She is one step away from realising her dream

T.V. Sivanandan

Difficulties didn’t deter this aspiring doctor

AGAINST ALL ODDS:Raheema Begum, daughter of Syed Chaush, a small farmer, had found it hard to pay fees for her PU course.

GULBARGA: Raheema Begum who almost discontinued her studies after her SSLC examination as she did not have Rs. 200 to pay as fees in the Government Pre-University College, is now on the verge of joining the medical course.

Hard work and perseverance paid rich dividends to this girl who against all odds is one step away from achieving her dream of becoming a doctor. In the family of two brothers and three sisters and aged parents, Raheema Begum is one bright spot and her father Syed Chaush, who owns one acre agriculture land, finds it difficult to meet both ends by growing vegetables.

Raheema Begum, who scored 68 per cent in the SSLC examination, could have easily got admission into a reputed college, but she did not have the resources to bear the expenses. She joined the Independent Government Pre University College at Jilanabad in Gulbarga. She almost gave up the idea of joining the Pre-University Course as her father could not provide Rs. 200 to pay the annual fee in the government college at that time.

“But for the timely help by one of my friends, I would not have managed to pay the fees of my daughter,” said Mr. Chaush.

Despite absence of teachers in key subjects she passed the PUC with a percentage of 57 and had given up all hopes of entering professional course. The month-long free coaching offered by the North Eastern Teachers Forum in Gulbarga for students appearing in the Common Entrance Test came as a flicker of hope for the girl. Raheema secured rank 3,230 in the medical stream of the CET has ensured that she would get a merit seat under reservation.

President of the North Eastern Teachers Forum M.B. Ambalagi told The Hindu that the forum would make all efforts to pool funds to pay the fees.

Reference Link: http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/30/stories/2010053050830600.htm

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Bio-fuel production from next month

GULBARGA: Production of bio-fuel will begin in the second week of June at the bio-fuel demonstration-cum-production centre established in the land allocated in Gulbarga University and in the demonstration-cum-production centre established in the Karnataka Women’s University in Bijapur. Disclosing this to presspersons, Chairman of the Taskforce on Bio-fuels Y.B. Ramakrishna said on Wednesday that the State Government had sanctioned Rs. 10 lakh for the establishment of the demonstration-cum-production centre in Gulbarga University and the required machinery for extraction of bio-fuel from by-products of identified bio-fuel plants would be supplied by Shimoga-based Malnad Extractions Company.

Reference Link
http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/22/stories/2010052253200300.htm

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The Hindu

Woman power comes to the fore in Gulbarga district

42.03 p.c. of seats in GP have been won by women

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GULBARGA: Women have won more number of seats than those reserved for them in the 215 gram panchayats in Gulbarga district.

According to details of the gram panchayat election results available here on Tuesday, women have won 1,610 of 3,830 seats. Women have won 42.03 per cent of the seats as against the 33 per cent reserved for them.

Of the 235 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates, women have won 214 seats (91.06 per cent). Of the 1,043 seats reserved for Backward Classes ‘A’ category, women have won 434 seats (41.61 per cent).

In case of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates, women have won 395 (25.61 per cent) of the 981 seats.

Women have won only 45 (19.65 per cent) of the 229 seats reserved for Backward Classes ‘B’ category.

Of the 1,342 seats reserved for general category, 520 seats (38.74 per cent) have been won by women.

Although there are 3,833 gram panchayat seats in Gulbarga district, elections were held for only 3,415 seats. As many as 415 candidates were elected unanimously and elections were not held for three seats as no nominations were filed.

According details available here, the results of elections for five seats were decided by a toss of the coin as candidates had secured equal number of votes.

Decided by coin toss

In ward no. 3 of Srinivas Saradagi Gram Panchayat in Gulbarga taluk, both Rajkumar Dhama and Mariappa Bhimsha had secured 336 votes. Mr. Dhama was declared elected by a toss of the coin.

Reference Link
http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/19/stories/2010051954080300.htm

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The Hindu

Weaving magic on stage

Talented:Children staging ‘Kogile Gana’ in Gulbarga on Monday.

