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Friends Of Tribals Society “Ekal Sur Ekal Taal”

The Friends of Tribals Society (FTS) Bengaluru Chapter in association with Ekal Abhiyan has organized a musical cultural program Ekal Sur Ekal Taal to support goal of reaching further out to tribal & remote rural children.

This program will be performed by Ekal karyakartas who have been trained for 18 months and then last year they performed in 52 marvelous programs viewed by more than 22,000 people in 30 states of USA by travelling average 316 kilometer daily during their short 3 months visit to USA. Now they are continuing to present their shows in many cities of India & Bengaluru had organized the program on Sat 15th Sept, 2018 at Jnana Jyoti Auditorium, Central College Campus, Palace Road, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Presently at all India level They are running more than 75,000 Ekal Vidyalaya, serving over 20 lakhs children. In Karnataka, alone they have around 1470 schools with over 38,000 children in the districts of Mysore, Chamrajnagar, Hassan, Chikmagalur, Gulbarga, Bidar, Bagalkot, Gangavathi & Khanapur.

Speaking on the occasion Ramesh Agarwala (President, FTS Bangalore) averred, “We have been successful in devising an effective concept of One Teacher School (Ots) Or Ekal Vidyalaya. The children of a village who do not go to any school or even those who go to other schools, are given support education for 3 hours every day. We motivate the children to go to the schools and have succeeded in substantial reduction of the dropout rate in formal schooling”.

The 1st Ekal on Wheels Van for Karnataka and 19th overall in the country will be launched by senior executives of Yahoo Employee Foundation of India. This Van will operate in South Karnataka villages. It is an initiative that gives a big boost to Digital India program.

The goals & Objectives of the Project are:-

Mass Scale Digital Awareness & Literacy to the remotest places: Every child must get basic knowledge of computers. They further literate their elders. No villager should be unknown to computers.

Demystify Computers: The program will demystify computers to the children & youth who have remained untouched & unreached.

Financial Literacy: The program includes modules to teach varied applications related to financial literacy (netbanking, e-wallets et al).

Certification & employment opportunities: Certification program will make trainees eligible for varied employment opportunities.

Creating Micro – entrepreneurs: Their experience shows that many of the trainees start their own business after completing the training.

Friends of Tribals Society (FTS) an organization established in the year 1989 at Kolkata, by a group of social service workers, with a motive to help the people living in distant rural & tribal areas & to provide schooling for the underprivileged particularly in the field of education, health care, development, empowerment & culture. Friends of Tribals Society (FTS) is one of the biggest non -government voluntary social service organization of India working in tribal & rural areas. The motto of FTS is to not only improve socio economic condition of tribal society but also to free them from the clutches of deprivation that have for so long hindered the progress of the entire community.

EKAL’s mission is to eradicate illiteracy from rural areas, particularly amongst tribals, so that the people here can get access to basic education. Ekal’s mission is to uplift tribal villages by providing and creating awareness of Panchamukhi Shiksha (5 Dimensional Education) which consists Primary Education, Healthcare Education, Village Development Education, Empowerment Education & Value Education.

They work & run the schools completely on funds received as donation. The donated amount is utilized for payment of honorarium to Teachers, Full Time Workers & for purchasing teaching/study material. The donors are eligible for tax exemption under 80G of IT Act 1961 & FCRA.

With the support of volunteers & very low administration cost, they have been able to run this massive programme with an annual budget of only Rs 20,000/- per school.

Karnataka’s richest MLA’s their annual income is Rs 111.4 lakh

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Karnataka 203 MLAs, have the highest average annual income of Rs 111.4 lakh, followed by Maharashtra’s 256 MLAs (Rs 43.4 lakh), according to an analysis of the affidavits of 3,145 legislators.

The findings were released on Monday by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an NGO that works for electoral and political reforms.

The affidavits of 941 MLAs did not declare their income, said the report, adding that the analysis primarily focused on the annual (self) income of the sitting MLAs only.

It said the average annual income of the 3,145 sitting MLAs is Rs 24.59 lakh.

At least 711 MLAs in the southern region have the highest average annual income of Rs 51.99 lakh, while 614 MLAs in the eastern region have the lowest Rs 8.53 lakh.

