
Training programmes postponed
The Hindu
The Social Welfare Department has postponed the inauguration of self-defence training programmes organised for girls in post matriculation hostels managed by the Backward Classes Department in Mangalu
The Social Welfare Department has postponed the inauguration of self-defence training programmes organised for girls in post matriculation hostels managed by the Backward Classes Department in Mangaluru and Udupi on February 7.
The programmes had been scheduled at U.S. Mallya Indoor Stadium in Mangaluru and at Mahatma Gandhi Stadium in Ajjarakadu in Udupi.

The Centre has rejected reports that the definition of the Aravalli hills was changed to permit large-scale mining, citing a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new leases. It said a court-approved framework will bring over 90% of the Aravalli region under protected areas and strengthen safeguards against illegal mining. The clarification follows controversy over the “100-metre” criterion used to define hills across states.












