Karnataka conducted SSLC exams after the first Covid wave eased
BENGALURU: The II PUC exams should be held in the interest of students’ future, primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar said on Sunday amid concerns over Covid-19. He shared his views at a meeting of state education ministers called by the central government to discuss the possibility of conducting class 12 exams.
A statement from Kumar’s office said that many states and the CBSE spoke in favour of the process at the meeting, which Union defence minister Rajnath Singh chaired.
Karnataka plans to hold the II pre-university examination after Covid-19 cases dip. Students will be notified 15 to 20 days in advance about the tests, which will be held in a simplified format if necessary. “Some said the process should be simplified. Even if it’s simplified, at least 45 days will be needed to complete the process. In Karnataka, question papers are ready. The number of centres will be increased and exa
The II PUC exams should be held in the interest of students’ future, primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar said on Sunday amid concerns over Covid-19. He shared his views at a meeting of state education ministers called by the central government to discuss the possibility of conducting class 12 exams.
BENGALURU: The II PUC exams should be held in the interest of students’ future, primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar said on Sunday amid concerns over Covid-19. He shared his views at a meeting of state education ministers called by the central government to discuss the possibility of conducting class 12 exams.
Three persons from Lakshmipuram in Indiranagar allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old nursing student and her father on Friday evening, alleging their family was the cause of spreading Covid-19 infections.
BENGALURU: Three persons from Lakshmipuram in Indiranagar allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old nursing student and her father on Friday evening, alleging their family was the cause of spreading Covid-19 infections.
Police have taken up a case of assault and criminal intimidation against three persons named by student Priyadarshini R. Her neighbours Prabhu, his brother Arjun and their cousin Ram are the alleged suspects.
Priyadarshini told police that her mother tested positive in September 2020 and recovered. Since then, the suspects blamed her family members for infections in the area. Her father Rajendra Prasad found the trio abusing his family members in filthy language on Friday evening. He objected to the language. The trio allegedly assaulted Prasad. Priyadarshini noticed Ram w
N Manjunatha Prasad, principal secretary, revenue department, said: “The plan is to reach all citizens, especially vulnerable communities that do not have access to health care and/or information to avail healthcare services in coordination with ward committees.”
He said ward-level community triage has been successful in many cities, including Mumbai. “Currently, there is a delay in informing test results to the patient due to the centralised ICMR process followed by BU (Bengaluru Urban) number generation process,” he added.
“Now, there is a 12-hour delay from identification to admission due to inefficient mechanisms. The goal is to ensure that bed turnaround time is reduced. This is done by ensuring that no person with mild symptoms is admitted to hospital, a severely ill persons is discharged within ten days and a person with moderate illness is shifted to CCCs within five days,” he said.