Dasara holidays for schools across Karnataka starting October 3
Bengaluru: Schools across the state will observe holidays on account of Dasara festivity starting October 3 to October 20, as per the academic calendar for 2024-25 issued by the Department of Public Education
According to the calendar, the 2nd term will start from October 21 and the classes for the academic year will be held until April 10, 2025.
Meanwhile, educational institutions have requested Christmas leave. The district deputy directors of public instruction will review these requests, and decisions will be made accordingly. Schools that receive Christmas leave may have to adjust the October vacation to compensate for the days off in December.
The department has directed schools in the case of unforeseen holidays, to compensate for missed academic days by holding full-day sessions on upcoming holidays. This is to ensure that the scheduled academic duties are not affected.
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ICC bans Sri Lankan cricketer Praveen Jayawickrama
Dubai, Oct 2: The ICC has banned Sri Lanka player Praveen Jayawickrama from all cricket for one year, of which six months are suspended, after he admitted breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, parent body said in a press release on Wednesday. The charges relate to international cricket and the Lanka Premier League.
Jayawickrama admitted to being in breach of the following provision under the Code:
Article 2.4.7 – Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code.
As a result of the admission, Jayawickrama has accepted a sanction of a one-year period of ineligibility, of which the last six months are suspended.
The ICC Anti-Corruption Code and the complete decision (which has been redacted to protect the identities of the ICC’s witnesses and other third parties) can be found here.
