and
stipend for boarding and lodging. PEEF has so far disbursed 10,700
scholarships to the talented and deserving students in local schools,
colleges and universities, he concluded.
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PU VC meets UK educationists
Lahore: Representatives of Northern Consortium
UK (NCUK) held a detailed meeting with vice chancellor of Punjab
University (PU) on Thursday in which the varsity agreed to sign an MoU
with NCUK to help its students obtain their degrees from UK varsities. The
meeting was held in connection with offer made by the NCUK that either
PU students can spend one, two or three years in Pakistan and go to one
of the 11 partner universities of the consortium to complete a degree in
UK or they can complete their degrees in Punjab University for four
years and get a degree from one of the partner universities.
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LCWU BS result
The Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) has announced
the result of BS (Hons) Statistics 8th Semester Final Term Examination
2010. A press statement 13 candidates had appeared in the exam and all
were declared pass.
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Defence Public School distinction
Lahore: Defence Public School has once again produced excellent results in Cambridge's O level Exams.
Naila Ramazan and Maham Tariq from Defence Public School for Girls got 8
A* and 2 As and secured first position while Maha Tariq clinched
second position with 8 A* and 1 A while the third position was shared by
Kinza Ilyar Bhatti and Mehak Sajjad who got 7 A* and 3 As
respectively.Among boys, first position was bagged by Awais Khan who
secured 4 A* and 4 As, second Zain ul Abideen with 4 A*, 1 A and 3 Bs
while third by Hammad Sohaib with 3 A*, 3 As, 1 B and 1 C. The news
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