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Private engineering colleges in Migrant workers imprisoned
IN BRIEF

Karnataka to hike fee by 10% in Malaysia for illegal stay

The seven men were taken on tourist visas by agents
Second revision in two years; managements had sought a 25% increase
P. Ram Mohan While the seven are now peared soon after and did
Naidu launches irrigation Staff Reporter asked for a 25% hike. “After NIZAMABAD in jail, Kethavath Ravinder not respond to calls. Since
projects in Kurnool Bengaluru negotiations, we agreed on a Seven persons who travelled and four others who stayed then, they had been strand­
In the second hike in two 10% hike. The increase in PF to Malaysia in search of em­ with them were able to ed in Malaysia without jobs
KURNOOL
Andhra Pradesh Chief years, the Karnataka govern­ and DA for employees totals ployment ended up in the evade arrest and returned and money even for daily
Minister N. Chandrababu ment has announced a 10% 22%. Even with this 10% country’s Senawang prison home after their families expenses.
Naidu inaugurated four hike in fee for private engi­ hike, we will have to fund for unauthorised stay on un­ sent money for their tickets.
irrigation schemes — neering colleges from the from our pocket,” he said. lawful visas. One and a half “The five too were cheated Agreed to terms
Vedavathi lift irrigation, academic year 2019­20. Mr. Setty said along with years after their landing in by a person belonging to the The job seekers paid
Gundrevula, Rajolibanda Speaking after a meeting the 40% government quota the country, they were taken district, in whose account ₹60,000 each to the agent,
diversion scheme and with representatives of priv­ seats, private colleges also into custody and remanded money was remitted for tick­ who reportedly told them he
Tungabhadra project low­ ate college associations on ota students, who were pay­ academic year, it reverted it have to factor in the 10% re­ on February 22, according to ets and their expenses,” said was sending them on visit vi­
level canal — at a cost of Saturday, Higher Education ing ₹59,400 and ₹53,460, to 8%. The fee regulatory servation for economically the victims’ kin. Vaskula Posetti, former sar­ sas valid for three months
₹8,107 crore on Saturday. Minister G.T. Deve Gowda would pay ₹65,340 and committee, headed by re­ weaker sections in the gener­ Belonging to Lingi tanda panch of the village. and that they could get jobs
said the government had de­ ₹58,806 respectively for go­ tired judge D.V. Shylendra al category, among others. of erstwhile Muthukunta once they reached Malaysia.
Temperatures across cided to allow a 10% hike in vernment seats. The fee for Kumar, had threatened that The All­India Democratic gram panchayat in Nizama­ Ignorance of visa laws He also made it clear to them
Kerala likely to increase
fees, as against the 25% private seats had been en­ it would file a contempt of Students’ Organisation (AID­ bad mandal, Gaguloth Sar­ According to them, they that in those three months if
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM sought by college manage­ hanced from ₹1,30,680 and court, if the government did SO) has opposed the fee man, K. Ganga, M. Sankar, were received by a company they got work visas they
At least four districts in Kerala
are expected to experience a ments. There would be no ₹1,83,600 to ₹1,43,748 and not cap the hike at 8%, hike, terming it as “anti­stu­ Seshu Rao, Santhose, Bhas­ representative and lodged in could continue the jobs and
rise in temperatures by 8 o change in the fee structure ₹2,01,960 respectively. which was the rate fixed by dent”. kar and Sudhakar and five a house in Senawang Munici­ legally stay on. The semi­lit­
Celsius or more on Monday, for government colleges, he the committee for all profes­ Sithara H.M. district presi­ others had gone to Malaysia pal Council limits. After erate workers agreed to
the Kerala State Disaster said, adding that the fee 8% hike last year sional courses. dent, AIDSO, asked: “If they through one Makkala Sailu three months, their tourist those terms and paid up.
Management Authority has structure was finalised ear­ The last academic year saw a M.K. Panduranga Setty, keep increasing fees in priv­ of the same village on August visas expired but the compa­ “So, the victims’ families
warned. Temperatures across lier as the election code of flip­flop by the government president of the Karnataka ate colleges even for the go­ 5, 2017, for work in Uni ny did not get them work vi­ could not blame the agent
Kerala are likely to increase conduct was expected to be over the fee for engineering Unaided Private Engineering vernment quota seats, Gloves Company at Negeri sas. Mr. Ravi, a Telugu man, and were silent over filing a
by two to four degrees put in place soon. courses. After announcing a Colleges’ Association said where will meritorious, poor Sembilan Industrial Estate in and Sooriyan, who were criminal case against him,”
Celsius in the coming days. With this, government qu­ 10% increase for the 2018­19 college managements had students go.” Senawang city. agents in Malaysia, disap­ said Mr. Posetti.