A total of 63 MLAs of Chhattisgarh Assembly have the lowest average annual income of Rs 5.4 lakh followed by Jharkhand’s 72 MLAs with Rs 7.4 lakh.

Out of 3,145 MLAs analysed, 55 (2 per cent) have not given their profession in their affidavit, 771 (25 per cent) declared business as their profession and 758 (24 per cent) said they are agriculturist or farmer.

The analysis said a number of 397 (13 per cent) MLAs, who have declared their profession as agriculture and business, have the highest average annual income of Rs 57.81 lakh.

“MLAs under real estate business and acting or filmmaking profession category comprise only 1 per cent of the total MLAs analysed,” revealed the analysis, adding “nevertheless, they are among the top four highest paid profession categories with an average annual income of Rs 39.69 lakh and Rs 28.48 lakh, respectively”.

“Housewife, teacher, pensioner and lawyer are among the least paid profession categories,” it said.

A number of 1,052 (33 per cent) MLAs, declaring their educational qualification to be between 5th to 12th pass, have an average annual income of Rs 31.03 lakh. “At least 1,997 (63 per cent) MLAs, graduate or above, have an average annual income of Rs 20.87 lakh.

A number of 139 8th pass MLAs have average annual self-income worth Rs 89.88 lakh, while those who have declared themselves to be illiterate have an average annual self-income of Rs 9.31 lakh.

A total of 1,402 MLAs, aged 25-50 years, have an average annual income of Rs 18.25 lakh and 1,727, aged 51-80 years, have Rs 29.32 lakh.

At least 11 MLAs, aged 81-90 years, have an average annual income of Rs 87.71 lakh whereas two MLAs, declaring their age above 90 years, have Rs 60.91 lakh.

Only 258 (8 per cent) MLAs are women, said the analysis. “On an average a male MLA’s annual self-income is Rs 25.85 lakh whereas for a female MLA, it is Rs 10.53 lakh.”

(PTI)

Ananth Kumar to be shifted to US for treatment

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Union Minister and Bengaluru South MP, HN Ananth Kumar, who is said to be in a critical condition, is likely to be shifted to the US for further treatment.
For the last two weeks, Kumar, a 5-term MP has been at his relatives’ home in London undergoing treatment. A section of media has reported that the Parliamentary Affairs Minister is diagnosed with advanced stage of pancreatic cancer.
His office in Bengaluru, however, denied any such report and said that he is doing good and will be returning to the country in the next fortnight.

For the last three months there were talks in political and bureaucratic circles that Kumar is unwell. A few senior politicians that media spoke to had confirmed that he was not well, but they too were unsure whether he has cancer or not. “They are keeping it a secret,” one of the top BJP leaders in Bengaluru said.
Kumar has been out of action for the last few weeks and not attending to office or signing files. In fact, sources said that he had to defer his treatment due to Karnataka Assembly polls.

PTI

Class 10 student gang raped in Dehradun boarding school

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The principal and two other officials of a boarding school here in Uttarakhand were arrested on Tuesday after a Class 10 girl student accused them of suppressing the matter of her gang rape by senior students in August, police said.

Four students of the school have also been detained for questioning. The two other school officials arrested are the administrator and the hostel warden.

The victim, who lives with her elder sister in the girls hostel, has alleged that a school official tried to spike her drink with medicines to terminate her pregnancy after the rape.

The 16-year-old has said that on the eve of Independence Day, on the pretext of preparations for an August 15 event, the four senior boys sexually assaulted her.

The police said the matter came to light after the victim complained to her sister.

The school has been accused of trying to suppress the matter, first by requesting the girl not to take the matter ahead and then by trying to mix drugs into her drinks for abortion, an officer said.

The girl has since recorded her statement before a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in the presence of officials of the Child Welfare Department of the Uttarakhand government.

The girl has named four students of Class 12 who allegedly raped her.

(IANS)

Rewari gangrape case : SI suspended for delay in registering FIR.

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A sub-inspector, Hiramani of a women’s police station in Rewari was on Monday suspended for delaying action in registering the 19-year-old Rewari gangrape survivor’s FIR, which could have aided the escape of the accused. Hiramani was pulled up for not registering the complaint and making the family rush from pillar to post.

