Karnataka: Wind up syllabus of graduation students by May 30: Dr. Ashwath Narayan directs varsities
Degree examination dates to be announced after May 17
Bengaluru: In order to ensure timely completion of the syllabus of graduation courses, Karnataka Minister for Higher Education, Dr. CN Ashwath Narayan instructed all the universities to conduct online classes and wind up the syllabus by May 30.
Addressing vice-chancellors of all universities – private and government – in the state via video-conferencing on Saturday, Ashwath Narayan said a final decision on the examinations will be taken after assessing the situation after May 17.
The Minister further added that the governemtn has been receiving suggestions to promote students of first and second years without examinations on the lines of the Maharashtra system.
"Professors of all the colleges must conduct online classes. The syllabus for the first, second, and final year degree courses should be completed by May 30", he added.
Uniform syllabus
Ashwath Narayan, meanwhile, directed the committees constituted to study the implementation of a uniform pattern of the syllabus and study material across the state and asked them to submit their reports within 15 days.
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Four of family found dead in Maharashtra’s Nanded district in suspected mass suicide
Nanded (PTI): A farmer, his wife and their two sons were found dead in two different locations in Maharashtra’s Nanded district on Thursday morning, in what police suspect to be a mass suicide, an official said.
Around 8 am, the bodies of Ramesh Sonaji Lakhe (51) and his wife Radhabai Lakhe (45) were discovered on a cot in their home at Jawala Murar village in Mudkhed tehsil, he said.
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The bodies of their sons, Umesh (25) and Bajrang (23), were subsequently found on nearby railway lines. It appears they jumped in front of a speeding train, the official said.
Police inspector Dattatray Manthale told reporters, “The parents were found dead inside their home, while the sons took their lives on the railway tracks. We have asked a Forensic Science Laboratory team to collect evidence. The truth will come out only after a thorough technical investigation and autopsy.”
While the nature of their death appears to be part of a suicide pact, police said the exact circumstances remain unclear.
The family belonged to the small-scale farming community, but it is not yet confirmed if financial distress or a domestic crisis triggered the extreme step, the official said.
Neighbours described the Lakhes as a hardworking family who struggled against the odds of small-land farming to sustain themselves.
The Nanded rural police are recording statements of relatives and checking for notes or final messages left by the family.