Intermediate student complains Lecturer forced to apologise for ‘anti­India’ FB post

of chest pain, dies in exam centre Karnataka college teacher had appreciated the statement of Pakistan PM Imran Khan on war

Special Correspondent upon which the college man­ The ABVP members, ho­
He was rushed to hospital but was declared dead on arrival Vijayapura agement reportedly “con­ wever, insisted that the pol­
case
motu
Members of the Akhil Bhara­
vinced” the lecturer to do so.
ice file a suo
tiya Vidyarthi Parishat When the visibly scared lec­ against the lecturer.
Staff Reporter brought dead, police said. nation on Friday, police (ABVP) in Karnataka on Sa­ turer came out, the protes­ ABVP divisional convener
Hyderabad “We suspect that he suf­ said. The boy, hailing from turday allegedly forced a lec­ ters made him kneel and Sachin Kulageri said, “We
A 19­year­old Intermediate fered cardiac arrest. Howev­ Medipally in the city and turer to kneel and apologise apologise with folded hands. are waiting for Mr. Patil to
student (vocational) col­ er, the exact reason will be pursuing first­year BiPC at for posting an “anti­India” They made him give an un­ take action against the lec­
lapsed in the examination known only after the autop­ Sri Chaitanya Junior College message on social media, in dertaking that he would not turer as a few days ago, he
centre and was declared sy reports come,” said the in Hydernagar, hung himself an educational institution do such a thing again. had issued a statement that
brought dead by the doctors investigator. from the ceiling fan in his headed by State Home Minis­ persons giving anti­India
of a private hospital in Se­ Gopi Raj was a student of hostel room. ter M.B. Patil. No suo motu action statements would not be
cunderabad on Saturday. New Government College, A note purportedly writ­ Although the incident Speaking to The Hindu, Su­ spared.”
The Ramgopalpet police YMCA, and was writing the ten by the victim said he re­ took place in the presence of Forced to plead: The lecturer of the BLDE College apologising perintendent of Police Pra­ Condemning the incident,
said Gopi Raj, a resident of board examination at Sri sorted to the extreme step, a police constable and col­ to ABVP members on Saturday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT kash Nikam said that while Bahujan Vidyarthi Parishat
Yellareddyguda in Ameer­ Chaitanya Junior College on fearing failure in the exams. lege authorities, no case was whatever happened was president Srinath Pujari said
pet, complained of chest S.D. Road, Secunderabad. The body was handed over filed. The video showing the bers belonging to the ABVP of Pakistan Prime Minister wrong, he was unable to take it was wrong for the ABVB
pain to his friends and took to the victim’s family. lecturer being forced to apol­ who objected to the post Imran Khan, who had action as there was no com­ members to have taken the
some medicine for relief. Commits suicide (Assistance for people in ogise has gone viral. shared by the lecturer, San­ warned of the destruction plaint from the parties. law into their hands. “If they
He, however, fainted at the In another case, a 16­year­ distress is available on the The campus of P.G. Hala­ deep Wathar. that would be caused by war. “We will take legal action think the lecturer committed
examination centre and was old boy was found hanging Hyderabad-based helpline katti Engineering college, They accused the lecturer The ABVP members de­ against the lecturer and the a crime, let them file a com­
of “treason” by appreciating
run by BLDE Institutions
taken to a private hospital, hours after attending the +914066202000 or on 6666 Download Indian Library App manded that the lecturer ABVP members if com­ plaint. Such moral policing is
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where he was declared first day of the board exami­ 1117.) here, was thronged by mem­ on Facebook the statement come out and apologise, plaints are filed,” he said. unfortunate,” he said.
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Cultural extravaganza Primary schools in Kerala to go high­tech

Project being implemented on budget of ₹292 cr.; 20.86 lakh students to benefit

Staff Reporter 43,422 projectors, speakers,
MALAPPURAM and DSLR cameras, were in­
Nearly 10,000 primary stalled in schools in the first
schools in the State are phase of the high­tech pro­
poised to go high­tech when ject. The KIIFB had sanc­
the new academic year be­ tioned 493.5 crore for the
gins in June. The govern­ project.
ment will install high­tech K. Anvar Sadath, Vice
laboratories in all primary Chairman of KITE, said the
schools in three months. project was being carried
Kerala Infrastructure and out in record time. Mr. Sa­
Technology for Education dath said the high­tech
(KITE) has published the ten­ school project was the lar­
der for the procurement of gest IT tender in the State.
ICT (Information and Com­ The project has mandated a
munications Technology) five­year warranty for lap­
equipment for the proposed top’s battery, power adaptor,
high­tech labs. project bulb and several oth­
According to the Minister er vital parts.
for Education C. Ravin­ A file photo of a smart classroom in Aluva, Kochi. * H. VIBHU “The new tender, too, has
dranth, Kerala will become sought five­year warranty for
the first digital State in edu­ As per the tender, 55,086 IFB). Over 20.86 lakh stu­ all ICT equipment, along
cation in the country, with laptops, as many USB speak­ dents in the State will benefit with the web portal for com­
the completion of the prim­ ers and 23,170 multimedia from the project. plaint redressal, call centre
ary school high­tech lab pro­ projectors will be procured KITE officials said that a facility and insurance cover­
ject. The government turned for primary schools. The tender for 3,348 LED TVs age,” said Mr. Sadath.
to the high­tech laboratory project is being implement­ and 5,644 printers would be He saidas many as 9,941
Festive spirit: Folk artists participating in the Shobha yatra taken out on the inaugural day of Hampi Utsav, also known as Vijaya after completing a project by ed with ₹292 crore from the published in May. More than government and aided prim­
Utsav, at Ballari in Karnataka on Saturday. The festival is all about dance, music, drama, puppet shows, vibrant processions and which 45,000 classrooms Kerala Infrastructure and In­ 3 lakh ICT equipment, in­ ary schools in the State
fireworks. * B.M. SIDDALINGASWAMY were made high­tech. vestment Fund Board (KI­ cluding 59,772 laptops, would go high­tech by June.

