‘Reopening schools for senior classes a priority’
The Hindu
School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Wednesday said his department was looking to prioritise the reopening of schools for classes X , XI and XII first, as the board exams were coming u
School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Wednesday said his department was looking to prioritise the reopening of schools for classes X , XI and XII first, as the board exams were coming up.
“We have submitted our department’s views on the reopening of schools ahead of a meeting with the Chief Minister to discuss the lockdown guidelines, which will take place before January 31. The School Education Department has said schools can resume in February for senior classes since those students have the board exams coming up,” he said.
Schools were shut for senior classes in mid-January owing to an increase in COVID-19 cases, and a round of revision exams was also postponed by the School Education Department.
The hassle of carrying cash for passengers and finding change for conductors will soon come to an end as the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), in two months, will introduce electronic ticketing machines (ETMs). These machines allow passengers to pay through UPI, debit/credit cards, and other cashless modes.
Veil blows off Rushikonda, bearing open its opulent interiors, which are ‘anything but tourism resorts’. The ₹500-crore project spread over 61 acres and comprising seven lavish blocks resembles more of a residence-cum-camp office of Chief Minister, says Bheemunipatnam MLA-elect Ganta Srinivasa Rao. There are a number of violations in the construction of this Raja Mahal. This may be the most controversial constructions in India. It is a Herculean task for the government to bring them to public use, he says.