Okondjatu Combined School hostel still without toilets 12 years after fire

The Okondjatu Combined School hostel in the Okakarara Constituency remains without an ablution facility following a fire outbreak about 12 years ago. A teacher at the school, Theo Kariua, has expressed frustration over the unfulfilled promises made by …

Community leaders clash over claims of $120,000 Tongareva hostel contract

Papa Willie John at the Tongareva Hostel in Rarotonga. TEITIMOANA TAIRI/25070806/25070805/2507087 The controversy over the Tongareva Hostel renovation project in Rarotonga has deepened, with community leader Willie John rejecting allegations …

Former pub once visited by Winston Churchill reopens as hostel for homeless

Revive Hub, which provides support and suitable housing for vulnerable groups, has opened a new site in Manchester Road, at the site of the former Commercial Hotel. In August 2023, the founder of Revive Hub, Usma Rehman, submitted an application for the …

Hingna hostel warden, guard axed; cops grill suspects, but no headway

Mother and new baby turned up at homeless shelter needing help

The young woman turned up at the Homeless Project Scotland shelter in Merchant City with another child and a baby in her pram. She turned to the charity for help after the council’s phonelines were down and spent two hours at the shelter. After the charity …

Ashanti Regional GTA embark on exercise to close down illegal accommodation facilities

By Naa Shormei Odonkor Kumasi, July 29, GNA – The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has embarked on regulatory compliance exercise in the Ashanti Region to clamp down on illegally operating accommodation facilities in the region.  The Authority has already …

‘One-sided monologue, no discussion’: Harjot Bains terms Centre’s NEP event in Delhi ‘disappointing’

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday virtually laid the foundation stone of infrastructure projects worth Rs 200.99 crore at the Central University of Punjab (CUP), Bathinda, an event that Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said …

14 ways to experience Iceland on a budget

Iceland is famous for its spectacular nature but also for being spectacularly expensive. You can save a buck while ticking things off your bucket list, however, no matter when you decide to visit. DIY nature exploration costs more calories than money, …

Foundations of education infra worth Rs 200 cr laid at Central University of Punjab

Chandigarh, Jul 29 (PTI) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday laid the foundations of infrastructure projects worth over Rs 200 crore at the Central University of Punjab in Bathinda. Addressing the gathering virtually, Pradhan said, “ …

CBSE Rules: Children Required Per Category?

CBSE New regulations: The valuable Board of Secondary education (CBSE) has once more clarified the rules for colleges regarding the wide variety of children in each segment from magnificence 1 to 12. Usually, there should be handiest 40 children in every …