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Karnataka edu min chases bus, ensures it picks up school students
Karnataka Education Minister S Suresh Kumar chased a bus belonging to the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for refusing to pick up school students who were waiting at a roadside bus stop in Koratagere taluk of Tumakuru district.
On seeing the KSRTC bus refusing to pick up school-going children at a roadside stop despite their request, the minister, who was on the way to visit Madhugiri in Tumakuru district, chased the bus and blocked it on the state highway near the IK Colony in Neelagondana Halli limits of Koratagere taluk.
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Synopsis
The government decision in this regard followed an opinion from the Covid-19 technical advisory committee favouring partial resumption of academic activities in schools with necessary Covid-19 prevention protocols in place.
BENGALURU: Karnataka will re-open schools for class 10 and class 12 for in-person learning on January 1. On the same day, the government will also resume its continuous learning programme Vidyagama for rural children from Class 6 to Class 9 in a revised format.
A formal letter from Education Minister S Suresh Kumar to all district in-charge ministers & MLAs/MLCs sets at rest any speculations on the subject. The government decision in this regard followed an opinion from the Covid-19 technical advisory committee favouring partial resumption of academic activities in schools with necessary Covid-19 prevention protocols in place. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa also gave a go ahead.
Highlights
Class 12 History sample papers has been released.
CBSE Board Exam 2021: In his latest interaction with teachers, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank made it clear that the CBSE class 10, 12 board exams will not be held before March. The minister also said that there would be no practical exams in January and February.
With his announcement, the CBSE board students are waiting for the announcement of their exam dates; whereas students of other state boards are awaiting to receive clarity on their exam dates.
In any given year, the class 10th and 12th board exams begin around February and March for most of the state boards. But this year, due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown and pandemic, schools in several states and cities continue to remain closed and no practical classes have been held for board students. Due to the ongoing pandemic and delay in academic sessions, the board has also not announced the exam datasheet.