Face scan roll call: Ballari schools adopt AI-based attendance system | Hubballi News

A school teacher uses an AI-powered face recognition attendance app on her smartphone to take the student roll call in a modern classroom Ballari: The education department has introduced a face-recognition-based ‘Nirantara’ app for recording daily student attendance in govt schools in the district, marking a shift towards AI-enabled tracking.The system, earlier used for teacher…

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Vote literacy push: SVEEP drive made mandatory in Ballari edu institutions | Hubballi News

Ballari: All govt, aided and private schools, PU colleges, degree colleges and universities in Ballari district have been directed to mandatorily conduct SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) activities through Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELCs).District SVEEP Committee chairperson and zilla panchayat CEO Mohammad Haris Sumeer issued the directions at a meeting held here on Thursday.He…

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Monsoon crisis: Farmers skip fields, protest land acquisition, irrigation delay | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Southwest monsoon is traditionally a season of hope for Karnataka’s farmers. From the rain-fed fields of Chamarajanagar in the south to the vast farmlands of Bidar in the north, arrival of monsoon usually marks the beginning of sowing and a host of other agricultural activities, keeping rural households occupied until Oct.This year, however, the…

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ABVP alleges cash-for-pass scam at VSKU | Hubballi News

ABVP members protest outside VSKU campus in Ballari Ballari: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has alleged a ‘cash-for-pass’ racket at Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University (VSKU), claiming students who have failed their examinations are being pushed to be passed after they pay around Rs 6,000 per subject.The organisation, which is protesting outside the university, has…

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Ballari drops 4,225 ineligible Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries | Hubballi News

Scrutiny found 3,921 ineligible taxpayers and payments continuing to 304 deceased beneficiaries Ballari: As many as 4,225 ineligible beneficiaries have been removed from the Gruha Lakshmi scheme in Ballari district after a verification drive found that income taxpayers and even deceased persons were continuing to receive the monthly assistance of Rs 2,000.The women and child…

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