Karnataka: Government Schools To Reopen On New Year For Classes 10, 12, With Consent From Parents
by Swarajya Staff - Dec 30, 2020 12:55 PM
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa with Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar.
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Not more than 15 students will be in a regular classroom. Time will be devoted in the initial days for clarifying doubts of students, and only then, will regular classes commence, said the minister.
Even though the new strain of coronavirus is said to have found carriers in capital city Bengaluru, Karnataka has decided to restart classes in government schools from 1 January 2021.
Speaking at a school in Bengaluru today, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar said that though classes would be restarted, it wasnât mandatory for parents to send their children to school.
Police busts gang, 24 stolen tractors worth over Rs 1.46 cr recovered
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December 29, 2020
Bengaluru, Dec 29: Police have nabbed six members of a gang which had indulged in robbing tractors and seized from them stolen 26 tractors, five cars and eight two-wheelers together worth over Rs 1,46,40,000.
Police said on Tuesday that the arrested were identified as Boregowda, Aand, Yakub Khan, Lingappa, K Lokesh and V Lokesh.
The gang used to change Chassis and Engine number of the stolen tractors at Mandya, Mysore, Tumakuru and register them as new in RTO offices before selling them at a cheap rate.
Commissioner of Police Kamal Panth, appreciating the efforts by a team led by Inspector M Prasanth, has announced Rs 30,000 cash prize.
Updated Dec 28, 2020 | 16:31 IST
Karnataka Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar has confirmed the news to reopen the schools for classes 10 and 12 students from January 1, 2021. Attendance would not be mandatory. Karnataka schools to reopen for Classes 10, 12 from Jan. 1 | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Karnataka Schools would reopen from January 1, 2021 for students of classes 10 and 12. The decision taken by the government was today formally shared by the Karnataka Minister for Primary & Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar with the various districts. Class 6 to 9 students from rural areas would resume their continuous learning by means of the Vidyagama programme. Attendance would not be mandatory.
The government had decided on reopening of schools for board classes for the SSLC and PUC students in a high level meeting conducted on December 19. As per the recommendations of the technical committee, the government had decided to make a final call
Vidyagama programme to resume in Karnataka as covid cases decrease
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December 16, 2020
Chamarajanagar, Dec 16: Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar on Wednesday said that Vidyagama programme, which was stopped, will be commenced again.
Speaking to media here on Wednesday, he clarified that the scheme was stopped on October 10 due to Covid-19 pandemic and now the positive rates have come down to about one per cent.
He said the department has undertaken a number of improvements, including the temporary implementation of a new form of security measures at the request of the Supreme Court.
The Vidyagama program is set to take place on the premises of government, aided and unaided schools. The online channels of Chandana will continue as usual.