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Youth commits suicide
Bidar
Dec. 11.
A second year Pre-university student committed suicide at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Narayanpur in Basavakalyan taluk on Friday. Police said that Ashok Kashinath Keroor (17) was <129>disillusioned with life. He had secured 95 per cent marks in the 10th standard <129>examination and spent five years at the residential school.
His classmates and teachers said he was a quiet person and spent most of his time reading books. The police found a note in his bag that said he was "bored and sick of life." He had also written the sentence 25 times in his diary, the police said.
His roommates, who <129>returned from breakfast at around 9 a.m., found him hanging from thefan.
Funds sought for work on railway line
Bangalore
Dec. 11.
The secretary-general of the Janata Dal (United), M.P. Nadagouda, has urged the State Government to immediately release the funds for the conversion of the Gadag-Bijapur metre gauge line to broadgauge. Work on this stretch of the railway line linking Hubli with Sholapur has come to a stop since the Government has not released Rs. 61 crores which it had promised the Railways. The Railways and the State Government have undertaken this project on a 50:50 equity participation basis and the work is slated to be completed next year. Dr. Nadagouda said the people of several north Karnataka districts were affected since the railway link had been disrupted and the roads were also in a state of disrepair. Further the Rs. 638-crore relief package announced by the previous Government for the development of the old and new Bagalkot towns was still to be implemented. He also demanded reduction in sales tax on petroleum products and said petrol and diesel were costlier in the State owing to the nearly 25 per cent sales tax. The Centre had recently written to the State Governments to reduce the sales tax on petroleum products but Karnataka had not considered the suggestion. The State Government should also lift the ban on the recruitment of schoolteachers. Dr. Nadagouda said the first meeting of the new office-bearers of the State unit of the JD(U) will be held here on Tuesday. The meeting will discuss the prevailing political situation in the State, ways of strengthening the party base, launching a membership drive and also a fund collection campaign.
Rs. 60 crores for sericulture
DAVANGERE
DEC. 11.
An amount of Rs. 60 crores has been earmarked for the State in the coming year for sericulture promotion, said the Director of the Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, S.B. Dandin, here today. In an informal chat with presspersons, Dr. Dandin, who was here to inaugurate a seminar on sericulture, said Rs. 39 crores was sanctioned to the State the previous year, which had been enhanced to Rs. 60 crores. The State Government had to provide a matching grant, he said. To a question, he said the country's requirement of silk is 25,000 tonnes, whereas the production is around 15,000 tonnes. There is a shortage of 10,000 tonnes, which is being met through imports from China. In order to meet the domestic demand for silk, the Government is encouraging production with subsidies, imparting technical know-how to farmers and so on. Dr. Dandin said a large quantity of Chinese silk is being imported illegally from countries such as Nepal and Bangladesh at a comparatively lower price. This is driving down the demand for Indian silk. The Union Government is taking measures to curb this illegal import of silk from neighbouring countries, Dr. Dandin said.
Meet on water shortage soon
KOLAR
DEC. 11.
A meeting of all legislators, MPs and top bureaucrats would be convened soon to discuss the drinking water problem in Kolar district, the Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, said here today. He was speaking at a programme organised to distribute tricycles and other aids to disabled persons from the district. The Chief Minister said the State Government was aware of the problems faced by the people of Kolar, and if any solutions were arrived at in the meeting the same would be implemented with assistance from the Housing and Urban Development Corporation. The Chief Minister said since Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi had offered to help take up drinking water projects in Kolar district, a delegation would soon be sent to Puttaparthi to meet Sai Baba and seek his assistance.
Seminar on organic farming
Bangalore
Dec. 11.
The International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture is organising a national seminar on "Organic products — from the field to the consumer" here on Monday and Tuesday. It will focus on the steps needed to ensure that organic produce reaches the people. The seminar will highlight the policies and schemes required to support the organic agricultural sector in the country. The seminar will be addressed by eminent personalities from India and abroad. The Chairman of APEDA, K.S. Money, will inaugurate the seminar and speak on how the Union Government can support organic agriculture. Other speakers include the Chairman of the Spices Board, C.J. Jose; the former Union Agriculture Minister, Sompal; and Samuel Moser from FiBL, Switzerland.
Support for Jayakar Jerome
Bangalore
Dec. 11.
People from various walks of life, under the leadership of B.G. Koshy of Bangalore Citizens' Forum, today submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, urging the State Government to stop what they called the harassment of the former Commissioner of the Bangalore Development Authority, Jayakar Jerome. They said Mr. Jerome should be treated with the dignity and respect that is due not just to him but also any government officer. "As citizens of Bangalore we are not only concerned but also extremely apprehensive and would like to see transparency in this entire episode." They said they extended full support to Mr. Jerome and were of the view that there was nothing wrong in him seeking the permission of the State Government to prosecute the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, who had levelled allegations against him. Instead of appreciating the courage of the officer, he was being threatened and intimidated, they alleged. Till today, the Department for Minorities Welfare to which Mr. Jerome was posted has not been constituted. It should be remembered that it was Mr. Jerome who transformed the Bangalore Development Authority into one of the most efficient government institutions, they added.
