Karnataka Dy CM confirms dates of resumption of colleges in state; details here
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy CM and Minister of Higher Education, Ashwath Narayan on Wednesday confirmed that the Degree Colleges in the state will start online classes for students from September 1. He further confirmed that the colleges will reopen from October.
Speaking to reporters in the city the Deputy CM also added that the state was waiting for a detailed guideline from the Centre regarding the resumption of offline classes.
He later took to Twitter to confirm the news and asserted that the state has made comprehensive preparations for starting classes in accordance with the current UGC guidelines. He also added that the state will follow any additional guidelines from the central government as they come.
“The academic year for degree colleges will commence from the 1st of September via online classes. Offline classes will begin in October” he wrote on Twitter.
“We work with the sole intent of ensuring a bright future for our students. Once the academic year begins, final year exams will be scheduled for all undergraduate, diploma and engineering students. Backlog exams will also be conducted accordingly” he said in another tweet on Wednesday evening.
The academic year for degree colleges will commence from the 1st of September via online classes. Offline classes will begin in October.@CMofKarnataka @KarnatakaVarthe
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) August 26, 2020
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We have decided to use the online medium to get the ball rolling on all academic activities from next month as we will need to conduct a few degree exams in September. We are also awaiting detailed guidelines from the center regarding the resumption of offline classes.
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) August 26, 2020
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In accordance with the current UGC guidelines, we have already made comprehensive preparations for starting classes. The state government will follow any additional directions from the central government as they come.
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) August 26, 2020
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We work with the sole intent of ensuring a bright future for our students. Once the academic year begins, final year exams will be scheduled for all undergraduate, diploma and engineering students. Backlog exams will also be conducted accordingly.
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) August 26, 2020
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Bengaluru: Professor booked after proposing to student; thrashed on campus
Bengaluru (PTI): A professor at a medical college near here was allegedly thrashed by students after he proposed to a female student in a classroom, with videos of the incident going viral on social media, police said on Thursday.
He has been booked on charges of sexual harassment, they said.
The incident, which occurred on March 23 at a medical college in Nelamangala taluk on the outskirts of Bengaluru, came to light after videos of the proposal surfaced online, police said.
The clips, which have since gone viral, drew sharp criticism.
In one of the videos, the accused professor is heard proposing to the student, claiming that she had confessed her "feelings" to him. The student denied the claim and objected to his proposal.
The situation later escalated on campus, with videos showing the agitated student confronting the professor. She was seen hitting him with slippers, while other students joined in, allegedly assaulting and abusing him.
Based on a complaint filed by the college principal on Thursday, a case has been registered at the Nelamangala Rural Police Station against the accused under Sections 74 (assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 75(1) (sexual harassment), and 329(3) (criminal trespass) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a senior police officer said.
According to the FIR, the complainant stated that the accused, an assistant professor in the Microbiology Department, had been behaving inappropriately on the college premises and sexually harassing female students.
Students had earlier submitted complaints seeking protection, following which the college issued a notice to the professor, directing him to appear for an inquiry and restraining him from entering the campus during the process, it said.
However, on March 23, the accused allegedly entered the college premises in violation of the directive and forcibly held the hand of a female student, behaving in an obscene and inappropriate manner, the FIR stated.
The incident caused distress among students and disrupted the academic atmosphere at the college, it added.
The complaint further alleged that despite being barred from entering the campus, the accused trespassed into the premises, misbehaved with the student, and harassed others as well, police added.
