Tuesday, September 25, 2012

ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರು ಯೋಜನೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆ



24ಗಂಟೆಗಳ ನಿರಂತರ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರಿನ ಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು ಬೀದರ ನಗರ ಹಳೆ ಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಲು 15 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಹಣ ಮಂಜೂರಾತಿಗೆ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹಣಕಾಸು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾಪಕ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಹರ್ಷ ಗುಪ್ತಾ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

ಅವರು ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಯುಐಡಿಎಫ್‌ಸಿ ಯೋಜನೆಯಡಿ ಕೈಗೆತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರು ಮತ್ತು ಒಳಚರಂಡಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳ ಪ್ರಗತಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಿ ಸುದ್ದಿಗಾರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರು. ಕಾರಂಜಾ ಜಲಾಶಯದಿಂದ ಬೀದರ ನಗರದ ಟ್ಯಾಂಕರ್‌ಗಳಿಗೆ ನೀರು ಸರಬರಾಜಿಗೆ 29 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಮತ್ತು ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮನೆ ಮನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ನೀರು ಪೂರೈಕೆ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗೆ 25 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ವೆಚ್ಚದ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಳಿದ ಹಳೆ ಭಾಗದ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಿಗೂ ಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಅನುದಾನದ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಉನ್ನತಾಧಿಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಸಮಿತಿ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂಜೂರಾತಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದೆ. ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿರುವ ಸಚಿವ ಸಂಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಮತಿ ಸಿಗುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ ಇದೆ. 24 ಗಂಟೆಗಳ ನಿರಂತರ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರಿನ ಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು 5 ಪಟ್ಟಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಪ್ರದೇಶ, 9 ಪಟ್ಟಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶೇ. 50ರಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.

ಅದೇ ರೀತಿ ಮೂರು ಹಂತಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 39.8 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ವೆಚ್ಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಯುಜಿಡಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ 15 ಕೊಟಿ ರೂ. ಮಂಜೂರಾಗಿದೆ. ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರು ಸರಬರಾಜು ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಪ್ರಗತಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಗರ ನೀರು ಒಳಚರಂಡಿಗೆ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಿರುವ 29 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಅನುದಾನ ಯುಜಿಡಿಗೆ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಚರಂಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ನೀರು ಸರಬರಾಜು ಪೈಪ್‌ ಲೈನ್‌ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ಮಂದಗತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಧಿತ ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆದಾರರಿಗೆ 80 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ. ದಂಡ ವಿಧಿಧಿಸಿ, 6 ತಿಂಗಳೊಳಗಾಗಿ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸುವಂತೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಪೈಪ್‌ಗ್ಳು ತೆಳುವಾಗಿದ್ದ ಕಾರಣ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಆರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಳಂಬವಾಗಿತ್ತು ಎಂದು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಿದರು.

ನಗರದ ಹೊರವಲಯದ ನೌಬಾದ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿರುವ ಆಟೋ ನಗರ ಭಾರಿ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಅದೇ ಮಾದರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಫ್ರಾಬ್ರಿಕೇಶನ್‌ ಯುನಿಟ್‌ ಮತ್ತು ಮಂಡಕ್ಕಿ ಫ್ಯಾಕ್ಟರಿಗಳನ್ನು ನಗರದ ಹೊರಗಡೆ ಆರಂಭಿಸಲು ಚಿಂತನೆ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿಕ್ಕೆ ಕೆಯುಐಡಿಎಫ್‌ಸಿ ಅಗತ್ಯ ಸಹಾಯ ಸಹಕಾರ ನೀಡಲು ಸಿದ್ಧವಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

source: 
http://kannada.yahoo.com/%E0%B2%95-%E0%B2%A1-%E0%B2%AF-%E0%B2%B5-%E0%B2%A8-100623951.html;_ylt=AiUXE5Z6eStl7s54EORxKtfupe5_;_ylu=X3oDMTRjZjNvYmRpBG1pdANCaWRhciBNb2R1bGUgU3RvcnlsaXN0BHBrZwNiZGYxNmY4ZS1hZmNhLTMyMjYtODMzYS0wNmY3YTcwOGYyOTIEcG9zAzEwBHNlYwNNZWRpYVN0b3J5TGlzdExQVGVtcAR2ZXIDMmE2MTFjMDAtMDQ5ZC0xMWUyLWJlN2YtNmZiYWI3ZDcyYzRm;_ylg=X3oDMTJldmZlNjBlBGludGwDaW4EbGFuZwNrbi1pbgRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lfOCynOCyv.CysuCzjeCysuCzhuCyl.Cys.CzgQRwdANzZWN0aW9ucw--;_ylv=3

ಸೋಮಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾದರಿ ಪಂಡಿತ ಮೇತ್ರೆ


ಔರಾದ: ಅಂಗವೈಕಲ್ಯ ತನಗೇ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲ. ತಾನು ಯಾರಿಗಂತೂ ಕಮ್ಮಿಯಿಲ್ಲ. ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿಯಾಗದೇ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನಿ ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸಬಲ್ಲೆ ಎಂದು ತೋರಿಸಿ ಕೊಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಸೋಮಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾದರಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಹೌದು, ಇಂಥ ಮಾದರಿ ಜೀವನ ತೋರಿಸಿಕೊಟ್ಟವನು ಪಂಡಿತ ಮೇತ್ರೆ.

ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಕನಕ ಬಡಾವಣೆಯ ಈತನಿಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಿನಿಂದಲೂ ಅಂಗವೈಕಲ್ಯ. ತಂದೆ ಶಾಮರಾವ, ತಾಯಿ ತೇಜಮ್ಮರ ಹಿರಿಮಗ. ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಿತ್ತು ತಿನ್ನುವ ಬಡತನ, ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ಸಹಿತ ಮೈಮೇಲೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಇಬ್ಬರು ತಮ್ಮಂದಿರ ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸ, ತಂಗಿ ವಿವಾಹ ಮಾಡಿ ಮುಗಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಅದು ಹಿರಿಯಣ್ಣನ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವೂ ಹೌದು.

ಹತ್ತನೇ ತರಗತಿ ಓದಿರುವ ಪಂಡಿತ ಮೇತ್ರೆ ತನ್ನ ಸೈಕಲ್‌ ಮೂಲಕ ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿ ಅಂಗಡಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಗತ್ಯ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅವರು ಕೊಡುವ ಹಣ ಕುಟುಂಬ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಗೆ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಬೇಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಐಸ್‌ಕ್ರೀಮ್‌ ಮಾರುತ್ತಾನೆ.

ಬೇರೆಯವರಂತೆ ಓದಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಹಂಬಲವಿತ್ತು. ಬಡತನ ಓದಿಗೆ ಅಡ್ಡಿಯಾಯಿತು. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಕೆಲಸದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಬೇಕಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿ ಅಂಗಡಿಗಳಿಗೆ ದಿನಸಿ ಸಾಮಾನು ಪೂರೈಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ನನಗೆ ಅನುಕಂಪ ಬೇಡ. ಒಂದು ಅವಕಾಶ ಸಿಕ್ಕರೆ ಸಮರ್ಪಕವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ ಎಂದು ಪಂಡಿತ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾನೆ.

ಅಂಗವೈಕಲ್ಯ ಮೀರಿ ಜೀವನ ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಬೆಳೆಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಈತ ಇನ್ನುಳಿದ ಯುವಕರಿಗೆ ಮಾದರಿ.

source: http://kannada.yahoo.com/%E0%B2%B8-%E0%B2%AE-%E0%B2%B0-%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%B3-%E0%B2%97-100624866.html;_ylt=AqD6RhtZYiuyFg2nXusRVm_upe5_;_ylu=X3oDMTRib2w5Y2plBG1pdANCaWRhciBNb2R1bGUgU3RvcnlsaXN0BHBrZwMzMmUxMzhjZi1kMzNmLTNhYzUtOTVkZi1mMjJhNzQyYmY0YWYEcG9zAzcEc2VjA01lZGlhU3RvcnlMaXN0TFBUZW1wBHZlcgMyYTc1Njc1MC0wNDlkLTExZTItYjlmYi01MmU0NWFhMGJkN2M-;_ylg=X3oDMTJldmZlNjBlBGludGwDaW4EbGFuZwNrbi1pbgRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lfOCynOCyv.CysuCzjeCysuCzhuCyl.Cys.CzgQRwdANzZWN0aW9ucw--;_ylv=3

ನಾರಿ ಮುನಿದರೆ ಮಾರಿ...!



ಬಸವಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಧನ್ನೂರ (ಆರ್‌) ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಡಿತದ ಹಾವಳಿಗೆ ಕಡಿವಾಣ ಹಾಕಲು ಮದ್ಯ ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ದಂಡ ವಿಧಿಧಿಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮದ್ಯದ ವಾಹನ ಬಂದರೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಚ್ಚುವ ಕುರಿತು ಗ್ರಾಮಸ್ಥರು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಸಂದೇಶ ನೀಡಿದ್ದರೂ ಮದ್ಯ ಸರಬರಾಜು ಮಾಡಲು ಮುಂದಾದವರಿಗೆ ಗ್ರಾಮಸ್ಥರು ತಕ್ಕ ಶಾಸ್ತಿ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಘಟನೆ ರವಿವಾರ ನಡೆದಿದೆ.

