Siddaramaiah blames Karnataka Minister for state's poor performance in PUC Exams
Bengaluru: Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah has said that Primary and Higher Education Minister S Suresh Kumar is responsible for the dip in state’s performance in II pre-university results this year.
“The results are poor because of a shortage of lecturers too, but the minister had stalled the appointment of lecturers. He is, therefore, responsible for the fall in the results,” the former chief minister added.
In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Siddaramaiah said, “Shortage of teachers is also one of the reasons for low pass percentage in PUC examinations. @nimmasuresh, who has stopped teachers' appointment process, should own the responsibility for this. List of 1298 candidates was finalized for PUC teachers' posts, after conducting a recruitment exam in 2018. But, @nimmasuresh has canceled the counseling to decide the job location. This will not just affect the candidates but also the students”.
He further said that the state government has reduced the price of milk by Rs 5 under the Ksheeradhara project. “The government has been unjust to the farmers in the times of Corona, as it will also affect the functioning of milk producers' cooperative associations,” he said in a letter to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.
The government has retained Rs 138 crore of the gratuity to be given under the project by reducing the price of milk, said Siddaramaiah, demanding that the gratuity be released immediately and pay the milk producers a minimum price of Rs 35 a liter.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
