Don’t declare II PU results till decision on promoting repeater students: HC
The Hindu
Karnataka government plans to promote only fresh/regular students without holding exams
The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the State government not to declare results of fresher or regular students of second year pre-university (II PU) courses till a decision is taken based on the findings of the expert committee set up to study methodology to be applied for promoting repeater students. A division bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar passed the interim order on a PIL petition filed by S.V. Singre Gowda, managing trustee of Gnana Mandira Education Trust, Bengaluru. The petitioner had questioned the decision of the Karnataka government to promote only fresh/regular students without holding exams, and conduct exams for repeaters and private candidates when COVD-19 pandemic situation eases.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.