Govt First Grade Colleges in Karnataka to be De-Bonded desktop computers
Bengaluru, Feb 26: The government first-grade colleges in Karnataka will be provided with 12,500 De-Bonded desktop computers as part of the Help Educate, a public- private initiative taken up by the Department of Collegiate and Technical Education (DCTE), officials said.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Friday by the DCTE, Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd and the Rotary Club, the office of Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan, who holds the Higher Education portfolio, said.
The initiative has the prime objective of facilitating the learning of students of Government First Grade Colleges and making a difference in the learning of students, most of whom hail from a socio-economically marginalised background, it said.
Under the Help Educate initiative, the DCTE has been partnering with MNCs and philanthropists to educate and train students for employment, train professors in modern methodology through faculty development programmes and digital teaching.
It would also equip government colleges with digital assets to adopt digital learning which is both a recent trend and also an inviolable necessity of times.
As part of the initiative, Cognizant has volunteered to provide 12,500 de-bonded Desktop Computers which would be distributed among the colleges to establish computer Labs for the use of students, the release said.
The Rotary Club, Bangalore has offered to install Windows OS and Office 365 and transport and install these Desktops to respective destinations, it said.
ಉನ್ನತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಇಲಾಖೆ ವತಿಯಿಂದ @Cognizant ಹಾಗೂ @rotary_india ಸಹಭಾಗಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ 'Help Educate' ಎಂಬ ಉಪಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಕಾರ್ಯಗತಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) February 26, 2021
ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಕಲಿಕೆಯ ಈ ಯುಗದಲ್ಲಿ, ಕಾಲೇಜುಗಳ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯ ವೃದ್ಧಿಸಲು ನೆರವಾಗುವಂತೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಪದವಿ ಕಾಲೇಜುಗಳಿಗೆ 12500 De-bonded Computer ಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.
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ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಈ ಮಹತ್ವಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನಕ್ಕೆ ನೆರವಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ @rotary_india, @Cognizant ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಕೃತಜ್ಞತೆಗಳು.
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) February 26, 2021
ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 'ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಅಂತರ'ದ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಉತ್ತಮ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಕೆ ತೊಡಕಾಗದಿರಲಿ ಎಂಬುದು ಈ ಉಪಕ್ರಮದ ಸದುದ್ದೇಶವಾಗಿದೆ.@CMofKarnataka @KarnatakaVarthe
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Two held for 'firing' at BJP leader's house in Bengal
Kolkata (PTI): A day before the counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly elections, two persons were arrested on Sunday for allegedly being involved in a firing incident outside the residence of a BJP leader in North 24 Parganas district, police said.
BJP leader Kundan Singh lodged a police complaint, alleging that a few gunmen fired at his house in the Noapara constituency around Saturday midnight.
Based on the CCTV footage, the two accused were apprehended, a senior officer said.
BJP's Noapara candidate Arjun Singh, in a post on social media, claimed that around 12.05 am, two armed miscreants arrived on a motorcycle at the residence of Kundan Singh, a BJP functionary and secretary of the Barrackpore organisational district, with an "intent to kill him".
According to the BJP leader, the accused are residents of Garulia and are known criminals.
Their names as offenders had been submitted to the Election Commission, he said.
The police officer did not specify whether the two arrested persons were the same individuals named by Arjun Singh.
According to the complaint, one round of firing took place outside Kundan Singh's house, triggering panic in the area.
The BJP candidate also questioned the role of the police, claiming that one of the accused had been detained by the police on the polling day but was later released in the evening.
The Noapara assembly seat went to the polls on April 29.
Several BJP leaders alleged that attempts were being made to create an atmosphere of fear ahead of the counting and weaken the organisation of the opposition parties.
The counting of votes will take place on May 4. Polling for the West Bengal assembly elections was held on April 23 and April 29.
The BJP urged the Election Commission to intervene immediately to ensure peaceful counting.
TMC candidate Somnath Shyam rubbished Arjun Singh’s allegation, claiming that the BJP nominee had orchestrated the firing incident to divert attention from imminent defeat.
“Arjun Singh knows all the gangsters in the Barrackpore belt. Everyone knows about his links with the underworld. Let the police investigate the incident,” Shyam said.
