Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Ajay, Orthopaedic Surgeon at Government Hospital, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada district, has been conferred ‘Best Doctor’ Award by the State Government. Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundurao presented the award to Dr. Ajay at a programme held as part of National Doctor’s Day at the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru…
50 percent traffic penalty dues rebate till Sept. 9
July 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Once again, the State Government has provided an opportunity to settle pending traffic violation fines with a 50 percent concession. A notification issued by the Under Secretary of the Transport Department V.S. Pushpa, states that this concession applies to cases booked on e-challan before Feb. 11, 2023 and the facility will remain available until…
State Govt. transfers 15 IPS Officers
June 21, 2023Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah is DIGP, Southern Range Bengaluru: In a reshuffle of top Police Officers, the State Government on Tuesday transferred 15 IPS Officers. Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah, a 2008 batch IPS Officer, has been posted as the DIGP (Southern Range) headquartered in Mysuru, in the downgraded post. For the first time in the recent past, …
11 IAS Officers transferred
June 7, 2023Bengaluru: In a major reshuffle of top bureaucracy, the State Government on Tuesday transferred 11 IAS Officers. The new postings of transferred Officers are: Kapil Mohan, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Tourism; S.R. Umashankar – Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education Department; Manjunath Prasad – Principal Secretary, Co-operation Department, V. Anbukumar – Secretary, Agriculture Department; Mohan Raj…
Government cancels nominations to Boards and Corporations
May 23, 2023Bengaluru: In a key decision, the State Government on Monday annulled the nominations to all Boards, Coprorations and other Government-run Authorities/Agencies of the State, which were made by the previous BJP Government. Following a direction from Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, the nominations to Boards and Corporations have been annulled with immediate effect. Meanwhile, the Kannada and…
Assembly polls: Govt. declares May 10 as general holiday
May 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In order to enable the public to exercise their franchise, the State Government has issued a notification declaring May 10 as a general holiday. The notification states that a public holiday is declared on May 10 (Wednesday) in view of elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly to all Nationalised Banks, other Banks and the…
Government hikes Lingayat and Vokkaliga reservation quota by 2 percent each
March 25, 2023Bengaluru: In a strategic move that comes days ahead of the announcement of Assembly elections, the State Government on Friday hiked the reservation quota for Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities by two percent each. The hike will increase their reservation in the OBC pool to 6 percent and 7 percent under categories 2(C) and 2 (D)…
50 percent rebate on traffic fines: Rs. 51.65 lakh collected in two days
March 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As the State Government has extended the 50 percent rebate on traffic fines for 15 more days from Mar. 4, traffic rule offenders have paid a total of Rs. 21,63,900 on day one (Mar. 4) and a total of 14,630 cases have been closed. On the second day yesterday (Sunday), a total of Rs….
State Govt. Employees Assn. calls off strike
March 1, 2023CM Basavaraj Bommai announces 17% interim hike in basic pay Bengaluru: Karnataka State Government Employees Association, which had launched an indefinite strike asking the Government employees to stay away from offices this morning, called off the stir by afternoon, as the State Government issued an order announcing interim salary hike of 17 percent in basic…
Sugarcane growers lay siege to Offices of MPs and MLAs
December 7, 2022Stage protest in Bengaluru against Govt. apathy Mysore/Mysuru: Citing apathy of the State Government towards their ongoing agitation at Bengaluru for fulfilling their various demands including Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane, sugarcane growers laid siege to the Offices of MPs and MLAs and also staged protests in city on Monday. The protesting farmers,…
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