Bengaluru: After a long delay, the State Government late on Saturday announced the appointment of Vice-Chancellors (VCs) to newly formed Cluster Universities. Bangalore University faculty Prof. L. Gomathi Devi has been appointed as the first Vice-Chancellor of Maharani Cluster University at Bengaluru, while Prof.Puttaraju, currently serving as the Principal of SJB institute of Technology at…
‘Uniform syllabus bad for autonomous growth’
June 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s move to introduce a common syllabus for all degree and post-graduate courses offered in State-run universities is being debated intensely. The argument against the move is that if the uniform format is adopted, universities will lose their autonomy and diversity in the subjects they teach. Even BJP’s student organ Akhila Bharatiya…
Want sand? Book online
February 12, 2020State to bring out new sand policy to curb illegal supply and ensure easy availability Bengaluru: The State Government has proposed to bring out a new sand extraction policy for meeting the demand-supply gap. The new sand policy will have an online booking system to supply sand and thus will be one of the several…
State Government to reclaim unused industrial land and sites
January 18, 2020Plans to create Land Bank for future investments Bengaluru / Mysuru: In the backdrop of investment proposals worth billions of rupees getting delayed over issues including availability of land and in a bid to mop up land resources, the State Government is planning to reclaim unused industrial land and sites from investors and industrialists. The…
Rajendra Singh Babu bats for Film City in Mysuru
January 16, 2020Mysuru: Senior Film Director S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu has urged the State Government to establish the Film City in Mysuru only and not to shift it elsewhere. In a statement, Babu urged the Government to realise the dreams of great actors such as Dr. Rajkumar, Dr. Vishnuvardhan and Ambarish, who had strongly proposed the idea…
Courts designated in all districts to handle cases of differently-abled people
November 26, 2019Mysuru: The State Government has designated Special Courts in all the districts to try the offences under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act to facilitate physically challenged people. Disclosing this at a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, Vikala Vikaasa Managing Trustee and Advocate S.S. Vaidyanath said that the 4th Additional…
Transfers in Police Dept.: Vipul Kumar is IGP Southern Range
August 20, 2019Mysuru: The State Government has issued orders transferring four IPS officers, 14 Dy.SPs and 27 Inspectors. Vipul Kumar, Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru, has been given the additional charge as IGP Southern Range. Meanwhile, Hassan SP Dr. A.N. Prakash Gowda has been transferred without posting. He has been replaced by Dr. Ram Nivas Sepat, who…
State Government to prepare fresh list of employees
May 13, 2019Bengaluru: A day after the Supreme Court (SC) upheld the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority to Government Servants promoted on the basis of Reservation (to the posts in the Civil Services of the State) Act-2018, the State Government on Saturday has decided to promote close to two lakh employees. In order to promote the employees,…
Government to appoint over 5,000 First Grade College lecturers
May 7, 2019Bengaluru: Bringing cheer to thousands of aspirants, the State Government has decided to appoint 5,100 First Grade College lecturers and 708 Principals. Taking note of the shortage of teaching faculty in Government First Grade Colleges, including the old ones, the State Government has embarked on appointment of lecturers, thus bringing relief to thousands of students….
Promotion for SC, ST employees: Govt. stays implementation of reservation
March 6, 2019Bengaluru: The State Government on Tuesday put a brake on implementing a law that seeks to provide reservation in promotions to Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) employees. Despite severe opposition from AHIMSA (Acronym for Alpasankyatara, Hindulida Mattu Saamanya) category employees, the JD(S)-Coalition Government issued an order on Feb.27, 2019 for implementing the law…
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