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Three months on, Karnataka government school students yet to get uniforms, socks, shoes
Two new sets of school uniforms are expected to reach the students after two months. Distribution of fabric completed in four districts - Yadgir, Koppal, Haveri, and partly in Raichur
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Har Ghar Tiranga: In Karnataka, education officers worry about dearth of flagpoles in villages
With villagers saying they cannot afford to buy flagpoles, authorities are scrambling to ensure that the tricolour is hoisted appropriately.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
KCET row: Karnataka HC ‘concerned’ about fate of repeaters, but allows KEA to begin documentation verification process
Several students had filed a petition in the high court last week seeking a stay on the documentation verification process and requesting the Court to direct KEA to consider Pre-University (PU) marks for KCET repeaters.
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
Jowar roti and ragi balls proposed for midday meals in north and south Karnataka
The state government has sought the Centre’s approval for the plan and says students will still be able to opt for rice.
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
Know Your City: From deterring invaders to paving way for the urban landscape, the story of Bangalore Fort
The Oval Fort was built to prevent invaders from attacking Bengaluru from the Mysuru side or the southern part. After the British rule, the fort began losing its landscape to cater to the developmental needs of Bengaluru.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Bengaluru: Inmates of backward class hostels oppose shift to building 20 km from college
The students have got a one-week stay from the Karnataka High Court on the government decision. A student from the BCM Hostel in RT Nagar complained that the authorities were forcibly asking students to shift.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
We are not forcing students to join model schools, says Karnataka minister B C Nagesh
The Karnataka school education and literacy minister seeks to allay fears over the state government’s model school initiative.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
Karnataka engineering admission put off as CET repeaters protest ‘unfair’ ranks
Though the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) had not said it would ignore PUC marks while deciding a candidate's overall rank, it turned out that evaluation for repeaters was done based only on their CET scores.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
Know Your City: From a godown to a bakery. Here’s the journey of Bengaluru’s 120-year-old Albert Bakery
Mohammad Sabir, who is the managing director of Albert Bakery and the fourth generation businessman, believes that ‘keeping it simple and affordable’ is the key factor behind the bakery becoming a culinary landmark known for its lip-smacking desserts.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
KCET 2022 Result: KEA marks repeater students only on CET score; parents stage protest
KCET 2022: Giving clarity, KEA officials said, the CET rankings of PUC repeaters will not be disclosed from now onwards. Such students will have to write a letter to the KEA mentioning that they are a repeater post in which they can view their rankings.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
KCET 2022 Topper Apoorv Tandon secures admission to National University of Singapore
KCET 2022 Result: Apoorv Tandon scored a total of 175/180 in KCET and secured a CET percentage of 100. However, his total PCM percentage is recorded at 98.61 per cent after considering his CBSE results.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Unsung Heroes: A trailblazer from Karnataka’s Soliga tribe, S Rathnamma pins her hopes on education
Health worker and activist S Rathnamma says education can address many social issues among the state’s forest tribes.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Once M Visvesvaraya’s office, this village school in Karnataka stares at closure
Government Higher Primary School at Kanva in Ramanagara, with only 35 students, is among the 13,800 schools to be “merged” under the Karnataka government’s model school project.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Model school experiment in Karnataka’s Ramanagara hits many roadblocks, officials say politics at play
The Karnataka government initiative aims to have one model school per panchayat and encourage students from other adjoining schools in the panchayat to seek education there.
Fri, Jul 29, 2022
Technical snags hit Karnataka’s one-stop undergraduate admission portal
Colleges allege that platform is not user-friendly, blame it for this year's low admission count.
Fri, Jul 29, 2022
Karnataka teacher hailed as hero in lockdown faces action over school ‘closure’ comment
Veeranna Madiwalar, who teaches at Government Lower Primary School in Ambedkar Nagar in Belagavi district, writes on Facebook that he is ready to face disciplinary action.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
CBSE 10th results 2022: Daughter of a farmer, here’s how Prathvi Bhat topped the exam in school
CBSE Class 10 toppers: Daughter of an arceanut farmer from Mattigar village in Sirsi in Uttara Kannada region, Bhat scored 97.6 per cent in her class 10 examination.
Wed, Jul 27, 2022
COMEDK Results 2022: Early result announcement concern students; authorities assure of reimbursement
The announcement of Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK), results ahead of the KCET results has miffed students who are applying for admissions in various colleges.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
From wanting to pursue astrophysics to becoming tech entrepreneur, ISC toppers from Karnataka share their aspirations and strategies
This year, a total of 2,169 students from Karnataka appeared in the ISC examination, results of which were announced Sunday.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Karnataka: 40 students fall sick after eating midday meal
Kumaraswamy, whose daughter fell sick from consuming the midday meal, complained that the school infrastructure is poor and there is no toilet facility.
Mon, Jul 25, 2022
CBSE Class 12 Results 2022: Karnataka toppers share their exam preparation strategy
The Bengaluru region registers the second place in the country with a pass percentage of 98.16 per cent, just after Thiruvananthapuram (98.83 per cent).
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
Karnataka: As government shifts students to ‘model school’, villagers protest
Villagers, Opposition parties and student organisations allege the Karnataka government is planning to shut down thousands of schools on the pretext of implementing its model school programme. Minister, government officials allay fears, defend pilot initiative
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
ISRO Chairman S Somanath hopes Gaganyaan will be successful by 2023 end
Somanath says it’s important to make outer space habitable to humans because ‘there is no guarantee that life on the earth won’t go extinct in the future’.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
NEP model in Karnataka soon, madrasas to have mainstream subjects: Education minister
Karnataka Education Minister B C Nagesh added that the department is planning to combine the curriculum for anganwadi and primary education as per the NEP guidelines.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
ICSE Results 2022: Balancing music classes and taking notes, how Bengaluru toppers managed their performance
ICSE Results 2022: Besides Bengaluru, two other districts of Karnataka — Bellary and Mysore — had a topper each this year. The pass percentage of the Karnataka state was recorded at 99.99 per cent and the girls outperformed the boys.
Mon, Jul 18, 2022