Sri Ram, Sreedevi Schools want Mid-day meals: Education Department approves
Bantwal: The Kalladka school’s midday meal issue has now taken a new turn. The Sri Ram School of Kalladka and Punacha’s Shreedevi School have requested the government to provide the midday meal scheme for the present academic year, and the Department of Education has approved it.
Until the last academic year, the Kollur temple funded midday meals to Kalladka and Punacha schools.
However, a letter was written to Siddaramaiah government objecting how the temple, which comes under Muzrai Department, can provide financial assistance for midday meal to only two schools. Following which, the funds given for midday meal by the Kollur temple to both the schools were stopped.
Cancellation of school adoption by the Kollur Temple had led to several protests, with the BJP and Congress locking horns over the issue. While students had held protests in Bantwal, BJP leader and MP Shobha Karandlaje had launched a ‘mane mane bhikshatane’ protest against the government. Shobha had requested women to donate a handful of rice so that children studying in the two schools can have their midday meal. Consequently, the ZP officer had instructed the institution to submit a request to provide midday meal under Akshara Dasoha scheme as Shreeram Vidyakendra is eligible to get it.
However, the management had said that they do not need any aid from the government. “we will provide the midday meal with the help of parents, guardians, and many education lovers,” they had said. But now, the management of schools in Kalladka and Punacha had submitted a request letter seeking inclusion of their schools under the Akshara Dasoha scheme. The request has been approved.
Akshara Dasoha in-charge for Bantwal, Rajalakshmi, said the schools in Kalladka and Punacha had submitted requests to be included in the scheme. “We have started supplying rice to the schools, and other items will also be supplied soon,” she added.
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US Consulate in Dubai reportedly attacked
Dubai: Smoke was seen rising from an area near the United States Consulate in Dubai, according to witness accounts cited by Reuters.
There was no immediate official confirmation on the extent of damage or whether there were any casualties in the incident.
Earlier, the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, was also attacked. Authorities reported damage to the premises, but no casualties were recorded.
The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran continuing to target US interests in the Middle East following deadly attacks launched on Saturday by Israel and the United States.
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