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Mangalurean Vibhali Shetty wings ‘Sharjah Award for Excellence in Education’ 2018-19

Shodhan Prasad
May 19, 2019

Sharjah: Prestigious ‘Sharjah Award for Educational Excellence 2018-19’, is presented to the country's highest-rated students every year and this year it has been awarded to 9th Grade student Vibhali Shetty of our Our Own High School (girls) Sharjah.

Mangalurean Vibhali Shetty is the daughter of businessman father Prasad Shetty who runs Rajab Trading Company and mother Suraksha Prasad Shetty, who is a Design Manager and Senior Architect at Semac Consultants, Dubai. Father a native of Udupi and mother from Surathkal are currently residents of Sharjah.

The Sharjah Award for excellence was launched in 1994-95 under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme council and Ruler of Sharjah.  This Award is the first educational award in the UAEwhich is focused to honor and recognize outstanding individuals in education field and promote a culture of excellence.

The Award ceremony was held at the Jawaher Reception & Convention Centre, Sharjah on 1st May 2019, presided by the Crown Prince of Sharjah, Sultan bin Mohammad Bin Sultan Al Qasimiwho handed over the award to Vibhali Shetty. The members of the Royal Family and several other dignitaries were also present during the ceremony.

An ecstatic Vibhali said “I am excited to receive this award on the 25th year of the award cycle. My hard work made me achieve commendation in academics throughout the years. This has been accompanied by my passion for extracurricular activities such as dancing, singing, drawing and other skills like abacus and public speaking. The award made me realize that excelling in academics is not the only criteria of achievement in a student’s life.Sharjah award is a great motivation and a symbol of encouragement. Winning the award gives me great pleasure and satisfaction. I sincerely thank His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah for sowing the seed into each and every student’s mind about excellence in education”

Vibhali Shetty has several achievements and has won very many accolades some of which are here below:

Ministry of Education, UAE - Awarded Merit Certificate for scoring 94.6% in the year 2016-17

Received Commendation Certificate from Our Own English High School, Sharjah 2016-17

Received Commendation Certificate from Our Own English High School, Sharjah 2015-16

Received Commendation Certificate from Our Own English High School, Sharjah 2014-15

Initiated ‘Can Collection Campaign 2015’ and contributed to environment

Initiated ‘Neighborhood Recycling Campaign 2015 & 2016’ and contributed to environment

Initiated ‘Recycle Repeat Reforest 2016-17 Campaign and contributed to environment

Participated in ‘World Environment Day 2016’ and contributed to environment

Received Certificate of Appreciation from Students for the Earth Youth Group UAE

Participated in ‘Treat for the Planet’ Drive 2016 and received Certificate of Appreciation

Participated in ‘For Our Emirates We Plant’ Ceremony and planted a tree in my name for EEG

Received ‘Certificate of Participation’ for achieving 500 kgs. of newspaper for Recycling Project 2015

Received ‘Certificate of Participation’ for collecting 502 Kgs. Of newspaper & 50 kg. Aluminum Cans

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for collecting 27.5 Kgs. Of Aluminum Cans during Campaign

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for participation in ‘Recycle Reforest Repeat Project 2016’

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for participation in ‘Recycle Reforest Repeat Project 2017’

Received rewards for highest target in newspaper & can collection in the month of August 2016

Volunteered in ‘Earth Hour Celebration’ and participated in Walkathon 2016

Participated in ‘Clean-up World’ Campaign 2016

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for participation in Recycle-thon 2016

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for organizing the book donation by Indian Association Sharjah

Appreciated for the fund raising campaign which raised $.110 for buying mosquito nets in Africa UNO

Organised ‘Giving is living’ Event in Karnataka and donated uniforms, books to Madrasa Students

Mentored a child in neighborhood and helped that student in her studies

Organised ‘Special Deeds for Special Needs’ campaign and collected sports items to Manzil

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for ‘Back to School’ Campaign and noted School Bags/Water Bottles

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for participating in ‘Sweet Smile with a Small Gift’ campaign

Received ‘Social Soldier Certificate’ for volunteering in ‘Go Humane’ Ifthar distribution

Received Certificate for volunteering in ‘Back to School Edition’ of Dubai Cares

Received Certificate of Appreciation for participating in ‘Spread the Taste, Stop the Waste’ Campaign

Received Certificate of Appreciation for participating in ‘Hospitality Matters’ Charity Campaign

Member of the School Parliament at Our Own English High School, Sharjah

Team Leader of Students for the Earth Youth Group ‘Students for the Earth’

Trained in Dance – both Contemporary & Bharatanatyam

Performed in various stage shows and private functions

Received ‘Certificate of Merit’ for the performance in Global Village during 2017

Received ‘Certificate of Merit’ for the performance in Global Village during 2016

Won first in Folk Dance Competition by Santhwanam Youth Fest 2016

Received ‘Certificate’ for completing 3rd level UC Dino Art program in 2017

Received ‘Certificate of Achievement’ for participating and winning various drawing competitions

Received ‘Certificate of Achievement’ for participating & winning in various Public Speaking Competitions

Received ‘Certificate of Achievement’ for participating & winning various singing competitions

Trained in Abacus and completed ten levels at Brainobrain International and received recognitions

Silver Topper at International Abacus Competitions during 2016

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ winning second place in ‘My Green Ramandan’ Contest 2016

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for participating in UAE National Day Parade

Received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ for participating in Recyclathon Run 2016

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basheer ahmed
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Sunday, 19 May 2019

 Proud to see her achivements. May GOD bless her.

