KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar makes a brief stopover in city on way to H.D. Kote Praises Mysuru journalists and media as strong at MDJA interaction meet Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the BJP Government in Karnataka is the most corrupt State Government in the country, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) asserted that the…
Wages of guest lecturers hiked
July 8, 2022Bengaluru: In some relief to guest lecturers serving in PU Colleges, the State Government has hiked their wages by Rs.3,000 a month. Primary and Secondary Education Minister B.C. Nagesh said that 3,708 guest lecturers will be appointed this year in order to overcome shortfall of teaching faculty in Government PU Colleges. Pointing out that the…
Repeated quakes in Kodagu: Ban likely on commercial land conversion: Ashoka
July 5, 2022Bengaluru: Woken up by repeated earthquakes and landslides in Kodagu, the State Government is planning to ban land conversion for commercial purposes. Revenue Minister R. Ashoka told reporters in Bengaluru yesterday that he would discuss the issue with geologists and would personally examine the ground situation visit Kodagu before taking a decision. Admitting that rampant…
Permanent fee exemption for Govt. PU College girl students
July 2, 2022Bengaluru: In yet another move aimed at promoting girl child education, the Department of School Education and Literacy has permanently exempted the annual fees for girl students enrolled in Government PU Colleges across the State, starting from this academic year (2022-23). The Government had announced the fee exemption for girls, from Nursery to Post-Graduation, with…
K.R. Sub-division and Traffic ACPs transferred
July 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In a major shake up at the DySP level, the State Government on Friday transferred 46 DySP/ACPs across the State. K.R. Sub-division ACP Poornachandra Tejaswi has been posted as Mysuru Rural Sub-Division Dy.SP in place of A.R.Sumit, who has been transferred and posted to the Office of the IGP (Southern Range) at Mysuru. Traffic…
Karnataka mulls appointment of Agniveers as PE teachers
June 24, 2022Udupi: Karnataka Social Welfare Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Thursday said the State Government is planning to accommodate Agniveers as Physical Education (PE)-teachers-cum-warden posts in residential schools run by the Backward Classes and Social Welfare Departments. This step comes in the wake of the Central Government offering a bunch of support steps to accommodate Agniveers…
Former VCs welcome amendment to Karnataka State Universities Act
May 15, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors of Karnataka (FVCK) has welcomed the State Government’s move to amend the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000, so as to bring in changes in the structure and functions of Universities in consonance with the narrative of the National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020). In a press release, the Forum of Former…
Loudspeakers: State issues guidelines
May 12, 2022Bengaluru: The State Government has asked all those wishing to use loudspeakers to obtain permission within 15 days. Loudspeakers without permission from designated authorities would be removed. A circular issued in Bengaluru on Tuesday also cited the decibel levels for residential, commercial and industrial areas as per the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000,…
Outreach programme for budding entrepreneurs
April 24, 2022‘Udyami Aagu, Udyoga Needu’ and ‘Kaigarika Adalat’ in Mysuru on Apr. 28 Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government’s ‘Udyami Aagu, Udyoga Needu’ (become an entrepreneur, provide jobs) will be held in Mysuru on Apr. 28. Large and Medium Industries Minister Murugesh R. Nirani will inaugurate the programme at Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Convocation Hall. The Department…
HC stays Govt. order making Kannada compulsory language for UG courses
April 9, 2022Bengaluru: In what can be termed as a setback to the Karnataka Government, the High Court (HC) on Wednesday stayed implementation of the State Government’s two communications issued in August-September last year, making Kannada a compulsory language for Under-Graduate (UG) courses from the 2021-22 academic year, while citing the National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020). A Division…














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