ಗ್ರಾಮಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಮದ್ಯದ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ವಾಹನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಸೇರಿ ಯುವಕರು ವಾಹನದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಮದ್ಯದ ಬಾಟಲ್‌ ರಸ್ತೆಗೆ ಬೀಸಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ಸಂದೇಶ ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಶನಿವಾರವಷ್ಟೇ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖಂಡರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಭೆ ನಡೆಸಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಮದ್ಯ ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ 50 ಸಾವಿರ ರೂ. ದಂಡ, ಠಾಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೂರು ದಾಖಲಿಸುವುದು ಹಾಗೂ ಮದ್ಯ ಸರಬರಾಜಿಗೆ ಬರುವ ವಾಹನಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಚ್ಚುವ ತೀರ್ಮಾನ ಕೈಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದರು.

ಆದರೂ ರವಿವಾರ ಮತ್ತೆ ಮುಡಬಿ ಮೂಲದ ವಾಹನವೊಂದು ಮದ್ಯ ಸರಬರಾಜು ಮಾಡಲು ಗ್ರಾಮಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಗ್ರಾಮಸ್ಥರು ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ವಿಚಾರಿಸಿದಾಗ ಬಾಕಿ ವಸೂಲಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಬಂದಿದ್ದೇವೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದರಾದರೂ ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ತೃಪ್ತರಾಗದ ಗ್ರಾಮಸ್ಥರು ವಾಹನ ತಪಾಸಣೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಮದ್ಯದ ಬಾಕ್ಸ್‌ಗಳು ಕಂಡುಬಂದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆರಳಿದ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಅದರಲ್ಲಿನ ಮದ್ಯದ ಬಾಟಲಿಗಳನ್ನು ರಸ್ತೆಗೆ ಎಸೆದು ಆಕ್ರೋಶ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇದನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿದ ಮದ್ಯ ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದವರು ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಕಾಲ್ಕಿತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಘಟನೆ ಕುರಿತು ದೂರವಾಣಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಮುಡಬಿ ಠಾಣೆಗೆ ಸಹ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.




Source: http://kannada.yahoo.com/%E0%B2%A8-%E0%B2%B0-%E0%B2%AE-%E0%B2%A8-%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%B0-113221996.html;_ylt=AqXedrO_J6udoRKADM.lDC1dzdIF;_ylu=X3oDMTQ3cTk4MTB2BG1pdANUb3BzdG9yeSBNb2R1bGUgSG9tZXBhZ2UEcGtnA2E2MDMxNWU2LTYyNWMtMzhhYy05MDRjLTgyNWQ2YWM2Y2ZlYQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDdG9wX3N0b3J5X2Nva2UEdmVyAzgxMDkxNzcwLTA2M2ItMTFlMi05YmRiLTM0MGZlZmYwOGExNg--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpYmg2MTc4BGludGwDaW4EbGFuZwNrbi1pbgRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3

Monday, September 24, 2012

Workshop held on export promotion



The Bidar Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other organisations held a workshop on export promotion here on Saturday.

Bidar District Small-Scale Industries’ Association president Shivaraj Halshetty urged producers hoping to enter overseas markets to avoid agents. He suggested that producers form associations and export their produce directly. He said that agents created false impressions about demand for particular products to make profit. Many a times, the agents would buy low and sell high, keeping the producer in the dark. “To avoid this, producers must study the market and start export business by themselves. It helps if those producing similar products form associations and export larger volumes,” he said.


Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/workshop-held-on-export-promotion/article3930849.ece

Friday, September 21, 2012

‘Speed up works’



The Managing Director of Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Harsha Gupta said on Thursday that works on underground drainage and water supply in the city will be put on fast-track. He said works in the first phase had slowed down. He instructed officials to look into this. He asked officials of the Karnataka urban water supply and sewerage board to work in coordination with KUIDFC. He told them to ensure that heritage structures are not damaged.



source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3920925.ece


KRV activists go on the rampage at railway station



Members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike went on the rampage at the railway station here on Thursday, while protesting against the release of water from the Cauvery to Tamil Nadu.

The police said that the protesters damaged nearly 20 windows, desks and tables.

They walked into the station in small groups and vandalises the place, the police added.

