Kevin Mendonsa

2 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Kevin Mendonsa

Mangaluru: CBSE's recent circular to introduce mother tongue as the primary medium of instruction for kindergarten to grade five has sparked a debate and confusion in coastal districts, where children speak multiple languages. While pedagogically sound for early learning, implementation raises serious questions, according to educational institutions. The hurdles in implementation include recruiting language teachers for each mother tongue and classroom.

6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Sneha Bhura |Kevin Mendonsa |Rajeev KR

They survived aviation disasters at Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Kozhikode, but say the physical and emotional scars still lingerThe man in seat 11A’s escape from the wreckage of flight AI171 which crashed in Ahmedabad may seem extraordinary but not to Joel Prathap D’Souza, who survived the 2010 Mangaluru plane crash. Like Vishwakumar Ramesh of Seat 11A who survived the June 12 crash, D’Souza, then 24, managed to jump out moments before the plane caught fire.

6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Kevin Mendonsa

Mangaluru: A govt high school in Badaga Yekkar, which has a space constraint to have its own kitchen garden for midday meals, found a new way to grow food through hydroponics technique. Hydroponics is a method of growing crops in water mixed with nutrients. On a trial basis, they started with amaranth and lady finger and are planning to add more crops based on the success. "The 15-year-old school with over 138 students faced land constraints.

6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Kevin Mendonsa

Mangaluru: Educational institutions across coastal districts are now rigorously enforcing uniform, notably extending mandatory dress codes for all postgraduate (PG) programmes. Previously, formal attire like blazers was primarily restricted to MBA students, but now courses including MCA, MSc, MA, and others are also covered. In medical and allied health sciences courses, scrubs have become mandatory, and this development started post-Covid.

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Kevin Mendonsa

Mangaluru: Despite the success of Kannada-English bilingual schools in Dakshina Kannada, traditional Kannada medium schools on the same campuses continue to suffer from poor enrolment. As of now, the district has a total of 123 bilingual schools spread across all taluks. According to officials, the majority of these Kannada medium schools have single-digit admissions to Class 1.