170 degree holders are begging on streets of cities in Karnataka

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	5
Kalburgi	828	408	1
Belagavi	608	276	7
Tumkur	518	213	1
Haveri	464	240	3
Bellary	463	264	4
Vijayapura	441	256	2
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.

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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.

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....

beggars beggars all over beggars. shoot them to kill.

Begging Gangs Hire Babies and Drug them to Sleep.

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

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.

Beggars should be shot and killed.

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

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

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 ..

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.

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

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

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

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

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‘Lajja Gauri’ idol discovered on roadside at Barkur

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February 8,2020

Udupi, Feb 8: A rare sixth century granite idol of ‘Lajja Gauri’ has been discovered fixed on the road in Barkur village of Udupi district, according to information furnished by Dr. Shivakant Bajpai, Superintending Archaeologist of ASI Bangalore Circle. Lajja Gauri is depicted in nude form and is said to be a fertility symbol. The idol is rare, though very popular among certain cults.

Dr Shivakant Bajpai, who is on a tour of the coastal districts, said that he first came across the image when it went viral on social media. He subsequently traced it to a public road in Barkur, which is an ancient historical town of coastal Karnataka. It was the ancient capital of the Alupa kingdom and a seat of power for several centuries.

“This is a very important idol and hundreds of vehicles pass over it every day. We are rescuing it and I have issued an order to my local in-charge to keep it in safe custody. I have also sent a mail in this regard to the DC and SP of the district,” he said.

The idol is likely to be of 6th or 7th century, though further study is required to confirm a date, Dr. Bajpai said.

Lajja Gauri is a lotus-headed Hindu deity associated with abundance, fertility and sexuality, sometimes euphemistically described as Lajja ("modesty").

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there is only one GOD, that is real GOD...

worship the Real GOD not the stone.

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34-yr-old soldier from Dakshina Kannada dies of cardiac arrest in UP quarantine center

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June 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 15: An Indian Army soldier hailing from Belthangady died in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh after he suffered a heart attack.

The deceased is identified as Sandesh Shetty (34), a resident of Barya. He was serving Indian Army for the last 14 years.

As per sources, Sandesh had resumed duties a week ago after returning from vacation. He was deployed at a quarantine center at Mathura and suffered a heart attack there.

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Karnataka sees biggest Covid-19 daily spike with 6,259 new cases

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Karnataka on Tuesday reported its biggest single-day spike of 6,259 Covid-19 cases and 110 fresh deaths, taking the total infection count to 1,45,830 and the toll to 2,704, the health department said.

The day also saw a record 6,777 patients getting discharged after recovery, outnumbering the fresh cases. Out of 6,259 fresh cases, a total of 2,035 cases were from Bengaluru Urban district. The previous biggest single-day record was on July 30 when the state added 6,128 cases.

A bulletin from the department said cumulatively 1,45,830 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state and it included 2,704 deaths and 69,272 discharges. Out of the 73,846 active cases, as many as 73,212 patients were stable in isolation at designated hospitals while 634 in the intensive care units.

Among the fresh deaths, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 30 followed by Dakshina Kannada (13) and Mysuru (9).

Most of the people who succumbed either had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI), the bulletin said. Besides Bengaluru Urban, the other districts which reported higher fresh cases on Tuesday are Mysuru 662, Kalaburagi 285, Ballari 284, Belagavi 263, Dakshina Kannada 225, Davangere 191, Dharwad and Hassan 188. Bengaluru Urban district continued to top the list of positive cases with a total of 63,033 infections, followed by Ballari 7,638 and Dakshina Kannada 6,388.

Among discharges too Bengaluru Urban tops the districts with 27,877 discharges, followed by Ballari 3,724 and Kalaburagi 3,470. A total of 14,89,016 samples had been tested so far, out of which 42,458 on Tuesday with 29,488 being rapid antigen tests.

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