Six arrested

Jagadish Biradar, KRV district president, and several others suffered injuries. The police have arrested six on charges of damaging public property.

source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3920929.ece

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Jaffer expresses concern over slow pace of works



Only 3 p.c. of UGD work has been completed in 12 months’


Deputy Commissioner P.C. Jaffer has expressed concern over the slow pace at which various development works in the district are progressing.

At a meeting to review ongoing projects here on Tuesday, Mr. Jaffer observed that the progress of the underground drainage work taken up by the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation was just 3 per cent in 12 months. The project was supposed to be completed in 18 months. How can the remaining 97 per cent be completed in six months, he asked officials.

He instructed officials to issue notice to the contractors and seek explanations. He pointed out that only 15 per cent of the drinking water project had been completed in one year. It had to be expedited, he said.

He asked officials to resolve the issue that had arisen out of objections filed by village residents against the construction of the sewage treatment plant as part of the underground drainage system.

Several small- and medium-scale works taken up under the Chief Ministers Small and Medium Town Development Programme had been delayed for too long. They should be completed by September-end, he said.

Several works taken up under the Karnataka State Financial Corporation and the 22.75 per cent allocation scheme in the Bidar City Municipal Council (CMC) have been pending since 2009. They should be completed soon, he said. He directed CMC officials to submit proposals for new projects to be taken up for 2012-2013.

Mr. Jaffer said that the CMC was lagging behind in revenue collection. The problem should be addressed now before it affected the financial condition of the institution, he said. “Even the revenue collection figures submitted by officials are not exact. The CMC should reassess the number of taxable properties and the estimated revenue.” It should also intensify revenue collection measures, he added.

‘Make a list’

Several residents did not pay water bills regularly. Officials should prepare a list of unregistered water connections that need to be regularised, he said. He also sought a list of property owners who had not paid tax.

Rahim Khan, MLA; Raghunath Malkapure, MLC; Sridevi Karanji, CMC president; Baburao Madakatti, Bidar Urban Development Authority Chairman; and officials from the Public Works Department and the CMC, were present.



  • ‘Complete works under Chief Minister’s development programme by September-end’
  • ‘Bidar CMC should intensify revenue collection measures’

A Rare Pair !!!!



It isn’t often that the abundant goodness that surrounds us really registers in our minds. Rarely, if ever, do we consciously seek to recognise, leave alone celebrate, it. And, that’s one reason why for many of us life seems dull and routine and filled with enormous negativity. But, if you make it a point just to be aware of goodness whenever and wherever you find it, you will discover—as I am beginning to—that your life will cease to be a drag and you’ll see more than enough reason to live joyfully.



In just this last fortnight I’ve had several amazing experiences of sheer goodness. Now, it isn’t that all this goodness is descending on me all of a sudden. I am sure I’ve always been surrounded with goodness all my life—good things happening to and around me, good people near me sending out good energy and so on—but it’s only recently that I began to learn the need to consciously notice it.



Travelling by train the other day from Bangalore to Bidar, in northern Karnataka, I shared the compartment with a young man and woman. They must have been in their twenties. When I first spotted them, I took them for intimate friends or even for a honey-mooning couple. No husband and wife married for a day over a year would, of course, giggle and gurgle and behave with such joyful spontaneity! You should have seen the fun the two had—the way they laughed at each other’s jokes, playfully slapped each other on their backs, forced one another to eat this and that, and kept talking almost non-stop! You can’t imagine my pleasant surprise when I discovered that these two were actually siblings, and that the brother was accompanying his sister to Bidar, where she had to appear for an examination.



Now, I’d never before seen grown-up siblings behaving with such intense and abundant love and gaiety. In many cases, while brothers and sisters may get along wonderfully as kids, they tend to grow apart when they enter their teens. In many other cases, siblings never get along at all, not even as children. In both types of cases—which are all too familiar—once siblings grow up, it is not uncommon for them to become cold and distant, or even viscerally hostile to each other. Sometimes, you’d think siblings are born and sworn enemies, and that there’s no one else whom they love to hate than each other!



So, when I learned that the couple whom I was travelling with were actually siblings, you would agree that it was adequate cause to be completely taken aback! I couldn’t but help tell them that they were simply an amazing pair! And, even as I said to them that they were the first set of grown-up siblings whom I had seen behaving with such uninhibited love, I knew how and why it was that the two were so close to each other. I had guessed right. Their parents, they told me, deeply loved and respected each other. While they must certainly have had their differences, I suppose they had learnt to understand, accept and live with them. So, the children in the family had grown up in a loving atmosphere, reared by parents who deeply respected each other. Then, the parents had also given their children abundant love, and had encouraged them to do things on their own. The love that the parents had for each other, then, and the love with which they reared their children, had definitely much to do with the abundant love that these two siblings still had for each other even after they had passed out of their teens.



