Former Bihar minister and senior Congress leader Madan Prasad Singh died after a protracted illness at a hospital in Bhagalpur town today. He was 76.
Expressing profound shock and grief at the demise of Singh, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said his mortal remains would be consigned to flames with a full state honour at Naugachhia in Bhagalpur district tomorrow.
Several state ministers condoled his death.link
Monday 27 July 2009
22 IAS officers transferred in Bihar
Bihar government today effected a major reshuffle in the civil administration, transferring 22 IAS officers, including 14 District Magistrates.
According to the state's Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department release, 14 District Magistrates have been transferred.
As per the list, the new DMs are -- Dayashanker Pandey (Arwal), Vandana Preyasi (Bhagalpur), Lokesh Kumar (Saran), Devesh Sehra (Banka), Arun Chandra Singh (Sheikhpura), Masud Hasan (Nawada), Anjani Kumar Verma (Sitamarhi), Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (Nalanda), Bala Murgan D (Siwan), Aunpam Kumar (Rohtas), Arvind Kumar (Munger), Sarvanan M (Araria) and Palka Sahni (Jehanabad).
Besides the DMs, other senior IAS officers have also been transferred to various other departments and boards.link
According to the state's Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department release, 14 District Magistrates have been transferred.
As per the list, the new DMs are -- Dayashanker Pandey (Arwal), Vandana Preyasi (Bhagalpur), Lokesh Kumar (Saran), Devesh Sehra (Banka), Arun Chandra Singh (Sheikhpura), Masud Hasan (Nawada), Anjani Kumar Verma (Sitamarhi), Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (Nalanda), Bala Murgan D (Siwan), Aunpam Kumar (Rohtas), Arvind Kumar (Munger), Sarvanan M (Araria) and Palka Sahni (Jehanabad).
Besides the DMs, other senior IAS officers have also been transferred to various other departments and boards.link
Subhash Projects bags orders worth Rs 152 cr
Infrastructure developer Subhash Projects & Marketing (SPML) today said it has bagged three orders worth Rs 151.80 crore from different government agencies for construction-related projects.
The company has bagged two orders worth Rs 108.02 crore from Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) for the supply of material and equipments required for electrification projects in Supaul district of the state, SPML said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Further, it has also received a Rs 43.77 crore order from Public Health Engineering Directorate of the West Bengal government for an infrastructure related project, SPML added.
Shares of Subhash Projects were trading at Rs 146, up 0.21 per cent from its previous close in the afternoon trade on the BSE.link
The company has bagged two orders worth Rs 108.02 crore from Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) for the supply of material and equipments required for electrification projects in Supaul district of the state, SPML said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Further, it has also received a Rs 43.77 crore order from Public Health Engineering Directorate of the West Bengal government for an infrastructure related project, SPML added.
Shares of Subhash Projects were trading at Rs 146, up 0.21 per cent from its previous close in the afternoon trade on the BSE.link
Sunday 26 July 2009
NGO initiative for Muslim unity through Ramadan calendar
Ramadan is the most holy month of the Islamic calendar. It is a month of seeking Allah’s mercy, forgiveness for sins and salvation. Unfortunately, for many Muslims, it is also a month of confusion and conflict – from the beginning to the end of the month – to how long should be taraveeh or the night prayers, and when to begin and end fasting each day.
It is not unusual in Muslim localities to hear azan for prayers at slightly different times coming from different masjids of the area. Iftar or breaking of fast rather than being a time of spirituality becomes a time of confusion as one wonders which of these azans is the correct one. An effort is underway in Bihar to change this confusion and this small but important beginning can provide important stepping stone for community unity.
Silsilah, an NGO based in the Patna City campus of Khanqah Munemia Qamriya, has taken upon itself the task to standardize the Ramadan calendar. Eight years ago, it invited various Muslim groups and leaders to talk about this issue of differences in Ramadan calendars published by these organizations. To their surprise, except for one person, no one was able to explain the calculation behind their calendar. Getting everyone together was a big achievement in itself but SILSILAH went a step further and got everyone to agree to one calendar that had times for the end of sehri (pre-dawn meal) and beginning of iftar (breaking fast) for Ramadan of 1422 Hijri.