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January 10,2020

Dubai, Jan 10: Indian expats in Dubai and the northern Emirates will now be able to get passports issued on the same day under certain conditions, including a higher fee, the Consulate here has announced.

Consul General of India in Dubai Vipul on Thursday announced that the Consulate will start issuing tatkal passports (issued in emergency cases) on the same day, the Gulf News said in a report.

Vipul made the announcement during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non Resident Indian-NRI Day) celebrations at the consulate.

He said the same day issuance service for tatkal passports can be availed only if the application is submitted before noon at the office of BLS International, the outsourced service provider for Indian passport and visa applications, in Al Khaleej Centre, Bur Dubai.

"We already issue tatkal passports in 24 hours. We are going one step beyond that. We are going to issue tatkal passport on the same day if it is applied for before 12 noon. By evening, we can issue the tatkal passport," the Consul General added.

The mission receives about 850 passport applications daily.

Last year, the consulate issued more than 200,000 passports, over 2500 emergency certificates (one-way travel document), over 2,800 police clearance certificates and provided 72,000 attestation services including registration of births and deaths, according to Vipul.

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January 16,2020

Madikeri, Jan 16: Income Tax Department officials on Thursday raided the residence of Kannada actress Rashmika Mandanna at Virajpet in Kodagu District on Thursday.

About 10 IT officials arrived at the residence on Thursday at about 1930 hrs and started searching. The officials have been busy conducting the raid for more than three hours now.

I-T sources said that the search and seizure operations were conducted on suspicion that Rashmika Mandanna had evaded taxes.

Mandanna, 23, is a leading heroine and has acted in several Kannada and Telugu films over the last four years. Her most recent film Sarileru Neekevvaru opposite Mahesh Babu is in the theatres now.

She made her debut in Sandalwood with the film Kirik Party, which was a huge success at the box office. She went on to act in several Kannada and Telugu films in the last two years and has become a huge success in the industry. She has acted in Dear Comrade, Sarileru Neekevvaru, Chalo, Geeta Govindam, Chamak, Yajamana, Anjani Putra and Vritra.

She is currently working in the film Pogaru alongside Dhruva Sarja. She has acted in nine movies in the last two years and has also signed several advertising contracts.

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June 7,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 7: An eminent scientist on Sunday suggested a shift system in schools to prevent spread of the coronavirus and continuing with online classes with focus on project-based learning in a big way to promote creativity.

Former Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) V K Saraswat supported the idea of online teaching in the absence of regular classes in view of closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

But, he said it should be organised in far better and more interactive ways so that delivery of knowledge can be better. The NITI Aayog member stressed the need for schools to have a strategy when they reopen keeping in mind the safety of students.

May be they will have to organise shifts so that within the same space they can handle the students; May be they will have to employ more teachers, and they can run two shifts. "May be half the strength in a class can come in the morning and others in the afternoon.

Or students of first to sixth standard can come in the morning and seventh to tenth can come in the afternoon, Saraswat told PTI. Reopening strategy will have to be worked out by the education department, added the former Chief Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister.

Along with normal classes, online education should be continued as a regular system in future, and promoted in a big way because that is the way technology is going to help delivery of knowledge, he added. Saraswat also raised the pitch for reforms in the education sector, saying India is facing the problem of rote learning.

Rote learning has to give way for more project-based teaching, he underlined. Children should be made to work on projects at home and that can be done online. That will also support the changeover from rote learning to creative learning.

I personally believe the education delivery system -- primary, secondary and college levels -- has to be completely changed because creativity in India is less and creativity would come only if we replace rote learning with project-based learning, Saraswat said.

On some academics holding the view that the marks-based model is killing the education system in India as it does not promote creativity, he said evaluation of any outcome is important. Even when we perform in our normal way, evaluation cannot be replaced.

Otherwise, you cant find out how much you have succeeded in delivery. Certainly evaluation cannot be dispensed with. He did not agree with some experts, who favoured a single, uniform system for school education in India by dispensing with CBSE, ICSE and state boards. I am not for normalising everything in life.

I personally believe variety should be there. This concept of one kind of a system is okay for a Communist society, society which was trying to drive everybody like a herd, he said.

Creativity comes with variety, and there is nothing wrong in having different kinds of education system, but one thing which is important is we have to integrate vocational training as part of the education curriculum," Saraswat said. Vocational part cannot be kept away from the education system, he added.

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