I helped accused get bail: DK Shivakumar
Blackening of Mutalik’s face
Bengaluru, July 1: Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar said that when youth Congress leader Srinivas was arrested for blackening the face of Sri Rama Sene leader Pramod Mutalik, he had helped him get the bail.
Felicitating BV Srinivas who was elected as the national Youth Congress vice president at a programme at Palace Ground in the city on Sunday, the Minister said that Srinivas was arrested when he and his friends blackened the face of Mutalik for protesting the Valentine’s Day. No other leaders had come forward to support Srinivas. But he had helped him get the bail, he recalled.
One who fights more and one who becomes more controversial would become the leader. He would support the youth and guide them, he said.
On the way to become a leader, one should face lot of hurdles. But he should be firm in his decision and work to cross all such hurdles. The person who wants to become a leader should not hesitate to any incidents. Not all are lucky to work in Congress. Those who get that opportunity would not desert the Congress. Those who knew about the party would remain as loyalist to the party. The society would identify those who serve the society. So, everybody should have service mentality in the party, he said.
'Rahul will be PM'
National Youth Congress vice president BV Srinivas said that his would remain in the Congress till his last breath and it was his aim to make Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister. “When I blackened the face of Mutalik, efforts were on to oust me from the Congress for three times. Then KPCC working president DK Shivakumar helped me to remain in the party”, he said.
Rajya Sabha Member GT Chandrashekar, Jayanagar MLA Soumya Reddy, state Youth Congress vice president Kemparaju, AICC secretary Ravi and others were present.
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Karnataka SSLC question papers to have new format for academic year 2024-25
Bengaluru: In a significant shift, the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has reportedly announced changes to the format of the SSLC annual exam question papers for the academic year 2024-25 and released a blueprint outlining these revisions. This overhaul, the first major revision since 2019-20, is aimed at enhancing the quality of learning and reducing students' dependence on rote memorisation.
Marks will now be allocated based on themes rather than individual chapters, with a focus on key concepts, according to a report published by The Hindu on Monday. For instance, language papers can be organised around themes such as prose, poetry, and grammar, while core subjects will feature units that combine multiple lessons.
A significant component of this change is the reintroduction of a weightage system based on learning objectives, which includes: remembering (20%), understanding (40%), and application (20%). In addition, 15% of the marks will be allocated to skills such as diagram drawing, while 5% will focus on higher-order thinking questions that encourage critical analysis and problem-solving.
“This method ensures equal importance is given to all chapters during teaching and learning. Teachers and students can move away from the practice of preparing for exams solely based on chapter-wise marks allocation. While specific marks are not assigned to individual chapters, clear weightage is given to relevant themes. This approach guarantees comprehensive practice for each chapter and allows for diverse question types in the exams,” the blueprint stated, as cited by the news outlet.
Key changes also include a reduction in the number of one-mark and two-mark questions, in favour of more three-mark and four-mark questions and the introduction of one five-mark question.
The blueprint mentioned that one-mark questions, which often lead to guesswork, would be replaced with more descriptive questions that challenge students to think critically, write extensively, and refine their expression skills.
The updated question paper format will include 45 questions for the first language, and 38 questions for other subject papers. Some of the three-mark, four-mark, and five-mark questions may contain sub-questions. Additionally, internal choice questions, worth a total of 20 marks, will continue to be part of the exam and will be based on the same themes and chapters as the primary questions.
Despite these revisions, KSEAB has clarified that the overall difficulty level of the exams will remain unchanged. The distribution of marks will continue to follow the same pattern as in previous years, with 30% of questions considered easy or very easy, 50% of average difficulty, and 20% deemed difficult.
