Karnataka stands second in country New Delhi: Releasing the status report of leopards, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has said that increase in tiger, lion and leopard numbers over the last few years was a testimony to the conservation efforts and of the fledgling wildlife and biodiversity of the country. He…
Minister Javadekar, NTCA lauds Nagarahole officials for nabbing tiger poachers
September 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has appreciated the authorities at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve for arresting all poachers who had killed an adult male tiger and had cut off its paws and also stole its canines. Even the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has lauded the forest officials. Tweeting their…
I&B Ministry institutes first Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman
June 10, 2019New Delhi: The Narendra Modi Government has decided to institute the Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman in order to encourage the media to help propagate Yoga during the run-up to International Yoga Day on June 21. Announcing this on Saturday, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar acknowledged that the media has been engaged over…
‘Students who missed NEET to get another chance’
May 7, 2019Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar New Delhi: Karnataka students, who missed the medical entrance examination — National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) — due to a train delay will get another chance, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday. The NEET for these students will be conducted on May 20, he said. “Happy to announce that…
5,000 seats added to Navodaya Schools
January 9, 2019Govt. likely to add 32,000 more seats in next 4 years New Delhi: Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday announced the approval of an increase of 5,000 seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) for the 2019-20 Academic Year. At present, the number of seats in JNVs and residential schools for talented rural…
It’s official: Vijayendra will not contest from Varuna
April 24, 2018Mysuru: It’s now official. The sons of two political veterans running for Karnataka Chief Minister’s post will not face off in Varuna constituency. Varuna, with Chief Minister Siddharamaiah as its current MLA, was prepping for weeks for a showdown between Siddharamaiah’s son, Dr. Yathindra and B.Y. Vijayendra, the son of BJP’s Chief Minister candidate, B.S….
HRD Minister Javadekar assures KSOU admission approval soon
February 23, 2018Bengaluru: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the guidelines for Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) courses for the year 2018-19 has been framed and admissions will be approved shortly. He said that he has called for a meeting in New Delhi next week to discuss about the admissions in the interest of lakhs…
‘Languages help in uniting people’
February 19, 2018Mysuru: Maintaining that languages help in bonding people across the country, Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Prakash Javadekar has said that languages also help in building friendship in a multi-cultural society like in India. He was speaking after inaugurating the new premises of the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada, CIIL,…
KSOU to get back recognition soon
November 20, 2017Mysuru: Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and H.N. Ananthakumar have assured former Minister S.A. Ramdas of taking measures for renewal of recognition of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) by the UGC. Ramdas, who met the two Union Ministers at a seminar organised at BMS Engineering College in Bengaluru recently, apprised them of the problems that KSOU…
Don’t cast aspersions on SC: Javadekar
October 28, 2017The BJP yesterday said that Congress, instead of sacking Minister K.J. George, was casting aspersions on the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference here yesterday, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the Supreme Court had rejected the CID probe into Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy’s case lock, stock and barrel and handed over the investigation to the…
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