Top news developments in Karnataka today
The Hindu
Key news developments from Karnataka on June 13, 2022
1. Bollywood actor Siddhanth Kapoor, son of actor Shakti Kapoor, was detained for allegedly taking drugs during a rave party in a hotel in Bengaluru.
2. The State is set for elections for four seats of the Legislative Council from teachers and graduates constituencies today. The biennial elections are being held for Karnataka West Teachers, Karnataka North-west Teachers, Karnataka South Graduates, and Karnataka North-west Graduates constituencies of the Legislative Council.
3. President of India, Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Rashtriya Military School, today at the School premises. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai are also participating in the event.
4. St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous) is hosting a panel discussion titled Mediacon 2022 today, on ‘Marginality and Entitlement’ in which journalists Maya Sharma, Rasheed Kappan and Dr B.R. Manjunath will be participating. The event will be held on the College premises, Langford Road, 9.30 a.m.
5. Odyssey to a great epic, an exhibition of paintings by Chandranath Acarya will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Indian Institute of World Culture premises, No. 6, B.P. Wadia Road, Basavanagudi, Entry to the exhibition is free.
1. Hotels in Mysuru are witnessing an increase in bookings ahead of Yoga Day as yoga enthusiasts planning to throng the city to perform yoga led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
1. Press conference by Karnataka Asmita Janaandolana leaders K. Neela, Arun Kumar Patil and Sanjay Makal on textbook revision row at Kalaburagi.
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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.