HC Sends Notice to K’taka Govt seeking clarification over stopping transportation between borders
Kasaragod: In the wake of the closure of the Karnataka borders, the Kerala High Court has sent a notice to the Karnataka government seeking clarification on the matter citing that obstructing road traffic of citizens violates the Centre’s COVID Guidelines.
Manjeshwar’s CPM Leader and Party’s District Secretariat member K. R. Jayanand filed a Public Interest litigation in the Kerala High court and sent a notice to both Central and Karnataka governments questioning the closure of border transportation.
In line with the court order, the Karnataka government, Dakshina Kannada’s District Commissioner, representatives of Central Health Ministry have been summoned by the Kerala High Court’s Divisional Bench constituting of Chief Justices to attend court on August 17 and have been asked to present an official clarification on the matter, it is learned.
According to the current border crossing guideline issued by Karnataka, anybody who wants to come to the state from Kerala must mandatorily present a negative RT-PCR certificate that has been procured 72 hours before their visit. Despite the centre’s directive that people who have already received two doses of the COVID vaccination must not be hindered from travelling, the Karnataka government has not implemented this, citing which K. R. Jayanand approached the court.
For centuries, since the time of Madras Province, Mysuru Province, the Kasaragod region has held a special bond with the Dakshina Kannada region for education, healthcare, business, and everyday relations. This is a bond built through harmonious life values and culture. All of this is being hindered in the present. This tendency of attempting to break the bond between borders is a first. Due to this, the border populace is facing a scarcity of work, education, healthcare, and several other fundamental services. This is a clear human rights violation. In this regard, the courts must take necessary immediate action by the law, lawyer P. V. Anup spoke on behalf of the petitioner and presented his arguments at the High Court.
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West Bengal board declares class 10 exam results, 86.83 pc students pass
Kolkata (PTI): The West Bengal board's class 10 results were declared on Friday, with 86.83 per cent of the total 9.71 lakh candidates passing the examination, an official said.
In last year's Madhyamik Pariksha, 86.56 per cent of the 9.84 lakh students were declared successful, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education president Ramanuj Ganguly said.
This year's examination was held from February 2 to February 12 at over 2,600 centres across the state, he said.
Abhirup Bhadra of Sarada Vidyamandir in Uttar Dinajpur district bagged the first rank, securing 698 of 700 marks. Priyotosh Mukhopadhyay of Sarojinidevi Saraswati Sishu Mandir in Birbhum was declared second with 696 marks. The third rank was shared by three students.
A total of 131 students secured the top 10 ranks, of whom 28 were girls.
Kalimpong recorded the highest percentage at 95.01, followed by Purba Medinipur at 94.02 and Kolkata at 92.31.
