Vol 11No 07Pages 08JUNE 15, 2018
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Kashmiri Hindu Family Exhibits Remarkable Collection of Islamic Manuscripts
Finding a perfect match gets INSIDE {STORIES} hard in Kashmir KU Students Kashmiri Girls Mostly Opting Technical Courses as Career Path P 02 Design Smart Helmet P 04 P 06 ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ﺖ ا ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ
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Wajeeha Ali “Our family has 250 Quranic calligraphy collections and 130 of them are on the vellum - a Srinagar paper made from the skin of goat or camel,” Abrol Hindu family’s remarkable collection of said. Islamic manuscripts turned out to be a He further said that they have brought two A crowd puller in the city in June. Our family has handwritten Qurans - one on a four-and-a-half A mega exhibtion of rare Quranic maniscripts, feet by five feet cloth and the other on a five-feet elegant calligraphic works and various art 250 Quranic paper. masterpieces attracted a number of people in the calligraphy Shajrah- e-Nasab of Prophet Muhammad city in June this year. What was different about the (PBUH), which is about 24-feet-long with pure collection was that belonged to a Hindu family. collections gold illumination also adorns the walls of the TRC Suresh Abrol, who has preserved these and 130 of building. manuscripts, says that these are a part of his The family also has a laboratory to take care of grandfather Lala Rekhi Ram Abrol’s collections. them are on 5,000 manuscripts written in Arabic, Persian, “He was Maharaja’s jeweller and had a great the vellum - a Sharda, Ayurveda and Sanskrit. jewellery collection. My father sought only one The calligraphy section also features artworks thing in inheritance — these ancient manuscripts paper made by renowned artists and the exhibition offers a and other collections. We consider them our real from the skin glimpse into rare Islamic manuscripts. inheritance”, Suresh said. Abrol and his two brothers have converted The exhibition called “Shireen Qalam” was of goat or their home into a museum. They look after the organized by the J&K Academy of Art, Culture camel collection and are provided guidance by the state and Languages in association with the Department culture ministry. of Tourism and the Indian National Trust for Art “We spent our own money for their and Cultural Heritage at the Tourist Reception preservation. “This is our passion and it is for the Centre (TRC) building here. first time that the collection has been taken out of Jammu and Kashmir Minister of Culture, Naeem the house”, he said. Akhtar inaugurated the exhibition on Thursday and will continue “It was the state’s cultural department’s suggestion”, he added. to be displayed for the public till June 11. The calligraphy section features artworks by renowned Over a hundred rare Quranic manuscripts, including “Nuskha artists and the exhibition offers a glimpse into the rare Islamic Fatehullah Kashmiri” written by Fatehullah Kashmiri in 1238 manuscripts. One of them is “Sad Pand Luqman” of Hakim AD, exquisite calligraphic works, and remarkable art objects were Luqman, which is a Persian manuscript by Peer Baksh of Punjab. on display. A Quran dated 961 AH (roughly 1553) written on Samarqandi Nuskha Fatehullah Kashmiri is the oldest available Quran paper, and a Persian translation of the Quran by Mir Saeed manuscript in Kashmiri calligraphy. Andrabi in 1850 is also on display. Other manuscripts that attracted visitors’ attention include the Kashmiri Hindu family’s love for displaying Islamic manuscripts copy of the holy book dating back to 1594 AD and considered to be on the public forum is not a mere exhibition but has passed a
Kashmiri Hindu Family Exhibits Remarkable Exhibits Remarkable Hindu Family Kashmiri Manuscripts of Islamic Collection the only sample in the world written in saffron ink. messaged of communal harmony among people. ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ﺖ ا MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ
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Fajr Shora Srinagar The middleman onsidered to be the epitomein matchmaking, Manzimyuor(Middleman) plays a key role told us the boy Cin fixing marriages in the Kashmir Valley. is settled in Although there is a very old tradition in which both men and women take part in bringing together London and families for marriage but in contemporary Kashmir Middleman plays a central role in fixing marriages. he is from a Surveying all the localities and preparing a list of respectable eligible boys and girls is the most important step for them.Very less divorce rates in the valley suggest family but after the success of matchmaking done by the middlemen while some allege they lie and charge arbitrarily few days we making ordinary people suffer. came to know “When a girl has to get married in Kashmir she first has to undergo a mental torture by parading before a that the guy “Manzimyuor” and only after seeking their opinions and approvals, the suitable match is suggested”, says was divorced by Zia Mushtaq, a resident of Karan Nagar.Kashmiri his first wife people have been held as psychological hostages by these few manipulative people who would say anything to make money at the cost of innocent lives, she added. financially sound, she added. “The middleman told us the boy is settled in London and he is Imran who is about to get married in two months from now said from a respectable family but after few days we came to know that “we have other options like online matchmaking but that involves the guy was divorced by his first wife,” said Nayeema, a resident a lot of risk so it is better to rely on middlemen”. of Khanyar. Marriages are tangled in unnecessary rituals and While talking to MERC Times a manzimyour said“we try to find customs and the manzimyuor being the bridge between the two the match which Allah has already written in heaven, we are just families makes people spend a lot of money even if the family is not carrying out a heavenly task”.
