Bengaluru: Karnataka's Minister of Kannada and Culture, Shivaraj Tangadagi, announced on Friday that the state government has formally requested the Maharashtra government to appoint Kannada-trained teachers in Kannada schools located in districts bordering Karnataka. This decision follows concerns raised over the appointment of Marathi-educated teachers in Sangli and Solapur districts of southern Maharashtra, which share borders with Karnataka.

Minister Tangadagi confirmed that Karnataka had previously addressed a similar issue with the Kerala government regarding Kannada schools in Kasaragod, a border district with Kerala. Following Karnataka's request, Kerala replaced Malayalam-trained teachers with Kannada educators, demonstrating cooperation between the two states on linguistic educational matters.

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Assuring the public, Tangadagi expressed confidence that Maharashtra would also respond positively by appointing Kannada-trained teachers to these schools. He highlighted discussions with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, emphasizing the importance of using Kannada as the primary medium of instruction in border schools.

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New Delhi (PTI): India on Wednesday outrightly rejected China's attempts to rename some places in Arunachal Pradesh, saying such "preposterous" attempts will not alter the "undeniable" reality that the state "was, is, and will" always remain an integral part of India.

New Delhi's reaction came in response to Beijing announcing Chinese names for some places in Arunachal Pradesh, which the neighbouring country claims as the southern part of Tibet.

"We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

"Consistent with our principled position, we reject such attempts categorically," he said.

Jaiswal was responding to a media query on the issue.

"Creative naming will not alter the undeniable reality that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India," he said.