This historic document had signatures of officials of Imarat Shariah, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Idara-e-Shariah, various masjids, and madrasas.
Since 2001, this movement has grown and now they get all Muslim groups to agree to the Ramadan calendar, every year. Deobandi, Barelwi, Ahl-e-Hadith, Jamaat-e-Islami and Shias now approve and follow this calendar removing a major source of confusion each day of the Ramadan.
This small but important work would not have been possible without the leadership of Khanqah Munemia. Shameemuddin Ahmad Munemi, twelfth sajjada nasheen of the khanqah having firm footing in Islamic education and also degrees from modern education institutes, is well aware of religious sensitivities and brings an approach to problem solving that combines traditional and modern methods.
He explained that brining all Muslim groups together was the major work. Now that they have been doing it consistently for a number of years this can be expanded to other areas and a joint front can be arranged for addressing religious and social evils.
Calendar for Ramadan 1430 or this year’s fasting month was prepared on July 1st and is approved by Imarat-e-Shariah, Idara-e-Shariah, Khanqah Phulwari Sharif, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Madrasa Shamsul Hoda, Madrasa Gulshan-e-Ibrahim, Jamia Madiniah, Anjuman-e-Islah-e-Millat, Jama Masjid of Sabzibagh, a Shia imam and a professor of Geography. Followers of fiqh Jafria are asked to add 12 minutes to their iftar times since their calculation differe slightly.
Since the first splitting of ummah on the question of Hazrat Ali’s claim to khilafat, Muslims have been divided in many groups all over the world and all these centuries. A small beginning in a small room of a Sufi hospice in Patna, Bihar provides the message that unity can be achieved through small steps. It is a silsilah that should be continued and grow to other cities and countries.link
It is not unusual in Muslim localities to hear azan for prayers at slightly different times coming from different masjids of the area. Iftar or breaking of fast rather than being a time of spirituality becomes a time of confusion as one wonders which of these azans is the correct one. An effort is underway in Bihar to change this confusion and this small but important beginning can provide important stepping stone for community unity.
Silsilah, an NGO based in the Patna City campus of Khanqah Munemia Qamriya, has taken upon itself the task to standardize the Ramadan calendar. Eight years ago, it invited various Muslim groups and leaders to talk about this issue of differences in Ramadan calendars published by these organizations. To their surprise, except for one person, no one was able to explain the calculation behind their calendar. Getting everyone together was a big achievement in itself but SILSILAH went a step further and got everyone to agree to one calendar that had times for the end of sehri (pre-dawn meal) and beginning of iftar (breaking fast) for Ramadan of 1422 Hijri.
This historic document had signatures of officials of Imarat Shariah, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Idara-e-Shariah, various masjids, and madrasas.
Since 2001, this movement has grown and now they get all Muslim groups to agree to the Ramadan calendar, every year. Deobandi, Barelwi, Ahl-e-Hadith, Jamaat-e-Islami and Shias now approve and follow this calendar removing a major source of confusion each day of the Ramadan.
This small but important work would not have been possible without the leadership of Khanqah Munemia. Shameemuddin Ahmad Munemi, twelfth sajjada nasheen of the khanqah having firm footing in Islamic education and also degrees from modern education institutes, is well aware of religious sensitivities and brings an approach to problem solving that combines traditional and modern methods.
He explained that brining all Muslim groups together was the major work. Now that they have been doing it consistently for a number of years this can be expanded to other areas and a joint front can be arranged for addressing religious and social evils.
Calendar for Ramadan 1430 or this year’s fasting month was prepared on July 1st and is approved by Imarat-e-Shariah, Idara-e-Shariah, Khanqah Phulwari Sharif, Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Madrasa Shamsul Hoda, Madrasa Gulshan-e-Ibrahim, Jamia Madiniah, Anjuman-e-Islah-e-Millat, Jama Masjid of Sabzibagh, a Shia imam and a professor of Geography. Followers of fiqh Jafria are asked to add 12 minutes to their iftar times since their calculation differe slightly.