Ramadan 2018 Succour in Ramadhan
Maleeha Irshad “We will continue this mission and I believe that humanity is the ultimate goal of humans. Baramulla Such acts and initiatives acts a glue of affection local non-governmental organisation and also set an example for others to work for the has begun to serve special meals to humanitarian cause,” Mursaleen said. A the patients and their attendants at The members of the NGO describe the initiative the district hospital here and the sub-district as a selfless service to mankind intended at hospital in Sopore during the ongoing month of sending a good message to the society. A number Ramazan. of volunteers deliver the food in the hospitals at The heartwarming initiative by the Sopore- the time of the Sehri and Iftari. based NGO Pankhh has helped the devotees, Approximately 500 people are served daily at especially the attendants who are tending to the two hospitals in the towns of Baramulla and their ill relatives, to keep up with their religious Sopore. obilgation. The meals are being served both at Khaleel Peerzada, a student said that Pankhh is the time of Sehri and Iftari. engaged in several other social welfare activities. Founder of the NGO Advocate Mursaleen Mir told MERC of their organisation but also an act of good deed in the “The best thing they are doing is the distribution of Iftar and Times that their intiative is not only just one of the works rewarding month of Ramazan. Sehri food among the patients,” he said. ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ﺖ ا MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ
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म त U N IR IV M ER H SITY OF KAS Vol 11 | No 07 | JUNE 15, 2018 4 KU Students Design Smart Helmet
The helmet is fitted with an accelerometer or speed sensor which filters the jerk ratio. If jerk goes beyond threshold limit, the receiver fitted in bike is triggered
Fazil Buchh the guidance of Arshid Iqbal Khan, a SMS,” explains Mehak, another girl innovations today focus on a few things Phd scholar in the department. Others from the team. like MP3 player, wireless phone or Srinagar namely Mehak Shafi, Khushboo Fayaz Mehak who happens to be a jocular flashlights on the top of the helmet but and Lubna Malik also contributed person among the four, in a serious tone none of these features give a guarantee henever she saw her equally. asserts that the time is what matters that they are meant to be used for bike brother leaving for college The idea makes motorcycle driving the most. If everything is done on time, rider’s safety”. Won a motorbike without safer than before by making it we can save half the lives at minimum “Smart helmet tend to provide solution a helmet, Kashmir University’s compulsory for the rider to wear the that are lost due to bike accidents. The to existing problems by introducing engineering student, Sabrina Shah helmet, otherwise the bike won’t get helmet helps to give timely information features like over speed alert, obstacle would get worried about his safety. started. “Conducting cloth is fitted in about the location of rider to emergency detection module, anti-theft feature Being a typical hotheaded teenager, the helmet for this purpose which checks services without rider’s effort. apart from ‘wear the helmet first’ and her brother loves rash driving without skin potential of the rider”, Sabrina said. “In India, out of the 698 deaths occur location detection,” paying much heed to his parent’s advice Pointing her index finger towards a red- annually, nearly half of the injured Khushboo dealt with Tilt sensor and to drive slowly. She always wished to do coloured Bajaj Pulsar parked outside people die due to the lack of timely obstacle detection module that is fitted something in this matter. her department, Sabrina stated that the treatment”, she added. in the receiver board of the helmet which “It is horrible to witness scenes of bikes in our country are increasing. The The GPS and GSM along with ultimately is gets inserted within the perilous driving by teenagers and road mishaps are also increasing day by accelerometer were taken care of