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Koda's thrust on education in tribal dominated areas

Jamshedpur, May 15 (UNI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has said that the government was determined to elevate the standard of education in the state, particularly in the tribal-dominated areas.

Inaugurating a school for the hearing impaired at Chaibasa in West Singhbhum district yesterday, the Chief Minister said the state was lagging behind on literacy mission but despite many hurdles the Government was aiming to achieve the target of making the state fully literate and necessary steps were being taken in this regard.

Mr Koda announced to open Kolhan University and a medical college in Chaibasa. While opening the proposed University was almost finalised for the medical college, the government was mooting to tie-up with private players, he said.

Mr Koda, who hails from Kolhan, lamented that inspite of being endowed with rich mineral resources, the region was condsidered to be one of the backward areas and the government was laying out plans for an all-round development of the region.

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No consular access to indians in Pak jail: Pranab

New Delhi, Mar 14:  The government today informed the Lok Sabha that at least 92 Indian civilian prisoners in Pakistani jails have yet not been given consular access."Besides 390 fishermen and 149 civilian prisoners and 74 PoWs are still languishing in Pakistani jails," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a written reply.The minister was asked whether the government had any reports of inhuman treatment meted out to Indian prisoners in Paksitan.The minsiter said Indian prisoners released by Pakistan had reported.....
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