Hyderabad: After a Covid-induced gap of two years, class 10 examinations began across Telangana on Monday. More than 5 lakh students are appearing in the the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams at 2,861 centres.The state's education department made elaborate arrangements for conducting the exams in a smooth manner. For the last two years, SSC exams could not be conducted due to Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, the exams were postponed after three papers were held as a nationwide lockdown was imposed. The exams were subsequently cancelled and all the students were declared passed. Last year, the exams had to be cancelled due to the second wave of the pandemic and all the students were promoted to the next class. Schools remained closed for most part of the academic year. Classes were mostly held online as parents were reluctant to send their children for physical classes.However, the authorities decided to conduct exams this year as it was felt that not doing so would affect the future of the students. However, the syllabus was truncated and the number of papers reduced from 11 to just six to take the exam pressure off of students. Candidates will be given a choice of answering only 50 per cent of the questions in the theory section while all objective-type questions have to be answered. The Board of Secondary School of Education also extended the exam time by 30 minutes. All the exams will be held from 9.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. Students were given a five-minute grace time to reach the centres.As the authorities had made it clear that candidates will not be allowed after 9.35 a.m., the students had reached the centres well before the time on Monday, when the exam for the first language was conducted. The exams are being held with Covid-19 guidelines. The candidates have been asked to wear a face mask while they will be allowed into the centres after checking their body temperature. In view of the summer season, authorities have made provision for drinking water and ORS packets at the exam centres. ANMs and Asha workers were also kept on stand-by by with required medicines. A total of 5,09,275 students from 11,401 schools have applied for the exams. They include 2,51,177 girls. A total 140 flying squads have been constituted across the state to check malpractices. CCTV cameras have also been installed at the centres. Prohibitory orders under section 144 CrPC were imposed around the exam centres. The authorities have also ordered closure of Xerox shops near the centres.—IANS

After a Covid-induced gap of two years, class 10 examinations began across Telangana on Monday. More than 5 lakh students are appearing in the the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams at 2,861 centres.

Class 10 exams begin in Telangana after 2-yr Covid gap

Telangana

Hyderabad:Under the influence of SCS Asani, rain and thundershowers are likely to occur at one or two places in some districts during the next 4-5 days, informed Hyderabad Meteorological Centre Director Naga Ratna on Monday.During the next two days, Telangana is likely to have a thunderstorm with lightning, she added.Earlier on Monday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Senior Scientist RK Jenamani informed that the severe cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ is likely to recurve over the sea away from the coast, and would not cross Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, or West Bengal.The weather department earlier predicted that under the influence of Asani, some coastal districts of Odisha are expected to receive heavy rainfall from May 10 onwards.Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the deep sea area over the central parts of the Bay of Bengal on May 9-10 and over the Northwest Bay of Bengal from May 10-12.The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has put on alert its employees and disaster management teams in view of the Cyclone.Cyclone Asani is a name given by Sri Lanka that means ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese—ANI

Under the influence of SCS Asani, rain and thundershowers are likely to occur at one or two places in some districts during the next 4-5 days, informed Hyderabad Meteorological Centre Director Naga Ratna on Monday.

Telangana likely to receive thunderstorm in next two days

New Delhi/Hyderabad:&nbsp;Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday led the State Cabinet on a protest in the national capital, demanding the Centre to procure entire paddy from the state during ongoing Rabi season.The chief minister set a 24-hour deadline before the Centre to take a decision on the state’s demand.KCR, as Rao is popularly known, cautioned the Centre that if it failed to respond to the demand, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government will chalk it’s next course of action.He reiterated the demand that the Centre announce a uniform foodgrains procurement policy for the entire country.TRS MPs, state legislators, other public representatives and party leaders participated in the protest, the first such protest by TRS in the national capital on paddy issue.With folded hands, KCR requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Food Minister Piyush Goyal to come to the rescue of Telangana farmers by procuring paddy.The TRS chief slammed Piyush Goyal for his remarks, suggesting the state government to make Telangana people develop the habit of eating broken rice.KCR alleged that the Centre is adopting discriminatory policy towards Telangana.He reminded Modi government that no government could save itself after inviting the wrath of farmers.He thanked Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait for extending support to the protest.Meanwhile, KCR has called a meeting of state Cabinet in Hyderabad on Tuesday.The meeting is likely to chalk out future course of action on paddy procurement issue.KCR’s daughter and TRS legislator K. Kavitha has said that BJP has 24 hours. She said the Centre must make its intent very clear – will they discontinue their partial paddy procurement policy or not?“We will fight until justice is done,” she said.Stating that Modi government seems to have underestimated the power of farmers, Kavitha said the TRS will continue to fight until Centre opts for a fair-play in the paddy procurement policy.“The next time, it’ll be us with our farmers on the roads of Delhi. Farmers across India are not even getting the basic cost of their harvest, this cruel Government has no sympathy for farmers,” she said demanding One Nation One Procurement Policy for all farmers.—IANS

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday led the State Cabinet on a protest in the national capital, demanding the Centre to procure entire paddy from the state during ongoing Rabi season.

KCR Sets 24-Hr Deadline Before Centre Over Paddy Procurement