by motorbike. Tilt sensor checks in if the that too without wearing helmets. day, most of which are caused due to the Mehak while Sabrina focused on coding bike exceeds threshold value of tilting, Sometimes it leads to lethal accidents. negligence of not wearing helmet. in arduino which is the main micro- it sends an alarm to the emergency Teenagers tend to be impulsive and The helmet also incorporates the controller and processing unit. Further services especially police and hospital. fearless and are much more apt to speed, concepts of Global System for Mobile Sabrina’s responsibility was soldering. “If you visit Paraypora, Soura 90 feet tailgate and show-off. This worked as a communication (GSM) and Global Suiting Sabrina’s nature of making or Bolevard areas, you will witness light bulb in our minds. It made me along Positioning System (GPS). bond with people, she took the task of teenagers performing dangerous stunts with my classmates to take up a project “The helmet is fitted with an soldering which is a process in which like tilting bikes in both the directions based on the idea of Smart Helmet”, said accelerometer or speed sensor which two or more items are joined together and riding in a zig-zag manner resulting Sabrina. filters the jerk ratio. If jerk goes beyond by melting and putting a filler metal into tragic accidents. Tilt sensors would The group consists of four female threshold limit, the receiver fitted in the joint. Electronic soldering connects be of great use in such cases. Police engineering students from PG bike is triggered. It sends signals from electrical wiring and electronic would quickly get the information Department of Electronics and GPS module to the numbers stored (of components to printed boards. about such incident and could intervene Instrumentation of Kashmir University ambulance, hospital, police or home) Khushboo Fayaz, a shy girl from the and prevent the damage”, explains including Sabrina who worked under in the sim present in GSM module via Smart Helmet team said, “most helmet Khushboo. ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ﺖ ا MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ
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Saima Shakeel civilization and said, “We have a rich history and it is very important for us to learn from our past. Srinagar, He added, “Let us focus on positives and try to n the 89th Birth anniversary of legendary contribute something to this world. If we are honest to Bollywood actress and philanthropist, our goal, we will achieve it.” ONargis Dutt, Nargis Dutt Foundation Nargis Dutt Foundation is based in Mumbai and is donated an E-learning system – Smart Class room actively engaged in various social initiatives in the field to New Bonvivant School, at Hawal Srinagar. The of health, education and hygiene. project was locally facilitated by H N Wanchoo H N Wanchoo trust runs night ambulance services Trust. in Kashmir and is actively involved in various health, Dr. Shah Faesal, MD JKSPDCL formally education and skill building initiatives in the valley. inaugurated the e-learning system in presence of Dr Both NGO’s joined hands for implementation of this Amit Wanchoo, Nazir Ahmed Wani, Mohd Yusuf project. Manzar, Gowhar Altaf, Akhtar Hussain besides renowned He also had an interactive program with the students and Dr Amit Wanchoo, Chairman HN Wanchoo trust academicians, students and representatives of various answered their queries and questions patiently. specially thanked Nikita Padora and trustees of Nargis educational institutions. Shah Faesal said, “Economic status is never a pre- Dutt Foundation who shaped this dream into reality. Dr After formally inaugurating the smart class room, IAS requisite for excelling in education. It all depends on our Wanchoo said, “Nargis Ji will be watching us from the skies topper 2009, Shah Faesal addressed students and shared commitment, perseverance and dedication to our goal.” in heaven and showering her blessings on the children of various experiences during his school and college time. Dr Faesal stressed on the history and culture of any paradise on earth.”
