Siddi Damani and Pugadi dance show

Rangampet Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Suresh Sajjan inaugurating a Tribal Artists Cultural Programme at Rangampet in Surpur taluk on Tuesday evening.

Siddi Damami and Pugadi dance at Rangampet village of Surpur taluk on Tuesday evening.

 

Kakalwar News: Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Yadgir: The Information Department has organized the Seven-day Siddi Damami and Pugadi dance performances in the district undar the tribal programme.

Rangampet Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Suresh Sajjan Inaugurating Tribal Artists Cultural programme at Rangampet in Surpur taluk on Tuesday evening.

He opined that the folk art forms have been vanishing due to lack of encouragement to the artists. The folk was the base for all art forms and the folk forms should be promoted, the said.

Kannada Sahitya Parishat member Nagappa Thevedi, Manikappa Boda, Information Department Deputy Director G.Chandrakanth and others were present on the occasion.

Girish Siddi and troupe from Devarakallahalli in Yallapur taluk of Uttara Kannada district performed the Damami and Pugadi dances of the tribal community.

 

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PU exam: 2 debarred

Kakalwar News: Wednesday, 21 March 2012

 

Yadgir: Two students were debarred for malpractice during the second year Pre-University examinations, which began in the district on Wednesday.

Examinations were held in Sociology subject on the fourth day. One candidate of government PU College Shahapur and one candidate of government PU College Bhimarayangudi centers were among the debarred, informed PU education Deputy Director B.R.Shivakumar in a press release.

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10,625 students to appear for SSLC exam

Kakalwar News: Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Yadgir: Deputy Commissioner Gurneet Tej Menon directed the officials of Public Instruction Department to take proper measures to ensure that SSLC examination will he held smoothly at the 37 examination centers across the district scheduled to begin from April 2.

Presiding over the SSLC examination preparatory meeting held in the meeting hall of Deputy Commissioner’s office in the city on Wednesday, she said, as many as 10,625 students will appear for the SSLC examination in the district. The seating arrangements and drinking water should be made available for each student without fail.

Of the 37 examination centers, 11 have been considered as sensitive centers. Police security has been beefed up at the sensitive examination centers.

Besides, prohibitory orders have been issued around the examination centers at the distance of 200-meter region. Internet center and photocopy centers should be closed down during the examination day. Student shouldn’t carry mobile, calculator etc inside the examination hall, she added.

Furnishing details about the examination centers in the district, Of the 37 examination centers, 15 are in Yadgir Taluk, 11 in Shahapur Taluk and 11 in Surpur Taluk.

Deputy Director of Public Instruction Department Basanna Mahanthgouda and All taluk Block Education Officers were present in the meet.

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22 Child labourers rescued in Shahapur

Photo - Rescued 22 Child labourers at Shahapur Town in Yadgir District on Tuesday Evening.  

Kakalwar News: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 [5:00 PM]

Yadgir: Child labour eradication officials conducted lightning raids on the hotels, grocery shops and wine shops at Shahapur town and rescued 22 child labourers found working in the shops.

Shahapur Tasildar M.Rachappa, Block Education officer Rayappareddy, Labour office Ravindra and CDPO Muniraju led team issued notices to the shop owners who employed the child labourers. The officials registered a case against the shop owner under the Child Labout Act.

Meanwhile, the parents who also arrived at the raid spot appealed to the officials to release their children. They said that they fail even to earn daily bread when all the members of the family work everyday.

The government too had not provided any facility so far. Therefore the children should be let free, they urged. However, the officials went ahead as per the rule, the villagers said.

 

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One Killed, 4 injured in accident

Kakalwar News: Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Yadgir: One person was killed and four others were injured when a tractor by a former went out of control near Hunsigi in Surpur taluk on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Hanumathraya (25) resident of Hunasigi village. The injured 4 persons are being admitted to a government hospital in Hunasigi.

Hunasigi Police have registered a case in this regard.

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Clod Drinking Water Counter open

Kakalwar News: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 [12:30PM]

Inaugurating : Zilla Panchayat, Standing committee, chairperson, Devraj Nayak, Inaugurating a Clod Drinking Water Counter near railway station road in Yadgir on Tuesday, Voluntarily jointly organized by Hindu Yuvajana Seva Samithi and Vinayak Seva Samiti.

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Only education can end child labour

Zilla Panchayat Health and Education Standing Committee, Chairman Hanumegouda Markal inaugurating the Child Labour Residential School at Kanapur village in Shahapur taluk on Tuesday.

Kakalwar News: Tuesday, 20 March 2012 [12:30 PM]

Yadgir: Zilla Panchayat Health and Education standing committee, Chairman Hanumegouda Markal, on Tuesday said that universalisation of education of the only powerful tool, which can eradicate child labour.

Speaking after inaugurating a Child labour residential School at Kanapur village in Shahapur taluk on Tuesday, Markal said nobody had the right to deprive children of their fundamental rights.

He said economic deprivation should not be the reason for denial of children’s rights. Reasons such as family poverty do not give parents the right to send children to work. No parent has the right to use his/her children for earning a livelihood when they should be studying in school like others, he said.

Hanumegouda Markal said it was also important that the Government provide a proper environment for children to discover their potential. Government agencies should ensure that every child is enrolled in school.

“Educational empowerment of children will end child labour. I am totally opposed to the employment of children in any work, whether hazardous or otherwise”, he said.

Quoting Swami vivekananda’s celebrated statement that every soul was divine, the Markal said every child had the potential for excellence and should be given the opportunity to achieve it.

Labour Department Project Director Raguveer Singh, Labour Inspector M.Ravindra, Prakuti Grameena Abhivrudhi Samsthe President Basavaraj Rathod Rathod, Grama Panchayat President Mallamma Rangappa and others were present on the occasion.

 

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