Govt urged to release pending Rs 271 lakh Kodagu District Swacchatha Andolan help unit has urged the Government to release the pending sum of Rs 271.09 lakh. Project resource officer D D Pemmaiah informed that the implementation of Sampoorna Swacchatha Andolan programmes has been going on effectively and release of pending amount will further help in the implementation of the process.
Work unitedly for specially abled children "Everyone must work unitedly for the welfare and overall development of specially abled children," said Suntikoppa Gram Panchayat President K E Kareem distributing prizes to the winners of the cluster level sports meet organised for the specially abled children at Suntikoppa Government Model Primary School on Thursday by the Department of Public Instruction and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan project.
Scavenging to end by December: SHRC chief The National and State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has decided to end scavenging in the country within December 2007, said Karnataka State Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice S R Nayak.
Ration cards to avail LPG
SP to stage novel rasta roko on Dec 1 The Samajwadi Party district unit will be organising a novel rasta roko at Hampankatta junction at 11 am on December 1, using empty gas cylinders.
Fight corruption to check moral degradation "Corruption is the ugly face of our society that has begun to value money above everything else," according to the former president of the Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishat , Prof M L Narasimhamurthy.
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