Bangalore

General Secretary State Janata Dal (S) Mrs. Sultana Begum has observed that the political literacy among Muslim women is abysmal.

She called the Muslim women who have concern towards present decay in the politics to get organised and form a body like Karnataka Muslim Muttahida Mahaz to create political awareness among Muslim women and empower them politically.

“There are Muslim women and Muslim Women’s organizations working in the socio-religious field but there is no single organization which is engaged in the political domain” she said.

Karnataka Muslim Muttahida Mahaz an apex body of Muslim organization in Karnataka has chalked out its plan to educate masses for better participation in the ensuing parliament election.

Mr. Masood Abdul Khader, convenor of Mahaz has told to Karnataka Muslims that Mahaz had held a meeting of its executive council on March 2, in which it had planned awareness activities to elect good member of Parliament, who can strengthen democracy, work for the welfare of nation and minimize the communal tendencies in politics.

A complaint has been filed before the High Grounds police against four Wakf Board employees for allegedly misplacing record file bearing No. KBW/REG/6(A)/KLR /99-2000, relating to registration of Waqf Alhaj Abdul Khuddus Saheb foundation in Chickballapur, from the Kitabul Auqaf (Waqf Register) here on February 21.

Many parts of the central Karnataka having good population of Muslims, but many of them lack basic religious education. The ignorance about tenents of Islam gave birth to many fake Ulama and Murshids. This band of Ulama and Murshids exploit ignorant masses in the name of religion and to protect their own interest they sow the seeds of hate. This was explained by the young Alim Moulana Syed Faisal Sadath Sakaf Nizami, a post graduate from Deccan’s oldest and premier Islamic Seminary: Jamia Nizamia Hyderabad, who is also pursuing LLB.

The budgetary allocation for minorities in the current budget hasbeen termed as ‘lollipop’ for minorities by Mr. Akbar Ali, state president Welfare party of India, here recently.

Health Minister, U T Khader, said that the government is planning to conduct a survey to identify people with hearing impairment in the State.

Speaking at the International Ear care day, on March 3, the minister said, “Cochlear implant surgery costs nearly Rs. 12 lakh and is not within the reach of middle class people. It is intended to evolve a policy to assist large number of patients by bringing Cochlear implant surgery under a government health scheme.”

The first ever Peritoneal Dialysis centre in a government hospital, in the State was inaugurated by Mr. U T Khader, minister for Health and Family Welfare at Wenlock District Hospital here on March 2.

The dialysis centre has been established under the pilot project of the State government.

Mr. Khader, speaking to press persons, said that the government has established the centre as per its promise given a couple of months ago. “This is a revolutionary step in health care sector”, he added.

Minority wing of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) organised a convention ahead of the Lok Sabha elections which became a platform for minority community leaders, including elected representatives, to ask for more benefits, here on March 2.

Increase in allocation of funds, 15 per cent reservation in nominations to boards and corporations, fielding Muslims from four Lok Sabha constituencies in the State, two from Christian community and removal of government surety clause for loans up to Rs. 1 lakh were among the demands that were raised at the convention.

‘Science Insight’, a Kerala based reputed company which manufactures science laboratory equipment models conducted a campus interview at Tipu Shaheed Institute of Technology (Polytechnic), recently.

The campus interview was conducted for final year students of diploma of all branches.

Sri. Srikanth Joshi, programme director, Science Insight, speaking on the occasion, gave a brief introduction about the company. He highlighted the various opportunities available for diploma students in the company and their prospective growth.

The Karnataka State Police, Mysore district, has invited online applications for the post of Civil Police Constable (Men & Women). The recruitment is for nearly 145 vacancies ( both men & women ) under the district Commissionerate.

The candidates should not be below 19 years and should not have crossed 25. The age limit, however, has been extended upto 27 for candidates belonging to the SC/ST and Backward Classes. The last date for online generation of application is March 27 before 6pm and the last date for payment of online application fee is March 28.

Private hospitals are expected to resume providing services under Vajpayee Arogya Shree and Yeshasvini schemes in two days’ time.

On Wednesday, members of the Karnataka Private Hospitals’ Forum (KPHF) said that following an assurance from Minister for Health and Family Welfare U K Khader, they would call off the strike and take up again services. Dr Prashanth Kalkod, co-ordinator, KPHF, said that while a written assurance was given by the department with respect to the Yeshasvini scheme, an oral assurance was given regarding the Vajpayee Arogya Shree scheme.

Twenty-one police personnel of different cadres were honoured on the occasion of ‘Knights in Khaki’ for their efficient work and their contributions ranged from helping in efficient traffic control, in busting drug rackets to solving murder cases.

The policemen were felicitated by Bangalore City Police Commissioner Raghavendra H Auradkar and Kannada actor Sharmila Mandre.
P M Ashraf, constable from Central Crime Branch (CCB) unit, Crime Division, was honoured for good performance in technical Call Detail Records (CDR) analysis with a trophy including few gifts.