But there was more to this, though. The siblings’ parents had made it a point for the entire family to do things together—seeing movies, going out for picnics, taking evening walks and the like. And that’s one major reason why the children still remained close to each other, and to their parents, too. Moreover, the children (and there were several in this family—not just these two who were travelling with me) had, from childhood onwards, been encouraged by their parents to play with each other and to share their things. And that is why the children, who had all grown up now, still remained closely involved in each other’s lives. It wasn’t, as in many other families, that the older children didn’t have anything at all to do with the younger ones, and that they had separate sets of friends. Nor was it that the boys in the family didn’t grow up playing with the girls, that they had only male friends and their sisters only female friends, or that the boys played ‘boyish’ games and the girls played only with dolls. The children in this family grew up playing together, doing things together, learning to have fun together, and to celebrate life together—and that was exactly what this brother and sister were still doing, right in front of me as the train chugged ahead towards its destination!



And, what was even more amazing about this family was that it was plainly lower-middle class. The boy and the girl spoke in a regional language between themselves—not English—so they weren’t the hoity-toity sort, the type who cough up hefty sums to enrol in ‘relationship management’ courses to learn how to get over ‘relationship problems’. Their parents lived in a small, mofussil town in ‘backward’ northern Karnataka, near the Maharashtra border. So, they were definitely not even mid-middle class by any standard. Yet, I’m quite sure their parents had never needed to read a book or attend a special course to tell them how to bring up their children in such a way that they grew up into being and remaining wonderful friends. It was pure and simple love and understanding—between the parents, first, and, then, between them and their children—that accounted for the amazing friendship that this brother and sister still enjoyed.


source: 
http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45051:a-rare-pair&catid=58:exclusive-news&Itemid=57 

Happy Gouri-Ganesh Habba!!!!!!!




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Thursday, September 13, 2012

3 bridges in Bidar submerged


Three bridges in Bidar District were submerged today snapping road traffic between Bidar and Aurad Taluks following huge quantity of water released from Danegaon Dam in Maharashtra into River Majra.

Authorities said the Dam had reached the maximum level following heavy downpower in the catchment areas during the last few days. More than 18 villages have been affected by the excessive water release from the Dam. Bidar Police control room officials said water was overflowing across Tuggan, Kongali and Sayagaon bridges.

More than seven feet of water was flowing on Tuggan and Kongali Bridge. Six feet water was flowing on Sayagaon Bridge, officials said. Heavy police bandobast was posted in these places. Police personnel were watching both sides of all bridges and stopped movement of vehicles and people across these bridges.


Source: http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=f309cafe-ca89-4747-b57a-8fab2cf1db1a&CATEGORYNAME=South

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Bidar-Hyderabad train introduced

Bidar: The long-felt demand of people of this district for a direct train to Hyderabad was fulfilled Monday with the flagging off an Inter-City Express service between the two places.

Minister of state for Railways K H Muniyappa flagged off the train at the Railway station here.

The train which leaves here at 7 AM will reach Hyderabad at 10.20 AM. In the return direction, it will leave Hyderabad at 6.45 pm and arrive here at 10.15 pm.


Muniyappa recalled the efforts by Union Minister for Labour M Mallikarjun Kharge and former chief minister N Dharam Singh, who represents Bidar Lok Sabha constituency for their efforts in introduction of the new train.

Muniyappa said the Bidar-Gulbarga new line would be completed in about a year's time.


Besides Dharam Singh, Minister for Infrastructure Development Sunil Valyapure and others were present on the occasion.

source: http://zeenews.india.com/news/karnataka/bidar-hyderabad-train-introduced_798806.html



source: http://indiarailinfo.com/search/bidar-bidr-to-secunderabad-sc/2282/835

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Power, IT investors flocking to North Karnataka



The North Karnataka region, that was dogged by under-development and prominently figured in the Nanjundappa Committee on Regional Imbalance, is now the favourite destination for investors of the IT, BT and power sectors.

The State High Level Committee (SHLC), chaired by Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, cleared projects worth Rs 42,000 crore in wind and solar power projects that will come up in Gadag, Bidar, Haveri, Koppal and Gulbarga regions.

IT/BT Department Principal Secretary M N Vidyashankar said that these are fresh proposals, besides the projects cleared during the Global Investors’ Meet (GIM).

Claiming that the recession has had no impact on investment in Karnataka or the IT industry, he said that 37 per cent of the investment in the GIM were on power projects. He also said that North Karnataka would become another IT hub in the state soon.

Observing that the availability of water is one of the factors that has encouraged investors to focus on North Karnataka, he said that two bio-tech parks that include an agri-bio park will come up in the Agriculture University, Dharwad and another in Mangalore that has rich marine potential.