Fazlu Rehman “I have seen locals were carrying heavy logs of trees on Srinagar horses, and didn’t see a single forest official who could prevent the area from such illegal activities,” he added. entral Kashmir’s famous TosaMaidan meadows Meanwhile, on the other hand the cutting down of trees has lose its essence due to the large scale deforestation. paved way to wild animals in the residential areas and in the Tree CAn area of 11,200 hectares of forest land has been month of June, a 3 year old boy Amir Bashir Lone, resident of the main attraction for foreigners and local tourists has now Sutharan was mauled to death here in Sutharan area and few turned into what could be called ‘a graveyard of forests’. days later cattle have also been mauled to death in the same area. smugglers Tosamaidan, whichis also known as King of Meadows is Confirming the incidents in the area Wild life department losing its charmand the forests are dying at a slow pace due has asserted that massive deforestation has increased the to deforestation caused by smugglers and local residents, as chances of wild animal attacks in the areas of TosaMaidan per reports. ZahidHussain, a trekker who often visits the area said on prowl, More than thousand trees especially Deodar could be seen “Whenever I pay visit I see massive deforestation in the area, lifelessly lying on ground from Sutharan and Drang areas of forest department officials’ are always absent,and it’s their TosaMaidan and According to sources, locals of Sutharan carelessness which made TosaMaidan a lifeless zone.” Tosamaidan are highly involved in mass scale cutting down of trees in the Forest Officer Budgam, Ghulam Mohammad Rafique area. refuted the allegation on the forest department said, “You will They said the areas especially Sutharan and Drang ofKhag not witness any fresh cutting in any part of TosaMaidan area, loses its are highly TosaMaidan affected due to cutting down of trees, it’s unfortunate that people of Sutharan are being tagged as While blaming forest officials for their negligence. thieves,and we have made a detailed project to plant new trees “Tosamaidan is loosing its prestigious glory day by day, in the areas ofTosaMaidan in future,” some days before I travelled to the area and I cried my heart Adding to his statement he said that the illegal activities sheen out when I witnessed deforestation on a large scale in the are being strictly monitored by a forest range officer of area,” said a wildlife official on anonymity. TosaMaidan. MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ﺖ ا ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ
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Kashmiri Girls Mostly Opting Technical Courses as Career Path
Harris Arshid confined to streams like arts and social sciences, girls of the valley are now Srinagar breaking the stereotype and leaving he number of the Kashmiri girls their mark in the fields of technology. who prefer to pursue career in At SSM college of Engineering and Ttechnical courses, previously Technology Pattan, University of male dominated courses, as compared to Kashmir, Islamic University of Science other courses is rapidly increasing. and Technology (IUST), MIET Jammu “The number of girls opting for etc a good number of Kashmir girls have technology and professional subjects opted for technology and professional is increasing rapidly and the parents courses that once used to be identified as of these girls are also supporting them MCA, Mass Communication and Master could be an inspiration for other girls in male dominated subjects. to take admission in these courses of Travel and Tourism Management etc the valley to join engineering and other Iqra Mansoor, a student in Social which were previously male dominated Adeeba Tak from Shopian, as an technical courses Work Department at University of courses,” says Muzaffar Sofi educational example, has secured an admission Girls of the Kashmir valley are Kashmir said “that girl education is consultant at Experts Advice in Mechanical Engineering in the touching the new heights and scripting remarkably an effective catalyst for consultancy Parraypora Srinagar. prestigious University of Pennsylvania, new success stories when it comes to social and economic growth of any state It has been observed that every year United States on a 100 percent their education and skills. The new and has an huge impact on development there is a rise in the number of girls who scholarship. generations of hardworking Kashmiri of the society, we all need to leave our opt for the courses such as engineering University of Pennsylvania is an Ivy girls are not only opting for the technical negative thoughts and stereotypes and in different braches like civil, League Research University and one courses in more numbers but they had strive jointly for girl education and not mechanical, electronics, electronics of the most famous institutions in the also outperformed the boys in almost only education they should be provided and communication, computer science world. Adeeba is the first girl from every field. with a chance to take the decisions as engineering, food technology, MBA, Kashmir to achieve such a feat. She Defying the earlier trend of remaining well.” she added
Decades on JNV Strengthening Juvenile Ganderbal awaits hostel Justice Mechanism orders completion high court.
