Top news developments from Karnataka on August 10, 2022
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Here are the key news developments to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. Though rains have abated in most parts of Karnataka, people continue to face the brunt of it. Two people lost their lives as rains and wind brought down a tree on a house in Mudigere taluk in Chikkamagaluru district in Malnad region.
2. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who had tested positive for COVID-19, is expected to be out of quarantine today. It is expected that he would take stock of the rain situation and visit some of the rain-hit areas.
3. Preparations on for celebrating 75th anniversary of Independence. District administrations have been on a search for surviving freedom fighters. Seven have been identified in Bengaluru so far and some have been felicitated by Governor Taawar Chand Gehlot.
4. The Mythic society in association with Bengaluru City University is organising a two-day national seminar on the life and achievements of Maharshi Aurobindo from August 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. His views on education, religion, freedom struggle, literature and his views on nationalism will be discussed on both days. It will be held on the Mythic Society premises on Nrupathunga Road.
1. The first batch of nine elephants led by tusker Abhimanyu, which will participate in Dasara, will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Mysuru palace gates today. They will camp in palace grounds and go through rehearsals daily till the conclusion of the festival.
2. Sarada Vikas Educational Institutions will conduct a walkathon as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav marking 75 years of India’s Independence.
3. Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University will conduct a seminar on tribals and issues related to them as part of International Day of the Indigenous People.
Delhi's pollution levels slightly decrease, nearing 'poor' category, with AQI at 301, haze persists, health risks remain.
Howrah GRP and CID uncover inter-State links to 'serial killer' targeting handicapped and women passengers on moving trains.
ISKCON Bangladesh denounces arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, demands justice and peaceful coexistence for Sanatanis in Bangladesh.
Maharashtra Congress president criticizes Mahayuti's delay in choosing CM, alleging BJP's control and EVM irregularities in election.
Meta’s WhatsApp took its fight against the European Data Protection Board to Europe’s highest court.
“Writing, in general, is a very solitary process,” says Yauvanika Chopra, Associate Director at The New India Foundation (NIF), which, earlier this year, announced the 12th edition of its NIF Book Fellowships for research and scholarship about Indian history after Independence. While authors, in general, are built for it, it can still get very lonely, says Chopra, pointing out that the fellowship’s community support is as valuable as the monetary benefits it offers. “There is a solid community of NIF fellows, trustees, language experts, jury members, all of whom are incredibly competent,” she says. “They really help make authors feel supported from manuscript to publication, so you never feel like you’re struggling through isolation.”
Manoj Kumar, a talented artist with a disability, paints vibrant murals at Sabarimala, narrating the story of Lord Ayyappa.
Lieutenant General Karanbir Singh Brar assesses operational readiness and administrative effectiveness in Hyderabad and Secunderabad military facilities.
Supreme Court ruling on socialism, secularism
Several principals of government and private schools in Delhi on Tuesday said the Directorate of Education (DoE) circular from a day earlier, directing schools to conduct classes in ‘hybrid’ mode, had caused confusion regarding day-to-day operations as they did not know how many students would return to school from Wednesday and how would teachers instruct in two modes — online and in person — at once. The DoE circular on Monday had also stated that the option to “exercise online mode of education, wherever available, shall vest with the students and their guardians”. Several schoolteachers also expressed confusion regarding the DoE order. A government schoolteacher said he was unsure of how to cope with the resumption of physical classes, given that the order directing government offices to ensure that 50% of the employees work from home is still in place. On Monday, the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) had, on the orders of the Supreme Court, directed schools in Delhi-NCR to shift classes to the hybrid mode, following which the DoE had issued the circular. The court had urged the Centre’s pollution watchdog to consider restarting physical classes due to many students missing out on the mid-day meals and lacking the necessary means to attend classes online. The CAQM had, on November 20, asked schools in Delhi-NCR to shift to the online mode of teaching.
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