‘Kannada Nudi, Kannada Gadi Jagriti Jatha’

Awareness Jatha on Kannada from October 9, 2006

DH News Service Raichur:

‘Kannada Nudi, Kannada Gadi Jagriti Jatha’ - an awareness campaign on Kannada language and the boundary of Karnataka, led by cine actor Mukhyamantri Chandru will be held in Raichur on October 9 and 10.

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‘Kannada Nudi, Kannada Gadi Jagriti Jatha’ - an awareness campaign on Kannada language and the boundary of Karnataka, led by cine actor Mukhyamantri Chandru will be held in Raichur on October 9 and 10.

Speaking at a press meet, the district Kannada Sahitya Parishat President K M Purada said that the jatha through Sedam in Gulbarga district, will enter City on October 9 at 5 pm. The district unit of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Sharana Sahitya Parishat, and Kannada and Culture Department will welcome the jatha through procession from Theenkandeel circle to Pandit Siddarama Jambaladinni Rangamandira. A public meeting will be held at 6 pm on the same day at the Rangamandira, he explained.

President of Kannada Sahitya Parishat Prof Chandrashekar Patil, litterateurs G S Siddalingaiah, B T Lalita Naik, Mahesh Joshi, Journalist Ravi Belagere, Cine actors Srinath, Ramesh, Ashok, Doddanna, Rockline Venkatesh, Lohitaswa, K V Nagarajamurty, B Suresh, Sujata Subhash and artists Shimoga Subbanna, Srinivas Udupa, Basalingaiah Hiremath, Subhadramma Mansoor, Ravindra Soragavi, Hitendrakumar Jitoori, Pratibha Narayana, Phalguna, Chaitra, Sooguresha Askihala, Sharanakumar, Ambaiah Nooli will participate in the jatha.

The will visit the villages in border-areas of the district and elaborate on the issues. The campaign will proceed to Manvi taluk on October 10 at where a meeting will be held at 11 am, said Mr Purada.

English from Std I in Kannada schools

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DH News Service Bangalore:

Teaching of English as a subject has been made mandatory from Class I in all Kannada medium schools. While all English medium schools will be required to teach Kannada as a compulsory subject from Class I, in linguistic minorities’ schools Kannada will be a compulsory subject from Class III.

Come June 2007 and all primary schools affiliated to the State authorities, will have to follow the ‘Tribhasha Sutra’ (three-language formula).

The Cabinet on Saturday approved the three-pronged policy. Teaching of English as a subject has been made mandatory from Class I in all Kannada medium schools. While all English medium schools will be required to teach Kannada as a compulsory subject from Class I, in linguistic minorities’ schools Kannada will be a compulsory subject from Class III.

Kannada was an optional subject for Class III in linguistic minorities’ schools till now.

Speaking to reporters here, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Basavaraj Horatti said all government and private primary schools would follow the three-language policy from the next academic year.

Clarifying the government’s stand on the derecognition of erring Kannada medium schools which were caught teaching in English, he said: “The block education officers and deputy directors of public instruction (DDPIs) have been instructed to inquire and report before November 30 about the involvement of any officer in flouting the Kannada policy in these schools.”

Tenure extended

The Cabinet has decided to extend the tenure of Syed Jamaal, special officer, Common Entrance Test.

Mr Jamaal will continue in the post till December 31, 2007.

Tribhasha sutra

Compulsory English from Std I in Kannada medium schools

Compulsory Kannada from Std I in English medium schools

Compulsory Kannada from Std III in linguistic minorities’ schools