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Bhoomi project extended to Hobli level

Hubli, Feb 24 (UNI) Functioning of 'Bhoomi' at taluk headquarters in Karnataka has been extended to 400 Hobli headquarters to enable the farmers to computerise their land records at the Hobli itself, State Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar said today.

Talking to newspersons here on the occasion of his completion of one year in office, he said it was proposed to provide the e-governance facility at another 400 Hobli centres in the State and these would be named as 'Nemmadi'.

Mr Shettar said it was also proposed to have city survey set ups in all cities and towns to help reduce and check the encroachment of Government and forest lands. The Government was also considering to increase the number of sub-registrar offices in Bangalore from the present six to 27 and to have Bangalore as one unit.

To a question, the Minister said the Ramaswamy House Committee that went into encroachment of Government land in and around Bangalore had identified 18,000 acres of encroached land.

To another query, he said the Government was seriously considering introduction of online registration of lands that would help reduce corruption.

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Race picks up for J'khand Chief Secretary's chair

Ranchi, Feb 21 (UNI) With several names in the list for coveted Chief Secretry's post as incumbent M K Mandal retires by end of this month, the Madhu Koda-led UPA government in Jharkhand is now looking for options over the team of senior IAS officers on Central deputation. Mr Mandal will retire on February 28. He, however, had sent an application seeking voluntary retirement on February 7 which was still under the government's perusal. Among the names on Central deputation are.....

Lovelorn youth sets himself ablaze

Hubli, Feb 24 (UNI) A lovelorn youth allegedly committed suicide by setting himself ablaze at Betageri town in Gadag district of Karnataka, last evening. Police said Vinod Dhooli (24) took the extreme step when his sister's daughter was married off to his brother. Vinod wanted to marry her, but his parents arranged the marriage of the girl with his brother. He was admitted to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences here, where he succumbed to burns. UNI.....

Need to strengthen Tribal Council in tsunami hit islands

Port Blair, Feb 21 (UNI) Top administration officials in Andaman and Nicobar Islands have stressed the need for strengthening the Tribal Council of the arehipelago. '' This could be done by involving the council in planning and development in the tsunami hit islands,'' Chief Secretary of remote Andaman and Nicobar islands, Mr Shumsher K Sheriff said here today. Addressing a workshop on community participation and project sustainable in Port Blair, the top most official of the remote archipelago, said the.....
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