Bengaluru: Amid the campaign by several groups which wanted the Government to stop its much publicised ‘Vidyagama’ programme due to safety concerns as several teachers involved in the programme have lost their lives reportedly due to COVID-19, the State Government on Sunday announced a three week holiday for teachers of Primary and High Schools. The…
Bengaluru: Invoking Sec. 4 of “The Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Ordinance-2020,” the State Government has said all individuals who are identified for COVID-19 test by Government should get tested compulsorily so that spread of the virus can be contained and lives can be saved. In a press release here, Dr. Om Prakash Patil, Director, Health and…
Bengaluru: Henceforth, the application for Transport Department’s Sakala services such as transfer of vehicle ownership, goods transport permit and Fitness Certificate of vehicles will only be through online or ‘Seva Sindhu’ portal. In an order issued in this regard on Thursday, the Government said that as an effort to improve ease of doing business and…
To submit report on Dasara crowd to CM this evening; Final decision tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: A three-member technical team headed by Dr. Sudarshan, Chairman, COVID-19 State Technical Advisory Committee, visited the city this morning and held consultations with officials of various Departments in connection with Dasara-2020. First, the technical team visited Chamundi Hill where Dasara festival…
Bengaluru: Following public outcry against hefty fine amount for not wearing face mask and experts’ suggestion, the State Government has slashed the fine amount in urban areas from Rs.1,000 to Rs.250 and from Rs.500 to Rs.100 in rural areas. In a press release here, Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa has said the State Government was making all…
Bengaluru: The State Government will soon come up with a Cyber Security Policy as the digital transaction is expanding its scope on each passing day and cyber security becoming a subject of paramount importance, said Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, who is also the Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology, Science and Technology (IT,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dismissing allegations of releasing fudged up COVID-19 figures, Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar clarified that the daily media bulletin being released by State Government was accurate and transparent. He was speaking at a function organised in connection with donation of Rs. 51 lakh worth COVID-19 materials and medical equipment to JSS Hospital by…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the 25 percent horizontal domicile reservation introduced by the State Government in National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, through the NLSIU Amendment Act, 2020. A Division Bench, comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice B.V. Hosmani, held that only the Executive Council of the Law School can…
Now Rs. 1,600 per test in Private Laboratories; Rs. 1,200 for samples sent by Govt. to Private Labs Bengaluru: In a bid to encourage more and more people to undergo test for early detection of COVID-19, the State Government has put a ceiling rate for RT-PCR testing in private laboratories including screening test and confirmatory…
Bengaluru: Even as auto drivers are complaining that many of them are yet to get one-time COVID cash relief announced by the State Government a few months ago amidst the COVID-induced lockdown, the Government on Thursday told the Assembly that 2.15 lakh auto and cab drivers have been benefited by the scheme. Law Minister J.C….
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