Since the first splitting of ummah on the question of Hazrat Ali’s claim to khilafat, Muslims have been divided in many groups all over the world and all these centuries. A small beginning in a small room of a Sufi hospice in Patna, Bihar provides the message that unity can be achieved through small steps. It is a silsilah that should be continued and grow to other cities and countries.link
Surgeon’s rare feat makes hospital proud
Tata Motors Hospital has added another feather in its cap thanks to Rajesh Singh, the consultant orthopaedic surgeon.
The surgeon has conducted his 100th joint replacement surgery, at an age of 36, a rare achievement in Jharkhand and Bihar. In 2005, he was one of the youngest doctors in the country to carry out a total joint replacement surgery independently. He was 32 years old then.
The 100th patient of Singh was Matia Rani, a local resident, who was operated on Friday.
The 65-year-old patient is recuperating at the post operative ward of the hospital. “I am fine and hope to be released from the hospital soon,” she said.
“It gives me immense pleasure to achieve this feat. It would not have been possible without the support of company management,” he told.
Singh, who has trained in computer-navigated hip resurfacing surgery in Australia, wants to make the hospital a hub of joint replacement surgery in eastern India.
“We want to develop the hospital as a specialised centre for joint replacement surgery and are gradually moving towards our goal,” he said, adding that Johnson & Johnson, which monitors the growth of joint replacement surgeries, has given the hospital a higher rating compared to others in the eastern region.
The hospital is planning to procure a state-of-the-art machine next month for starting computer-navigated hip resurfacing surgery. The machine would cost over Rs 50 lakh.
The surgeon said they are focussing on upgrading facilities at the operation theatre and skill enhancement to attend to more patients. “I have started getting cases of hip and knee replacement surgeries from patients living in Ranchi, Bokaro, Chakradharpur and Ghatshila,” he said. link
The surgeon has conducted his 100th joint replacement surgery, at an age of 36, a rare achievement in Jharkhand and Bihar. In 2005, he was one of the youngest doctors in the country to carry out a total joint replacement surgery independently. He was 32 years old then.
The 100th patient of Singh was Matia Rani, a local resident, who was operated on Friday.
The 65-year-old patient is recuperating at the post operative ward of the hospital. “I am fine and hope to be released from the hospital soon,” she said.
“It gives me immense pleasure to achieve this feat. It would not have been possible without the support of company management,” he told.
Singh, who has trained in computer-navigated hip resurfacing surgery in Australia, wants to make the hospital a hub of joint replacement surgery in eastern India.
“We want to develop the hospital as a specialised centre for joint replacement surgery and are gradually moving towards our goal,” he said, adding that Johnson & Johnson, which monitors the growth of joint replacement surgeries, has given the hospital a higher rating compared to others in the eastern region.
The hospital is planning to procure a state-of-the-art machine next month for starting computer-navigated hip resurfacing surgery. The machine would cost over Rs 50 lakh.
The surgeon said they are focussing on upgrading facilities at the operation theatre and skill enhancement to attend to more patients. “I have started getting cases of hip and knee replacement surgeries from patients living in Ranchi, Bokaro, Chakradharpur and Ghatshila,” he said. link
Darbhanga an ancient city of Mithila
Darbhangā is a city and a municipal corporation in and headquarters of Darbhanga district and Darbhanga Division in the state of Bihar, India. It gets its name from Dar Bhanga or "gates broken" (for gates of Hindu Qilā broken at Qilā Ghāt in 1326 AD when Tughlaq forces captured the last Hindu state in North India ruled by Harisinghdeva); some people guess Darbhangā is a distorted form of "Dwār Banga" or the Gate to Bengal, but actually the gate of Bengal is at Rājmahal which is far away from Darbhangā. The name of the district has been derived from its head quarter and principal town, which is said to have been founded by Darbhangi Khān, who was the Fauzdār or military head of Tughlaq forces stationed at Urdu (original meaning "cantonment"), later the title Darbhangi Khān was applied to his direct descendants. Among rest, Darbhangā is native to Maithil Kayastha and Brahmins.
