Mysuru: Sir Khazi Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Usman Sharief called upon the people to maintain peace and communal harmony in a strife-torn world today. Leading the Ramzan Prayers at the sprawling Eidgah Maidan in Tilak Nagar, as thousands of Muslims gathered here this morning, the Sir Khazi said, “The 30-day fast that the Muslims keep is…
Negative media reports have hurt politicians: Minister
June 26, 2017Mysuru: Accusing the media of giving too much prominence to negative reports, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait has said that such reports have hurt the personal life and values of politicians. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Gundurayara Nenapinangala,’ a programme organised in memory of former Chief Minister late R. Gundu Rao by Parivarthanam…
Textbooks printing ‘drought’ hit
June 15, 2017Bengaluru: The drought situation in the State has also hit the printing of textbooks. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait informed the House yesterday that the drought conditions in the State had also an effect on printing of textbooks. It has not been possible to supply textbooks to the Government schools on time. Even…
30 percent of MLA funds to be spent for school development
June 8, 2017Bengaluru: The State Government is planning to spend 30 percent of Legislator funds for development of Government Schools across the State. Replying to a question by N.A. Haris of the Congress during the Assembly session here yesterday, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait said the Government has plans to establish 19,000 new schools…
District-wise comparative ranking to be scrapped
May 18, 2017Bengaluru: The Education Department has decided to scrap the ranks allotted to various educational districts based on their pass percentage in SSLC and PU exams. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait said that they would do away with this practice from the next academic year. Sources said, certain ‘unhealthy practices’ led to the scrapping…
Freezer Box donated
May 15, 2017Syed Abbas, Managing Director of ABS Group of Hotels, donated a freezer box in memory of his father late Syed Yousuff to Mahmood Ali Khan, Secretary of Anjuman-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khabarasthan Committee, in the presence of Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait in city recently. Also seen are Azeez Sait Block Congress Committee President Abdul Khader Shahid,…
SSLC results: Pass percentage dips to a 7-year low
May 13, 2017Bengaluru: Academic results took a downward turn this year in Karnataka as the number of students in Karnataka clearing both the II PUC and Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) or Class 10 examinations came down when compared to last year. Of the 8,56,286 candidates who appeared for the SSLC exams, 5,81,134 passed, recording a pass…
II PU pass percentage hits a 6-year low
May 12, 2017Bengaluru: The Second PU pass percentage hits a six-year low at 52.38 percent and girls with 60.28 percent have outperformed boys. The results were announced in Bengaluru yesterday by Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait and PU Board Director C. Shikha. This is the lowest pass percentage in the last six years and marks…
Mysuru slips to 21st place in SSLC result
May 12, 2017Mysuru: In a dismal performance, Mysuru has slipped to 21st place from as high as eighth last year, in the SSLC exam results that were announced here this afternoon in Bengaluru by Tanveer Sait, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education. The overall pass percentage in the State this year is 67.87 per cent, a drop…
2nd PUC results tomorrow (May 11)
May 10, 2017Mysuru: The results of the recently held II PUC examination will be declared tomorrow (May 11) at 3 pm. The results will be available on the websites puc.kar.nic.in and karresults.nic.in. A total of 6,84,490 students including 3,48,563 boys and 3,35,909 girls appeared for the examination. Initial reports yesterday morning said that the results would be announced…
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