Primary and Secondary Education Minister of Karnataka, BC Nagesh on October 18 said that classes for standard 1-5 will reopen from October 25. “From Oct 25 we're starting classes for standard 1-5. The schools which have fewer classrooms have to follow the 50 per cent capacity rule. So far we haven't thought about reduction of syllabus. Mid-day-meal will also start from Oct 25,” he said.