-Deccan Herald Bangalore: The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has recommended increasing the age for admission to schools under the RTE Quota from the current six years to seven, and reducing the income ceiling to Rs one lakh from Rs 3.5 lakh. The suggestions were made during a workshop organised by the Commission in the City on Saturday. The workshop was organised in accordance with a February 12 High...
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LPG cylinders cheaper by Rs 38
-The Telegraph Public sector oil marketing companies yesterday raised the prices of diesel sold to bulk consumers like the railway and defence by Rs 1.20 a litre despite protests in Parliament last week. At the same time, oil companies reduced the price of domestic non-subsidised cooking gas by Rs 38 for a 14.2 kg cylinder. Following the revision, cooking gas will be sold at Rs 933 a cylinder in Calcutta and neighbouring areas...
More »Child Rights panel to hold RTE meet on March 9
-New Indian Express Bangalore: The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights will organise a round table conference to solicit suggestions and feedback from various stakeholders for effective implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act on March 9. The conference will be held in accordance with the High Court directions. The court asked the State government in January to hold a seminar to clear the air over the confusion shrouding...
More »A cylinder for a rupee plea
-The Telegraph The Supreme Court will on Monday examine a PIL seeking distribution of LPG to the common man at less than Re 1 per cylinder, on a par with the rate at which it is being supplied to industrial houses. In other words, the petitioner wants 12 cylinders, the average consumption of a four-member family, for Rs 12. The PIL filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma alleged the Centre’s claim that...
More »Federation to hold children's adalat to ensure effective RTE implementation-Vinobha KT
-The Times of India MANGALORE: As school admission season is fast approaching, organizations working in the field of education, are gearing up to hold children's adalat to ensure the implementation of Right to Education (RTE) Act efficiently. The Dakshina Kannada District Federation of Education Resource Centres and many other like-minded organizations have decided to hold children's adalat, where parents may find solutions to their problems related to obtaining admissions to primary school...
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