Kannada Development Authority study finds gaps in bilingual schools; experts call for wider assessment | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: A study by Kannada Development Authority (KDA) has found that students of classes 6 and 7 in govt bilingual schools in Karnataka have limited vocabulary, difficulty in forming sentences, and weak comprehension — a stark commentary on the huge gaps in learning in schools which offer English and mother tongue as mediums of instruction.Karnataka…

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Understanding opposing viewpoints key to honest storytelling: Kannada author | Bengaluru News

Literature enthisists attend the Book Brahma Literature Festival (BBLF) at St. John’s Auditorium in Bengaluru on Friday. Bengaluru: Young readers are increasingly drawn to fiction written by activists, with elders in literary circles encouraging the trend, Kannada author Vasudhendra observed at the third edition of the Book Brahma Literature Festival here Friday.Speaking at a masterclass…

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Cabinet renews suspension push, scam-hit KPSC chief faces axe | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Embattled Karnataka Public Service Commission chairman Shivashankarappa S Sahukar, facing allegations of helping his daughters secure govt jobs, faces suspension and a fresh probe after the Karnataka cabinet Friday made a recommendation in this regard to the governor.This comes days after his first suspension was struck down on technical grounds.Sahukar has been under a…

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