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her mother’s lover recently in Vyalikaval. The duo nowhere to be found after the girl became pregnant.

They were gone into hiding in Tamil Nadu and the police are looking out for them.
According to police, Namitha, a resident of 2nd Cross, Maruthinagar, Vyalikaval, separated with her husband two years ago. Her husband, a labourer, stays with their son in Vyalikaval.

The next time when you witness a traffic violation, you can shoot a picture and without more ado forward the complaint to the Bangalore traffic police from your smartphone. Not just that, you can also get information on your phone about congested roads.

At the meeting of the Traffic Advisory Committee on Wednesday, many mobile applications with varied functions were launched.

The US Consulate General as part of the United States Agency for International Aid on Tuesday announced two new partnerships in the City so as to make easier to gain access to clean energy. in India .

As part of the collaboration, the USAID has granted $2 lakh to Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO) Foundation, a social enterprise working en route for providing sustainable energy solutions, and to Orb Energy – a clean energy service provider, both based in Bangalore.

On Tuesday, Energy minister D K Shivakumar said that the new solar energy policy would be in place from 2014 to 2020.

Speaking at the national convention of natural resources at the Indian Sustainability Congress, Shivakumar said that the government was making a supreme effort to enhance generation of power from the renewable energy sector.

The Solar Energy Act 2011, a draft of which was approved by the government, would bring down power consumption by 30 to 40 per cent.

Sakaala, the citizen services project, has received ISO 9001 certification for quality service.
On Tuesday, Shalini Rajneesh, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra and Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) Principal Secretary unveiled the certification.

The 20-month-old DPAR initiative added 25 more services to Sakaala, taking the total to 478, out of which, 140 services are provided online.

The Karnataka government Tuesday cleared 18 projects with a combined investment of Rs.13,770 crore to create employment to 44,726 people across the state.

The projects were approved at the 34th state high level clearance committee meeting, attended by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his cabinet colleagues, the chief secretary and other officials.

Of the 18 projects, four projects will be in Kolar district, three in Bangalore Rural, two each in Bellary and Tumkur districts, while one each in Bangalore Urban, Chikkaballapur, Davanagere, Dharwad, Hassan, Koppal and Mandya districts.

An event organised on Saturday gives important pointers on good accounting practices to the people residing in apartments and gated communities to manage their residents’ welfare associations and minimise expenditure.

During the interactive session, residents expressed their grievances about increasing water and maintenance charges and draw attention to that people living outside their apartments that did not pay maintenance charges, whose burden eventually fell on other d inhabitants.

The Rajajinagar police had detained a person for allegedly trying to sell diamonds illegally to a City-based businessman.

According to police, the accused, Vetrivelu, 47year-old, a native of Tamil Nadu, had come to the City on February 25 with diamonds worth Rs four crore in his possession. He was lodging in Shivaal’s hotel in Rajajinagar.
Acting on a tip-off, the police went to the hotel in mufti and on the pretext of buying diamonds nabbed Vetrivelu.

With a view to uplift the socio-economic condition of the Muslim community, the government of India intends to take steps to develop 490,000 Waqf (Islamic endowment) properties. Revenue generated from these properties, all over the country will be utilised.

Mr. Dinesh Amin Mattu, the media advisor to Karnataka chief minister, speaking on the annual award ceremony of Muslim Lekhakara Sangha said that people of backward classes, dalits and Muslims have become puppets in the hands of powerful people in the country, here at Town Hall on February 28.

Mr. Dinesh, former journalist said that the seeds of disharmony between AHINDA (minorities, backward classes and dalits) communities have always been used in order to suppress them.

Bangalore Friday Forum (BFF), a non-profit organization, conducted a talk on “A Karnataka perspective of Sachar Committee Recommendations & the role of advocacy” by Mr. M. A. Basith, member Sachar Committee, here on February 23.

Union Minister for Minority Affairs, K. Rahman Khan, speaking on the occasion claimed that his Ministry was holding periodic review meetings with other Ministries and Departments concerned to monitor the progress in the implementation of the Sachar Committee report.

On Friday, Petrol price was hiked by 60 paise a litre, the second increase this year whereas diesel gets dearer by 50 paise a litre making it the 14th hike since January 2013.

The hikes, effective from Friday midnight, are with the exception of local sales tax or VAT and actual increase will be higher and will differ from city to city.

Petrol price, which was last hiked on January 4, will cost Rs 80.18 from Rs 79.38 in Bangalore. It will be Rs 73.16 a litre from Rs 72.43 at present in Delhi.

Actor and Housing Minister M H Ambareesh will be shifted to Singapore for further treatment early on Saturday, doctors said on Friday.

The actor is stable and his family has decided to take him to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.

He will leave in an air ambulance around 3.30am, as said by a spokesperson of Vikram Hospital where the actor is being treated.