Ralph Alex Arakal

The circular on Tuesday clarified that the High Court order "applies only to second and fourth semester (freshers) students of the 3-year LLB course, and the rest of the examinations will be held as scheduled."

Former Public Prosecutor at Karnataka High Court, B T Venkatesh, told The Indian Express that the alleged inaction could be due to the societal and systematic pressure the police are exposed to.

In its state-wise classification, UCF found that Uttar Pradesh reported the most such cases (66), followed by Chhattisgarh (47), and Karnataka (32). This also makes Karnataka top the list among south Indian states.

From December 1, the Karnataka government included boiled eggs and, for vegetarians, bananas in its midday meal for students in 7 districts

🔴 In the wake of rising Omicron variant concerns, the state Covid-19 expert committee had recommended to the government to explore possibilities if a booster dose could be made available to health and frontline workers in the state.

🔴However, all travellers from Europe and ten other countries are being subjected to RT-PCR testing at all international entry points in the state.

With Covid-19 clusters being reported from educational institutions and fears about the Omicron variant, many institutes have gone back to online classes. They have decided to adopt a “wait-and-watch policy” for now.

Experts pointed out in a meeting with the health minister that accelerating the pace of vaccination was also key to enhancing containment measures.

🔴 All international travellers from South Africa, Botswana, and Hong Kong who have arrived in the last 15 days (since November 12) should be tracked and subjected to repeat RT-PCR testing, says a circular.

🔴 Travellers coming from or transiting through South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong, where cases of the new Covid variant B.1.1529 have been confirmed, will be closely monitored

Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil said all cases were "breakthrough infections”, meaning those who tested positive had received both doses of a vaccine. He explained that most patients were asymptomatic, while some had mild symptoms.

The wheelchair was built by a team comprising Divya M, Kavya G P and D Lakshmi Soumya from MVJ College of Engineering.

The report by Project: Jeevan Raksha, a public-private initiative providing insights on the handling of the pandemic, indicated a significant drop in insurance claims for both Covid-19 treatment and deaths.

In the third such memorandum to the CM since September this year, Machado noted that the Christian community in the state opposes the proposed law to ban “forcible religious conversions” in one voice.

DPUE Director Snehal R told The Indian Express that the department was apprised of the situation that several colleges in Mangaluru were yet to complete the prescribed syllabus for the exams.

The demand for private tuitions seems to have shot up in rural Karnataka this year as 20.5 per cent of the students opted for private tuitions. The same rose from 8.4 per cent noted last year.

An hour-long session was held at Shradhanjali Integrated School, operated by the Association of People with Disabilities (APD) at Lingarajapuram to to ascertain difficulties faced by children with disabilities during the pandemic.

IIM-B's Prof Kumar said that this was a clear signal from recruiters that the “economy is reviving, and the industry is looking for talent in large numbers” to manage the post-pandemic market.

A senior education department official told The Indian Express that "minor variations" in school enrollment were likely to affect school participation from Karnataka for the survey.

According to the doctors, postgraduate (PG) residents were assured a Covid-19 risk allowance of Rs 10,000 per month of which a total of only Rs 30,000 was paid to date.

Karnataka Higher Education Minister C N Ashwathnarayan said measures were being taken by the state government to make quality education accessible to those who were socially and economically disadvantaged.

The patient, Ritika, had suffered from abnormal menstrual bleeding owing to multiple fibroids in her uterus. These had completely distorted the anatomy of the uterus and were discovered during the surgery, the team of doctors said.

In the state-run Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, there was a 15 per cent rise in the number of registrations in the outpatient department on Monday.

Incidentally, the guidelines issued by the government coincide with those issued a few days back by the Department of Women and Child Development to facilitate reopening of Anganwadi centres (AWCs) across the state.