140 Taiwan firms keen on investing

Vidyashankar said 140 Taiwanese companies are keen to invest in a tech park that will come up near Devanahalli. He also disclosed that the Minister for Economic Affairs of Taiwan will lead a delegation of industrialists to Bangalore on September 26, to take part in a conference at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre that would be a platform for local industrialists to enter into joint ventures.

The Aerospace Park that will come up in 1,000 acres near Devanahalli Airport will attract $9 billion investment from Airbus, Boeing and other leading players, under one roof.

source: http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article602908.ece

Sudha Murty narrates one of her real life experiences


From ticketless travel to US as software professional


It was the beginning of summer. I was boarding Udyan Express at Gulbarga railway station. My destination was Bangalore. As I boarded the train, I saw that the second-class reserved compartment was jam-packed with people. I sat down and was pushed to the corner of the berth. Though it was meant for three people, there were already six of us sitting on it...

The ticket collector came in and started checking people's tickets and reservations.. Suddenly, he looked in my direction and asked, 'What about your ticket?' 'I have already shown my ticket to you,' I said.
'Not you, madam, the girl hiding below your berth. Hey, come out, where is your ticket?' I realized that someone was sitting below my berth. When the collector yelled at her, the girl came out of hiding.

She was thin, dark, scared and looked like she had been crying profusely. She must have been about thirteen or fourteen years old.She had uncombed hair and was dressed in a torn skirt and blouse. She was trembling and folded both her hands.. The collector started forcibly pulling her out from the compartment. Suddenly, I had a strange feeling. I stood up and called out to the collector. 'Sir, I will pay for her ticket,' I said.

Then he looked at me and said, 'Madam, if you give her ten rupees, she will be much happier with that than with the ticket.'

I did not listen to him. I told the collector to give me a ticket to the last destination, Bangalore, so that the girl could get down wherever she wanted.

Slowly, she started talking. She told me that her name was Chitra. She lived in a village near Bidar. Her father was a coolie and she had lost her mother at birth. Her father had remarried and had two sons with her stepmother. But a few months ago, her father had died. Her stepmother started beating her often and did not give her food. She was tired of that life. She did not have anybody to support her so she left home in search of something better.

By this time, the train had reached Bangalore. I said goodbye to Chitra and got down from the train. My driver came and picked up my bags. I felt someone watching me. When I turned back, Chitra was standing there and looking at me with sad eyes. But there was nothing more that I could do. I had paid her ticket out of compassion but I had never thought that she was going to be my responsibility!...

I told her to get into my car. My driver looked at the girl curiously. I told him to take us to my friend Ram's place. Ram ran separate shelter homes for boys and girls. We at the Infosys Foundation supported him financially. I thought Chitra could stay there for some time and we could talk about her future after I came back from my tours.

I was not sure if Chitra would even be there. But to my surprise, I saw Chitra looking much happier than before. Ram suggested that Chitra could go to a high school nearby. I immediately agreed and said that I would sponsor her expenses as long as she continued to study. I left the shelter knowing that Chitra had found a home and a new direction
in her life.

I got busier and my visits to the shelter reduced to once a year. But I always enquired about Chitra's well-being over the phone. I knew that she was studying well and that her progress was good.. I offered to sponsor her college studies if she wanted to continue studying. But she said, 'No, Akka. I have talked to my friends and made up my mind. I would like to do my diploma in computer science so that I can immediately get a job after three years.' She wanted to become economically independent as soon as possible.. Chitra obtained her diploma with flying colours. She also got a job in a software company as an assistant testing engineer. When she got her first salary, she came to my office with a sari and a box of sweets.

One day, when I was in Delhi, I got a call from Chitra. She was very happy. 'Akka, my company is sending me to USA! I wanted to meet you and take your blessings but you are not here in Bangalore.'.

Years passed. Occasionally, I received an e-mail from Chitra. She was doing very well in her career. She was posted across several cities in USA and was enjoying life. I silently prayed that she should always be happy wherever she was.

Years later, I was invited to deliver a lecture in San Francisco for Kannada Koota, an organization where families who speak Kannada meet and organize events. The lecture was in a convention hall of a hotel and I decided to stay at the same hotel. After the lecture, I was planning to leave for the airport. When I checked out of the hotel room and went to the reception counter to pay the bill, the receptionist said, 'Ma'am, you don't need to pay us anything. The lady over there has already settled your bill. She must know you pretty well.' I turned around and found Chitra there.

She was standing with a young white man and wore a beautiful sari. She was looking very pretty with short hair. Her dark eyes were beaming with happiness and pride. As soon as she saw me, she gave me a brilliant smile, hugged me and touched my feet. I was overwhelmed with joy and did not know what to say. I was very happy to see the way things had turned out for Chitra. But I came back to my original question. 'Chitra, why did you pay my hotel bill? That is not right.' suddenly sobbing, she hugged me and said, 'Because you paid for my ticket from Bombay to Bangalore!'

