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Bahrain: U T Khader hails NRKs for promoting Kannada in foreign land

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October 7, 2018

Bahrain, Oct 7: U T Khader, Minister for Urban Development and Housing, government of Karnataka, has urged the Kannadigas around the world not to forget the Kannada language and culture.

He was the chief guest at the two-day International Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held at The Indian Club in Bahrain October 5 and 6. The event was organised by Kannada Sahitya Parishat, in association with Kannada University Hampi and Kannada Sangha Bahrain.

Mr Khader said Kannadigas should make sure that that modern life style doesn’t compel them to forget their mother tongue and culture. “We must learn more languages. Languages like English and Hindi help our growth. At the same time we should give equal importance to Kannada as it is our permanent identity,” he said.

He lauded the selfless service of organisations of non-resident Kannadigas (NRKs) like Kannada Sangha Bahrain towards preserving and promoting Kannada. “What you are doing is a noble deed. Your role in promoting Kannada in a foreign land will always be remembered and appreciated,” he said.

Laying emphasis on amity between various sections and classes of society, Mr Khader said Kannada literature unites people and creates harmony in the society. “We must be grateful to Kannada scholars like Kuvempu and Shivaram Karanth who showed us the path of universal brotherhood and rationalism,” he said.

He also called upon people to read Kannada books. “All malls in all cities of Karnataka are always flooded with people. In cities like Mangaluru every weekend families go to malls for shopping. I do not discourage this. But, if is sad that we do not see such crowd in book exhibitions in our cities,” he said.

Mr was given a warm felicitation on the occasion. Dr Jayamala, Minister for Kannada and Culture and Women and Child Development inaugurated the convention. Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Manu Baligar presided over the event. Senior writer Dr H S Venkatesh Murthy and KDA Chairman Prof S G Siddaramaiah were present.

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May 28,2020

Bengaluru, May 28: A thousand government schools in Karnataka are set to get Englishmedium sections from this academic year (2020-21). These institutions will function in both English and Kannada medium.

The decision was taken by primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar and officials of the education department at a meeting on Wednesday.

Suresh Kumar said dualmedium will help improve the standard of schools and enable their development. The poorest of the poor spend almost 40% of their income on their children’s education in private schools. With the introduction of dual-medium, the government hopes such families will be able to save their earnings, he said. These schools will impart lessons in both English and Kannada. They will also provide textbooks in both languages.

‘Kannada must for all’

The meeting reviewed implementation of the compulsory Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015. Officials from the Kannada Development Authority were present at the meeting who claimed that some private schools have failed to implement the Act properly.

“Action will be taken against such institutions. Every child studying in schools across the state must learn Kannada,” Kumar said at the meeting.

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June 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 27: A Karnataka government employee on SSLC exam duty at a school in Pavagada, Tumakuru district, on Friday tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the education department to send all staff members of the exam centre on quarantine.

“No student has been affected. All the staff has been replaced,” said R Umashankar, principal secretary, education department.

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July 8,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 8: Karnataka has drafted 1,246 government employees into the crucial task of contact tracing to fight the coronavirus pandemic, and they have been warned of action if they refuse to work.

These are Group A, B and C employees from various departments who have been asked to report to senior IAS officer V Manjula, who heads a task force on Covid-19 contact tracing.

In an order, Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar on Tuesday said additional human resources were required to strengthen contact tracing, which is “a very important part” of controlling the spread of Covid-19.

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