170 degree holders are begging on streets of cities in Karnataka

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January 13, 2016

Mangaluru, Jan 13: Around 170 people with a degree or above are begging on the streets of major cities in Karnataka, according to the latest Census figures. Of this, 44 have degrees in technical field or master degrees!

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Though this number is miniscule compared to the thousands of beggars counted during the Census in this south Indian state, it showed that highly qualified people were forced out of the comforts of their homes due to various reasons.

Among the 10,682 beggars in Karnataka at least 2,547 are literates. Among the literate beggars 1,446 people have entered high school while 459 people have completed SSLC or PUC. And 23 beggars have completed diploma in technical field.

Prominent Districts  No. of Beggars  Women  Graduates 
 Bengaluru 1363  659   102
Bidar  1135  566 
Kalburgi  828  408 
Belagavi  608  276 
Tumkur  518  213 
 Haveri 464  240 
 Bellary 463  264 
 Vijayapura 441  256 
Mysuru 394  144  12 

 

3,000 qualified beggars in India

The Census figures have revealed that there are around 3.27 lakh beggars in India and among them around 3,000 people are graduates including 410 technical degree holders.

The Census report on “Non-Workers by Main Activity, Educational Level and Sex” released recently showed that there are 2,600 people who have graduation and above other than technical degree who can be categorised as beggars or vagrants in different parts of India. Of this, 745 are women.

Another 410, including 137 women, have technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree.

West Bengal has the highest number of such beggars, 540 with degree and above and another 34 with technical degrees or above.

Maharashtra has the highest number of beggars with degree in technical subjects at 61 followed by Andhra Pradesh with 55. Kerala, the most literate state in the country, has 24 with degree or above and 5 with technical degrees.

None of the north-eastern states, except Assam and Manipur, and Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Chandigarh and Lakshadweep has beggars with technical degree.

On the whole, 78.66 per cent (2.92 lakh) of the beggars were illiterate while 79,415 were literate.

The number beggars with qualification up to matriculation level was 53,963, matriculation and below degree 10,058 and diploma holders 195.

With 75,083, West Bengal has the highest number of beggars, which includes 44,628 women, while UP followed it with 57,038, including 21,093 women.

Andhra Pradesh (26,478), Bihar (25,857), Maharashtra (22,737) and Assam (20,314) are other states that have higher number of beggars.

Beggars have been clubbed under non-workers category, which numbers 72.89 crore. Among the non-workers, students comprise 30.51 crore, those who are engaged in household work are 16.56 crore and 1.37 crore pensioners.

Comments

Suleman
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

It heart breaking to hear the graduates are begging in Karnataka.
There is a scarcity of labors in Karnataka, hence north Indians are into construction works. I think if these beggers make their mind to work in construction field, they can easily earn Rs.12000/-. per month.

Rikaz
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

Begging is a easy money making business...that is why people are resorting to it...may be they did not find jobs at all.....I read on paper, police recovered millions of rupees from a beggar's hut....

Sukan Barg
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

beggars beggars all over beggars. shoot them to kill.

Zusan
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

Begging Gangs Hire Babies and Drug them to Sleep.

Fayaz Monu
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

Why is the child in hands of the beggar always sleeping?

Monisha
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

some ladies begging on road and holding the kid which was not their own. big racket behind of this, some politicians also involved in this.

Ashwini
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

Beggars should be shot and killed.

Maheswari Chinnappa
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

Very sad to hear this. India loosing his talents in road.

Naresh Chinnappa
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

serious action must be take on this issue, govt should take the responsible of this and make beggar free india. must give them govt jobs

Suresh Nadiwaliya
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

All the people of india kindly requesting all not to pay young beggars, they can work anywhere they want but still they are getting the money without any strain, so they are addicted to it ..

Saleem Mohammed
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

Seriously a big problem in india, everywhere in bus stand in market cant even stand this beggars are really creating non sense in the area must be banned and govt should provide them a working area.

Pari Raj
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

From \Make in India\" to \"Beg In India\" :p"

Mohammed Kasim
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

All because of modi govt. india will be begging all the year until modi rules india.

Kiran
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

making money easily on street, make india beggar free country.

Mohan
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016

when comparing to IT Professionals beggarS are earning double salary :P

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February 19,2020

Malappuram (Kerala), Feb 19:  children of a couple in a span of nine years has raised suspicion among police personnel here who have registered a case following a complaint after a three-month-old child of the family died on Tuesday and was buried.

Police exhumed the body, which was buried in the morning, and took it to the district hospital at Tirur for post-mortem.

The infant was the sixth child of the couple, police said.

"A case has been registered (for unnatural death) in the matter to verify the death beyond any suspicion raised by locals since five other children of the couple had died in the past nine years," a senior police official said.

The couple had three boys and three girls of which the third girl child lived till the age of four and the rest died before turning one.

"The post-mortem will take place today itself.We are collecting the medical records of the children who had passed away earlier.

We will identify the cause of death after analysing the records and discuss the matter with forensic doctors," Tirur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) said.

However, relatives claimed that there was nothing suspicious in the death of the children and that doctors have said it was due to some genetic disease.

"The post-mortem of the third child was conducted and the doctors said the death was due to some genetic problems. They said they were helpless," a relative said, adding that the family was ready to face any probe.

According to the locals, the couple had claimed that the children have died due to epilepsy.

Sources said the baby was taken to a hospital but was dead prior to reaching the hospital early this morning.

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January 26,2020

New Delhi, Jan 26: On the occasion of the 71st Republic Day, Karnataka state's tableau depicted the philosophy of Basaveshwara and the concept of Anubhava Mantapa (Centre for Experience), which was the socio-religious centre that existed in the present-day Basava Kalyana of Bidar district in Karnataka.

It is regarded as the first religious parliament in the history of mankind.

This 12th-century centre has a special significance in the history of humanity, as it represents composite culture, philosophy, spirituality, equality among other universal human values.

These values were propagated by the saint and social reformer- Basaveshwara and other sharanas- followers of Basava philosophy of the socio-religious movement.

It is significant that representatives of Anubhava Mantapa were nominated based on their spiritual attainment, regardless of caste, class and sect they belonged and thus discarded the differentiation of human beings as higher or lower, on the basis of birth, occupation and gender.

The front part of the tableau has the replica of Basaveshwara preaching his most cherished value - "Work is Worship".

For Republic Day Parade 2020, a total of 56 tableaux proposals (32 from states/UTs and 24 from Ministries/Departments) were received. Out of these, 22 were shortlisted for participation in the Republic Day Parade 2020.

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March 27,2020

Mysuru, Mar 27: A 35-year old man from Mysuru, Karnataka was tested positive for coronavirus infection on Thursday, taking the state-wide count to 52 altogether.

This new case could be an indication that Covid-19 has entered into the third stage of community transmission in Karnataka, as the infected person neither has any travel history nor have been in contact with Covid-affected persons.

The patient works in the quality assurance section of a pharmaceutical company in Nanjangud in Mysuru district, and has been in continuous contact with medical care professionals.

Mysuru DC Mr Abhiram G Shankar informs that detailed investigation is under process.

He is currently undergoing treatment at an isolation ward in a designated hospital in Mysuru. So far his seven primary contacts have been traced and they are under home quarantine, Mr Abhiram Shankar said.

A 35 year old Mysurean, and another 46 year old Keralite, both who had come from Dubai, were the first and second cases tested positive for Covid-19 in Mysuru. They are also currently kept under isolation.

Mysuru district administration has identified 898 international passengers in Mysuru district including 152 in the taluks. Among them, while 149 persons have completed home quarantine period by now, the rest are still in isolation.

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