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Vishwa Kannada Sammelan begins today Wufoo™ Form Builder  -  Build Quality Forms Quickly Online. Join Wufoo™ Now & Get Started! www.Wufoo.com Ads by Google RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI SHARE   ·    PRINT    ·    T+    ‘The Sammelan is to remind ourselves that life is not as bland as we think it to be' Colourful celebration: A Pookare display for Vishwa Kannada Sammelan at the District Stadium in Belgaum on Thursday. — Photo: Special Arrangement What is the essence of the Vishwa Kannada Sammelan? As Belgaum city prepares to host the three-day cultural festival from Friday, there is a need to reflect on the need for such an event and its possible outcomes. “I think it is to celebrate Kannadatana, or Kannadatva, or all that is associated with being a Kannadiga,'' says Chiranjeev Singh, retired additional chief secretary, who is considered the architect of the first Vishwa Kannada Sammelan in Mysore in 1985. “Just lik...

Bidar to get squash court, skating rink Free Classifieds in India  -  Everything you want, everything you need: Try OLX Free Classifieds! www.olx.in Ads by Google SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SHARE   ·    PRINT    ·    T+    Inspection:Deputy Commissioner P.C. Jaffer and Superintendent of PoliceK. Thiyagarajan speaking during the district stadium committee meeting in Bidar on Wednesday. —Photo: Gopichand T. : Bidar would get a squash court and a skating rink at the district indoor stadium premises, Deputy Commissioner P.C. Jaffer said on Wednesday. He was speaking at the district stadium committee meeting here. A youth empowerment and counselling centre would also be set up by the Department of Youth Services and Sports, he said. He scrutinised the accounts of expenditure for the last year and said there were several mismatches in the amounts spent by various wings of the Department of Sports and the details submitted t...

Farmer’s determination pays off CBSE 6th - 10th Syllabus  -  Learn CBSE Syllabus From Home. Highly Interactive. Free trial CD www.learnnext.com Ads by Google RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI SHARE   ·    PRINT    ·    T+    ‘We have cashew planted on over 150 acres in the district now’ Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer of the Bidar Zilla Panchayat, at a cashew farm in Malchapur of Bidar district. Vidya Sagar Patil still remembers the reactions of his neighbours when he decided to plant cashew on his family’s land at Malchapur four years ago. “They thought I was mad. Some were blunt enough to tell me to my face, while others just gave me a weird look. After a while I stopped reasoning it out with them and went about my work,” says the farmer. Today, Mr. Patil sells his produce in markets across the country. His story has inspired 15 other farmers to convert wasteland into lush cashew fields. Most of the 200-acre ...

‘Provide reservation in proportion to population’ B.Tech 2013 Admission  -  Admissions open for B.Tech 2013 Get info on Admission,Forms,Fees. Shiksha.com/B.Tech+Colleges Ads by Google SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SHARE   ·    PRINT    ·    T+    A delegation from the Bidar Chamber of Commerce and Industries has urged the State government to provide reservation for people of the Hyderabad Karnataka region in proportion to their population in the State. “As much as 21 per cent of the population of Karnataka lives in Hyderabad Karnataka districts. Therefore, the quantum of reservation should be 21 per cent, in proportion to their population, B.G. Shetkar, BCCI president, said in a memorandum submitted to the Cabinet subcommitte headed by H.K. Patil, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, in Gulbarga on Monday. Students from these six districts should be provided reservation in higher education institutions outsi...

Why harp on rice alone, why not jowar or ragi?’ Muyang_Food Grain Storage  -  Over 40 years experience,Muyang Single Silo capacity 1-20000 tons machineryshops.com/GrainStorage Ads by Google RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI SHARE   ·    PRINT    ·    T+    Experts, farmers’ organisations suggest distribution of other foodgrains through PDS While discussions on the Public Distribution System in the State has centred around providing rice at Re. 1 per kg to BPL families, experts and farmers’ groups said the government should procure wheat, jowar, ragi and minor millets from farmers and distribute them at ration shops. They also felt it would benefit farmers if the government buys grains directly from farmers at the district-level. “This is a golden opportunity for the government to help farmers and the common man,” said Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha leader Veerbhushan Nandagave. “If the government were to replace the word ri...

