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Bengal to launch open-air neighborhood schools for pre-primary, primary students

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Bengal to launch open-air neighborhood schools for pre-primary, primary students

Despite the closure of educational institutions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, West Bengal’s Education Minister Bratya Basu will open open-air “Paray Shikshalay” or neighbourhood schools for pre-school and primary school pupils on Monday. Schools first closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic, before reopening for classes 9 to 12 in February 2021. They were later closed due to West Bengal assembly elections and the second wave of Covid-19 after summer 2021. Schools for students in grades 9 to 12 resumed in November 2021 due to the recent spike in Covid-19 cases and closed again on January 3. “While the government can reopen schools for students in classes 9-12 for a period of time, students in grade 8 will never be in school after March 2020. Classes are online. Students remain completely isolated from schooling. This has serious implications to them. Community schools can solve this problem to some extent,” an official said.

Supriyo Bhattacharya, secretary of state for the United Guardians Forum, said neighbourhood schools were no substitute for traditional schools. He said they were designed for students in public schools and asked students in private schools what to do.

Last week, the Kolkata High Court filed a public interest lawsuit to reopen schools and colleges. The government is considering reopening high schools, colleges and universities as Covid-19 cases decline. The state has seen more than 24,000 daily Covid-19 cases this month. On Sunday, a total of 6,980 cases were detected, bringing the number of active cases to 13,474. At least 36 people died from the disease on Sunday.

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2 ‘Kala Jatheri gang members’ killed in encounter with F’bad cops in Fatehabad

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2 ‘Kala Jatheri gang members’ killed in encounter with F’bad cops in Fatehabad

According to the police, the encounter took place after at least four suspects tried to help their close aide escape from police custody
The Faridabad police gunned down two members of the Kala Jatheri gang in an encounter near Fatehabad on Friday, officers said. A constable was injured in the gunfight, they added.

According to the police, the encounter took place after at least four suspects tried to help their close aide escape from police custody.

The identity of one of the deceased was not known, while the other was identified as Ravi (single name), who had 28 cases lodged against him in multiple districts.

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Aman Yadav, assistant commissioner of Police (ACP), Faridabad said the incident occurred when the police van stopped near a roadside eatery on the outskirts of Fatehabad while transporting Ravi back to Faridabad jail after a court appearance in an Arms Act case.

“Four armed individuals attacked the police team, firing multiple rounds to facilitate Ravi’s escape. In retaliation, police returned fire, killing Ravi and another suspect on the spot,” Yadav said.

Constable Sarjeet Yadav suffered a gunshot wound to his left forearm. He was rushed to a civic hospital, where his condition is reported to be stable, said police.

Yadav said that Ravi, who had been lodged in Faridabad jail since April 24, 2023, was being transported after attending an appeal hearing at the Fatehabad court. The ambush, allegedly orchestrated by Ravi’s associates, was intended to secure his release from custody. The police’s swift response thwarted the plan.

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Ravi had a long history of violent crimes, including murder, attempted murder, dacoity, robbery, and Arms Act violations. His activities spanned multiple districts, such as Sonipat, Jind, Rohtak, Faridabad, and Delhi. He was a key member of the Kala Jathedi gang, led by the notorious gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, who is currently in Tihar Jail.

Kala Jathedi himself is implicated in over a dozen cases across Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. In 2020, he famously escaped from Haryana Police custody during a similar ambush orchestrated by his gang.

ACP Yadav confirmed that police teams are actively investigating to identify the remaining attackers involved in the ambush. “We are working to uncover the identities of the other suspects who participated in the operation. Stringent action will be taken against all involved,” Yadav said.

This encounter is part of an ongoing crackdown on organized crime, with authorities aiming to dismantle gangs operating in the region.

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