Now, CCTV cams must at coaching centres – Times of India

NOIDA: Against the backdrop of student suicides in Kota, considered a coaching hub of the country, the district school inspector (DIOS) has made it mandatory for all tuition centres, as well as higher education institutions, in the NCR city to install CCTV cameras and submit a compliance report within a week. The DIOS has also formed 20 teams, each with two officials onboard, that will check the safety and security standards at all coaching centres. Every coaching institute and the higher education institutions must install CCTV cameras at their common areas, entrance and exit points, GB Nagar DIOS Dharamveer Singh said on Saturday. There are nearly 200 coaching institutes in Noida. Of them, 158 have claimed to have already installed surveillance cameras on their premises. Most of these coaching centres are clustered around Sector 62. Referring to a recent fire at Delhis Mukherjee Nagar coaching institute and suicide cases in Kota, Singh said, CCTVs are of utmost importance for the safety and security of students and surveillance of any kind of suspicious activities at coaching centres. Twenty-five students studying various coaching centres in Kota to prepare for competitive exams have died by suicide this year, the latest being a 16-year-old National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant who hung herself in her hostel room. The initiative is a part of the Safe City guidelines, which also requires all education institutions to have separate toilets for boys and girls and regular counselling of students, Singh said. Coaching institutes have also been instructed not to function after 8pm, he added. The order, secondary education department officials, also extends to all educational institutions, including schools and colleges. We also published the following articles recently Free coaching for Class XII students The RA Puram Residents Association in Chennai is offering free coaching classes for Class XII students in the state board curriculum. Professional chartered accountants will be volunteering to teach subjects like accountancy, general commerce, business mathematics, and economics. The classes will take place every Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm at the Greater Chennai Corporation park. Lunch will also be provided for free. For further information, interested individuals can contact 98410 30040. Nipah Virus: All educational institutes to remain shut in Kozhikode till Sept 24 In response to the Nipah virus outbreak, the Kerala government has decided to close all educational institutions in Kozhikode district for a week. Online classes will be conducted during this time. The contact list for infected individuals currently includes 1,080 people, with 327 of them being healthcare workers. There are also 29 people in other districts on the contact list. The number of individuals on the list is expected to increase. The state has recorded a total of six confirmed cases of Nipah virus. Coach introduces new collection Coach has launched a new campaign called Wear Your Shine, featuring Dove Cameron, Lil Buck, Youngji Lee, and Yanfei Song. The campaign introduces the Coach Shine collection, which includes metallic and expressive bags, ready-to-wear, and accessories. The campaign aims to inspire audiences to express themselves authentically and positions fashion as a tool for personal empowerment. Through a series of films, the cast confronts their inner critics and emerges ready to shine. The campaign also features a cameo by Jennifer Lopez. Coach plans to bring the campaign to life through immersive pop-ups and digital storytelling.

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