16-10-2021 The Asian Independent

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Unicef official warns of worsening situation in Afghanistan
United Nations : The already dire
situation faced by Afghan civilians
will get worse, and the humanitarian
needs of children and women will
increase over the coming months, a
Unicef official said.
"The situation is critical, and it will
only get worse," UNICEF Deputy
Executive Director Omar Abdi told
reporters at the UN Headquarters in
New York, adding that the humanitarian
needs will increase amidst "a
severe drought and consequent water
scarcity, an uncertain security environment,
continued displacement, the
devastating socio-economic consequences
of the Covid-19 pandemic
and the onset of winter".
Even before the Taliban takeover in
August, at least 10 million children
across the country were in need of
humanitarian assistance to survive,
Abdi said, and at least 1 million of
these children are at risk of dying due
to severe acute malnutrition without
immediate treatment, reports Xinhua
news agency.
The health system and social services
are on the verge of collapse, as
medical supplies are running dangerously
low, and cases of measles and
acute watery diarrhoea are on the rise,
Abdi said.
The economic system is also on the
verge of collapse, he added, noting
many teachers and health workers
have not been paid in at least two
months, and yet they continue to work.
The official also said that the education
gains of the past two decades
must be strengthened, not rolled back.
The number of children enrolled in
schools increased from 1 million in
2001, most of them boys, to almost 10
million children, including 4 million
girls, at present.
The number of schools tripled,
from 6,000 to 18,000. Despite this
progress, 4.2 million children are out
of school, including 2.6 million girls,
he noted.
The Unicef, the UN and humanitarian
partners are sparing no effort to
overcome financial shortfalls, logistical
challenges, and an increasingly
complex geopolitical situation to support
the millions of women, men and
children in Afghanistan who depend
on humanitarian assistance and protection,
the official added.
Educational Institutions, Morning Assemblies & Students
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Morning assembly is an integral part of
the educational institutions. Almost all the
educational institutions conduct morning
assemblies which include prayers, information
of latest happenings, inspiring thoughts,
speech, national anthem, etc. A good institution
is always particular about their morning
assembly schedule. However, some parents,
as well as students, consider morning assemblies
as a total waste of time. In fact, few students
are always in a lookout to find excuses
to escape from the morning assembly. But,
morning assembly is important for a student's
development. It is essential to understand that
morning assembly is not just about standing
in long queues and singing prayers or national
anthem, but it’s something beyond just
prayers. All the activities carried out in morning
assembly by the students and school staff
have a great influence in every point of life.
The positive effects of attending assemblies
can be felt throughout life. During a morning
assembly, all the students of an educational
institution stand at the same place, as a part of
an institution regardless of their age, culture,
religion, gender, etc. A feeling of unity is
aroused by this act. This feeling of unity stays
forever in the student’s mind and it leads to a
happy society. The students get to know
about their institution and its achievements in
Social Education Voluntary
Association (SEVA) Trust UK, a
Bedford based charity supported by
SEVA Trust UK (India) who are working
for the betterment of education,
health and environment has opened a
new office and a free digital learning
centre in the state of Haryana in India.
On this occasion Naresh Mittal,
Chairman of SEVA Trust UK (India
Operations) and Deputy Chairman
Tejinderpal Singh that that Trust has
been undertaking most of its educational
projects in the state of Punjab and
now more projects will be delivered in
Haryana that can be managed from our
new local office.
The main objective of the trust is to
provide quality education to the needy
students from the rural areas so that talent
can be brought out from these
remote areas. Supported by Altruist
Technologies Pvt. Ltd, through this initiative
of free learning, students will be
given free onlinecoaching using the best
teaching staff and coaches.
a better way because of the discussions that
are conducted by teachers and
students during the assembly.
The headmaster or the principal
addresses all the students and
give valuable moral teachings
for life. This speech of principal
is the thing that can change
the perspective of students.
Each and every word of this
speech is the reflection of the
experience and values. When
students endure these experiences,
it helps them to lead a
successful life. This morning
speech/address from the principal
acts as a strong pillar in
the moral development of students.
