Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has introduced a revised compensation structure for stray dog bite cases across all Municipal Corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). The updated order, dated Nov. 18, 2025, replaces key portions of the earlier notification issued on Oct. 30, 2023, and aims to ensure quicker financial aid and smoother access to…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government will be presenting the State Film Awards for years 2018 and 2019 at a ceremony to be held at KSOU Convocation Hall, Muktagangothri campus on Nov. 3. In view of the awards ceremony, Department of Information and Public Relations Secretary B.B. Cauvery and Information Department Commissioner Hemanth Nimbalkar inspected the venue…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has issued a fresh set of transfers and postings for top officials in the Forest Department, signalling a strategic reshuffle at the senior-most levels of the Indian Forest Service (IFS). Prabhash Chandra Ray (1993 batch), who served as the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and Principal Secretary to the Government,…
Forest Minister outlines policy after distributing KSDL-sponsored safety kits to frontline staff Mysuru: To encourage sandalwood cultivation, the Karnataka Government is set to simplify regulations surrounding the harvesting and transportation of the aromatic tree, announced Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre. He was speaking at an event held at the Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru yesterday,…
Bengaluru: While many including the opposition parties have been critical over the urgency in organising felicitation ceremony for the RCB team yesterday, the Karnataka Government has issued a clarification stating that the event had to be planned in a short notice as the players were preoccupied and the overseas players were slated to return in…
The Karnataka Government has decided to shut down all Janaushadhi Kendras operating within Government Hospital premises, citing that State-run hospitals are expected to provide medicines free of cost to patients. However, the move has sparked strong criticism, with many calling it regressive and anti-poor. Widespread protests have erupted in opposition to the decision. In this…
Mysuru: M.L. Varchusvi Srikanta Siddalinga Raje Urs, Matadhipati of Sri Manteswamy Mutt (Malavalli, Adi Honnayakana Halli and Sri Kappadi Kshetra), has urged the Government to withdraw its decision to constitute Sri Manteswamy, Sri Rachappaji and Sri Siddappaji Shrines Development Authority. M.L. Varchusvi, who has opposed the decision of the State Cabinet, stated that the aforementioned…
Bengaluru: In a bid to resolve the growing confusion surrounding the caste census data, the Karnataka Government is set to hold a Special Cabinet Meeting this evening. The meeting, convened by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, will deliberate on the social, educational and economic survey reports submitted by the Kantharaj Committee and the Karnataka State Commission for…
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…
Bengaluru: 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…
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