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The Hindu
27-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
State govt. is not bothered about schools, education, children, says Horatti
Expressing concern over the sorry state of government school buildings, Chairman of Legislative Council Basavaraj Horatti has said that children are being forced to attend classes in such buildings as the State government has no concern towards school, education and children. He was speaking to presspersons after offering Ganga Puja and Bagina to the overflowing Unkal Lake in Hubballi on Friday. Mr. Horatti said that he has written letter to Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Madhu Bangarappa urging him to immediately take up repairs to school buildings, especially those which have become fragile due to lack of maintenance. Mr. Horatti said that while getting school buildings repaired and making alternative classroom arrangements are the responsibility of officials, 90% of the officials lacked understanding of the problem. 'They have become like the officials of Public Works and Revenue departments. Because of their foolishness, the problem is worsening. The district in-charge Minister should take note of this,' he said. He said that distributing eggs, milk and bananas in government schools is not the work of teachers. 'Barring the responsibility of teaching children, teachers should not have any other work. Exclusive staff should be appointed for other such work,' he said. Mr. Horatti said that those starting private schools and colleges should mandatorily follow the rules and regulations of the Education Department. However, they are not being followed. Instead, private schools are being established around government schools and colleges and this should be immediately acted upon, he said.
The Hindu
02-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
SSLC results: Kalyana Karnataka districts continue to maintain bottom rungs in ranking grid
Once again, the seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka recorded a disappointing performance in the SSLC examination, occupying the lowest ranks on the State's results grid. Of the bottom seven districts, six belong to the Kalyana Karnataka region, while the seventh, Vijayapura, from the Kitturu Karnataka region, ranked 34th, just one place above the last. Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Madhu Bangarappa, announced the SSLC results in Bengaluru on Friday. Kalaburagi district, regarded as an educational hub in the region with several reputed institutions, has slipped to the bottom—35th rank—with a pass percentage of just 42.43%, far below the state average of 66.14% and significantly behind Dakshina Kannada, which topped the list with 91.12%. Kalaburagi's decline has been consistent over the past three years, dropping from 29th place in 2023 to 34th in 2024, and now 35th in 2025. Following Kalaburagi, Vijayapura ranked 34th with a pass percentage of 49.58%, Yadgir 33rd with 51.60%, Raichur 32nd with 52.05%, Bidar 31st with 53.25%, Koppal 30th with 57.32%, and Ballari 29th with 60.26%. A bright spot for the region is Vijayanagara district, which showed marked improvement, rising from 27th rank last year (65.61%) to 19th rank this year with a 67.62% pass rate. Among the individual performances, Yadgir, which was at the bottom in 2024 with 50.59%, rose two spots to 33rd. Raichur, previously 31st, dropped a place to 32nd. Bidar climbed from 33rd to 31st, while Koppal improved its position from 32nd to 30th. Ballari, however, slipped slightly from 28th to 29th. Notably, none of the 22 students in the state who achieved a perfect score of 625 out of 625 are from the Kalyana Karnataka region. Despite continued efforts by the Department of Public Instruction and the Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board (KKRDB), the region continues to lag behind in educational outcomes. In a bid to address this, the KKRDB had declared 2023–24 as the 'Educational Year' and allocated 25% of its total grant under both MICRO and MACRO schemes to the Akshara Avishkara programme, a special initiative aimed at improving school education in the region. For the year 2023–24, the KKRDB earmarked a total of ₹652.50 crore for educational development—₹456.75 crore under the MICRO scheme and ₹195.75 crore under the MACRO scheme -eom- Photos: KKRDB_Headquarters_(1)
Barnama
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Barnama
200 Guests Attend Malaysian Embassy's Hari Raya Aidilfitri Open House In Jakarta
JAKARTA, April 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia, Datuk Syed Mohamad Hasrin Tengku Husin, hosted a Hari Raya Aidilfitri Open House on Monday at the Malaysian Embassy here, attended by around 200 guests, including senior government officials and foreign diplomats. Among the distinguished guests who graced the event were Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Prof Abdul Mu'ti, Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly Ahmad Muzani, Deputy Foreign Minister Arif Havas Oegroseno, and Head of the Halal Product Guarantee Agency Dr H. Ahmad Haikal Hassan. The event also welcomed former cabinet ministers, members of trade and industry chambers, representatives from companies, political parties, the media, and local community organisations.
