Govt. schools in Khammam see 35% attendance
The Hindu
MPP school in Bhadradri-Kothagudem records 100% turnout
After remaining shut for a year and a half due to COVID-19 pandemic, as many as 1,258 government/local body schools reopened for regular classes with just 35% students turning up to attend the classes in Khammam district on Wednesday. Around 300 private schools recorded a low attendance of 10% in the district, sources in the school education department said. The main reason attributed to the low turnout is lack of proper transportation arrangements to ferry students to private schools due to non-operation of buses/vans for a prolonged period owing to the pandemic, leaving most of the vehicles in unused condition.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.