(Excerpted with permission from Penguin Books India from Sudha Murty's 'The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk: Life Stories From Here and There')



Source:http://www.mudraa.com/trading/147455/0/sudha-murty-narrates-one-of-her-real-life-experiences.html

$60 million WB credit for State’s watershed project



The World Bank on Friday approved a $60 million credit to the Karnataka Watershed Development Project II (KWDP II) to further improve watershed planning and management in project areas.

The project is aimed at improving watershed operations in 930 micro-watersheds covering 4.65 lakh hectares and benefitting 1.6 lakh farmers in Bidar, Gulbarga, Yadgir, Koppal, Gadag, Davangere, and Chamarajanagar districts.

The project builds on the successful experience of earlier bank-supported Karnataka Watershed Development Project I (2001-2009), also known as Sujala, which helped improve the lives of 2.3 lakh farmers by increasing crop yields by about 25 per cent and raising household incomes of small and marginal farmers by 40 per cent, the bank said in a release.

The project would be financed by the International Development Association, the bank’s concessionary lending arm which provides interest-free loans with 25 years to maturity and a grace period of five years.

KWDP II would focus on improving the performance and results of Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) by introducing new tools and approaches for integrated watershed planning, incorporating information about water resources into the planning process, facilitating better convergence of IWMP with other government programmes such as rural job scheme, and helping farmers increase agricultural productivity.

“This Project will build on the earlier bank-supported KWDP-I and initiate innovative pilots which will help increase agricultural production in rainfed areas, lead to better use of scarce water resources and raise household incomes of farmers,” said Onno RËhl, World Bank Country Director for India.

Focus

The focus of the project is on supporting the implementation of IWMP in the seven selected districts through better planning, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, and post-harvest value addition. Focus will also be on understanding local needs, like location specific soil crop water interactions; expanding the scope of rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge, by partly converging the MNREGA with the IWMP; and developing agro climatic zone specific technology to enable rural communities to better adapt to the effects of climate change, the release said.

The project would support activities for promoting dry land production for annual and perennial crops; crop diversification; help farmers in carrying out soil, water and leaf analysis to identify nutrient deficiencies; create facilities for testing, training and demonstrations; facilitate farmers in availing quality seed and planting material; and support farmers to improve post-harvest handling and marketing of the produce among others.


  • The project will benefit 1.6 lakh farmers in  seven districts
  • It will cover 4.65 lakh hectares of land 

Source:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3872854.ece

Quiz contest



The Rotary Club of Bidar will organise a quiz competition for high school students at the Karnataka College auditorium here on September 30. Each school can send a team of three students, one each from eighth, ninth and 10th standards. The quiz will be conducted in three rounds. The first elimination round will be a written test with objective questions. The next will be a rapid fire round and final an audio-visual round. Those interested in participating should send their names before September 20.


For details about the programme, contact Sunil Kumar Prabha (9972115102) or Pranesh Nandikol (8105334333), said a press release issued here on Friday






















source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3872871.ece

Chief Minister for Bidar



Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar will inaugurate two irrigation schemes in Bidar district on September 9.

He will inaugurate a barrage over the Manjra built by the Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam in Chandapur village in Bhalki taluk. He will also inaugurate the lift irrigation scheme over the Karanja reservoir’s left bank canal. Mr. Shettar will visit the Raichur Thermal Power Station in the evening, said a release.


Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3872874.ece

Thursday, September 6, 2012

‘This region has had a raw deal’


"The Union government’s decision to amend the Constitution to provide a comprehensive solution to the backward Hyderabad Karnataka region is historic. However, the backwardness of the region is historic too,” said historian and academic B.R. Konda.

“Places like Bidar and Gulbarga were among the most important cities in medieval India. But they got a raw deal in modern times. This region that has been far behind old Mysore or coastal Karnataka on various human development indicators never received the attention it deserved. It was discriminated against in every sector and failed to get its share of resources too,” said Prof. Konda. He points out that when Mysore University was established in 1916, the whole of Hyderabad Karnataka had just one high school. Students of my generation had to go to private teachers in madrassas, maths or temples to learn the alphabet and arithmetic. The first government schools in Bidar were started in 1954,” he said. English education did not arrive in the district till the late 80s, he added. He explained that there were historical reasons behind this. The Nizams were not focused on education, healthcare, employment generation or industrialisation till very late in their regime. Administration reforms and welfare measures started only after 1900. “But we can only say they had little time to implement their plans,” he said. The type of government and the objectives of politics in Hyderabad were very different from British India or progressive States like Mysore or Travancore. Neither was the administration benevolent, nor was the political awareness among our people high as the anti-British movement did not spread to this region. The only thing we can blame is our destiny,” he said.

