Karnataka SSLC Exam-1 results declared; 62% students pass, 22 candidates score full marks

Karnataka SSLC Exam-1 results declared; 62% students pass, 22 candidates score full marks

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) released the Class 10 Board results, also called the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Exam–1, on Friday. This year, the overall pass percentage is 62 per cent, a jump of 9 per cent from last year. The pass percentage among regular students is 66 per cent. Addressing […]

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COMEDK UGET Admit Cards 2025: Hall ticket released at comedk.org

COMEDK UGET Admit Cards 2025: Hall ticket released at comedk.org

COMEDK UGET Admit Cards 2025: The Consortium of Medical, Engineering, and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) has released the hall tickets for the UGET 2025. Candidates can download the hall tickets from the official website at comedk.org. To download the admit card online, UGET applicants will be required to enter their login credentials such as […]

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Karnataka govt urges NMC to hike medical seats amid growing NEET aspirants

Karnataka govt urges NMC to hike medical seats amid growing NEET aspirants

Expressing concern over the widening gap between the number of NEET aspirants and available medical seats, the Karnataka government on Wednesday urged the National Medical Commission (NMC) to significantly increase undergraduate medical seats across the country. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the 2019 batch of Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute […]

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Karnataka relaxes Class 1 admission age criteria for 2025–26, six-year minimum to be mandatory from next session

Karnataka relaxes Class 1 admission age criteria for 2025–26, six-year minimum to be mandatory from next session

The Karnataka government has announced a one-time relaxation in the age criteria for Class 1 admissions for the academic year 2025–26. As per the revised directive from the Department of School Education and Literacy, children who have completed 5 years and 5 months by June 1, 2025, will now be eligible for admission to Class […]

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Column | In the lion’s royal shadow

Column | In the lion’s royal shadow

Lions have long been symbols of royalty across the world. In India, kings sat on lion thrones (simha-asana), and Durga, the patron goddess of royal households, is shown riding into battle on a lion. Uniquely, in our country, lions are also linked with ascetics and their guardian goddesses. Both kings and ascetic were called shardula, a […]

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36,000 public EV charging guns needed by 2030 to meet demand: Study

36,000 public EV charging guns needed by 2030 to meet demand: Study

About 400 potential spots for setting up the stations have been identified, like IT parks, metro stations, fuel stations, shopping malls, and Regional Transport Office zones, etc. | Photo Credit: file photo A study conducted by the Centre for Study of Science, Technology, and Policy (CSTEP), a Bengaluru-based think tank, shows that in order to […]

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Karnataka women collective makes bamboo lanterns fairylights for Christmas to light up homes

Karnataka women collective makes bamboo lanterns fairylights for Christmas to light up homes

In a tiny hamlet at rustic Dasanapura in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, a group of women deftly shape fine slivers of bamboo to make beautiful bamboo lanterns in different shapes to hold fairy lights that promise to bring the twinkle of stars into your homes for Christmas. The fairy light holders in green, red, orange and […]

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Three Karnataka farmers retailing farm-fresh value-added products

Three Karnataka farmers retailing farm-fresh value-added products

Merwin and Regina Fernandes @ Savera Naturals  It was close to two decades ago, in 2007 to be precise, that Merwin Fernandes quit the corporate rat race and decided to get into farming. “I took early retirement from Infosys as I wanted to move away from the consumerist urban-corporate life to a simple life more […]

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Three Karnataka farmers retailing farm-fresh value-added products

Three Karnataka farmers retailing farm-fresh value-added products

Madhu Kargund @ Tengin Born and raised in a small village called Kargunda in Karnataka’s Hassan district, Madhu Kargund spent most of his childhood on farms. “My father is a farmer, and I vividly remember my weekends and summer vacations spent on farms picking coconuts or working other menial tasks,” says Madhu, who went on […]

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How did sari revivalist Vinay Narkar recreate the  Motichoor sari, once woven in the Deccan?

How did sari revivalist Vinay Narkar recreate the Motichoor sari, once woven in the Deccan?

Vinay Narkar with weaver Ambubai Dhotre. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT For sari revivalist Vinay Narkar, the six-yard and nine-yard unstitched drapes are not merely a piece of cloth but a repository of India’s tradition of native weaves and patterns that showcase the unmatched skills and creativity of the subcontinent’s weaving communities. The threads of […]

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