Karnataka: Physical Classes for 9, 10 –PUC recommence on Monday: CM visits Malleshwar College
Bengaluru: Excluding the five districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Hasan, and Kodagu, where the COVID infection rate has increased by more than 2%, physical classes were recommenced for students from 9th standard to PUC on Monday in the rest of the state.
Amid this, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai visited the Government Composite Degree Pre-University College in Malleshwar at Bengaluru.
The Minister for Primary and Secondary Education B. C. Nagesh, Minister for Higher Education Dr. C. N. Ashwath Narayan along with the Chief Minister visited the government college in the 18th Cross at Malleshwar and marked the recommencement of physical classes by planting a tree in the premises of the college campus.
The CM also visited the classrooms where classes were being undertaken and inspected whether COVID19 control measures were implemented on site.
Afterward, the CM interacted with the students, offered them assurances, and invited them to attend classes without worry. Speaking to the students, he also reminded them to maintain social distancing, wear masks and follow other COVID guidelines.
Students must bring a letter of approval from their parents while coming to attend classes. The letter must confirm that the student does not have any of the COVID symptoms. The physical attendance of children is not mandatory in classes. Children can also attend online. This decision will be left to the parents. As a precaution to avoid the spread of Covid, the Department of Public Education and Department of Undergraduate Education have released a specific SOP (Standard Operating Procedure). According to that, the 9th and 10th standards will have half-day classes during the morning. According to the availability of classrooms, the ratio of students and teachers in attendance, students will be divided into teams comprising of 15-20 students, and classes will be undertaken.
Classes for the 1st and 2nd PUC will be conducted at the same time in the Composite Pre-University Colleges. The first 50 students from every class will attend classes on 3 designated days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday), and the remaining 50 will have to attend classes on the days designated for them (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). On the days the students do not have physical classes, they must attend the same online. If the number of students in the class amount to be less than 100 and the classrooms is spacious, all students will be allowed to attend classes every day of the week.
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Daycare chemotherapy centres to be set up in district hospitals, announces Dr. Sharanaparakash Patil
Belagavi: Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharanaparakash Rudrappa Patil on Tuesday said the State government plans to establish day-care chemotherapy centres in all district hospitals across Karnataka to make cancer treatment more accessible.
Replying to a question raised by BJP MLC M.P. Kushalappa during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council, the minister said it was not feasible for cancer patients from various districts to travel repeatedly to Kidwai Memorial Institute in Bengaluru. To address this issue, the government is taking steps to establish cancer care centers in other districts in collaboration with the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.
Providing details of cancer treatment at Kidwai, Dr. Patil said that over the past three years, 41,512 cancer patients have received treatment at the institute. Treatment included surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these, depending on the type and stage of cancer.
Between 2022 and 2024, a total of 12,781 patients underwent surgery, 14,423 patients received radiation therapy, and over 28,370 patients were administered chemotherapy, he said.
The minister further noted that more than 110 patients were provided bone marrow transplants, an otherwise expensive procedure, free of cost at the institute during the same period.
The proposed day-care chemotherapy centers, he said, would significantly reduce the burden on patients and improve access to timely cancer treatment at the district level.
