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United News of India
3 days ago
- Business
- United News of India
Mumbai Suburban District Planning Committee reviews schemes worth Rs 1144 crores
States » West Mumbai,May 30 (UNI) A meeting of Mumbai Suburban District Planning Committee was held under the chairmanship of Guardian Minister and Minister of Information, Technology and Cultural Affairs Adv. Ashish Shelar on Friday. In this meeting, detailed discussions were held on the implementation of schemes for 2024-25, analysis of expenditure and planning of new schemes for 2025-26. Out of the Rs 1088.77 crore available for approved works in the last financial year, 99.8 percent i.e. Rs 1086.75 crore was distributed to various agencies. On this occasion, information was given on the proposed schemes worth Rs 1144.02 crores for 2025-26. This includes Rs 1066 crores for the General Scheme, Rs 71 crores for the Scheduled Caste Sub-Scheme, and Rs 7.02 crores for schemes outside the Tribal Sub-Scheme area. The new proposals specifically include slum upgrading, strengthening of the police system, women and child welfare, and non-conventional energy initiatives. UNI VKB SSP
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Karnataka govt schools reboot today but most teachers caught up with caste census
Bengaluru: On Friday, govt schoolchildren will walk into their new classes but will not see most of their teachers. Reason: Teachers are either busy with the survey of Scheduled Caste (SC) communities or on SSLC-2 exam duty. The caste census overseen by Justice Nagamohan Das aims at counting the Scheduled Caste and has been under way since the first week of May. Govt school teachers have been at the forefront of the census. "On Thursday, teachers were expected to be on campus to prepare the school for students. Students are expected on Friday. We have 10 teachers. Three of them were assigned the caste census work while another four were on SSLC duty. So, we had only three teachers on Thursday. On Friday too, only three are expected," said the headmistress of a govt school in East Bengaluru. "We expect full attendance of students only from Monday as students will return from their native places only over the weekend. So we will manage with the available teachers on Friday. We hope the teachers are back from Monday," said another headmistress. "We have instructed teachers to be present at the school during working hours and continue with the caste census after work. They are overloaded with work," said a representative of another school. Around 8,232 govt school teachers have been assigned the work of house surveys. As per the latest counts, till May 24, 7,895 of them were on the ground. Teachers are likely to have a hectic weekend, as special camps are being organised for three consecutive days from May 30 to June 1, 2025, across all assembly constituencies. As schools and colleges have reopened, the camps are expected to open in the verandas of these buildings, sheltered from rain and wind. "It's disappointing that, repeatedly, year on year, we talk about the importance of enhancing the quality of teaching in govt schools. Yet, we don't have teachers who are ready from the very first day of learning. We are constantly hijacking children's learning opportunities," said Maya Menon, founder, Teacher Foundation. "Teachers are the first choices for the census because they are educated and can clearly speak to households in a respectable manner. However, when the department is even mindful of not taking them out for professional development on working days, how is it that they are being used for something like the caste census," she added. A senior official said the department of school education and literacy has already written to the department of social welfare to release the teachers. "We will follow up again," said the official.
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
BBMP steps up efforts for glitch-free SC survey
BENGALURU: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao held a review meeting regarding the ongoing Comprehensive Caste Survey to identify Scheduled Caste members. Rao said that since the beginning of the Survey from May, 8,215 enumerators visited 1,31,730 SC houses and have covered 5,11,594 SC members. He also asked zonal officials to deploy additional enumerators in areas with high population of Scheduled Castes and complete the survey work quickly, especially in the Eastern Zone. Addressing a review meeting held in the Eastern Zone on Tuesday on the progress of the Scheduled Caste/Original Caste Comprehensive Survey, the palike chief told the enumerators to be in touch with the community leaders and representatives in areas with high populations of Scheduled Castes in the Eastern Zone and instructed them to complete the survey work at the earliest.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
93% engg aspirants clear ECET-2025; girls outshine boys yet again
Hyderabad: Over 90% (93.87) aspirants have qualified in the Telangana Engineering Common Entrance Test (TG ECET) 2025 exam, conducted by the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TGCHE). Of the 18,928 students who appeared for the exam, 17,768 cleared it across 11 branches such as pharmacy, chemical engineering, and others. The results were declared by TGCHE chairman V Balakista Reddy at Osmania University (OU) on Sunday. ECET is conducted to provide lateral entry into the second year of undergraduate engineering programmes for diploma holders in engineering, technology, pharmacy, and mathematics degree holders. The highest number of candidates (5,336) qualified in electronics and communication engineering (ECE). It was followed by computer science engineering (4,879), electrical and electronics engineering (4,201), civil engineering (2,578), and mechanical (2,035). Hyderabad logged the highest number of qualifiers, 12,654 candidates, followed by Karimnagar (2,268) and Warangal (1,496). Girls fared better than boys, with 95.8% qualifying compared to 92.7% of boys. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Why More Adults Are Choosing Aligners Dental Aligners | Search Ads Learn More Undo Of the 7,093 girls who appeared, 6,796 qualified, while 10,972 of the 11,835 boys cleared the exam. As many as 4,005 students cleared from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities and 1,586 from Scheduled Caste (SC) communities. Toppers in engineering and non-engineering streams were B Santosh Kumar of Medchal (BSc Mathematics), Lenka Tesjasai of Visakhapatnam (chemical engineering), Golkonda Nikhil Koushik of Jayashankar Bhupalpally (civil engineering), K Srikanth of Narayanpet (CSE), and Katle Revathi of Siddipet (ECE). Kasula Srinivas of Hanumakonda (EEE), Raparthi Chandana of Jagtial (EIE), Pothuganti Karthik of Peddapalli (mechanical engineering), Thota Subrahmanyam of Kakinada (metallurgical engineering), Kurma Akshaya of Peddapalli (mining engineering), and Aili Chandana of Hanumakonda (pharmacy) bagged top ranks in their respective streams. After releasing the results, Reddy said that the admission process would take place as per the existing rules, suggesting that students from Telangana would be preferred over non-locals. Quotes of toppers: Pothuganti Karthik (mechanical engineering): "My preparation and confidence were well throughout, and I was confident to be in the top three. I want to pursue engineering at OU and then start my own enterprise." Katle Revathi (ECE): "Repeated practice and the prayers of my family paid off. Both my parents are farmers and have struggled a lot to make me study. After engineering, I want to work in organisations like NTPC." Kasula Sravani (EEE): "I am feeling glad and thankful to my teachers, parents, friends, and everyone else for supporting me. Over the last few months, I took some extra classes in Hanumakonda, and that paid off."
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Internal quota likely by June: Ex-minister
Ballari: Former minister H Anjaneya said he was optimistic that the survey to fix internal quota for Scheduled Caste communities will be completed by the end of May and the internal reservation matrix would be declared in June. At a press conference Sunday, he said: "Some Beda Jangamas are trying to claim benefits meant for Scheduled Castes. If a fraudulent certificate is obtained, both issuer and the recipient will face imprisonment. We cannot remain passive if they attempt to infringe upon rights of Madigas. This issue has already been reported to the Commission." He said the struggle to fix internal reservation has been going on for the past 35 years and blamed it on a lack of population data. He said: "The Prime Minister has now consented to a caste census because Rahul Gandhi pushed for one. The state and Union govts must demonstrate their commitment in this matter [caste census and internal reservation]. Following the current caste census, there would be unanimous support for the decision to establish internal reservation," he said. However, he acknowledged the difficulty of the task saying: "In some regions, SCs practice Christianity and Buddhism. These individuals must accurately record their original caste."
