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Three youths caught red-handed while trying to steal motorbikes | P 3

Vol 17, Issue 1

Thursday, August 31, 2017

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Engineering students to boycott classes tomorrow to protest year back system Barnana H. Sarkar barnana.h@iijnm.org

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ver three and a half lakh students studying under Vesvesvariya Technological Institue (VTU) across the state will call for a Black Flag Protest, on September 1, against the CBCS (Choice Based Credit System), and for the cancellation of the Critical Year Back system. Due to the imposition of CBCS, as mentioned by Mr. Ravinandan, a member of AIDSO, the students are facing a delay in the arrival of their results. Sometimes results appear only five hours before the next exam. Mr. Ravinanadan also said that the university has compiled two semesters in one, as a result of which students have to appear for 16 exams in 50 days. The university has a rule that failing in more than 4 subjects would cause a year-log for the student in concern. However, due to the year back system, that needs a student to appear for supplementary exam, the student has to work for two examinations in a semester.

Students protest outside the VTU in Belagavi. Source:vtulink "A Lot of corruption is going on", said Christan Almeida, the former president of ICYM. He said that students now are com-

pelled to sit for 2 semesters in 4 months. He also said that the reevaluation process which takes place after the examination, de-

lays the publication of results even further. Christan Almeida spoke about the corruption indulged in by a former vice-chan-

cellor who had left the administration with "no money and completely bankrupt." The executive councils conducted a meeting on August 30, 2017 to discuss the issue, as informed by the central working committee member of ABVP, Sunil Kumar. The principals of all colleges were meeting at the main campus in Belgaum on Thusday. The delibareations continued till late in the afternoon. in the evening. They will be given a day's time to make the decision. "We are hopeful that tomorrow we will get fruitful results." said Sunil. The protest has been going on for the past 6-7 months and no action has yet been taken by any authority. VTU SSC member, Shravan Kumar, said that more than 400 crore has been seized by the central government; he said that it was all to be blamed on the irregularities in administration. Regarding the boycott, he said, “Hopefully it will have an impact on VTU administration...if nothing happens we will go for a hunger strike.”

Piling garbage in Shivajinagar raises a stink The trash is also causing people to fall ill Arlene Mathew Arlene.m@iijnm.org

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iling up of garbage in several areas of Shivajinagar results in stench and the littering of wet and dry waste makes it difficult for people to walk on the roads. While much of it is cleared daily, there are a few areas where no cleaning happens. Garbage is seen leaking into partly broken drains. A few lowlying shops are prone to getting flooded with drain water. Afroz Khan, a street vendor, told The Observer that dirty water floods

his shop after showers. ‘‘Waste water enters my shop every time it rains heavily, causing me a lot of inconvenience. We have complained to the BBMP, but they do not seem to care.’’ Nanda Kumar, a regular customer at the Russell Market, noted that the stench and unhygienic conditions are keeping customers away. Some shopkeepers complained that parts of Broadway Road had not been cleaned for weeks. Noushad Pasha, a shopkeeper, said,‘‘This is affecting us. People are getting sick. Just last month, a young child died of dengue.’’ Abdul Ajaz, a fruit vendor, says that he learnt to work with garbage around him. The health inspector at the BBMP office, Venkatesh, said that the BBMP is doing every-

Garbage dumped near Russel Market in front of Golden Chicken Shop, on Broadway Road thing that it can to clean the streets. People of the area are not aware of the hazards of dumping garbage on the roadside. ‘‘It is the duty of the people to segregate

waste, but they are not doing it despite our spreading awareness. The responsibility of keeping the area clean lies with everyone, not just the BBMP.”

Asked why the roads are filthy despite the Palike’s claim that they are cleaned daily, the Assistant Executive Engineer of the Shivajinagar BBMP office, Ansar Pasha, said it has to do with the daily routine of the shopkeepers. ‘‘Many shopkeepers in the area open their shops after 11.30 AM. By this time, the BBMP would have already cleaned up garbage. Hence it will appear that the place is never getting cleaned. Also, the waste that is left behind is mostly soil and debris. We do not collect that.” He also spoke about the difficulty in cleaning up roads after rain. Many areas become inaccessible due to flooding. ‘We are trying our best to clean the place. The people should use common dumping bins. This would make it easier for us to clean them,” he said.


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