Pilot project to be taken up to promote use of millets Sony BRAVIA 4K TV  -  Experience Perfection With 4k Picture, Sound & Monolithic Design. www.sony.co.in/Bravia_4k_TV Ads by Google RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI SHARE   ·    PRINT    ·    T+    Farmers to be trained in their storage, and sale The district administration and farmers’ associations will take up a pilot project here to promote the use of minor millets. Farmers will be trained in their cultivation, storage, and sale, and farmwomen and self-help groups in the use of millets in their daily diet. The millets will also be served in anganwadi centres. Besides, extension officers of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will promote cultivation of micro grain by training farmers and by setting up demonstration farms. Deputy Commissioner P.C. Jaffer said it was the members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha who came up with the idea. Millets would be introduced ...

IGNOU regional centre sought for Bidar B.A. in History + English  -  Mix and match your subjects! Apply now to Shiv Nadar University snu.edu.in/Enquire-Now Ads by Google RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI SHARE   ·    PRINT    ·    T+    The Deputy Commissioner has urged Indira Gandhi National Open University to establish a regional centre in Bidar. A regional centre has a full-fledged office and library with teachers and counsellors. Through such centres, students can not only choose courses, but also attend classes, and appear for examinations. “The centre would give a boost to education not just in the district but also in the Hyderabad Karnataka region. It would be in line with the 12th Plan objectives of creating increased access to higher education in backward areas,” Deputy Commissioner P.C. Jaffer said in a letter to IGNOU Vice-Chancellor M. Aslam. “Bidar is a part of the HK region that was neglected during the regi...

Reaping the fruits of integrated farming Sony BRAVIA 4K TV  -  Experience Perfection With 4k Picture, Sound & Monolithic Design. www.sony.co.in/Bravia_4k_TV Ads by Google RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI SHARE   ·    PRINT    ·    T+    Nidoda proves that you don’t need much land to be successful Vaijnath Nidoda (right) on his six-acre farm in Kamthana, Bidar taluk, with Praveen Kumar Naikodi of the College of Horticulture.— Photo: Gopichand T. “Anyone who complains that farming is an unprofitable enterprise should meet me,” says Vaijanath Nidoda, a resident of Kamathana village in Bidar taluk. He is qualified to make such statements; he has practiced integrated farming for six years now. His farm is an open classroom, where other farmers come to learn about profitable farming and get some hands-on training. Mr. Nidoda grows food crops and cash crops, fruit-bearing trees and biodiesel plants on his six-acre farm. He a...

‘Can I have jowar and wheat please?’ Sony BRAVIA 4K TV  -  Experience Perfection With 4k Picture, Sound & Monolithic Design. www.sony.co.in/Bravia_4k_TV Ads by Google RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI SHARE   ·    PRINT    ·    T+    Once wheat eaters, this family changed its food habit as rice is cheaper Women from BPL families in Kasab Galli of Bidar on Tuesday.– Photo: By Arrangement Habib Jamal of Kasab Galli in Bidar crawls to the door to greet visitors. She can hardly walk as illness has robbed her of all the strength in her legs. Widowed at the age of 20, she worked as a domestic help for over 25 years to raise her three children. She is happy to hear that the government is launching the scheme to provide Re. 1 per kg. “It would save me Rs. 570 a month. We could buy oil or spices with that money,” she said. Forgotten taste However, she would like some jowar and wheat as well, which is her staple diet. “When we w...

People’s expectations belied St. George's University  -  Leader of Global Medicine Education 97% USMLE 1st Time Pass Rate 2012 www.SGU.edu Ads by Google RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI SHARE   ·    PRINT    ·    T+    Article 371-J limits reservation to a specific region only M. Veerappa Moily, Petroleum Minister, had announced that the amendment to Article 371-J of the Constitution to grant special status to Hyderabad-Karnataka was better than similar provisions in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. However, a close reading of the amendment reveals that the provision seems to fall below people’s expectations. The most important limitation is in extending regional reservation to the residents of the six north-eastern districts. While the amendment for Andhra Pradesh, Article 371-D, extends benefits of reservation to Telangana residents in educational institutions across that State, the provisions for Karnataka restrict such...