2nd P.U.C offline classes resumes in Dakshina Kannada on Wednesday
Mangaluru: The Pre-University Colleges which were closed thus far as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 were reopened on Wednesday and offline classes were once again resumed in the Dakshina Kannada.
As per the COVID guidelines, classes will begin at 9.30 am and end at 1.30 pm. Accordingly, only 50% of the class population will be allowed to attend physical classes. Therefore, batch-wise will be conducted as per the directive. Principals of respective colleges have been notified to take full responsibility towards implementing the standard operating procedure (SOP) in their colleges.
“The process of vaccinating children below the year of 18 has not yet begun. Therefore, the problem of having to vaccinate 2nd P.U.C students hasn’t arisen yet. However, the lecturers/teachers and the non-teaching staff are mandatorily required to have undergone vaccination”, District Commissioner ordered.
The DC has also given specific orders to mandatorily open COVID Care Centres with hostel facilities in colleges to help students from Kerala to undergo 7 days of compulsory quarantining and also provide medical care to students who have been affected by Corona.
The students who have completed their 7-day quarantine period must take an RT PCR test and those with the negative test report will be allowed to attend classes. The District Commissioner has also directed the colleges to undertake necessary arrangements to ensure that the students quarantining in the college COVID Care Centre are provided with facilities to attend the classes online.
The DC has also directed all the teaching and non-teaching staff of educational institutions to attend duty with a negative RT PCR test report and conduct separate classes for students living in the hostel and other local students.
Students traveling every day from Kerala are required to produce a negative RTPCR report once in seven days, upon which they will be allowed to attend physical classes. The teaching and non-teaching staff who commute daily from Kerala are also required to produce a negative RTPCR report once in seven days (even if they have received both doses of vaccination) to attend duty in their respective education institution, DC informed.
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Vartha Bharati launches Kalyana Karnataka edition, releases 23rd annual special issue in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi: The Kalyana Karnataka edition of the Kannada daily Vartha Bharati was formally launched on Saturday at a programme held at Dr S M Pandit Rangamandir in Kalaburagi. The event also marked the release of the newspaper’s twenty-third annual special issue, a compilation of selected editorials, and the Kalyana Karnataka special supplement.
The programme was inaugurated by Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader. The Kalyana Karnataka edition of Vartha Bharati was unveiled by Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor-in-Chief of The Wire.
The twenty-third annual special issue was released by multilingual actor Prakash Raj. The book compiling selected editorials of Vartha Bharati was released by B R Patil, Vice-Chairperson of the State Policy and Planning Commission and MLA from Aland. The Kalyana Karnataka special supplement was released by Rahim Khan, Minister for Municipal Administration and Haj.
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Chairperson of the State Waqf Board and Sajjada Nashin of the Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah, Hazrat Syed Mohammed Ali Al Husseini, and Kalaburagi South MLA Allamaprabhu Patil were present as chief guests.
Among the special invitees on the dais were Koraneshwara Mahaswamiji of the Tontadarya Anubhava Mantapa, Aland; Bishop Rev Fr Robert Miranda of Kalaburagi; Bhante Varajyothi of Anandur; social activist K Neela; farmers’ leader Chamarasa Mali Patil; DSS state convenor D G Sagar; and activist and singer Ambanna Arolikar.
Speaking on the occasion, Assembly Speaker U T Khader said Vartha Bharati had emerged as the voice of the weak and the voiceless in society and had earned the love, trust and confidence of people across the state. He said the newspaper had carved out a distinct identity in the media landscape and expressed happiness that it was now reaching the Kalyana Karnataka region. He added that Vartha Bharati had remained free from political pressures and inducements and expressed hope that it would continue to stand as a support system for the distressed.
B R Patil said running a newspaper in the present times was not easy, as the media sector had increasingly turned into an industry driven by profit. Amidst such challenges, he said, Vartha Bharati had maintained integrity, honesty and commitment throughout its twenty-three-year journey. He expressed confidence that the newspaper would continue on the same path. Referring to Kalaburagi, he noted that the region frequently witnessed agitations due to the large number of unresolved issues, and said Vartha Bharati should continue to bring the problems and suffering of the people to the attention of the government and contribute to finding solutions.
