Sinchana to lead JNV Chess Team

A web report tells us that Sinchana Gowda,

A student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Chikmagalur scored 9 points in 9 rounds, and secure first place in the National Jawahar Navodaya Chess Championship in under-14 girls category held at Chandigarh on September 17 and 18.

Sinchana will now proudly lead the Jawahar Navodaya team in the National School Games.

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One more suicide in JNV

What could be an alarming level of stress and harassment from school authorities, Sahil Kumar, a Class IX student from JNV Lucknow committed suicide on Monday.

Sahil hanged himself in a classroom on Monday after he was reportedly harassed for leaving the boarding school without permission.

On Sunday, Sahil and five other went out of school without permission, when caught they were asked to write a note, saying they will never do such action again!
One such note was found from Sahi'ls possession.

Sahil's father had filed an FIR against 2 teachers and the Vice-Principal, it is believed that this trio's harassment drove the student to commit suicide.

Tortured JNV Students fled the school

31 students of Class 10 of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) at Kauni in Faridkot district decided to fled in the prime phase of their educational phase, in class 10.

Students alleged brutality and harassment by the school authorities, these students walked barefoot around 32 km to nearest railway station.

Student also complained of un-hygienic conditions back in school and provided poor quality of food. JNV authorities later arrived to take custody of the kids.

Teachers Day - Block-grant to observe Black Day

Across all Navodayas in India, many Block-grant teachers will observe black day today on5th September, celebrated as Teachers Day.

Total teachers to observe black day will exceed 1Lakh, counting only KV and Navodaya teachers. Teachers are demanding immediate implementation of Modified Assured Career Scheme (MACP) and up-gradation of pay and other allowances.