Bengaluru: The Kannada Development Authority (KDA) has urged the State Government to issue an order making it mandatory to admit children of employees of State Government and people’s representatives to the State-run and aided Schools as the student strength in these institutions are dwindling. A High Power Committee headed by KDA Chairman S.G. Siddaramaiah submitted…
Bengaluru: With just seven months to go for 2018 Assembly elections, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah strengthened his home district Mysuru by inducting M.C. Mohana Kumari, popular as Dr. Geetha Mahadevaprasad, first-time MLA and wife of his late friend and Minister H.S. Mahadevaprasad, while filling the three vacancies in 51-month-old Ministry. The new Ministers inducted, CM’s sole…
Bengaluru: The Cabinet expansion (probably the last) of the Congress government in Karnataka ahead of 2018 Assembly elections received a major jolt this noon when Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala sought an explanation from the government on the induction of MLC R.B. Timmapur as a Cabinet Minister. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah was to expand his Cabinet as…
Bengaluru: The State Government is seriously considering to harness the floodwaters flowing from the rivers into the seas to mitigate the drinking water problems of Bengaluru and other part of the State including Mysuru. Addressing presspersons here yesterday, Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George said that the idea was to check the excess river water from…
Bengaluru: The State Government will roll out ‘Arogya Bhagya,’ a universal health scheme that reaches out to all citizens with free or subsidised health care, including emergency care at Government and empanelled private hospital from Nov.1. Briefing reporters after the State Cabinet meeting here on Monday, Law Minister T.B. Jayachandra said that the Cabinet has…
Bengaluru: Accusing the Siddharamaiah Government of misusing the ACB (Anti Corruption Bureau) to target Opposition leaders, with the ACB registering two FIRs against State BJP Chief B.S. Yeddyurappa in connection with alleged de-notification of land for Shivarama Karanth Layout in Bengaluru, a BJP delegation met Governor Vajubhai R. Vala at Rajbhavan here this morning to…
Mysuru: The Government issued an order to reconstitute District Standing Committee to review the facilities provided to minority communities by various departments of the district. The Committee will have Deputy Commissioner as Chairman. The members are ZP CEO, SP, City Police Commissioner, DDPI, District Employment Exchange Officer, District Industries Centre General Manager, Lead Bank Officers,…
Mysuru: The State Government is making all efforts to ease the distress of farmers reeling under drought. One of them is to introduce tender coconuts in multiplexes and cinema theatres across the State. Chikkamagaluru MLC M.K. Pranesh had suggested Horticulture Minister S.S. Mallikarjun to ban the sale of all kinds of soft drinks in multiplexes…
Bengaluru: The State Government on Monday appointed the following persons as Chairmen (Chairpersons) and Members of its various Academies. Dr. K. Marulasiddappa has been appointed as the Chairman of Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradhikara (Kannada Translation Academy), Dr. Vasundhara Bhupathi for Kannada Book Authority, Prof. Aravind Malagatti for Karnataka Sahitya Academy, Kalachar for Karnataka Shilpakala Academy,…
Bengaluru: The Government is making all efforts to ease the problem of sand shortage for construction purpose and strike at the sand mafia. Because of the shortage, sand is being sold at exorbitant prices and now it (Government) is planning to sell at Rs. 35,000 per lorry load, said Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B….
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