Bengaluru: The State Government is planning to spend 30 percent of Legislator funds for development of Government Schools across the State. Replying to a question by N.A. Haris of the Congress during the Assembly session here yesterday, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait said the Government has plans to establish 19,000 new schools…
Karnataka Govt. tables State GST Bill
June 8, 2017Bengaluru: The Siddharamaiah-led Karnataka Government yesterday tabled the Karnataka Goods and Service Tax Bill (GST)-2017 with less than a month left for Centre to roll out the GST Bill. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, tabled the Bill before the Assembly to make a provision for levy and collection of tax on…
State Government to denotify National Highways to save bars
June 8, 2017Bengaluru: In a clear case to save its Excise revenue, the State Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to denotify the National Highway coming under the urban Civic Bodies limits. The State Cabinet, which met yesterday, took a decision to denotify 858 kms of the total 6,578 kms of National Highway in the State, the move…
Race To Raisina: Prez Poll on July 17
June 8, 2017New Delhi: The election to elect the next President of India, if needed, would be held on July 17 announced the Election Commission, yesterday. Though the Opposition has promised a contest on ideological grounds, the next President might be a consensus candidate, and no election might be needed. President Pranab Mukherjee completes his term on…
Anti-Child Labour Day on June 12
June 8, 2017Mysuru: With a view of creating awareness on the social evil of child labour, the District Administration will be observing Anti-Child Labour Day at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road on June 12. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who chaired a preliminary meeting at his office in this regard recently, said that child labour…
Parents protest against school closure
June 8, 2017Mysuru: Claiming that Bensons International Academy School at Nagarthahalli in Jayapura hobli had shut down without prior notice, parents of children who secured admission in the School under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, have urged the authorities to provide seats to their wards in other schools. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here…
Seminar on ‘Constitutional Aspirations’: Former SC Judge regrets rise in pseudo secularism
June 8, 2017Mysuru: Regretting the rise of pseudo-secularism under the guise of secularism, former Supreme Court Judge Justice V. Gopala Gowda expressed concern over attempts to subvert the Constitution. He was speaking at the Seminar on ‘Constitutional Aspirations and Challenges’ organised by Abhivyakti Swatantrakkagi Jana Sanghatane at a private hotel on Sri Harsha Road here yesterday. Observing…
City Police transfers
June 8, 2017Mysuru: The State Government has transferred Police Inspectors posted in some of the Police Stations in the city. Among them, K.C. Poovaiah, Inspector, Saraswathipuram Police Station, has been transferred to Police Training School in Channapatna. Siddaraju, Inspector, Lakshmipuram Police Station, has been transferred to State Intelligence Department. Meanwhile, Chamarajanagar ACB ACP Prabhakar Rao Shinde and…
RTI activist Srinath murder: HC grants conditional bail to accused
June 8, 2017Bengaluru: The High Court has granted conditional bail to two persons accused in the murder of Mysuru RTI activist Srinath. Justice Rathnakala, who took up the hearing after the accused, Auto Puttaswamy and Lakshmegowda, filed a bail application, granted conditional bail by asking the accused to produce Rs. 2 lakh each personal bond and surety…
Gujarat Class 12 topper renounces world to become a Jain Monk
June 8, 2017Ahmedabad: Varshil Shah, a 17-year-old, who scored 99.9 percent in Class 12, has decided to renounce the world to become a Jain Monk. A resident of Ahmedabad in Gujarat will take diksha today at a ceremony to be held in Gandhinagar. Varshil, whose family follows Jainism, shuns limelight and keeps to himself. His mother Amiben Shah…















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