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Teacher from Doda brutally thrashes students : Video viral

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A video showing a teacher thrashing students in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir went viral on Thursday as authorities promised action against the teacher.

The video shows the teacher assaulting the students for being late by 10 minutes for the class at a hostel for tribal Gujjar and nomadic Bakarwal children in Doda district.

Officials said the teacher should have adopted persuasive means rather than resorting to corporal punishment.

“The teacher has confessed after he was shown the video. We have ordered an inquiry and action would be taken under rules,” officials said.

Why is Doda called Doda?

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According to the records of rights (Misli Haqaqit) maintained by the State Revenue Department, the name of district Doda, like other districts has derived its name from its district headquarters situated at Doda. The records reveal that one of the ancient Rajas of Kishtwar whose dominion extended beyond Doda persuaded one utensil maker namely deed a migrant … Read more

Kunchoth – Festival envisages a message for the union of two souls celebrated in Doda and Bhaderwah

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For Hindus Like Karvachouth in other parts of the country, and Jammu region too, Kunchoth is a local festival celebrated with enthusiasm and religious fervour in Doda and Bhaderwah area of Jammu region. As many families from these two districts have migrated to Jammu district also, they celebrate the festival here too with great fervour. … Read more

These Villages In Doda Has No Electricity

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Though the state government had claimed to electrify all villages in the remote Doda district, according to report by Tribune India,  half a dozen hamlets of Dessa village are still waiting for power since Independence. Situated just 35 km away from the district headquarters, Dessa villagers alleged that since Independence, they were deprived of even … Read more

This Doda village is full of farmers-turned-entrepreneurs

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Gajothe, a small village in Kellard area of District Doda, situated at a distance of 12 Km from the tehsil headquarters Bhalla and 28 Km from the District headquarters Doda has proudly made its identity as marigold village of the District during the last 8 years. Administratively, it comes under block and tehsil Bhalla Majority of … Read more

Mohammad Amin Sourawardi may have left this mortal world, but his legacy lives on through his Ramlila.

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Associating Ramlila with a Muslim may sound strange in today’s world, but it was not so for Sourawardi. Setting an example of religious harmony, Mohammed Amin Sourawardi, translated the verses of the Ramayana into Urdu for Ramlila decades ago in Doda. Sourawardi died in 2008 at the age of 96 and even after 10 years, … Read more

A tweet has made way for Hogwarts Magic comes to Doda School

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Haji Public School may not be as popular as the Hogwarts school of the Harry Potter series, yet JK Rowling, the creator of the series has developed interest in this school of remote areas of Doda district. What drew Rowling’s attention to the school and its students was this essay written by one Kulsum Bano, … Read more

No age limit for learning: 93 years old learns to read and write in Doda

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There is never a deadline for learning a new skill. At the age of 93, an illiterate person from the remote Khellani Bhala village of Doda district has proved it. Nearing a century, he has just learned to read and write. Under the initiative ‘Each One Teach One’, Madhav Lal of Khellani Bhala area in … Read more