| MUMBAI:
The Information & Broadcasting (I&B) ministry has granted KS Rangaswamy
Educational Institutions, Namakkal (Tamilnadu) to establish, maintain and operate
a community radio station (CRS).
As
per the agreement, the CRS will be operational within three months. With this,
the number of CRS in the country will total to 56.
The
CRS aims to strengthen the reach of basic education in and around Tiruchengode
municipal panchayat. The CRS will focus in empowering women to become independent
and carve a niche in the public to spread awareness and to reach zero level in
Aids control. It will also cater to the intellectual and technological needs of
rural students. | 
