MONTH THAT WAS
Karnataka bans use of cell phone by teachers
Bangalore: To instill discipline among teachers, the Karnataka Government has decided to ban use of cell phones by them during classes in all government and aided primary and high schools and junior colleges in the state. A similar ban already exists in the case of students in these institutions. The decision has been taken after students complained of cell phone misuse in classes by teachers, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri said here. Kageri, who toured several districts in the recent past, said a circular would be issued to all schools and colleges to prohibit use of cell phones by teachers. Only head masters and college principals would be allowed to use it for administrative purposes. Nearly three lakh government teachers and lecturers are serving in over 40,000 government and aided schools and junior colleges in the state.
Bangalore: To instill discipline among teachers, the Karnataka Government has decided to ban use of cell phones by them during classes in all government and aided primary and high schools and junior colleges in the state. A similar ban already exists in the case of students in these institutions. The decision has been taken after students complained of cell phone misuse in classes by teachers, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri said here. Kageri, who toured several districts in the recent past, said a circular would be issued to all schools and colleges to prohibit use of cell phones by teachers. Only head masters and college principals would be allowed to use it for administrative purposes. Nearly three lakh government teachers and lecturers are serving in over 40,000 government and aided schools and junior colleges in the state.
2.1 BN SMS a day
China witnessed an increase of 8.4 per cent in the number of short messages sent by the people in 2009, which amounted to 784.04 billion, or 2.1 billion per day on average.
According to a report by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, subscribers of China Mobile, the country’s leading mobile carrier, sent 86 per cent of these messages.
National census from April
The national census will begin from April this year, registrar general and national census commissioner, Dr C. Chandramauli said. The 2011 census assumes significance as the Union government will provide unique identity cards to citizens based on the information given during this census.
In the first phase between April 15 and June 1, houses will be identified followed by the actual census between February 9 and 28 next year.
The entire process comprising four steps and involving 90 experts, will be carried out under the guidance of 950 master trainers. Since Karnataka has been selected for the UID project on a pilot basis, people in 193 villages in coastal districts will be given ID cards.
Soon after the census, the government will call for objections and after obtaining the feedback from the public, fingerprints of each individual in these villages will be collected.
Zardari spends Rs.1M daily
Islamabad: Pakistan’s cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan has said that President Asif Ali Zardari is spending Rs 1 million daily at the presidency.
"The daily expenditure of Presidency is Rs 1 million. This lavish spending is behind Pakistan’s economic problems," he said.
"When on a foreign visit, every day’s average expenditure of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is estimated at Rs 1.3 million. How can you expect from these rulers to improve the lot of the common man?" Mr. Khan, who heads the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf said.
Dentist refuses to treat boy named Jihad
A German dentist refused to treat a 16-year-old boy because his first name means Jihad, the youth’s father said.
The family in Donaueschingen may ask police to charge the woman with discrimination over the alleged incident, which happened.
The teenager went to the orthodontist to have his dental brace adjusted, but she reportedly said she considered his name a declaration of war on non-Muslims and sent him away. The boy is named Cihad, the spelling in Turkey of jihad, which is a common male forename in Islamic nations.
The orthodontist later told the Schwarzwaelder Boten, a newspaper in southern Germany, that she had later regretted her decision, because "it’s not the boy’s own fault what name his parents gave him".
A German dentist refused to treat a 16-year-old boy because his first name means Jihad, the youth’s father said.
The family in Donaueschingen may ask police to charge the woman with discrimination over the alleged incident, which happened.
The teenager went to the orthodontist to have his dental brace adjusted, but she reportedly said she considered his name a declaration of war on non-Muslims and sent him away. The boy is named Cihad, the spelling in Turkey of jihad, which is a common male forename in Islamic nations.
The orthodontist later told the Schwarzwaelder Boten, a newspaper in southern Germany, that she had later regretted her decision, because "it’s not the boy’s own fault what name his parents gave him".
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