Temple take-over opposed
Udupi
Dec. 11.
The noted scholar and litterateur Vidyavachaspati Bannanje Govindacharya has opposed any move to take over Sri Krishna Temple. He was speaking at a meeting of Sri Krishna Mukhyaprana Bhakta Vrinda to chalk out the `Maha Bhajan' programme on December 17 to oppose the take-over of the temple and to support the construction of `Kanaka Gopura,' here today. Mr. Govindacharya said Udupi was the place that accorded the highest respect to Kanakadasa. The people of Udupi were the first to recognise Kanakadasa as an avatar of God. Kanakadasa was a universal man who could not be limited to any caste or community. Everybody should support the construction of the `Kanaka Gopura.' The take-over of the Sri Krishna Temple would render it into a "drama company." The Government should stick to its primary job of administering the State, he said. Vishwapriya Tirtha Swamiji of Paryaya Admar Math said devotees should participate in the `Maha Bhajan' programme by making use of the `talas' as was done by Kanakadasa. Intellectuals who criticised the offering of a diamond vest, a gold chariot and a silver chariot to Lord Krishna as a dead investment were not averse to approaching the Lord when they were in trouble. Little did they realise that the proceeds from the chariot and diamond vest `sevas' were being used for running the `Chinnara Santharpane' midday meal schemes for students of aided schools and other social purposes, the swamiji said. Janardhan Kanchan, secretary of Malpe Fishermen's Association, welcomed the gathering. Dayananda Suvarna proposed a vote of thanks. K. Raghupati Bhat, MLA; Shivappa Kanchan, president of Malpe Fishermen's Association; U.P. Upadhyaya of Sidha Samadhi Yoga; Bhuvanendra Kediyoor, convener of the Vrinda; Raghavendra Acharya of the VHP; Arvind Holla, Manohar Shetty and Gopal Kundar were present.
Youth commits
suicide
Bidar
Dec. 11.
A second year Pre-university student committed suicide at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Narayanpur in Basavakalyan taluk on Friday.
Police said that Ashok Kashinath Keroor (17) was disillusioned with life. He had secured 95 per cent marks in the 10th standard examinaion and spent five years at the residential school.
His classmates and teachers said he was a quiet person and spent most of his time reading books. The police found a note in his bag that said he was "bored and sick of life." He had also written the sentence 25 times in his diary, the police said.
His roommates, who returned from breakfast at around 9 a.m., found him hanging from the fan. His parents, originally from Sikandrabad Wadi, reside in Basavakalyan.
The Basavakalyan sub-inspector of police, Gopalkrishna, visited the spot and registered a case.
Man dies
in accident
Bidar
Dec. 11.
An office-bearer of the taluk unit of the Congress was killed in an accident on the Mumbai-Hyderabad National Highway in Basavakalyan taluk on Friday.
Ashok Patil Mirkal (42) lost control of his motorcycle and rammed into a tipper lorry on the bridge on Tripuranta Lake, the police said.
He died in a private hospital in Solapur.
A case has been registered at the Basavakalyan Traffic Police Station.
Suggestions invited
MANGALORE
DEC. 11.
The Karnataka Samskrutha Kriya Vedike has urged general public in Mangalore and Dakshina Kannada district to send suggestions pertaining to the betterment of the city and the district.
Addressing presspersons here on Saturday, the president of the vedike, Nagesh Salian, said that the suggestions should be sent separately to the official concerned.
A district-level cultural festival will be organised at Town Hall on Jan 1, 2005, Mr. Salian said. People may post their suggestions to the vedike, P.O. Box 736, Kodialbail Post Office, Mangalore - 575003, before December 25.
Health check-up
MYSORE
Dec. 11.
A general health check-up camp has been organised at Bharath Diagnostic Centre, Irwin Road, Mysore, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on December 14.
Those having headache, fever, pain in the abdomen, sore throat, ulcer, swelling and lumps may make use of this opportunity.
Details may be had on 2563007/5265260.
ENT quiz
MANGALORE
DEC. 11.
Manasa and Hariprasad, students of K.S.Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), bagged the individual gold medals and a trophy in the South Zone Inter Medical College ENT Quiz competition conducted by the Dept. of ENT, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, for undergraduate students.
Twenty teams from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka participated in the event.
Ends life
Udupi
Dec. 11.
An unemployed person committed under the Manipal police station limits. According to the Manipal police, Krishnaraya Thakur (48), a resident of 80 Badagabettu village, consumed poison on Friday night. He was reportedly depressed at being unemployed. He was rushed to a private hospital, where he died on Saturday.
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