History
The history of Darbhanga dates back to the Ramayana and Mahabharata periods, it is among the greatest cities of Bihar. According to the Vedic sources, the Videhas of Aryan stock first migrated to the area from the banks of Saraswati in Punjab. They were guided to the east of Sadanira (Gandak River) by Agni, the God of Fire. Settlements were established and, thus, flourished the kingdom of Videhas-the Selfless. In course of time Videhas came to be ruled by a line of kings called Janaks. In this line of kings there was a very famous king named Mithi. To commemorate his greatness the territory was named as MITHILA. Another famous king was Janak Sirdhwaja, father of Sita. The legends speak of various learned men patronized by Janak Sirdhwaja, who himself was an erudite scholar. Among them prominent were Yagyavalkya, who codified the Hindu law in his Yagyavalkya Smriti and Gautam, who had various valuable philosophical treatises to his credit. King Janak was himself a great philosopher and his ideas have been eternally enshrined in the Upanishads, esp in the Brihad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣada.
Traditions also speak of Kapil Muni's relationship with this area that propounded the Sankhya philosophy. Association of this area with Pandavas is also evident by the popular belief that they stayed here during their period of exile.
The learned men like Vidyāpati, Kumāril Bhatt, Mandan Mishra, Nāgārjun, etc belonged to this region.
Darbhanga is a town with a population of nearly 3 lakhs. Darbhanga was named after Dar(Dwar)+Bhangaa which means gates+broken ; it is guessed that gates of the Qila (at Qilaghat probably) were broken (by cannons or elephants perhaps) in 1326 AD when Tughlak forces attacked the last independent North Indian Hindu king Harisinghdeva (of Karnaata Chalukya dynasty from Karnataka) who ruled over North Bihar and most of Nepal. Historians guess that the capital of Harisinghdeva was situated near foothills of Himalayas, Haraahi pond in Darbhanga is named after Harisinghdeva and the pond Gangaasarar is named after his ancestor Gangadeva who was son of Naanyadeva, the founder of this dynasty; Naanyadeva was a chieftain of Chalukya king Vikramaditya-VI of Karnatak who had successfully invaded North India in the end of 11th century. Hindus began to flock to this town since the beginning of 19th century when the Maharaja of Darbhanga shifted his residence to this town and was granted the title Maharaja by East India Company, and gradually Hindus surpassed Muslims in population, but muslims still constitute over 36% of population of this town. It was the biggest town of North Bihar for centuries, but after Muzaffarpur was connected to broad gauge railway in mid-1970s, the latter overtook Darbhanga due to shift of trade, commerce, business and transport to some extent.
Once part of the Brahman kingdom of Mithila, Darbhanga passed to the Tughlaks in the 14th century. The British assumed control in 1765.
Darbhanga was an ancient city of Mithila, which is an ancient cultural region of North India lying between the lower ranges of the Himalayas and the Ganges River. The Nepal border cuts across the top fringe of this region. The Gandak and Kosi Rivers are rough western and eastern boundaries of Mithila. In the year 1326 Mithila was invaded by Afghans, who deposed the Kshatriya ruler and placed a Maithil Brahman in control of land revenues over much of this region. This family soon began calling themselves kings, distributing land to other members of their caste, so that gradually land passed into the control of Maithil Brahmans. It is a noteworthy seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga. During Akbar's reign in the sixteenth century, a second Maithil Brahman family came to rule as the Khandavala Dynasty. By British times, their estate, Darbhanga Raj, was the largest and richest of the great zamindari estates. Their capital was in Bhaur village in Madhubani, later shifted to the town of Darbhanga. They controlled most of Mithila until after Independence when the Republic of India abolished zamindari (Maharaja of Darbhanga was actually a zamindar entitled to add the title Maharaja in his name, besides the British title KCIE).
Maharajah Sir Lakhmishwar Singh, K.C.I.E., of Darbhanga, who was only in his forty-third year at the time of his death in 1898, was in every sense the best type of the Indian nobleman and landlord. He was the leading zemindar in India, where he owned no less than 2,152 square miles (5,570 km2) with a net yearly rental of 30 lakhs, and was the recognised head of the orthodox Hindu community. His philanthropy and his munificent contributions to all public movement won him the esteem of all classes and creeds. He took an active part in public life and enjoyed a high reputation as a progressive and liberal minded statesman. With but slight interruptions he was a member of the Supreme Legislative Council from the year 1883 until his death, and latterly he sat in that body as the elected representative of the non-official members of the Bengal Council.
