No decision yet on re-opening LKG and UKG Bengaluru: Schools will re-open for the students of classes 1 to 5 in Karnataka from Oct. 25, strictly adhering to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and SOPs issued by the Department of Primary and Secondary Education, the State Government said yesterday. However, a parental consent letter for physical classes…
State Govt. to run MySugar factory for two years
October 19, 2021Bengaluru: In what is a welcome decision for farmers and the people of Mandya, the State Government on Monday announced that it would halt the move to privatise the loss-making State-run MySugar (Mysore Sugar Company Ltd.,) factory at Mandya and run the factory on its own for two years. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai made the…
Govt. guidelines for Eid Meelad and Valmiki Jayanti
October 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent the spread of deadly Coronavirus during celebrations of festivals, the State Government has issued guidelines for the celebration of Eid Meelad on Oct. 19 and Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti on Oct. 20. Eid Meelad should be celebrated in a simple manner with religious fervour; Mass procession is banned; Discourses and…
Jumboo Savari: 500 rule on paper, over 10,000 attend
October 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The so called ‘strict instruction’ from the State Government to limit the crowds inside the Mysore Palace during Vijayadashami procession remained only on paper with politicians, Police and officials themselves flouting the rules in full public view. In their enthusiasm to allow only a select crowd inside the Palace, they allowed each and every…
Dr. B.C. Satish is new Kodagu DC
October 12, 2021Madikeri: In a major reshuffle of bureaucracy, the State Government on Monday transferred as many as 27 IAS Officers. As per the Government order, Dr. B.C. Satish, who was serving as Raichur Deputy Commissioner (DC), has been posted as new Kodagu DC while Charulatha Somal, who was Kodagu DC, has been posted as Raichur DC,…
Senior citizens pension hiked by Rs.200
October 6, 2021Bengaluru: In some relief for senior citizens, the State Government has hiked the monthly pension for beneficiaries of Sandhya Suraksha Social Security Scheme for aged citizens by Rs.200 a month. Announcing this at a press meet after a State Cabinet meeting here on Tuesday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy said that the pension…
State says NO to Dasara crowds
October 5, 2021100 for inauguration, 500 for cultural programmes, 500 for Jumboo Savari City Police enforce house-to-house beat system to identify outsiders Mysore/Mysuru: With just two days to go for the inauguration of 412th Nada Habba Dasara festivities, the State Government has released fresh guidelines for the opening ceremony, Navarathri and Vijayadashami celebrations, restricting the number of…
No fee hike this year in private Engineering Colleges: Minister
September 30, 2021Bengaluru: A consensual agreement has been reached between the Karnataka Government and private Colleges to not hike the fees in engineering courses in private Colleges, Minister for Higher Education Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan said yesterday. The decision was taken at a meeting with representatives of private Engineering Colleges. Following the agreement, the fees for engineering courses…
District Minister greets S.M. Krishna
September 29, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Soon after the announcement that former CM S.M. Krishna will inaugurate this year’s Dasara, Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar, who is also Mysuru and Chamarajanagar Districts in-Charge Minister, greeted the veteran politician. Welcoming CM Basavaraj Bommai’s decision to invite S.M. Krishna for inaugurating the Naada Habba, Somashekar said that Krishna must be credited for making…
Covid-free Village Karnataka Project
September 27, 2021Bharatiya Jain Sanghatan conducts regional seminar for volunteers Aims to reach 30,000 villages Mysore/Mysuru: A regional seminar for volunteers on COVID-free Village Karnataka Project initiated by Bharatiya Jain Sanghatan (BJS) in association with Government of Karnataka was held on Saturday last at Platinum Jubilee Auditorium in JK Grounds here. Founder and Past National President of…
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