Facial recognition system to monitor student attendance in Karnataka government schools
Bagalkot: In a major digital upgrade to school administration, facial recognition technology will be used to monitor student attendance in government-run primary and high schools in Karnataka within the next two months, Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa announced on Tuesday.
Speaking to the media during a visit to Bagalkot, the minister said the initiative follows a budgetary provision made by the Chief Minister, with the goal of enhancing efficiency in attendance tracking across the state's government schools.
Alongside the tech rollout, Bangarappa also revealed that moral science lessons would be reintroduced into the school curriculum. The decision, he said, came after extensive discussions with various stakeholders, including Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti.
The minister pointed out that children are increasingly exposed to various challenges due to a lack of moral direction. “Introducing moral science will help instil humanitarian values which is the need of the hour,” he said.
In addition to these announcements, the minister stated that department would initiate the process for recruitment of 16,500 teachers once the government finalised the internal reservation.
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India cricketer Rinku Singh receives underworld threat: Mumbai Crime Branch confirms
Mumbai: Indian cricketer and 2025 Asia Cup champion Rinku Singh has reportedly received a threat from the underworld, according to the Mumbai Crime Branch. The investigation has revealed that Dawood Ibrahim-led D-Company sent multiple ransom demands earlier this year.
Authorities confirmed that between February and April 2025, Rinku’s promotional team received three extortion messages demanding ₹5 crore. Acting on the leads, police arrested two suspects, Mohammed Dilshad and Mohammed Naveed, from the Caribbean. The duo was extradited and handed over to Indian authorities on August 1.
Investigators further discovered that the accused had also demanded ₹10 crore from Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of the late former MLA Baba Siddiqui. During interrogation, one of the arrested suspects reportedly admitted to contacting Rinku Singh’s team for ransom.
Rinku, who hails from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, rose to national prominence after his five consecutive sixes in an IPL 2023 match against Gujarat Titans. He made his India debut in 2024 and played a decisive role in the 2025 Asia Cup final against Pakistan, hitting the winning runs that secured India’s ninth title.
The left-handed batter, currently representing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has played 54 T20Is for India, amassing 550 runs at a strike rate of 161.77. In the IPL, he has appeared in 58 matches, scoring 1,099 runs, and was part of KKR’s 2024 title-winning squad.
Recently engaged to MP Priya Saroj, Rinku is expected to feature in India’s upcoming white-ball tour of Australia, which includes five T20 Internationals.
Police investigations into the underworld threat are ongoing.
