The APFA is working on the programme, targeting to start it in December, and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan would launch it in the state, Tedir said. All India Football Federation (AIFF) Treasurer Kipa Ajay said Arunachal Pradesh will be the first state in the country to have such a programme.
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Assam to build 2,000 anganwadi centres for Rs 500 croreThe Assam Cabinet approved Rs 500 crore to construct 2,000 new Anganwadi centres across the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. According to the cabinet decisions shared on Sarma’s official Twitter handle, the Anganwadi centres will be constructed in rural areas in order to improve child care services.
The cost of each centre will be Rs 25 lakh and the total cost of all the centres will be Rs 500 crore.
To boost the handloom sector, administrative approval was granted to set up the College of Sericulture at Titabar in Jorhat at an expenditure of Rs 22.41 crore
Odisha has potential to be a coastal shipping hub
A two-day Summit on Prime Minister Gati-Shakti Multimodal Maritime was inaugurated here on Tuesday under the joint aegis of the Paradip Port Authority and the State and Central Governments.
Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra said, Odisha is a maritime State and has strategic locations for coastal shipping. Our coastal line is quite suitable for development of deep . Odisha is supplying thermal coal, iron Ore and manganese to a large number of States in India. The Growth rate will be faster in coming years. The PM Gati-Shakti will accelerate the growth of coastal shipping.
Mahapatra said Odisha would soon become one of the biggest hubs in coastal shipping of Minerals and finished products.
Govt enhancing livelihood of tribal communities: Minister
Minister for adi dravidar and tribal welfareN Kayalvizhi Selvarajinaugurated a two-day national seminar on of Tribal Communities: Issues and Challenges at the Research Centre for Tribal Culture in Ooty.
Of the 36 tribal communities inTamil Nadu, Toda, Kota, Kurumba, Irula, Paniya and Kattunayakan are on verge of degeneration, the minister said. The government is taking all possible efforts to enhance the livelihood of tribal communities.
Tribal communities comprise only 1.1% of the total Population of the state. Their Literacy rate stands at 54.5%, while the states literacy rate is 81%. Thanks to the governments special focus on 320 government tribal residential schools and eight Ekalaiva model schools last year, 4,000 more tribal students joined government tribal schools this academic year, compared to last year, she said.
The government allocated 45.79 crore to develop infrastructures in government tribal schools and sanctioned 50.5 crore towards scholarships that benefitted 35,953 tribal students in the last academic year,Kayalvizhisaid.
Earlier, Kayalvizhi inaugurated the information centre and photo exhibition organised at a cost of 21 lakh at the Tribal Research Centre in Muthorai Palada near Ooty.
Only 35% of 22 lakh anti-rabies doses given to dogs in 6 years
Animal husbandry department (AHD) spent over Rs 1.5 crore in six years to purchase around 22 lakh doses of anti-rabies vaccine for dogs and only 35% of the doses were administered, showed figures obtained through RTI.
Going by AHD data, the expenditure for the purchase of anti-rabies vaccine increased by 74% in six years and in the same period, the administration of vaccine dropped from 4.19 lakh doses in 2016 to 60,077 doses in 2021, a dip of 85%.
While officials cite glitches in data collection to justify low vaccine utilization, district-wise data show that some districts recorded abysmal doses in certain years. In 2019, only 10 doses were administered in dogs in Kozhikode. In 2020, the number was 51 for Wayanad. Thrissur, which recorded 39,050 doses in 2016 recorded just 249 doses in 2019. All districts saw a uniform dip in the doses administered in dogs.
Lack of manpower and adequate Resources and an overburdened workforce were cited as reasons for the low utilization of anti-rabies vaccine in dogs. Often a vet is burdened with duties related to two-three panchayats and he/she must take care of many other tasks as well, said officials.
Karnataka: Inscription pushes back sword’s history by 500 years
The gauntlet sword, known as the IndianPattasword, is popularly associated with the Maratha warriors of the 17th and 18th centuries. But a new KannadaVeeragallu(hero-stone) inscription from the 12th century pushes back the antiquity of this weapon by about 500 years. The Veeragallu has an image of two warriors on horseback, both wielding what are clearly the Patta swords.