Rule on reuse of cooking oil kicks in today Artificial canals in Kerala to fill

gaps in National Waterway
Karnataka officials say a strong ecosystem has to be created before enforcement of the FSSAI directive

Afshan Yasmeen the FSSAI to register these told The Hindu that the di­
Bengaluru aggregators. These challeng­ rective is to ensure that Nod to acquire land along Mahe­Valapattanam stretch
The Food Safety and Stan­ es were discussed at a meet­ reused cooking oil is neither
dards Authority of India’s ing of top officials from the directly used in food prepa­ S. Anil Radhakrishnan of the WCC needs to be Valapattanam rivers for
(FSSAI) recent directive pro­ food authority in Bengaluru ration nor allowed to re­en­ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM linked to the Ancharakandy creating artificial canals,
hibiting Food Business Oper­ on Friday. ter the food chain. “We have Artificial canals will be creat­ river to ensure water con­ sources said.
ators (FBOs), whose con­ done this to set safety stan­ ed in three uncut portions nectivity to the newly com­ Kerala Waterways and In­
sumption of edible oils for ‘Sensitise stakeholders’ dards in the food industry. along the 57­km Mahe­Vala­ missioned Kannur Interna­ frastructure Development
frying is more than 50 litres a Health Commissioner Pankaj But we know that these pattanam stretch of the West tional Airport. Ltd., the Special Purpose
day, from reusing cooking oil Kumar Pandey, who is the changes cannot happen Coast Canal (WCC), the arte­ Vehicle (SPV) set up for the
more than three times may State Food Safety Commis­ overnight,” he said. rial inland waterway of the Airport connectivity timely development of in­
be easier issued than imple­ sioner, said a meeting of all “All FBOs whose con­ State, which is being deve­ Direct waterway connectivi­ land waterways, is on the
mented in Karnataka. stakeholders would be called sumption of edible oil for fry­ loped to the standard of a ty to the three international job. The KWIL has found
Food safety officials, who Watch the oil: A chef stirring vegetables in his workplace. * shortly to discuss these chal­ ing is more than 50 litres dai­ National Waterway. airports — Thiruvananthapu­ that the 26­km uncut por­
admit there are several chal­ ISTOCK.COM/BGTON lenges. “While we are com­ ly will now have to maintain Around 26 km of artificial ram, Cochin and Kannur — is tion of the 57­km Mahe­Vala­
lenges to implementing the mitted to implementing the records, including date, canals are being constructed part of the ₹2,300­crore pro­ pattanam corridor is the big­
directive, which is to come nufacturing units, the main 200 tonnes of RUCO is gener­ directive, we first need to name of oil, quantity of oil to provide waterway con­ ject to make the 633­km gest challenge. Artificial link
into effect from Sunday, said issue is regarding the regis­ ated every month in the create an ecosystem before taken for frying, quantity nectivity in Trippangottur, WCC from Kovalam to Kasa­ canal on a 60­metre­wide
a strong ecosystem has to be tration of such units and em­ State, but there is no data on enforcement. We also need discarded at the end of the Peringalam, Panoor, Mokeri, ragod navigable by May corridor has to be built to
created before enforcement. panelment of aggregators how much of it is being to sensitise the stakeholders day, date and mode of dispo­ Payyannur and Thalassery 2020. connect the Mahe and Vala­
Though Karnataka is the collecting Repurpose Used collected. about the hazards of reusing sal of used cooking oil, and villages, and to link the An­ The government has gi­ pattanam rivers. Thiruva­
first State to have a Bio Ener­ Cooking Oil (RUCO). Without With the Bio Energy Deve­ cooking oil and the need to discarded oil collected by charakandi river to the Vala­ ven administrative sanction nanthapuram, Cochin, and
gy Development Board and empanelment, many aggre­ lopment Board not author­ dispose it of scientifically,” agency authorised by the pattanam river in Kannur to acquire 178.95 acres Kannur airports are being
re­used cooking oil is being gators are finding it difficult ised to register these aggre­ he said. FSSAI or Commissioner of district. spread over the six villages linked to the WCC as part of
collected from big chains of to collect used cooking oil gators, there is a need for a FSSAI chief executive of­ Food Safety of States/UTS,” The developed 26­km and another 246.5 acres bet­ incorporating a multi­modal
restaurants by biodiesel ma­ from hotel chains. Nearly policy decision to empower ficer Pawan Kumar Agarwal he said. Mahe­Valapattanam stretch ween the Ancharakandy and transport system.
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