Muneeb Naqeeb hostel mess and it is unfortunate Imania Imtiyaz play a vital role in “sensitizing all Srinagar that the students don’t have enough Srinagar the stakeholders by bringing them to sit so they come in groups .If the together and in identifying workable awahar Navodya Vidyalaya work on hostel gets completed it he Chief Justice of J&K High solutions in order to trigger changes at is a group of schools will help in accommodating more Court, called for serious efforts the ground level”, Justice Mittal said Jestablished in the year 1985. students, he added. Tto strengthen the juvenile justice the orientation and training of judicial Affiliated to the Central Board of A student while talking to MERC system in the state and advocated proper officers and professional social workers Secondary Education (CBSE), Times said, “Since I got admission implementation of J&K Juvenile coupled with required resources will the schools were established to in this institute I have hardly Justice (Care & Protection of the help “us to achieve the objective of provide quality education across witnessed any developmental Children) Act, 2013. Speaking at the proper rehabilitation of children in the nation. The twin districts project coming up in the campus,” inaugural session of the 2- day orientation conflict with law.” of Srinagar and Ganderbal host he said while wishing not to be training programme on juvenile justice She urged the participants to take one such school which is situated named. system organized by the Juvenile advantage of the opportunity and make in Hatbara Ganderbal, around A staff member of the school said Justice Committee of J&K High Court practical use of their experience gained 30 kilometers from the Summer “we try our level best to impart in collaboration with the UNICEF at from the training programme. Capital of the State. quality education to the students SKICC, Mittal observed that children are The main objective of the training The School has more than four but as far as the infrastructure the major human resource of development programme was to deliberate and hundred students at present and of the institute is concerned we and key agents= for collective social highlight the issues related to the the roll has decreased over the can’t do anything about it. The change and “they cannot be deprived of implementation of JJ Act and years due the lack of infrastructure. institute is funded by the Union hope and dignity.” to review the progress achieved on various “Earlier more than thousand Government and we tried to “Conscious and continues efforts must decisions taken in the two roundtable students used to be enrolled in persuade the authoritiesto upgrade be made by all stakeholders of the society conference on Juveniles held last year and this institute but the number of the infrastructure but to our to ensure wholesome development of this year in Srinagar. students has decreased to a great disappointment no funds were these children so that they also lead Chairman J&K High Court extent”, said Mohammad Maqbool released for the institute.” a dignified life and contribute for the Juvenile Justice Committee, Justice Ali who works as store keeper at the Principal JNV Ganderbal could development of the society and nation,” Mohammad Magrey stressed the need School. More than four hundred not be contacted despite repeated said Justice Mittal. for the community participation for the students have their meals from the attempts. Maintaining that judiciary has to rehabilitation of juveniles. ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ﺖ ا ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ
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We have taken note of public grievances andwe will ensure that action is initiated action against the encroachers in the coming days. Land encroached by shopkeepers in Bandipora, Authorities Usage of Polythene unmoved Continues Despite Tahir Hussain Bandipora, June15 Court Ban unicipal committee Bandipora has failed to keep a check on land encroachments in the district. Theland has been encroached upon at many Gowhar Iqbal M called Experts praises the efforts of placesincluding Iqbal market, Khadim market and main Srinagar the officials who merely pose for the market Bandipora. The land was to be maintained as fire gap. he unabated usage of camera and do nothing in real but There are reports of violations from many areas of the district plastic and polythene bags harm the people who earn in the day including in main market Bandipora. Tcontinues despite the ban and feed their families at dinner.” Locals allege that the Municipal Committee has not taken imposed by the Jammu and Kashmir He added that Soft Drink any action against the encroachers even after directions from High court back in April this year Companies, Chips Makers, High Court. Theadministration has failed to act and have not in the wake of damage to the state’s Polythene companies remain been able to remove illegal encroachments, said a Bandipora fragile environment. untouched and continue to use and resident. The state government, under J&K produce the same in large quantities According to locals, fire gaps have been encroached at many State Non-Bio-degradable Material despite the Government ban. places by shopkeepers. Few months back, the department Act 2007, had imposed complete In contrary, The Environment Law made few attempts to remove these encroachments but failed ban years ago in 2008 also on the and Executive Director, in a recent miserably as the encroachers protested by laying down their manufacture, stocking, distribution, interview expressed satisfaction bodies on road. sale, and use of polythene bags. and said “The Government Officials “The municipal committee officials are taking monthly share As per the environmental