Karnataka

Evaluation of answer scripts of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) 2010 examinations has been facing roadblocks since Day 1. The evaluation work started on April 15 with some teachers staging a protest demanding a hike in remuneration. When issues seemed to be settling down, officials of the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) realised there was a daily absenteeism of nearly 30% evaluators as they were deputed for census and gram panchayat election work.<br…

<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Despondent after failing in her Standard IX exam, a 14-year-old girl committed suicide by setting herself ablaze at her house in Rajarajeshwari Nagar on Monday evening.The girl allegedly took the extreme step as she was unable to bear the snide remarks made against her by her peers over her failure.The girl, identified as P Madhushree, was a student of Good Health School, Rajarajeshwari Nagar. She had failed in two subjects and was dis…

Two low intensity blasts outside M chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore injured at least 15 peoples including 5 policemen. Match starts with

Higher education minister Aravind Limbavali on Wednesday patted the vice-chancellors and administrative staff of various universities in the state for their excellent performance. "Vice-chancellors of all state universities are doing a good job," Limbavali told reporters after attending the Dr BR Ambedkar birth anniversary celebrations in Bangalore University(BU).When asked about a recent comment made by governor HR Bhardwaj on the indiscipline prevailing in state universities, L…

The first phase of the 15th national census exercise will kickstart in Karnataka on Thursday. This 45-day exercise will end on June 1, during which officials will knock on your doors to collect data on your family, housing and household amenities.Director of census operations in Karnataka, Anil Kumar, and the state nodal officer for the operations, KS Prabhakar, met mediapersons and said that the massive exercise would take off at 8 am on Thursday at Raj Bhavan, with officials first collec…