By R. Raja Chandra So the hidden genie is out of the bottle! It is equally surprising that one State enactment tries to subsume another State enactment contrary to the premise under which the President of India assented in 1996! This refers to the report “Karnataka notifies Bangalore Palace Act, making it official — State…
School admission age raised to 6; Karnataka seeks clarity
March 2, 2025Bengaluru: In contrast to the Karnataka Government’s recent decision to set the minimum school admission age at 5.5 years, the Central Government has now issued a new circular raising the minimum age to 6 years. This disparity has led to confusion in Karnataka, prompting State Government officials to seek clarification from the Centre. In its…
Bangalore Palace Ground row: SC asks State to deposit Rs. 3,400 cr. TDR within a week
February 28, 2025New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Karnataka Government to deposit Transferable Development Rights (TDR) certificates worth Rs. 3,400 crore with the Court Registrar within a week for acquiring over 15 acres of land of Bangalore Palace Ground to widen Bellary and Jayamahal Roads. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar hammered…
Bangalore Palace land controversy: Apex Court directs State Govt. to implement TDR order
February 14, 2025Order non-negotiable; Your officers will be in soup if the order is not implemented: SC Bench New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Karnataka Government to implement its previous order regarding the issuance of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) under the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 to the legal heirs of the late scion of the…
Forcible recovery of loan attracts tougher action
February 14, 2025Accused booked under ‘The Karnataka Micro Loan and Small Loan (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance, 2025’ to face maximum 10-year jail and Rs. 5 lakh fine: Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh Bengaluru: The newly notified The Karnataka Micro Loan and Small Loan (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance, 2025, puts a brake on forcible recovery of loan…
Harassment from Microfinance Companies: Government drafts ordinance to curb harassment by MFIs
January 31, 2025Bengaluru: Even as the harassment by money-lenders and Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) during loan recovery continues, the Karnataka Government has proposed a three-year imprisonment and other strictures for microfinance companies under a Law it has drafted to protect borrowers from harassment. The State Cabinet on Thursday authorised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to finalise the draft of the…
Pramoda Devi Wadiyar slams Ordinance; Vows legal battle
January 25, 2025‘Palace land denied TDR while land for Bengaluru Metro project gets 150 percent of market value’ Mysuru: Member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, has sharply criticised the Karnataka Government for creating confusion by deciding to issue an Ordinance to acquire Bangalore Palace land without granting TDR. “We will continue our legal…
Cabinet clears MUDA revamp on BDA lines
December 14, 2024Mysuru Development Authority Bill to be tabled at Belagavi Winter Session Belagavi: In the wake of a massive scam involving the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), encompassing dubious schemes such as the 50:50 ratio site distribution, alternative and compensatory site allotments, the Karnataka Cabinet on Friday decided to overhaul MUDA. The scandal worth thousands of…
Cut in grants to Boards, Corporations: BJP to stage protest in city tomorrow: R. Raghu
December 12, 2024Mysuru: State BJP OBC Morcha President R. Raghu said that a State-wide protest has been organised by the party tomorrow (Dec. 13) and the party in the district will stage the protest at Gandhi Square here at 10.30 am. He was addressing media persons at BJP Office in Chamarajapuram in the city this morning. Raghu…
Government announces three-day State mourning
December 10, 2024Bengaluru: Following the passing of former Karnataka Chief Minister and former Union Minister S.M. Krishna, the State Government has declared a three-day state mourning to honour the late leader. A notification from the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) confirmed that the mourning will last from today, Dec. 10, to Dec. 12. During this…
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