Udupi: The controversial ritual of ‘Made Snana’, a dubious ritual as part of which people from the Scheduled Tribes and lower castes roll on the plantain leaves and food leftovers of lunch served to Brahmins in the temple town of Udupi in Dakshina Kannada district, has been banned. Even the ‘Ede Snana’ ritual has been…
Belagavi: Maintaining that the Government is mulling to hike salaries of guest lecturers, Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda said that guest lecturers working in First Grade Colleges had been given five years of age relaxation that would help them apply for vacant posts of lecturers in Government colleges. Replying to a question raised by MLCs…
Bengaluru: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has mandated Global Positioning System (GPS) device and panic (emergency) buttons in all public service vehicles, registered on or after January 1, 2019. A circular has been sent to all State Transport Department Principal Secretaries and Transport Commissioners in this regard. The circular has mentioned that all…
Belagavi: Attacking the JD(S)-Congress coalition Government for it’s proposal to construct a Disney land-like amusement park at KRS Dam, leader of the Opposition and State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) questioned the government’s seriousness in completing the existing reservoir project. BSY asked Minister D.K. Shivakumar “What is your priority? Constructing a statue of Cauvery and…
Mysuru: The State-level Pratibha Karanji and Kalotsava will be held from Dec.15 to 17 in Muktagangothri (Karnataka State Open University) premises and 51 students from each District, numbering 1,734 will be participating in different competitions, said Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar. He was addressing a press conference at the DC Office here on Wednesday and…
Mysuru: Over 250 priests, permanent and temporary employees of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple and other temples atop the Chamundi Hill, 18 Palace Temples and Tripurasundari Jwalamukhi Temple at Uthanahalli began their indefinite strike this morning. The strike is being spearheaded by the Employees Association of Chamundi Temple, Palace Temples and other Temple Clusters in city. The…
Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas raised the issue of priests’ strike at the ongoing Winter Session of the State Legislature at Belagavi today. The MLA asked the Government what steps it has taken to fulfil the demands of employees in various Muzrai Department temples. Muzrai Minister Rajashekar Patil said that among the workers of 23…
Mysuru: From now on, parents will get the birth certificate copy of their child free of cost. Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar who chaired a meeting of Birth-Death Registration Coordination Committee at his office here on Wednesday, directed the officers concerned to give a copy of birth certificate to the parents free of cost. Presently,…
Belagavi: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has said that the Government will start English Medium classes in 1,000 Government Schools in the State from the next academic year (2019-20) . Replying to a question by Umanatha Kotian (BJP) in the Assembly on Tuesday, Kumaraswamy said that the Government has already started training teachers in this…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Secondary Education and Examinations Board has announced the time table of SSLC exams which will commence from March 21 and conclude on April 4. The timetable has been hosted on the Karnataka Secondary Education and Examinations Board’s website. March 21: First Language (Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English or Sanskrit). March 23:…
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