The Patta sword is basically a double-edged sword which has a gauntlet built into it. This protects the hand and arm of the person wielding it. This weapon is popularly depicted in Maratha and Rajput images of the 17th and 18th centuries, so much so that it is believed to have been invented during this period.
Integrate policing systems to firewall cyber crooks, net ’em
India recorded a five-fold increase in cyber crimes between 2018 and 2021. This year too has seen a sharp rise in cases of phishing, financial fraud, mail spam and ransomware attacks. Social engineering crimes, which form a major chunk of cyber crime, are the unfortunate fallout of the digitisation of all financial Services in the country.
The easy availability of SIM cards with fake documents, helps fraudsters use impersonated and anonymous credentials for fraud. Lack of effective physical verification and the large number of syndicates selling SIM cards, databases of citizens, mobile numbers, emails, credit and debit cards and shopping HISTORY landing in their lap are some crucial factors aiding fraudsters.
In , theTelangana Cyber Crime Coordination Centre(T4C), established in 2021, has a 24×7 call centre to help victims of cyber fraud and coordinate with district Police in the registration, investigation and detection of cyber crime cases. T4C has been successful in preventing almost 30 crore of public Money from being lost to cyber fraudsters.
Andhra Pradesh: Transgender protection cell inaugurated at police headquarters
P CID Additional DGP PVSunil Kumarinaugurated a state-level transgender protection cell in AP Police headquarters in Mangalagiri, as per the orders of DGP KV Rajendranath Reddy.
Similarly, in 2020, the Transgender Protection Rules were made by theSupreme Courtin the case of the National Legal Services Authority v/s Union of India. “The central and state governments have been told to provide reservations in Education and jobs for transgenders. The protection cell will be functioning under the district magistrate in every district to ensure that transgenders are respected,” he said.
Further, he said that orders have been given to the local police authorities in every district to conduct awareness programmes on transgenders.
Prakash Reddy, director of the department for welfare of differently-abled senior citizens and transgenders who attended the programme said that only 3,800 transgenders have the right to vote in the state, but according to the Population survey, there are 28,000 transgenders and they get 3,000 as pension every month. “Housetitles will also be given and they will also be given opportunities in student job opportunities,” Sunil Kumar added.
Centre will decide on name for new Mopa airport: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
CMPramod Sawant said that the decision to name the new greenfield international airport atMopawill be taken by the Union Government. The has not proposed any name for the new facility, he said. The comment comes amid demands to name the new airport after political personalities from Goa. The CM said naming airpots is the prerogative of the Union civil aviation ministry.
Amidst demands to name the new greenfield international airport at Mopa after political personalities from Goa, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that the decision to name the new airport will be taken by the Union government.
Sawant said that 100 landing and take-off slots have been sought by domestic airline operators from December. International flights will commence from January, beginning with Oman Air, and more are likely to follow in the coming months.
Haryana Govt working on 3R- Reduce, Recycle and Reuse principle for water management, says CM
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the is working on the 3R- Reduce, Recycle and Reuse principle for water management.
Positive steps are being taken in the direction of water conservation by formulating a Policy for Treated Waste Water. State Governments Investment-friendly policies have made Haryana the first choice for foreign investors, said Khattar after inaugurating the Daiki Axis factory in village Devli at Palwal district.
Khattar said that a pleasant and safe Environment is being provided in the state and this is the reason that today Haryana is becoming the first choice of foreign investors. He said that the newly inaugurated plant, which has been set up with an investment of Rs. 200 crores, would prove to be an important step in the development of the region besides becoming a partner in the direction of water conservation.
The Chief Minister informed that in the coming 5 years, this prestigious company will invest about Rs. 800 crores by providing EMPLOYMENT to about 4000 people. Haryana is at the top in Ease of Doing Business and this is the reason that today 28 percent of Japanese companies are becoming investors in Haryana, added Khattar. He said, Through new technology, we are working to reuse treated water. So far 200 STPs have been set up in Haryana and about 700 cusecs of water is being reused from them.