The programme promotes hands-on learning with activities like organic farming, pottery, carpentry, millet cooking, embroidery, and basic electrical work. Teachers will guide students in safe task execution, teamwork, and practical application of skills.
During a raid at Anupam Sales, police seized a large stock of pirated educational books falsely sold as genuine NCERT material. The shop, run by a father-son duo, was shut and they were taken into custody.
The Delhi Police has already conducted training sessions for teachers from schools that opted for the programme, equipping them to identify behavioural indicators and psychological cues that may signal drug use among students.
After nearly 12 days of closure due to recent hostilities, schools near the Line of Control and International Border in Poonch, Rajouri, Jammu, Samba, and Kathua districts have reopened.
According to the officials, during the NVS and JSA competitive exam held in the first shift, an electronic device was recovered from a candidate, which the candidate had hidden in his shoes.
A police official said the alleged incident occurred in the Kazikheda village on Friday and the student's parents filed a complaint the next day.
The SOP also includes strict warnings against hoax threats and mentions that legal action will be taken against those responsible for false alarms.
"Only one in four women with an information technology degree took up digital occupations in the European Union, compared with over one in two men," an official said.