As schools reopen, students welcomed back on campuses in Chennai
The Hindu
A slew of safety norms were put in place, as campuses strictly enforced the wearing of masks, temperature checks and ensuring physical distancing norms
Students of classes 9 to 12 came back to school campuses on Wednesday, with the Tamil Nadu government having announced that schools can reopen for senior classes. Schools had remained shut for months, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, and only online classes were being held. A slew of safety norms were put in place, as campuses strictly enforced the wearing of masks, temperature checks and ensuring physical distancing norms. Schools in Chennai saw students coming in from 8 a.m. As it was the first day, teachers were stationed both outside and inside, near the gates of schools, guiding both students and parents on the safety norms to be followed.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.