Bengaluru: Following a directive issued by the Union Home Ministry asking State and Union Territory Governments to hold consultations at the Institutional level with parents and other stakeholders on re-opening of Schools along with necessary COVID-19 precautionary and safety guidelines, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar held a meeting with top department officials…
Mysore/Mysuru: After an abrupt end to the 2019-20 academic year following the COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown, Schools across Karnataka are likely to re-open on July 1 for the new academic year (2020-21). Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar discussed the issue with the Department officials at a meeting held in the State capital…
Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has released Rs.78 crore for re-construction of 635 classrooms in Schools that were destroyed by heavy rains and floods last year in the district. DDPI Dr. Panduranga told ‘Star of Mysore’ that the Government, taking note of the damages caused to school buildings, has released Rs.78 crore for re-construction of classrooms…
Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister Suresh Kumar has warned Primary and Higher Primary Schools against conducting unnecessary online classes for students, which burdens them. He said that he has been receiving many complaints that even schools which are not required to conduct online classes have been unnecessarily conducting them, thus pushing the students to…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as Karnataka reported its first COVID-19 case in Bengaluru yesterday and with the State Government announcing a week-long holiday (Mar.10 to 17) for classes from Pre-Nursery to 5th standard in BBMP and Bengaluru Rural District limits, the Education authorities in Mysuru said there will be no such holiday in the district. Speaking to…
For State schools it is 5 years and 10 months, says BEO Mysuru: The 2020-21 academic year has already begun and several city schools are issuing physical application forms. However, like in the previous years, this year too, there seems to be a confusion regarding the minimum age of admission. School managements and teachers have…
Awareness programme on fee structure for unaided schools held; School with 200 students can charge only Rs. 11,975 as tuition fee Mysuru: An awareness programme was held in city yesterday for School Heads and Management Boards regarding fee structure to be followed by private and unaided schools, Right To Education Act guidelines and how to…
Mysore: Children spend a large part of their day in schools and while traveling to and from their schools. Their safety during this time is exceedingly important. Cases come up from time to time of abuse of children at the school premises, or even accidents that could have been easily prevented with just a simple…
Dept. of Public Instruction issues circular to seize mobile phones Bengaluru: Acting tough on students on rampant usage of mobile phones in schools and colleges, the Department of Public Instruction has issued a circular prohibiting the use of mobile phones in all primary, high school and pre-university colleges in the State. The government has given…
Mysuru: Nearly Rs. 5.12 crore is earmarked for works taken up under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 2017-18, the proposals for which were shared at a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, here yesterday at his office. The DC discussed the outlay for various projects taken up with the assistance of Reserve Bank of India…
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