The Maharaja of Darbhanga, Kameshwar Singh was also an integral part of the Constituent Assembly of India and was instrumental in campaigning for retention of privy purses and land rights for rulers. He single handedly negotiated rights of various rulers and nawabs.
Darbhanga city is essentially a twin city with Darbhanga tower and Laheriasarai tower at its two ends. Laheriasarai has been named after the famous Lahri walas whose traditional occupation was to weave textiles and make bangles especially of Lah, imported from Ranchi and other places.
Geography
The District of Darbhanga can be divided into four natural divisions. The eastern portion consisting of Ghanshyampur, Biraul and Kusheshwarsthan blocks contain fresh silt deposited by the Kosi River. This region was under the influence of Kosi floods till the construction of Kosi embankment in the Second Five Year Plan. It contains large tracts of sandy land covered with wild marsh.
The second division consists of the anchals lying south of the Boorhi Gandak river and is the most fertile area in the district. It is also on higher level than the other part of the district and contains very few marshes. It is well suited to the rabbi crops.
The third natural region is the doab between the Burhi Gandak and Baghmati and consists of the low-lying areas dotted over by chaur and marshes. It gets floods every year. The fourth division covers the Sadar sub-division of the district. This tract is watered by numerous streams and contains some up-lands.
The district has a vast alluvial plain devoid of any hills. There is a gentle slope from north to south with a depression on the centre. Numerous rivers originating in the Himalays water this district. Out of these rivers Kamla, Baghmati, Kosi and Kareh are of most importance. The District has somewhat dry and healthy climate. There are three well-marked seasons, the winter, the summer & the Rainy season. The cold weather begins in November and continues up to February, though March is also somewhat cool. Westerly winds begin to blow in the second half of March and temperature rises considerably. May is the hottest month when the temperature goes up to 107 °F (42 °C). Rain sets in towards the middle of June. With the advent of the Rainy seasons, temperature falls and humidity rises. The moist heat of the Rainy season is very oppressive up to August. The rain continues till the middle of October. Average rainfall is 1142.3 mm. around 92% of rainfall is received during monsoon months.
History
The history of Darbhanga dates back to the Ramayana and Mahabharata periods, it is among the greatest cities of Bihar. According to the Vedic sources, the Videhas of Aryan stock first migrated to the area from the banks of Saraswati in Punjab. They were guided to the east of Sadanira (Gandak River) by Agni, the God of Fire. Settlements were established and, thus, flourished the kingdom of Videhas-the Selfless. In course of time Videhas came to be ruled by a line of kings called Janaks. In this line of kings there was a very famous king named Mithi. To commemorate his greatness the territory was named as MITHILA. Another famous king was Janak Sirdhwaja, father of Sita. The legends speak of various learned men patronized by Janak Sirdhwaja, who himself was an erudite scholar. Among them prominent were Yagyavalkya, who codified the Hindu law in his Yagyavalkya Smriti and Gautam, who had various valuable philosophical treatises to his credit. King Janak was himself a great philosopher and his ideas have been eternally enshrined in the Upanishads, esp in the Brihad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣada.
Traditions also speak of Kapil Muni's relationship with this area that propounded the Sankhya philosophy. Association of this area with Pandavas is also evident by the popular belief that they stayed here during their period of exile.
The learned men like Vidyāpati, Kumāril Bhatt, Mandan Mishra, Nāgārjun, etc belonged to this region.
