Keep admissions in schools open for weaker sections till June 1'

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May 3, 2012

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Mangalore, May 3: Educational activists and representatives of like-minded organisations have decided to appeal to the Chief Secretary and Commissioner of the State Education Department to relax the school admission time limit specified in the state circular in view of the recent developments taking place after the notification of RTE rules by the state government.

In a meeting held in the city on Thursday, the civil society members came to a mutual conclusion that an appeal be made to the Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka and Commissioner of the State Education Department to relax the rules for admission process as per its circular to facilitate implementation of the 25% quota rule in all concerned schools from this academic year itself.

Many schools have completed their admission processes already which is in fact a violation of the norms set by the state government which states that April 30 is the last date for accepting applications. Lolaksha, AHINDA leader, suggested that an appeal be made to the authorities to relax the rules and extend the date of accepting applications and begin the admission process afresh.

“Let authorities order the schools to quash the admissions that they have done already and refund the fees back to the ones who have sought admission and start the admission process again. Let schools keep their doors open for children eligible under the 25% quota provided by the RTE till June 1, i.e. the day of commencement of classes” he said.

He also said that the government needs to clear the ambiguity in terms of the details of the 25% quota and the admission process soon.

Renni D'Sousa of Padi VALORADE sharing his observations about the RTE rules notified by the state government said that in the SDMC section, the state government has left out minority and SC/ST representatives in the committee which was present in the Panchayat Raj norms earlier.

He added that quality of education will be a matter of concern as schools are expected to pass children till 8th standard. The certificate issuing authority shoulders a lot of responsibility in evaluating the child's performance in this scenario, he said.

It has also been planned that a workshop be organized soon to create awareness about the latest RTE developments among the masses inviting representatives from various parts of the district. Plans of a vehicle jatha and mobile awareness campaign are also in the pipeline.

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May 22,2020

Bengaluru, May 22: Karnataka reported 138 fresh cases of coronavirus on Friday, taking the state tally to 1743.

26 patients have been discharged on Friday and in total, 597 people have been discharged in Karnataka while total number of active cases in the state is 1,100. 41 people have succumbed to the virus, informed the state health department.

Out of the 138 cases, 111 are returnees from Maharashtra.Out of the 138 cases, 47 are from Chikkaballapura alone, 10 cases from Raichur eight cases each from Bidar and Mandya, five cases each from Bengaluru Rural and Bengaluru Urban, and 14 are from Hassan.

From Bengaluru Rural, three patients are returnees from Maharashtra. A fifty-five year old female from Bengaluru Rural, has contracted the virus and has been diagnosed with a history of SARI. She is currently under observation at a designated city hospital.

Five patients have tested positive from Bengaluru Urban. A 42-year-old woman tested positive in Bengaluru Urban and has been diagnosed with a history of Influenza-like Illness (ILI). She is currently under observation at a designated city hospital.

Two men, who have tested positive from Dharwad are returnees from Delhi. Both of them are currently under observation at a designated hospital in Hubli. A seventy-five year old male who has contracted the coronavirus has returned from Jharkhand.

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March 9,2020

Kalaburagi, Mar 9: As the International Women's Day was celebrated all across the globe, the Department of Post inaugurated the first-ever all-women-employees operating post office here in Kalaburagi.

"Today, we have declared the Jagat Post Office under the Kalaburagi district as women's post office. From today onwards, women staff is going to work here exclusively," CG Kamble, Assistant Superintendent, Post Office, told media.

One of the employees of the post office inaugurated on Monday said: "We are happy that we can work freely as all the employees here are women. Similarly, the government must also take steps to identify one of the offices in the state as only women employees' office."

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Bengaluru, Apr 2: A health worker, who was part of a team fighting against the Coronavirus disease in the city, was allegedly attacked by a mob and duped of her belongings at the Sadiq Layout in the Shivajinagar area on Thursday.

According to police sources, the health worker came under attack by a mob of youths when she was collecting data from those who were sick in the locality.

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