On linguistic basis

“To start with, the State reorganisation committee, led by Justice Fazal Ali, had recommended that the Hyderabad Karnataka region should be made into a separate state, with Hyderabad as the capital, and not be merged with the Mysore state saying “development should be the criterion for unification and not emotional issues like language”. However, the Union government decided on linguistic division of states after the fast unto death of Telugu leader Potti Sriramulu. Secondly, we were never welcome in the Mysore state. A committee, headed by the then Diwan Sheshadri Iyer, said that joining Hyderabad Karnataka would be a burden on the state. Even the Union government’s decision to merge HK region with Mysore was met with resistance. Members of the Mysore Assembly debated for three days before passing a resolution of conditional approval,” he said.

“Thirdly, when the Union government introduced amendments to the Constitution to grant special status to Telangana and Marathwada in 1956, the HK region was left out. The argument that these backward regions needed special treatment, would naturally apply to HK region. These three regions were earlier part of the Nizam state and suffered the same fate. It is easy to see that when the Hyderabad Nizam state was broken up into three parts, each part had to be dealt with in the same manner, in equal measure. All the benefits and facilities available to the people of Telangana and Marathwada should have been made available to the residents of Hyderabad Karnataka. But neither did the government extend the same benefits to this region, nor did any of our legislators or leaders demand it. The level of political awareness found in Telangana was not found in HK. Thus we lost the first opportunity for special status,” he said.

He said the idea of a development board for Hyderabad Karnataka was mooted by a committee for development of backward areas, headed by N. Dharam Singh in 1982. But the Hyderabad Karnataka Development Board was not formed till 1992. “The demand for a special region was officially made only in 1996, when the former Minister Vaijnath Patil raised the issue in the form a private member Bill in the Assembly in 1996. Similar efforts were made by K.B. Shanappa in the Rajya Sabha in 2009. The Hyderabad Karnataka Horata Samiti, led by Vaijnath Patil, carried out a sustained campaign for special status and now the movement seems to have come to its logical end,” Prof. Konda said.

Hyderabad-Karnataka region gets spl status

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal of granting special status to Hyderabad-Karnataka region.

The bill regarding the amendment of the Constitution is likely to be tabled in Parliament in a day or two.

Earlier, the proposal was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs headed by Prime Mister Manmohan Singh.

Six backward districts in North Karnataka — Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal and Bellary — will benefit from the special status.

These districts will get special priority in allotting funds from the state government in development, education and employment sectors. Apart from this, people of this region will get reservation in recruitment in government jobs and admission in educational institutions.

The amendment to the Constitution, as part of the special status to the region, will enable establishment of a regional council or board which will have its own elected members and budget. Each year the budget allocated and expenditure incurred has to be passed by the Assembly.

Union Labour Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge told reporters that the proposal of according special status is an improvement over the special status given to the Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh and Vidarbha in Maharashtra.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Members accuse Bidar CMC president of bias



Some members of the Bidar City Municipal Council disrupted the general body meeting here on Saturday, alleging that president Sridevi Karanji had discriminated against them while distributing grants to wards.

They alleged that Ms. Karanji had favoured some of her followers while releasing development grants to their constituencies. They also complained that Commissioner S. Ramdas had done nothing to stop the arbitrary actions of the president.

As soon as the meeting started, Shivakumar Bhavikatti, member, said officials had violated the rule that copies of important documents, such as action plans, must be circulated a day before the meeting. He sought postponement of the meeting.

He also alleged that the officials had changed the draft of the action plan prepared earlier without consulting the members. Manohar Dande and other members supported him.

However, Ms. Karanji said there was enough support for the action plan in the House and declared it approved.

This angered some members, who urged Mr. Ramdas to announce the cancellation of the meeting. They gheraoed the Commissioner and did not allow him to leave the CMC office. Even as Mr. Ramdas returned to his chamber, the members staged a dharna outside, shouting slogans against him.

Mr. Bhavikatti and Mr. Dandewere among those who staged the dharna.

They ended the protest after Ms. Karanji promised to convene another meeting at 4 p.m.

But when the general body met at that hour, the president was not there.

The members condemned her absence and demanded that the meeting be chaired by vice-president Abdul Javed.

Officials told the members that the rules did not allow it, but the members were not satisfied with the reply.

They went to Additional Deputy Commissioner Noor Mansoor with a complaint that the action plan had not been approved in the proper manner and urged him to return it to the CMC.


‘The Commissioner has done nothing to stop  the arbitrary actions of the president’
Members stage dharna outside the Commissioner’s office

source:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3849817.ece