According to reports, a departmental inquiry has been ordered against her. Hiramani’s suspension comes soon after Rewari Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Duggal was transferred. The Times of India reported that the sub-inspectors suspension was recommended by Duggal before his transfer.

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“The orders to suspend Hiramani from the Women’s Police Station, Rewari were issued on Monday. She has been suspended over allegations of delay in taking action on the complaint and negligence in handling the case,” a Rewari district police official said on Tuesday.

Rahul Sharma, who assumed charge as new district police chief of Rewari after Rajesh Duggal was moved out as SP, said arresting the absconding accused was a priority. “However, it (the case) doesn’t end with the arrest of the accused, but it ends with their conviction. So, securing evidence and ensuring they get convicted, through a fast track court, would be the next step,” he said.

PTI

Controversy over cash shower on Congress MLA in Mumbai

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Senior Congress legislator Naseem Khan on Tuesday courted controversy as a video clip showing him being showered with currency notes at a religious event here went viral.

During a visit to a ‘bhajan’ event organised by the Bhanushali community, Khan was welcomed by several people by showering currency notes on him. The Congress leader is seen smiling as he entered the venue in Chandivali in Andheri East last week.

BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari demanded to know how so much cash was thrown around freely and demanded a probe. Khan claimed a political conspiracy behind the clipping.

Congress sources claim the clipping could be the handiwork of a faction within the party’s Mumbai unit, especially as attempts are on to dislodge Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam from the post.

The clipping surfaced the day Nirupam met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and demanded reservation in education and jobs for over 30 north Indian communities living in Maharashtra for decades.

Khan and Nirupam are from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar respectively and are wooing north Indian voters in Mumbai.

Khan maintained it is a custom with the community to welcome their guests in this manner and that all the cash thus collected is donated for religious activities like constructing or maintaining cow shelters.

“Every community has different traditions or customs. How can I challenge these? It is all the more surprising as even leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena from the community were openly showering cash to welcome the guests,” Khan told IANS.

(IANS)

Rewari gang-rape: Rahul says PM’s silence is unacceptable

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Six days after the Rewari gang-rape, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his “silence is unacceptable” and added “India hangs its head in shame as another one of its daughters is brutally gang-raped”.

“India hangs its head in shame as another one of its daughters is brutally gang raped,” said Gandhi on Twitter.

“Prime Minister, your silence is unacceptable. Shame on a government that leaves India’s women unprotected and afraid and allows rapists to walk free,” he added.

Even though two of the three main accused in Rewari gang-rape case continued to evade arrest, a Haryana court had sent three arrested men, including one main accused, to five-day police custody.

One of the main accused, Nishu, as also Deendayal and Sanjeev Kumar, were earlier presented in a court in Kanina on Monday. They will be presented in court again on September 21.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Haryana Police on Sunday evening announced the arrest of Nishu. SIT chief Nazneen Bhasin had said that raids were on to nab two other main accused — soldier Pankaj and Manish.

The three main accused had gang-raped the 19-year-old woman on September 12. Deendayal is the owner of a tubewell room where the crime took place in Mahendragarh district. Sanjay Kumar is the medical practitioner who had treated the victim. Both did not inform police despite in the know of the crime.

(IANS)

Jharkhand needs NRC: CM

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With BJP deciding to focus on identity issues in the coming elections, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das says there is need for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in his state also to check infiltration from Bangladesh because Hindus have become a minority in some districts.

He also favours job reservations on the basis of economic backwardness and called for a consensus on the issue.

“We will take all Bangladeshis out one by one. There is no doubt about it. In Pakur, Hindus are now in a minority. Bangladeshis are more than 50 per cent in Pakur while the numbers have increased significantly in Sahebganj, Godda and Jamtara districts. We will implement NRC in Jharkhand,” Das told IANS in an interview during a visit organised by the BJP’s Good Governance Cell.

The Jharkhand government has approached the union Home Ministry in this regard and is waiting for its response for initiating the exercise.

The Chief Minister accused the political parties of patronising Bangladeshi infiltrators across the state and said the issue needs to addressed at the earliest.

“It is very unfortunate that Congress has been doing votebank politics even after 67 years of our independence. All these problems are due to Congress’ votebank politics. They did politics for breaking the country while we (BJP) are doing politics to unite the country,” he said.

