He demands White Paper on irrigation projects in the region
BJP State president Somu Veerraju has demanded the release of a White Paper on irrigation projects in Rayalaseema.
Addressing the media along with party Rajya Sabha member T.G. Venkatesh and State general secretary S. Vishnuvardhan Reddy here on Saturday, Mr. Veerraju alleged that all the Chief Ministers of the State, whether from the Congress, the TDP, or the YSRCP, had concentrated on improving their personal wealth, but showed utter neglect towards developing resources in the region.
He demanded that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy allocate ₹10,000 crore for the irrigation projects in Rayalaseema and complete them in the next three years.
Karnataka to review school text books for offensive references to communities
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Last Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 10:52 PM IST
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“We hope to complete it at the earliest, probably within a month,” Education Minister S Suresh Kumar told ET, after asking the education department to remove references to the Brahmin community in a sixth standard text book.
Karnataka has decided to take up a comprehensive review of school textbooks to see if any chapter contained references offensive to a community or communities after the head of a religious mutt on the Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border flagged its concerns.
“We hope to complete it at the earliest, probably within a month,” Education Minister S Suresh Kumar told ET, after asking the education department to remove references to the Brahmin community in a sixth standard text book.