Don't discriminate between government and aided schools'

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September 19, 2012

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Mangalore, September 18: School teachers play an important role in improving the knowledge in a student's life, said Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, convenor of Sri Rama Educational Trust.

He was speaking after inaugurating 'Ksha-Kirana 2012' a convention of aided primary school teachers, organised by the Karnataka State Aided Primary School Teachers Association (KSAPSTA) at the Town Hall, here on Tuesday.

He said that the government was discriminating between government and aided schools. Such discrimination should not be done in the process of moulding young minds. A maximum of 25 students can be managed by one teacher. While in government schools the teacher-student ratio is 1:30, it is 1:40 in aided schools. Why is there a difference in this? This kind of discrimination is unfair, he said.

He said that teachers were entitled to their rights along with their responsibilities. A teacher will show interest in the future of his students in the same way that he is shown respect. Hence they should also be respected and provided with amenities, he said.

Teachers should be such that they are able to inspire others to want to do good for the society, and not just make money in a profession. The citizens of this country should also be taught humanity along with being duty-bound. This should be done by our teachers, he said.

B Ramanath Rai, MLA from Bantwal, said that 52 crores had been allotted to the district of Dakshina Kannada in the current year for the purpose of education. This will be utilised to fulfil the various demands of the aided schools and their teachers. Facilities can be provided such as hike in salaries, and provision of scholarships, uniforms, meals etc for the students, he said.

N Yogish Bhat, Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly, in his presidential address assured the members of the Association to take up their pleas in the assembly and fulfill them.

S Prakash Murthy, President of KSAPSTA said that a teacher played a major part in moulding the society and its future. When facilities are provided to government schools, then why not for aided ones, he demanded.

K M K Manjanady, Secretary of the district unit of Karnataka State Private Aided Primary School Teachers' Association, (read out the memorandum) placed several requests in front of the Department of Education and urged the MLC Capt Ganesh Karnik and others in the administration to extend the facilities and privileges provided to government school teachers to be extended to aided school teachers as well.

Capt Ganesh Karnik, MLC, and Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, President of Dakshina Kannada District Kannada Sahitya Parishad, were felicitated on the occasion.

Raviraj Shetty, president of the district unit of KSAPSTA welcomed the gathering. K Padmanabha Kottari, former MLA, and Fr Wilson D'Souza, Secretary of Catholic Education Society, were present.

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September 20,2024

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Mangaluru, Sep 20: The bye-election for the MLC seat, vacated by Kota Srinivas Poojary after his election as an MP, will take place on October 21. The election covers 6,037 voters from 392 local bodies across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner and election officer Mullai Muhilan provided details at a press conference held at the DC office on Thursday.

Key Election Dates:

Nomination Period: September 26 to October 3
Verification of Nominations: October 4
Last Date for Withdrawal of Nominations: October 7
Election Day: October 21 (Polling from 8 AM to 4 PM)
Vote Counting: October 24

Code of Conduct:

The model code of conduct came into effect on September 19 and will remain in place until October 28 in both Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. During this period, government development projects cannot be announced, and foundation stone-laying ceremonies are prohibited. Political banners and hoardings are also banned. Government officials are restricted from participating in public programs or meetings. The Election Commission will oversee all political events, and the regulations that apply to MP and MLA elections will also govern this MLC bye-election.

Election Management:

Additional DCs of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi will assist as election officers. While no election-related check posts will be set up, flying squads and video surveillance teams will monitor compliance. Political party buntings and hoardings will be removed immediately.

Voter and Polling Information:

Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts fall under the Dakshina Kannada local body authority. In this bye-election, eligible voters include members of gram panchayats, city corporations, city municipalities, town municipalities, town panchayats, as well as MLAs, MLCs, and MPs.

Dakshina Kannada: 3,551 voters, 234 polling booths
Udupi: 2,486 voters, 158 polling booths

Officials Present:

The press conference was attended by ZP CEO Dr. Anand, Additional DC Dr. Santhosh Kumar, Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal, SP Yatheesh, MCC Commissioner Anand C L, and Assistant Commissioner Girish Nandan.

This election marks a significant political event for both districts, with voters from various local bodies participating in the process.

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September 14,2024

Mangaluru: The block level and District Congress Committee presidents in the state will be changed in the next one month for better reach into society and bring in organisational fortification, said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president G C Chandrasheker on Saturday.

The All India Congress Committee and KPCC have a vision for bringing a change in how the party works with the last man and woman in the state, he said at a press conference here.

"We are looking at bringing development models into the state with a new vision. We are a party that likes to work with the opposition in the developmental aspects and keep all other matters away that do not relate to the development of the state.

"We have a great respect for the people of the coast who are considered to be forward-looking and perceptible, but it is also true that we do not have the numbers in the upper house and in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)," he said.

"Our endeavour is to not only create a strong pro-development workforce at the base level by strengthening the second and third level leadership in the state," he said.

Chandrasheker, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, said that he and his four colleagues of the rank of working presidents of the KPCC are going to every district to infuse the new thinking in our workers and leaders.

"This move will get a new surge considering the party is facing byelections in Shiggaon, Chennapatna and Sandhur segments and also vacant seats in the legislative council, followed by elections to the Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats" he said.

When asked about the reason for the changes, Chandrashekar said most of the people have already lived their tenures. The party wants to reward those who have not been given tickets to contest in the 2023 state assembly elections and 2024 Lok Sabha elections for political reasons.

There are quite good leaders and hard-working ground level workers who have great potential to lead the party in the coming years, he said.

"Women will get at least one top post in all District Congress Committees and block levels. There is also a move to give responsible positions for the workers and leaders coming from different strata of society, which are deliverable. The party will not shy away from it," he said.

The other two working presidents, Dr Manjunath Bhandary and Vasanth Kumar, were also present at the press conference.

Kumar said some of the regions in the state are dominated by the BJP. "We want to end this run and defeat the divisive models of the BJP." Bhandary said the Indian National Congress was aiming at a high development phase in the state and involve the opposition parties and their leaders in the development plans in the state. 

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