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7th January 2022

Teachmint is working with the Punjab government to deliver its educational platform to more than 500 schools.
In the first phase of the partnership, schools in Pathankot will be able to digitize their operations and ensure their students have continuous access to teachers and digital content through Teachmint’s proprietary platform, the company said in a statement.

(Source: timesofindia)

Aiming to strengthen its handicraft and traditional art industry, and provide forward linkages to the artisans of the state, the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation(PSIEC) has now marked its presence in the e-commerce market by onboarding its brand ‘Phulkari’ on Flipkart’s ‘Samarth’ initiative.

Punjab’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Gurkirat Singh, said that PSIEC’s collaboration with Flipkart is about to change the course of Punjab’s craft industry through innovative ways.
Principal secretary of the department Tejveer Singh said PSIEC plans to boost its linkages across the rural areas of Punjab and source directly from the artisans as well as the Self Help Groups(SHGs) in Punjab, bringing them to the mainstream market.
At present, quality handicrafts under various categories will be available under the brand “Phulkari” and even more products will be available in the coming months.

(Source: timesofindia)

Coming to the rescue of a minor girl studying in a private school in Panchkula, the Punjab and Haryana high court have directed school authorities to restore her online classes and examinations immediately.
The HC has also issued a notice to the private school, Doon Public School, Panchkula and officials of the state education department, seeking their reply on the issue by April 6.

Justice Sudhir Mittal of the HC passed these orders while hearing her plea alleging that her online classes were arbitrarily and illegally discontinued by the school from November 10, 2021, thereby infringing upon her legal and fundamental right to education and obstructing her studies.

The petition was filed by the minor girl through her father.
The counsel for the petitioner, advocate Amar Vivek argued that the petitioner’s classes were discontinued as her parents had allegedly not paid a component of “other charges,” even though the full tuition fee etc. had been paid on a monthly basis.
HC was informed that the petitioner had made a complaint to the state authorities and administration, but they had not taken any action.