Morning assemblies
also consist of news report reading or
thoughts delivering. Some institutions also
encourage the students to showcase small
play delivering some meaningful lesson. All
these activities, give a chance to every student
to be a part of activities. In this way,
confidence is built in the students. Morning
assembly is the best platform to encourage
the students who have achieved something in
academics or extra-curricular activities.
When the achievers are awarded in front of
Naresh Mittal said that to date SEVA
Trusthas already provided scholarships,
educational equipment to over 500
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everyone, they feel encouraged. This encouragement
gives them the enthusiasm
to achieve more.
Furthermore, it inspires other students
to perform better in order to
become one of the achievers.
These morning assemblies are a
good idea for discussing the problems
faced by the students or discussing
any activity happening in
the institution that can lead to a
bad effect on a student’s life. For
instance, the act of indiscipline or
immoral behaviour by some students
can be discussed so that it
can be prevented. Student as a
whole understands the problems
and try to find out the solution.
This instills discipline in them.
Thus, morning assembly is a crucial part of
educational teachings.
At the end I suggest that an educational
institute must have a well-planned morning
assembly accompanied with morning prayer,
national anthem, speech, news, the thought of
the day, acknowledgment of achievers and
address by the institution's authorities. Every
day it is necessary to inspire our students
with life teachings that facilitate their mental
and spiritual development.
Fadnavis: MVA govt 'most corrupt',
betrayed public mandate in 2019
The parties like Congress are scared because PM Narendra Modiji
will not rest till he uproots corruption in the country," Fadnavis
asserted. Alleging that massive 'dalali' (middlemen deals) are going
on, Fadnavis declared that as long as corruption exists in the state,
the central agencies would keep coming here.
The BJP leader also alleged that the MVA ministers are having
a 'software' for indulging in 'vasuli' (extortion), and other
corrupt activities are going on in full swing in the state. On the
CM's call to his party workers to "learn from West Bengal",
Fadnavis asked whether the CM wanted to make Maharashtra a
"lawless state" like West Bengal, and said the BJP would fight it
tooth-and-nail. Slamming the CM's challenge to the BJP to
"topple the MVA government", Fadnavis said that the CM was
speaking only out of 'sheer frustration', and claimed the BJP is
not interested in bringing down the government which would
collapse on its own.
Rejecting Thackeray's charges, Fadnavis reiterated that the Shiv
Sena had betrayed the people's mandate in the 2019 assembly elections
by allying with the Nationalist Congress Party-Congress to
form the MVA government, in the name of fulfilling the promise
made to the late Balasaheb Thackeray to have a Shiv Sainik as the
CM. "If you were so keen to make a Sainik the CM, then why did
you bypass all other senior leaders in your party? It was always your
personal ambition to become the CM - nothing wrong in this - but at
least drop this mask now," Fadnavis said. The BJP leader's response
came to Thackeray's thunderous speech at the Shiv Sena's annual
Dassehra rally held in Shanmukhananda Hall.
Bedford charity joins forces with Indian Charities and Private
Sector to offer free digital learning to disadvantaged students
needy children in the last 4 years. "We
have supported many rural schools
including setting up a solar plant, providingfree
tablets, projectors and other
e-equipment to students and rural
schools. Apart from this, the Trust also
organises health, environmental, social
awareness programs and supporting
local communities from low income
backgrounds" said Mittal.
Founder Chairman of SEVA Trust
UK Charan Sekhon, said "We have supported
over 700 students and over 300
families in the UK facing hardships during
Corona pandemic.Now we have set
up a new project in Bedford to support
people fleeing from Afghanistan. In
addition to all the community support
work SEVA Trust teams are doing in the
UK, we are trying to play our sincere
part in serving communities in India and
set up SEVA Trust India Team. We not
have a really strong team working in
India. This new office and digitallearning
centre is another positive stepto
reach out more students and needy people
in north India. We feel it is important
to support the youth, girls empowerment
and developing technical skills at
the early education stage to ensure a
prosper future for the youth from disadvantaged
families''