School buses play a vital
role in education system
The Goa School Management Association (GSMA) on Tuesday reportedly appealed to the State government to refrain from stopping the Bal Rath services to aided schools. It is learnt that the department of education has taken a decision not to provide more new Bal Rath school buses for government-aided schools.
There was also the demand to ensure timely release of funds to the schools towards the maintenance of these school buses and payment of drivers and attendants. It must be said that school transportation plays a vital role in the overall education system. School buses are considered as one of the safest buses on the road. They ensure punctuality and maintain school timing. School transportation contributes positively to reducing the traffic on the roads since parents need not pick up and drop off their children separately in their private cars.
Enjoying the company of other students while travelling to and from school is one fine perk of school buses. Since parents aren’t there with the kids in the school buses, it encourages them to be responsible. Parents can rest assured about the security and safety of their kids. Moreover they don’t need to juggle between household chores, office timings and dropping off or picking up their children from the school. Children commuting in school buses doesn’t burn a hole in the pocket of the parents as they do not have to spend on fuel for their vehicles. Hence the transportation aspect of school students of government-aided schools should be taken care of by providing necessary buses and funds for their maintenance.
Adelmo Fernandes, Vasco
Bharat will miss its
Ratan immensely
Known for his visionary leadership, Ratan Tata immensely expanded Tata Group's global presence and initiated significant philanthropic activities. He was also a licensed pilot and deeply cared for animals, exemplifying compassion and social responsibility. Like his forefathers, his contribution to the industrialisation of India has been immense. He was the real son of India. Like APJ Abdul Kalam, India will miss him a lot.
Jubel D'Cruz, Mumbai
Ratan Tata’s
sad demise
Through the sad demise of Ratan Tata, India lost her illustrious son. The name Ratan Tata is synonymous for innovation, philanthropy and kindness. Tata's passing marks the end of an extraordinary corporate journey, one that not only reshaped the Tata group but also set new benchmarks for Indian industry on the global stage. Tata Group today boasts a staggering revenue of $165 billion, but back in 1991, when Ratan Tata took the helm, the picture was far less impressive with $4 billion in annual turnover. Inheriting a fragmented and bureaucratic empire, Tata didn't just add zeros to the top line through innovations, new business ventures, and international expansions, but also transformed how the group operated. His foresight, determination, and resilience have not only transformed the Tata Group but have also left an indelible mark on the Indian economy.
N Sadhasiva Reddy, Washington
Down to earth and
humble personality
While people were pouring tributes to the legendary Ratan Tata...former chairman of the Tata group... he was known to be extremely down to earth and very humble. But his quote that says “don’t educate your children to be rich” educate them to be happy..so they grow up they will know the value of things and not the price.”
It's the perfect teaching our parents also gave us before these smart phones and latest gadgets took over ... and meaningful conversations became non stop texting and scrolling. The power of money became so important that people forget that they were once just was happy sitting in their balcony playing cards and enjoying the company of family members. The thought of becoming rich does make a person blind that they forget that money is important but so is good health.... luxury is important but you don't have to flash them on your social media.... and whatever money gets you is temporary...it can't buy unconditional love...it can't buy mental peace it can't give happiness cause you just want more and more. Life on this earth is costly indeed ... people only respect you based on how much you earn and what you do for a living ...they forget we are just human beings living temporarily on this planet... But in the end we leave everything behind and go empty handed...that's the reason why one should just be happy with whatever you earn; be grateful with whatever you have...in the end happiness is how you value whatever you have and the people you have in your life.
Reena Maria, Divar
School is no place
for superstitions
It is a crying shame that the life of a student was sacrificed by his teachers in his alma mater, and a public school has turned out to be a breeding ground for superstitions. A class II student was killed on the premises of DL Public School in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in a black magic ritual for the institute's prosperity on September 23.
According to police, the school director, his father, and three teachers were involved in the murder. Ironically, it happens when we are going to celebrate the 75 years of the Constitution, according to which to develop the scientific temper is a fundamental duty of every citizen of India. Are we going back?
Sujit De, Kolkata
Overwork driving
employees to frustration
“Work more, take less” is the mantra of Indian employers of all sectors who are hell-bent on extracting more and more work from their employees while the emolument is not parallel to the labour at all. Consequently, stress tends to percolate through the workplace as shown by two work-related deaths of young employees in private companies.
An International Labour Organisation (ILO) report that Indians work 46.7 hours per week, much higher than their American, Japanese, South African and Chinese counterparts, speaks volumes about the workload taken by an average Indian worker. It is documented in other papers, too, that more than sixty percent of the Indian workers are stressed at work while in general the Asian countries' workforce is more burdened by work.
The primary cause for all this can be traced to the burgeoning unemployment in the country and dearth of right job for the right person. A worker tends to get accustomed to overwork for less than satisfactory pay to save his/her job and ward off competition from job aspirants. Employers' proclivity to recruit less to save their coffers has compounded the problem.
Ganapathi Bhat, Akola