GULBARGA, India: A drama staged here by schoolchildren from a remote village was yet another pointer to the fact that if children are encouraged, they can weave magic. The drama ‘Kogile Gana’ was staged at S.M. Pandit Rangamandira here on Monday evening.

The children, mostly from poor Dalit families, are students of the Deshi Kendriya Residential School run by Kalyana Karnataka Samskrutika Parishat at Navadgi (B) village in Gulbarga taluk. The drama they staged is based on the famous book The Nightingale by H. Christian Anderson.

Its import

The drama speaks of how one should respect the freedom of others and how greed will ultimately cause harm. The way in which the children sent the message across in their 50-minute show surprised many. There were no hiccups in dialogue delivery or acting.

Short notice

R.K. Hudgi, president of the Gulbarga chapter of Samudaya, a socio-cultural group, told The Hindu that the 22-member drama team from the school was trained to perform in just 20 days by director Shankarayya Ghanti. “That was enough for them to hone their skills,” he added.

Reference Link
http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/21/stories/2010042150820200.htm

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The Hindu

Chiguru Chinmaya Award for four young achievers

It will be presented to them on March 16

GULBARGA, India: Budding sportsperson Lakshman Hirasingh Naik, seven-year-old classical dancer Shreya R. Jahagirdar, 11-year-old Pooja N. Bhavikatti, who has varied interests in painting and classical dance, and classical singer Rachana P. Hiremath (15) have been selected for the Chiguru Chinmaya Award for 2010 instituted by Dr. P.S. Shankar Pratishthan.

‘Chaitrotsava’

In a statement issued here on Friday, secretary of Dr. P.S. Shankar Pratishthan S.S. Hiremath said that the Chiguru Chinmaya Award would be presented during “Chaitrotsava 2010” on March 16 (Chandramana Ugadi).

The Chiguru Chinmaya Award would be given away by Director of the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Mathoor Krishnamurthy and Director of Vidya Liberation Through Cultural Action Rajashekar Naidu.

Certificate

The Chiguru Chinmaya Award comprises Rs. 1,111, a certificate and a shawl.

Shreya and Pooja will perform at the presentation ceremony. Rachana Hiremath would render Vachanas and classical songs.

Honour

He said that Urdu writer and former Chairman of the Karnataka Urdu Academy Mohammad Andalib, Janapada Academy Award winner A.K. Rameshwar, classical singer Malashree Kanavi and Kumar Kanavi would be honoured.

Reference Link

http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/13/stories/2010031360730200.htm

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The Hindu

A long journey to success

Sunanda Rajaram Aihole

GULBARGA, India: It has been a long journey for 28-year-old Sunanda Rajaram Aihole, Gulbarga Mayor, who till recently worked in a tea stall owned by her husband, Rajaram.

Ms. Aihole is a matriculate and mother of five.

She was the only woman councillor of the Bharatiya Janata Party who was eligible to contest for the post of Mayor, which was reserved for a Scheduled Caste (woman) candidate. The division in the ranks of the Congress, which was in a majority in the corporation, came as a blessing in disguise for Ms. Aihole.

“I did not even dream of becoming Mayor after I was elected from ward no. 49. I owe my success to party leaders such as Chandrasekhar Patil Revoor who gave me ticket to contest the polls,” she said after her election.

Speaking to The Hindu, Ms. Aihole, who lives in Indira Nagar slum here, said she would continue to live there and help her husband. “The posts of Mayor or councillor are not permanent. I will not forsake this small business, which has been the main source of our income for the past so many years,” she added. Syed Sajjad Ali Inamdar, who is now Deputy Mayor, was elected to the corporation from ward no. 20 as an independent. He is a Congress rebel. Ward no. 20 was earlier represented by his wife, Noorjahan. He was a head constable before contesting the elections to the Gulbarga City Corporation. Mr. Inamdar is an Arts graduate and worked in different police stations in Gulbarga district and the District Crime Branch before opting for voluntary retirement.

Reference Link
http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/10/stories/2010031052820300.htm

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The Hindu