-The Hindu ‘They cannot charge for tuitions but only for extra facilities' Bangalore: A 37-year-old taxi driver, Manjunath Gowda (name changed), had brought a chocolate cake for his family after his six-year-old daughter secured a seat in a sought-after private school in Uttarahalli under a provision of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009, which guarantees 25 per cent of the seats in private unaided schools to...
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It’s fresh air for these anganwadi children in Alur
-The Hindu The teacher felt that the children would be comfortable outside in the summer' Hassan: For the last few days, 20 children of the anganwadi at Khaji Mohalla in Alur town have been SITting under a tree and learning their lessons. Even their food, supplied by the Department of Women and Child Development, is being given to them there. The reason: the anganwadi is located inside a rented building that has an...
More »CM launches housing scheme for rural poor
-The Indian Express Lucknow: The Akhilesh Yadav government today launched the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Gramin Awas Yojna by distributing cheques of the first instalment of financial assistance promised to the rural poor for constructing pucca houses under the scheme. According to the scheme, the state government will provide Rs 1 lakh to rural poor who do not own a pucca house. The state government will give an additional Rs 15,000...
More »How not to be a journalist-Markandey Katju
-The Indian Express As in the case of lawyers and doctors, a formal qualification must be prescribed for journalists Journalists comment on everything under the sun. But when someone comments on their profession, they let loose furious fusillades flaunting the slogan, "the freedom of the media in danger". Most condemn even the suggestion of a public debate on the issue of media regulation and responsibilities. No one can deny my credentials as a...
More »‘Only 10% of India’s dirty water is treated’ -Chetan Chauhan
-The Hindustan Times A UN report has described India’s water pollution SITuation as a “time-bomb” while praising social activist Anna Hazare’s village Ralegan Siddhi for using the scarce commodity in a rationale manner. In a stinging remark on water administration in India, the report says India is able to treat just 10 % of its city sewage and industrial waste discharge, the most polluting source for rivers and water bodies. “Presently, only...
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