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“We were administering 600 vaccines a day and with this space made available, we will be able to keep up that number and simultaneously increase our bed strength in the hospital by another 96. The government has allowed us to increase the licensed bed strength by 40 per cent,” said Pradip Tondon, CEO, Belle Vue Clinic. A Belle Vue team inspected the La Martiniere premises on Friday. “Belle Vue had requested us for space for setting up their vaccination centre. They told us that if they co...

Wolverines dominate Mountain Valley Conference meet PHIL DI VECE News Contributor Tue, 05/04/2021 - 12:45pm Nate Gilliam starts the final lap in the 4 x 800 relay at Monday’s track meet WMHS hosted and won. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper Josie Harrington, a state champion in the high jump as a freshman in 2019, attends Chop Point School in Woolwich. She returned to compete with the Wolverines this season. Her winning time in the 100-meter hurdles was 19.11 seconds. PHIL DI VECE/Wi...

Dubai teen among top 1% globally in SAT test scores Nandini Sircar/Dubai Supplied photo Sreekar Gudipati scored 1570 out of 1,600 points in the SAT test. Sreekar Gudipati who scored 1570 out of 1,600 points in the SAT test ranks among the top one per cent of millions of SAT test takers globally. The 17-year old student of GEMS FirstPoint School – The Villa whose A-Level subjects are Maths, Further Maths, Economics and Computer Science, managed an exemplary score of 770/800 in English and 800/...

New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI/PRNewswire): Cambridge International D.A.V. Public School, Pushpanjali Enclave, New Delhi won Collins Smart Tech 1.0 - A National Coding Championship for Schools that took place from February 1, 2021, to March 12, 2021. Centre Point School, Wardhaman Nagar, Nagpur, Maharashtra was the first runner-up and Epistemo Vikas Leadership School, Hyderabad, Telangana was the second runner-up. The Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh finished fourth. Collins, in...

UAE students ace A-Level and IGSCE exams Filed on March 4, 2021 Supplied photo The UK government cancelled the usual GCSEs and A-level exams this year because of Covid-19 restrictions. The latest A-Levels and IGCSE exam results are out — and UAE students got ‘impressive’ scores, school heads reported on Thursday. Students in Years 11, 12 and 13 received either final grades or modular results on Thursday across subjects like Arabic, English, biology, chemistry, physics, geography, ...

Street library outside Kasba school The idea is to make books available to those who dont have, from people who dont need them anymore A school in Kasba has installed a bookshelf outside the campus, beside the gate, for residents of the locality to pick up books and read, an initiative aimed at encouraging reading. The idea is to make books available to those who dont have, from people who dont need ...

Dubai: Some Dubai schools have this term seen a huge spike in students switch from distance learning to direct classes on campus. School principals said growing confidence in COVID-19 safety measures at school, a desire to experience school life again and the arrival of vaccines for the coronavirus are some reasons why more students are coming to school. Last term, before the winter break, 47 per cent of Dubai private school pupils were exclusively engaged in distance learning until November, t...

Deconstructing myths about feminism Panel discussion held on Reflective Teens In an attempt to deconstruct the myths about feminism, a panel of leading gender activists, development practitioners, and professionals came together on December 26, 2020, on the platform, Reflective Teens, an internationally recognised nonprofit teen-based creative initiative that aims to foster the abilities of teenagers and prepare them for the present and the future.  The panel included Shireen Haq, Founder & ...