He alleged that Sahebganj, Pakur, Godda and Jamtara are the worst-hit districts where hundreds of illegal migration of Bangladeshi infiltrators has taken place in Jharkhand.

Seeking job reservations on the basis of the economic criteria, the chief minister demanded a national-level discussion on the issue to evolve a consensus.

“I am in favour of reservation on the basis of economic condition. In society, everybody is not rich. It is not that all those belong to upper caste are rich. I am in favour of it. There are poor people in every society. The issue needs to be discussed and a consensus needs to be evolved, he said.

The Chief Minister also backed the idea of ‘One Nation, One Election’ but rejected any advancing of dates for the Assembly polls in Jharkhand along with the Lok Sabha polls in 2019. Assembly polls are scheduled in Jharkhand six months after the Lok Sabha polls.

“I am also in favour of one nation, one election. The Prime Minister has given a call for debate on the issue. An atmosphere in its favour must be created by debate and discussion. It is not that we want and they want. It’s a matter of consensus. It needs to be passed by parliament. If a consensus is evolved, there may be simultaneous polls of Lok Sabha and Assemblies in 2024, he said.

Asked whether he would go for Assembly polls together with Lok Sabha polls, he said: our election will be at its scheduled time and Lok Sabha elections will be at its scheduled time. There are no ifs and buts. Why would I go for early polls. My condition is not bad.”

The Chief Minister said that there would be no impact of the grand alliance in 2019 and claimed that the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi would again emerge victorious.

“Whether it is alliance or grand alliance (mahagathbandhan), we are not worried at all. Can oil and water mix together? Even when you mix oil and water together they will still separate. Our focus is on strengthening the organisation. We have a leadership like Modiji, on whom the people of the country have strong faith.”

(IANS)

Enforcement Directorate registered one more case against D K Shivakumar

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D K Shivakumar, water resources minister of Karnataka is in trouble again. Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered and FIR against him for possession of illegal currency to the tune of Rs eight crore in a flat in the city.

Shivakumar, who heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday, September 16 for having secured a bail from the special court of economic offences, is facing the possibility of an arrest in this fresh case registered by the ED.

In addition to Shivakumar, FIR is also registered against Anjaneya Hanumant, staff and Rajendra, former staff personnel of Karnataka Bhavan in the city.

Income Tax (IT) department had registered four cases against Shivakumar and others for evading tax with regards to the illegal currency that was found in a flat in the city. However, the court had granted conditional bail to all the accused in these four cases.

“We are ready to face any inquiry. We have got all the documents. We are ready to answer the questions of the ED within the framework of law,” said D K Suresh, MP and brother of Shivakumar.

PTI

Karnataka govt slashes fuel prices by Rs 2; new rates to be effected from Tuesday

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The State government, on Monday, September 17, lowered the price of petrol and diesel by Rs. 2. Three other states, namely Rajasthan, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, have already cut state taxes on fuel.

The CMO sources have said that on Sunday, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy had a meeting arranged with the Finance department to lower the fuel price by a decrease in the tax rates.

CM HDK has passed an order to the Finance department to find solutions in accumulating resources and taxes, which needs to be submitted by September 17.

On the same grounds, in the state budget that was announced on July 5, HDK had raised the tax percentage on petrol from 30 to 32 per cent and on diesel from 19 to 21 per cent. By this, the petrol rates were increased by Rs. 1.14 and diesel Rs. 1.12.

Two days ago, CM Kumaraswamy had a meet with the Excise, Transport, Mining and Geology, and Registration and Stamps departments to inspect on the developments. Each department has exceeded the goals set by the government in terms of tax collection. The Finance department has said that the treasury of the state government is stable and there should not be any shortcomings in farmers loan waive off as well as other government initiatives.

The department also said that this had become the reason for the CM to lower the taxation on the fuel price.

The CM had hinted at lowering the tax rates during his visit to Delhi recently.

Recently, petrol and diesel rates reached the mark of Rs. 84 and Rs. 73 respectively. The rates saw a sharp increase in spite of the ‘Bharath Bandh’ called by the Congress-led opposition.

(PTI)

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