“Setting up educational institutions, with focus on improving access, equity and quality in Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs) is a priority for the Government,” claimed, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, minister of State for Human Resource Development, in the Lok Sabha, here recently. The two among 90 MCDs are Gulbarga and Bidar.
He further added that under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), districts with concentration of Muslim population were specifically targeted for maximizing school access and eliminating infrastructure gaps. Under this programme, as of December 2012, a total number of 20512 Primary Schools and 9918 Upper Primary Schools had been constructed in Minority Concentration Districts.
Under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), 890 new secondary schools have been approved to be opened in MCDs. Out of 3609 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) i.e. residential schools for girls at Upper Primary level for girls belonging predominantly to the SC, ST, OBC and minority communities in Educational Backward Blocks, 544 KGBVs had been sanctioned in the MCDs, enrolling 10,821 Muslim girls.
In addition under the scheme of establishment of 374 Model Degree Colleges in districts having a Gross Enrolment Ratio of Higher Education below the national average, 12 proposals were received and approved for setting up Model Degree Colleges in MCDs. Under the Schemes of Sub-Mission on Polytechnics, 54 new Polytechnics have been approved in MCDs out of the 57 proposed in 13 States. An amount of Rs.315.16 cores has been released so far.
The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) has granted minority status certificates to 7292 educational institutions till Jan. 2013. Dr. Tharoor was replying to a written question on Minorities education.(KMNN)
source:http://www.rina.in/news/govt-education-scheme-in-gulbarga-and-bidar/
Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company will introduce scheduled power cuts in the district from March 22.
In urban areas, one batch of areas will have no power from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m., 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. The second batch will have no power from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Industrial areas will face power cuts from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Rural areas will get three-phase power from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., and single-phase power from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Some other areas will get three-phase power from 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 1 a.m. to 4 a.m., and single-phase power between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
The third batch will get three-phase power between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. and from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. Single phase power will be provided between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
source:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/power-cuts-in-bidar-district-from-today/article4536560.ece
Women of Yenegunda village in Aurad taluk staged a protest here on Saturday against the sale of liquor there.
They walked to the Deputy Commissioner’s office and the district police office.
They submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Superintendent of Excise before dispersing.
They said that liquor was being sold in provision stores and paan shops in Yenegunda and surrounding villages. Some people were selling it from their houses.
The protesters said it was routine for the men to get drunk and beat up women. “Men behave indecently in public. Some even steal foodgrains from their houses to buy liquor. A small village like ours, with a population under 1,000, has over 15 shops and several unlicensed outlets. All of these shops need to close if we are to prosper,” they said.
source:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/yenegunda-women-protest-against-sale-of-liquor/article4543437.ece