Darbhanga is a town with a population of nearly 3 lakhs. Darbhanga was named after Dar(Dwar)+Bhangaa which means gates+broken ; it is guessed that gates of the Qila (at Qilaghat probably) were broken (by cannons or elephants perhaps) in 1326 AD when Tughlak forces attacked the last independent North Indian Hindu king Harisinghdeva (of Karnaata Chalukya dynasty from Karnataka) who ruled over North Bihar and most of Nepal. Historians guess that the capital of Harisinghdeva was situated near foothills of Himalayas, Haraahi pond in Darbhanga is named after Harisinghdeva and the pond Gangaasarar is named after his ancestor Gangadeva who was son of Naanyadeva, the founder of this dynasty; Naanyadeva was a chieftain of Chalukya king Vikramaditya-VI of Karnatak who had successfully invaded North India in the end of 11th century. Hindus began to flock to this town since the beginning of 19th century when the Maharaja of Darbhanga shifted his residence to this town and was granted the title Maharaja by East India Company, and gradually Hindus surpassed Muslims in population, but muslims still constitute over 36% of population of this town. It was the biggest town of North Bihar for centuries, but after Muzaffarpur was connected to broad gauge railway in mid-1970s, the latter overtook Darbhanga due to shift of trade, commerce, business and transport to some extent.
Once part of the Brahman kingdom of Mithila, Darbhanga passed to the Tughlaks in the 14th century. The British assumed control in 1765.
Darbhanga was an ancient city of Mithila, which is an ancient cultural region of North India lying between the lower ranges of the Himalayas and the Ganges River. The Nepal border cuts across the top fringe of this region. The Gandak and Kosi Rivers are rough western and eastern boundaries of Mithila. In the year 1326 Mithila was invaded by Afghans, who deposed the Kshatriya ruler and placed a Maithil Brahman in control of land revenues over much of this region. This family soon began calling themselves kings, distributing land to other members of their caste, so that gradually land passed into the control of Maithil Brahmans. It is a noteworthy seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga. During Akbar's reign in the sixteenth century, a second Maithil Brahman family came to rule as the Khandavala Dynasty. By British times, their estate, Darbhanga Raj, was the largest and richest of the great zamindari estates. Their capital was in Bhaur village in Madhubani, later shifted to the town of Darbhanga. They controlled most of Mithila until after Independence when the Republic of India abolished zamindari (Maharaja of Darbhanga was actually a zamindar entitled to add the title Maharaja in his name, besides the British title KCIE).
Maharajah Sir Lakhmishwar Singh, K.C.I.E., of Darbhanga, who was only in his forty-third year at the time of his death in 1898, was in every sense the best type of the Indian nobleman and landlord. He was the leading zemindar in India, where he owned no less than 2,152 square miles (5,570 km2) with a net yearly rental of 30 lakhs, and was the recognised head of the orthodox Hindu community. His philanthropy and his munificent contributions to all public movement won him the esteem of all classes and creeds. He took an active part in public life and enjoyed a high reputation as a progressive and liberal minded statesman. With but slight interruptions he was a member of the Supreme Legislative Council from the year 1883 until his death, and latterly he sat in that body as the elected representative of the non-official members of the Bengal Council.
The Maharaja of Darbhanga, Kameshwar Singh was also an integral part of the Constituent Assembly of India and was instrumental in campaigning for retention of privy purses and land rights for rulers. He single handedly negotiated rights of various rulers and nawabs.
Darbhanga city is essentially a twin city with Darbhanga tower and Laheriasarai tower at its two ends. Laheriasarai has been named after the famous Lahri walas whose traditional occupation was to weave textiles and make bangles especially of Lah, imported from Ranchi and other places.
Geography
The District of Darbhanga can be divided into four natural divisions. The eastern portion consisting of Ghanshyampur, Biraul and Kusheshwarsthan blocks contain fresh silt deposited by the Kosi River. This region was under the influence of Kosi floods till the construction of Kosi embankment in the Second Five Year Plan. It contains large tracts of sandy land covered with wild marsh.
The second division consists of the anchals lying south of the Boorhi Gandak river and is the most fertile area in the district. It is also on higher level than the other part of the district and contains very few marshes. It is well suited to the rabbi crops.
The third natural region is the doab between the Burhi Gandak and Baghmati and consists of the low-lying areas dotted over by chaur and marshes. It gets floods every year. The fourth division covers the Sadar sub-division of the district. This tract is watered by numerous streams and contains some up-lands.
