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Sangh Samachar
One school in every Vanvasi village by 2011
Vanbandhu Parishad, a prominent organisation working for the upliftment of Vanvasis across the country, has decided to set up at least one school or Gurukul in every Vanvasi village of the country by the year 2011. According to the scheme, the Parishad is going to set up Ekal Vidyalayas in 30,000 Vanvasi villages by the year 2007. Giving details of the Parishad's activities, Smt. Manju Shrivastava, organising secretary, said the Parishad started working for Vanvasis in 1981 and today it has Ekal Vidyalayas in 17,000 Vanvasi villages and health centres in 4000 villages.
FOC
Dr Hedgewar circle in Mysore
With a unanimous resolution, the Mysore Municipal Corporation, named a prominent circle in Kuvempunagar area of the city after RSS founder Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. For this purpose a public function was held on August 7 in the presence of Mayor Smt Bharati, Commissioner Shri Ibrahim and MP Shri Vijayasankeshwar. But a few Harijan youth, instigated by a self-styled intellectual staged a demonstration demanding that the circle be named after Dr B.R. Ambedkar. The youth indulged in vandalism and broke the granite commemorative inscription bearing the name of Dr Hedgewar. The police promptly rounded them up. A youth leader, Purushottam, persuaded the police to let the youth out on bail. After that he sat with them and talked to them. He explained to them who Dr Hedgewar was. When they learnt that Dr Hedgewar was in reality a freedom fighter and a patriot of the highest order, the Harijan youth regreted their actions and decided to "atone for their sin." They managed to put together sufficient money from their own pockets and installed a new granite tablet bearing Dr Hedgewar's name, identical to the one they had damaged.
(VSK, Chennai)
ABVP sweeps SCA polls in HP
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) won most of the seats of Students Central Association (SCA) in Himachal Pradesh University. It won all the seats in Government Degree College in Theog and Rampur. In Swatinagar degree college, three posts went to ABVP. In Dharmashala it made a clear sweep at regional centre of the University and Government Degree College. ABVP's panel was elected at the Government College, Dharmashala. Nitin was elected president, Vishal vice president, Sunnu general secretary and Pankaj as joint secretary. At Kangra's DAV College, Amit and Parvesh Kaundal of ABVP were declared president and vice-president respectively. In Mandi and Bilaspur districts also a majority of seats were won by ABVP. In Vallabh Degree College, ABVP won all the four seats for the third time. It also made a clean sweep in Sundernagar college. The ABVP panel won for the fifth time in Maharaja Laxman Sen Memorial College, Surendranagar. In Kullu degree college, the ABVP won all the four seats.
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Learn Sanskrit through correspondence
Sanskrit Bharati, the prominent organisation dedicated to the promotion of Sanskrit, has provided an opportunity to Sanskrit lovers to learn Sanskrit from their homes itself. It has been conducting correspondence courses for teaching Sanskrit for over 20 years. The entire course is of two years in four stages of learning. Pravesha, Parichaya, Shiksha and Kovida-each of six months duration. The medium of instruction is either Kannada or English. Admission are open once in six months. Minimum age for admission is 16 years. The course has received overwhelming response and has been attracting large number of enthusiasts within as well as outside the country. More than 75,000 people have so far applied to this programme. The new batch will start from October 2005. For application forms and further details send a self-addressed stamped (Rs 5) envelop to: Sanskrit Bharati, Sanskrit Through Correspondence, Aksharam, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, Girinagar, Bangalore-560 085, Ph. 26721052, Fax 26722576
Swami Ramdev to inaugurate Sevika Samiti's Sammelan in Nagpur
Fifteenth Akhil Bharatiya Karyakarta Sammelan of Rashtra Sevika Samiti will be organised in Nagpur from November 6-8. Enumerating details of the Sammelan, Samiti' Vayavastha Pramukh, Chitra Joshi said the Sammelan would be inaugurated by noted Yagasadhak Swami Ramdev. RSS Sarsanghachalak Shri K.S. Sudarshan will also be present on the occasion. About 1000 activists across the country are expected to participate in the Sammelan. She pointed out that the Sammelan would have a detailed discussion on the present scenario of the country. She said Dr Kamini Rao and Smt. Dolma Gairy, Deputy Chairperson of the Tibetan Parliament in exile will be present at the concluding session.
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Opposition to POSCO will continue - SJM
While opposition to the proposed steel plant by POSCO in Orissa continues, the fifth largest steel company has incorporated its Indian subsidiary POSCO-India Private Limited with the Registrar of Companies, Orissa. The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch has declared that it would continue to oppose the MoU as it is heavily loaded against the interests of Orissa. Saying that POSCO would generate funds from Indian market, Shri Bibhu Prasad Naik of SJM said foreign direct investment of Rs 51,000 crore was simply a hoax. Shri Jual Oram, state BJP president has also come out openly against the MoU and has urged the government to reconsider clauses like swapping of iron from Orissa. The Orissa government has signed 37 MoUs with various companies in recent times for processing of mineral wealth including steel making.
By Sanjaya Jena
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