Karnataka for law on its staff admitting kids to govt schools

Bengaluru, Jun 7: Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait on Tuesday told the Legislative Council that the government is ready to make it mandatory for its employees to send their children to the government-run schools if the Opposition parties move a private bill in this regard.

Replying to a debate on poor infrastructure at the government-run schools, he said many states in the country have already enacted a legislation for this purpose. Everybody wants government jobs, but none of them wants to send their children to the government-run schools, he added.

Members of the Opposition parties, both the BJP and the JD(S), however did not immediately react to the minister's statement.

Sait further said that he has proposed to the government to allow all the legislators to utilise up to 30% of their annual local area development fund for upgrading infrastructure at the government schools.

Besides, the government has been opening model government schools at the hobli level in order to attract students, he added.

Sait admitted that one of the reasons for decrease in enrolment of students in the government school is the implementation of Right to Education Act. The government will not hesitate to take action against the private schools if they collect exorbitant fee from the parents, he warned.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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