The district has a vast alluvial plain devoid of any hills. There is a gentle slope from north to south with a depression on the centre. Numerous rivers originating in the Himalays water this district. Out of these rivers Kamla, Baghmati, Kosi and Kareh are of most importance. The District has somewhat dry and healthy climate. There are three well-marked seasons, the winter, the summer & the Rainy season. The cold weather begins in November and continues up to February, though March is also somewhat cool. Westerly winds begin to blow in the second half of March and temperature rises considerably. May is the hottest month when the temperature goes up to 107 °F (42 °C). Rain sets in towards the middle of June. With the advent of the Rainy seasons, temperature falls and humidity rises. The moist heat of the Rainy season is very oppressive up to August. The rain continues till the middle of October. Average rainfall is 1142.3 mm. around 92% of rainfall is received during monsoon months.
Saturday 25 July 2009
Activity-based education in nursery mooted
The Bihar Legislative Assembly Committee on Women and Children Development has recommended for introduction of an Activity-Based Learning (ABL) method in nursery standards in Bihar schools.
The panel, headed by Asha Devi, comprises 12 women members of the assembly. It recently tabled the report in the House in which it recorded its experience in a primary school of Tamil Nadu.
The women legislators pointed out that nursery children are not taught by teachers in Tamil Nadu, but given various teaching aids like blocks and letters. “The children develop words from letters on their own and the teacher there only helps them. There is no pressure on the children to study,” the report says. It points out that there is no waste of time as children are engaged in one activity or another. It stresses that the learning process in this method is rapid and the children are slowly promoted to higher classes if they show the same zeal to learn.
“Primary education is the stage where a strong foundation can be laid for the children for the future,” the panel said. The report points out that the primary schools in Tamil Nadu using the APL method have been established with the help of UNICEF and UNFPA and the children are provided nutritious breakfast. The report also praises the cleanliness in the kitchen of the school.
The women MLAs also visited health centres in Tamil Nadu and were impressed by the services provided to pregnant women there. “A pregnant woman is called to the health centre once a month for check-up and after check-up, she is given nutritious food,” they observed, pointing out that even the Primary Health Centres are equipped with blood bank and oxygen cylinder.
They observed that the drugs available and not available at the health centre is displayed on a board so that there is no confusion among the patients.
The women legislators panel stressed that taking care of the health of women and ensuring safe institutionalised delivery is one of the biggest responsibility of the government.
The panel has recommended for adoption of Tamil Nadu pattern for ensuring pre-delivery check-ups for pregnant women and ensuring safe institutionalised delivery. They have strongly recommended at least three health centres in each district of Bihar having the facility for surgical delivery of the babies. link
The panel, headed by Asha Devi, comprises 12 women members of the assembly. It recently tabled the report in the House in which it recorded its experience in a primary school of Tamil Nadu.
The women legislators pointed out that nursery children are not taught by teachers in Tamil Nadu, but given various teaching aids like blocks and letters. “The children develop words from letters on their own and the teacher there only helps them. There is no pressure on the children to study,” the report says. It points out that there is no waste of time as children are engaged in one activity or another. It stresses that the learning process in this method is rapid and the children are slowly promoted to higher classes if they show the same zeal to learn.
“Primary education is the stage where a strong foundation can be laid for the children for the future,” the panel said. The report points out that the primary schools in Tamil Nadu using the APL method have been established with the help of UNICEF and UNFPA and the children are provided nutritious breakfast. The report also praises the cleanliness in the kitchen of the school.
The women MLAs also visited health centres in Tamil Nadu and were impressed by the services provided to pregnant women there. “A pregnant woman is called to the health centre once a month for check-up and after check-up, she is given nutritious food,” they observed, pointing out that even the Primary Health Centres are equipped with blood bank and oxygen cylinder.
They observed that the drugs available and not available at the health centre is displayed on a board so that there is no confusion among the patients.
The women legislators panel stressed that taking care of the health of women and ensuring safe institutionalised delivery is one of the biggest responsibility of the government.
The panel has recommended for adoption of Tamil Nadu pattern for ensuring pre-delivery check-ups for pregnant women and ensuring safe institutionalised delivery. They have strongly recommended at least three health centres in each district of Bihar having the facility for surgical delivery of the babies. link
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