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Primary teachers to take to streets on Feb 26

New Delhi, Feb 23 (UNI) The All India Primary Teachers' Federation (ALPTF) will hold two-day agitation, which includes march to Parliament, here from February 26 to press for its demands.

ALPTF President Ram Pal Singh said the agitation is being organised to draw the attention of the Government towards certain ''unjust'' provisions of the Model Right to Education Bill and their other demands.

''These unjust provisions in the Bill need to be amended... The bill if passed will lead to total collapse of the administration of education through out the country,'' he added.

He claimed that the Government had forced the teachers to take to streets as it had completely ignored their demands.

Mr Singh said School Based Management Committee and School Based Cadre are the two provisions of the Bill which must be changed.

He said more than 50,000 teachers are expected to join the agitation which will commence at the Ram Lila MAidan UNI

LIC Branch Manager sentenced for two years RI

Visakhapatnam, Mar 1 (UNI) A Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) Branch Manger was sentenced to undergo two years rigorous imprisonment for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 in connection with payment of a death claim here. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Superintendent of Police Sai Manohar in a release said, the prosecution charged W Giridhar for demanding the money as illegal gratification from the complainant G Ramakrishna on October 31, 2001 for settling the death claim of his son......

House Committee Chairman demands filing cases against officials

Bangalore, Mar 1 (UNI) The House Committee, formed by the Karnataka government to look into illegal encroachment of government land in and around the City, today demanded filing of criminal cases against 174 officials of the Revenue Department for being 'hand in glove' with the land grabbers. Talking to newsmen here, Committee Chairman A T Ramaswamy said that it was understood that 469 cases were booked against these officials involved in land grabbing cases. This included Deputy Tahsildars, Revenue Inspectors.....

HC allows fishermen Sangam's appeal

Chennai, Mar 1 (UNI) The Madras High Court today allowed an appeal against the ruling of a single judge, dismissing a petition challenging an order to collect penalty from 77 fishermen and if the same was not paid, they shall not be issued permit for fishing allegedly beyond the International Boundary Line (IBL). A division bench comprising Justices P Sathasivam and N Paul Vasanthakumar, which allowed the appeal filed by Rameswaram Port Visai Padagu (mechanised boat) Meenavar Sangam, however, made it.....
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