Petrol, diesel prices to change every day from May 1
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Petrol, diesel prices to change every day from May 1

April 13, 2017

New Delhi – Come May 1, petrol and diesel prices will change every day in sync with international rates, much like what happens in most advanced markets. State-owned fuel retailers Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), which own over 95 percent of nearly 58,000 petrol pumps…

No more heavy backpack:Government to split syllabus into 2 parts
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No more heavy backpack:Government to split syllabus into 2 parts

April 13, 2017

Bengaluru – To reduce the heavy backpack of school-going children, the government has decided to split the syllabus into two sets of text books. Disclosing this to press persons at his office here yesterday, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait said that all text books from 1st to 8th std. would be split…

Kalale, Geetha say victory due to Chief Minister’s good work
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Kalale, Geetha say victory due to Chief Minister’s good work

April 13, 2017

Nanjangud  – Nanjangud Assembly constituency winner Kalale Keshavamurthy has said that his victory was due to the pro-active role played by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. “The CM has relentlessly strived for my victory during the last six months and the welfare works he has initiated in the last 4 years have helped me,” he said. He…

BJP has to learn from past mistakes: Yeddyurappa
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BJP has to learn from past mistakes: Yeddyurappa

April 13, 2017

Bengaluru  – State BJP President and former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has said that the BJP will have to learn from the past mistakes. He was reacting to the defeat of BJP both in Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-elections the results of which was announced this morning. “We have to learn from our mistakes in this…

What is the purpose of one’s life?
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What is the purpose of one’s life?

April 13, 2017

By N.K.A. Ballal,  Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Another beautiful narration on my Facebook. Author unknown,  so I am not able to give the credit. But a well-read and well-heeled hermit to afford a private hut! What is my life’s purpose? How do I find my purpose? These two questions I get asked most frequently from…

Youth arrested for raping & blackmailing girl
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Youth arrested for raping & blackmailing girl

April 13, 2017

Mysuru – An incident of a youth raping a girl after forcibly making her consume soft drinks mixed with sedatives and blackmailing her for money has come to light lately in city. While the youth has been identified as Rashi Chinnappa, a native of Padmanabhanagar in Bengaluru and presently residing in Kuvempunagar here, the girl…

Dr. Ambedkar Award for Mandya writer
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Dr. Ambedkar Award for Mandya writer

April 13, 2017

Bengaluru – Senior dalit activist and writer Guruprasad Keragodu of Mandya has been selected for this year’s prestigious Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Award. A selection panel headed by writer Prof. S.G. Siddaramaiah finalised the name of Guruprasad from a list of front-runners for this prestigious award given by the State government. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will…

e-governance initiative: Wipro bags KSWAN II contract for Rs. 615 crore
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e-governance initiative: Wipro bags KSWAN II contract for Rs. 615 crore

April 13, 2017

Bengaluru  – The State Cabinet, in an effort to promote e-governance, has cleared Rs. 800 crore second phase of Karnataka State Wide Area Network (KSWAN) which aims to connect 10,000 government offices  in the State. Addressing presspersons at Vidhana Soudha yesterday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra said that the  Wipro Technologies had bagged…

Monsoon session of State Legislature from June
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Monsoon session of State Legislature from June

April 13, 2017

Bengaluru – The Monsoon Session of the State Legislature will be held in the first week of June for approval of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Laws passed by the Parliament. The State Cabinet, which met here yesterday, decided to hold the Session in June to have a wider discussion on various Budget proposals and…

Emphasis on nutritional food is the need of the hour: Dr. S. Ayyappan
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Emphasis on nutritional food is the need of the hour: Dr. S. Ayyappan

April 13, 2017

Mysuru – The agricultural researchers must work towards cultivating nutritious food as the demand for the same would increase with the increase of the population as well, said Dr. S. Ayyappan, former DG, Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day National Conference on Food-Based Approaches for Translational Nutrition organised by…

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