Show cause notices to Schools under RTE Act
Dehradun: Taking cognizance on violation of RTE act, Dehradun chief education officer Shiv Prasad Khali has served show cause notices to the St Thomas School and Carman School, who have allegedly failed their students studying in Classes I-VIII.
According to him, students of Classes I-VIII can not be failed under Right to Education Act. He has directed them to ensure that these students should be passed in their respective classes within a week. Khali directed the block education officers and city education officer to take actions against the schools who fail to implement RTE Act.
Inter-School Basketball Tourney from May 5
Dehradun: The 2nd All India Inter School Asian Challenge Basketball Tournament is going to begin by May 5 at The Asian school. Around nine teams from across Northern India will participate in this prestigious tournament while it was mere seven school last year.
In 2012, The final match was played between Hilton school vs The Doon International. Its trophy was bagged by the Hilton School.
It is a tournament affiliated to Basketball federation of India and is being conducted on a league cum knock out format. It’s one of biggest tournament of its kind in Northern India. It also brings together the whole community here at The Asian School and share the wonderful Asianite experience with others.
Rally against illegal posters on May 5
Dehradun: Waste Warriors, a social organisation, in association with The Doon School is going to organise a rally on May 5 starting from St Joseph’s Academy to Darshan lal Chowk via Clock Tower and end at St Joseph’s Academy. Around 1,500 students from various schools are expected to participate. Eminent citizens including politicians, educationists and administrative officials will address the gathering in the rally. Meanwhile ADM Harak Singh Rawat and Ex DGP Alok B lal have agreed to present there. Its objective is to protest the 5,00,000 odd posters that were pasted all over Dehradun in recently concluded local body polls. Flyposting is illegal under The Uttaranchal Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act, 2003 and the Election Commission also declared it a violation of the Code of Conduct laid down.