Present teacher: A good percentage of students return to schools in Kollam district
The Hindu
Students are instructed to sanitise their hands and undergo thermal scanning before entering classrooms
Strictly following the COVID-19 protocol, a good percentage of students returned to schools in Kollam district on Monday for their first offline classes since the first lockdown. The students were instructed to sanitise their hands and undergo thermal scanning before entering classrooms.
Clean-up drives were carried out in the schools ahead of reopening and strict measures were taken to ensure COVID-19 protocol compliance within the school premises and nearby roads. Officials from the General Education Department had visited the schools to evaluate the fitness of buildings and arrangements for providing mid-day meals to students.
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.