Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has decided to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners by 11 percent with effect from July 1. The order was issued by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, said Shadakshari, President, Karnataka State Government Employees Association, yesterday. Based on the memorandum submitted by the Association, the CM directed the…
Theatres open from tomorrow with 50 percent capacity
July 18, 2021Bengaluru: The State Government has issued fresh set of guidelines this afternoon to be followed from tomorrow, July 19 till August 2: Night curfew will continue to be imposed from 10 pm to 5 am in the State as per the existing guidelines. Cinema halls/ multiplexes/ theatres/ rangamandiras/ auditoriums and similar places permitted to operate…
Primary & Secondary Education Minister releases SOP for SSLC exams
June 25, 2021Bengaluru: Even as the State Government is in a dual mind on conducting Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Examination next month, the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been released for teachers and students. Releasing the SOP here on Wednesday, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar said it was mandatory for all the examination…
Women Govt. employees now entitled to 180-day Child Care Leave
June 23, 2021Bengaluru: In a significant move, the State Government has notified an order allowing its women employees to avail 180-day Child Care Leave. Any female Government employee is now entitled for Child Care Leave till her youngest child reaches the age of 18 years, irrespective of her total number of children. State Government’s Finance Department Deputy…
1,700 State Govt. employees died of Corona since March 2020
June 9, 2021121 have succumbed to contagion in second wave Bengaluru: As many as 1,700 State Government employees have succumbed to Coronavirus since March 2020. Out of this, 121 employees have died in the current second wave of COVID-19. Most of the deceased employees belonged to Education, Health and Home Departments. Around 60 percent of employees have…
106 Police personnel transferred
February 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government on Wednesday has transferred 106 Police personnel — 20 Dy. SPs and 86 Police Inspectors — across the State. According to the transfer orders, Dy.SP T. Manjunath, who was on transfer to CID, has been posted as Dy.SP Mandya Sub-Division. P. Raja Imam Qasim has been transferred to Mysuru Devaraja Sub-division…
Government appoints VCs to Cluster Universities
November 10, 2020Bengaluru: 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…
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