Belagavi: Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) has set a three-day deadline for officials to get the broken-down transformers repaired. Replying to a question by MLC Kantharaju during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council here yesterday, Shivakumar warned of action against those officials who fail to get power transformers repaired within the deadline. Pointing out…
6,000 Pourakarmikas to be appointed by end of January 2018
November 19, 2017Belagavi: The State Government will appoint 6,000 Pourakarmikas by the end of January 2018, said Minister for Municipal Administration Eshwara Khandre here recently. Replying to MLA Madhu Bangarappa’s question, Minister Khandre said that the Government has also begun the recruitment process for 1,129 C and D group employees out of which 117 had already been…
Assembly passes Bill on SC/ST staff promotions
November 18, 2017Belagavi: The Legislature Assembly yesterday unanimously passed a Bill that seeks to circumvent a recent Supreme Court order striking down consequential seniority in promotions awarded to SC/ST employees. While the BJP and the JD(S) raised some technical points pertaining to the Bill, there was no opposition per se – apparently as all political parties want…
Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy suicide case: Verbal duel in State Legislature as BJP demands Minister George’s resignation
November 14, 2017Belagavi: The opening day of the Winter Session of the State Legislature at Suvarna Soudha, Belagavi, yesterday witnessed heated exchanges between the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP in the Legislature Council as BJP members persisted with their demand for the resignation of Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George, who has been named as the first…
Winter Session begins at Belagavi
November 13, 2017Belagavi: The Winter Session of the State Legislature began at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi this morning with Opposition parties eager to attack the Siddharamaiah Government over a slew of issues and the ruling Congress ready with ammunition to hit back at the Opposition. As soon as the session began, the Assembly made obituary references to…
Residential School teachers to stage demo in Belagavi on Nov. 16, 17
November 13, 2017Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their demands, Residential School Employees Association will stage a demonstration on Nov. 16 and 17 in front of Suvarna Soudha at Belagavi where the Winter Session of the State Legislature is going on. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Association President Mahesh Chandra said that the teaching and non-teaching faculty of…
Rescue operation fails, 6-year-old girl dies in borewell at Belagavi district
April 25, 2017Hubballi: Six-year-old Kaveri, who fell into a borewell in Junjarwad village of Belagavi district on Saturday evening, was pulled out dead after a rescue operation which lasted for more than 54 hours. The girl was stuck at a depth of 24 feet in the borewell and efforts to reach her were hampered by rocks. The…
11 engineering students drown in Maharashtra beach
April 15, 2017Belagavi – In a tragic incident, 11 students of an Engineering College in Belagavi reportedly drowned at a beach in Maharashtra last evening. The students were part of a 40-member group of the college which was on a tour of Maharashtra. The tragedy occurred when some of the students went for a swim in Malwan…
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