Davangere: Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar on Saturday said that the Government has an objective to build Medical Colleges on the PPP model in nine Districts across Karnataka. Speaking to the media after visiting the new Medical College building here, he said there was a debate on building a Hospital on the…
After over three decades…: Nugu Lift Irrigation Project becomes a reality
July 11, 2021Nanjangud: The Nugu Lift Irrigation Project, which is aimed at providing water to a good number of villages in Nanjangud taluk of the district, has now become a reality, with the Finance Department approving sanction of Rs. 80 crore for the project, thanks to the effort of MLA B. Harshavardhan. Nanjangud BJP MLA B. Harshavardhan…
Four Sub-Registrars dismissed from service along with three staff
July 9, 20218th accused, a Senior Sub-Registrar, is dead Bengaluru: In a decision that can serve as a warning to corrupt Government servants, the State Government has dismissed seven currently serving staff, including four Sub-Registrars on charges of fudging challans at Mandya Sub-Registrar Office that resulted in losses to the tune of lakhs of rupees to the…
Govt. orders property tax waiver for single screen theatres
July 9, 2021Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has ordered a complete waiver of property tax on single screen theatres for the 2021-22 financial year. After the Karnataka State Film Exhibitors Association (KSFEA) submitted a detailed memorandum to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, the latter directed the officials to issue an order waiving property tax with immediate effect. According to…
Government may waive loan borrowed from Apex Bank by COVID victims
July 8, 2021‘Hasiru Kankana’ scheme to distribute 16 lakh saplings Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government is seriously thinking of waiving loan of borrowers from the Karnataka State Co-operative Apex Bank who died of COVID-19 pandemic, said Co-Operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Raitha Spandana’, a programme jointly organised by Mysuru and Chamarajanagar…
45:45:10 ratio to promote II PU students
July 6, 2021Bengaluru: Clearing the air on the yardstick that will be followed for promoting II PU students, the State Government on Monday told the Karnataka High Court that it will promote regular or fresher students of PU second year by giving 45 percent weightage for their marks in SSLC or equivalent board exams, 45 percent for…
Beggars back on streets…
July 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to lockdown relaxation, beggars are back on the streets to seek alms from the public by keeping the children in front. They had disappeared from the streets after the State Government clamped strict lockdown to check spreading of the Coronavirus. Now, with relaxation extended up to 9 pm, these beggars have comeback with…
SC refuses to intervene in National Law School’s decision to reserve 25% seats for Karnataka students
July 4, 2021New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the National Law School of India University’s (NLSIU), Bengaluru, revised admission notification of reserving 25 percent seats for Karnataka students. A Special Leave Petition was filed by the State of Karnataka challenging the October 2020 judgment of the High Court which had struck down the…
No RT-PCR report needed for vaccinated travellers from Kerala
July 3, 2021Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has said that passengers from Kerala with at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine certificates will be exempted from producing negative RT-PCR reports, as the State has taken special surveillance measures for people coming from Kerala. According to the order regarding special surveillance measures for persons arriving from Kerala, vaccination certificates…
‘Hasirotsava’ marks Revenue Day
July 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The officials and staff of the Revenue Department celebrated Revenue Day under the theme ‘Hasirotsava’ by planting saplings in various Government Office premises here on July 1. At an event organised by the Revenue Department Employees Association and Village Accountants Association at the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office at Siddarthanagar, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham…
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