activists, and Municipal Corporations have from the encroachers and this is the main reason that they the usage of polythene at large scale, been conducting constant raids and don’t want to remove these encroachments”, said a local while however, continues. seizing polythene in large quantities talking to MERC Times. They also claim that there is a from towns and villages.” The locals demanded that strict action should be initiated routine practice of targeting the The Director further added, against the violators and the matter should be taken into small fish in front of camera, while “The long pending demand of serious consideration. big industrialists continue to have a environmentalists and socially Chief Executive Officer of municipal committee Bandipora free run. concerned citizens to make our state said, Waseem, a social activist said, “So- greener and cleaner had been met.” “We have taken note of public grievances andwe will ensure that action is initiated action against the encroachers in the coming days. It is pertinent to note that it was in 1960’s when the whole The Government Officials and Municipal town of Bandipora was gutted in a major fire incident, then Corporations have been conducting constant raids Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Bakhshi Ghulam Mohammed directed the officials to build the town of and seizing polythene in large quantities from Bandipora according to a proposed plan. According to the towns and villages plan, fire gaps were had to be maintained after every ten shops in themarket. This was done to avoid any further tragedy in future. Since then the land has been encroached upon at many places. ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ﺖ ا ﻤ ٰ ा MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR ﻠ
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ﻣ E H RS म S ITत Y OF KA Vol 10 | No 01 |February 15, 2017 U N IR IV M ER SH Vol 11 | No 07 | JUNE 15, 2018 SITY OF KA 88 Pharmacy department organized blood donation camp in SKIMS Minya Tufail camp and media, Prof Aleem Jan said Srinagar everyone should donate blood as it replicates human values and social harmacy department SKIMS responsibility towards the society. under the banner of GR Beigh “Blood can’t be manufactured as other Pmemorial trust organised blood things can, it can only be given to save donation camp in the institute. The lives,” he said. camp was organized in the memory of Late Ghulam Rasool Beigh veteran trade leader and founder of Jk govt employees conference. Mohi Durakshan, a renowned pharmacist said that camp was organized on the direction of its chief Parton Fatima Rasool. Blood donation started at 12:30 PM in which number of employees and students from different colleges participated. Shabir Ahmad Khan, a regular donor Donating blood too participated in the camp. He began humanitarian cause. Memorial Trust and President NGEWA is a life-saving donating blood in 1980 & has so far Mohi Durakshan in a statement SKIMS was the first to donate blood. attempt. You don’t donated 161 pints. While interacting said that donors were given fresh “Donating blood is a life-saving lose anything if you with the new donor’s, he said: We need refreshment & note of thanks for their attempt. You don’t lose anything if you each other on every walk of the life. service. She also mentioned that 60 donate blood as the human body has donate blood as Donating blood has roots in Islam & people were able to donate the blood a regenerating mechanism,” Ishtiyaq the human body humanity. We should always be on after proper medical check up. Beigh said. has a regenerating the forefront to participate in every Ishtiyaq Beigh, chairman G R Beg Welcoming those present at the mechanism Computer Lab for Government Middle School Semthan Wasfi Amin It is a great Bijbehara about the availability of internet of other parents in the locality to send connection and more faculty members. their children to school and stop the achievement for he Government Middle School ''For now we have just two computers migration of students from government Semthan, Bijbehara with the and two computer teachers. One of the to private institutions to some extent, the faculty and Thelp of School administration computers was brought from the funds said Miss Tabasum, another teacher. students. We are and villagers had raised a fund and of the school and the other was bestowed The parents while thanking the has opened a computer lab for the 110 by the villagers'', he added. teachers said that they did everything also thankful students enrolled in the school, with Muskan Jan, a student, said that it for the future of their children and these an aim toprovide quality education would contribute in their intellectual facilities should be made available in to the villagers and prepare them for the future development and help them to compete every school by the government. who equally competition. with other students. Talking to MERC Times, the Zonal ''It is a great achievement for the Farooq Ahmad, a teacher at the Education Officer, Abdul Gani said that contributed in the faculty and students. We are also school, said, ''Bookish knowledge is not the school was the only model school thankful to the villagers who equally enough. We need to show them things and the first in the zone to start the lab. project' contributed in the project'', said Abdul practically. In today's competitive ''We are ready to help other schools Qayoom, Head teacher of the school. world they ought to have command over with similar projects. All they need is to He said that he would talk to Chief everything.'' have their energy dedicated to student's Education Officer(CEO) Anantnag The initiative would boost the morale welfare'', he added.
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