A photograph of Hampi’s stone chariot has been printed in class 8 English textbooks of Odisha state syllabus, along with the description of the Konark Sun Temple Vijayanagara (Hosapete): Hampi heritage activists are planning to write to the Odisha govt after it reportedly published a photograph of Hampi’s iconic Stone Chariot in school textbooks, wrongly…
The state govt has decided to assign PU college lecturers to high school classes, classes 9 and 10. Mangaluru: The Karnataka State Pre-university College Principals’ Association and the Karnataka State Pre-university College Lecturers’ Association, Dakshina Kannada District Unit, representing the lecturers of govt and aided pre-university colleges, have strongly condemned the govt’s decision to assign…
In a major administrative restructuring aimed at improving governance and public service delivery, the DK Shivakumar-led Karnataka government has created a new Praja Seva Department by bringing together key citizen-service and reform-oriented wings under a single administrative framework. The decision was approved by the state Cabinet and formalised through a government order issued on June…
Bengaluru: BMTC has denied the claims that it has increased the price of ordinary bus monthly passes.In a press release Monday, the corporation stated that the monthly pass for travel in ordinary buses within city limits continues to cost Rs 1,200. It explained that its Rs 1,500 monthly pass includes services operating in the extended…
Bengaluru: The govt Monday issued a fresh order expanding the exemption for obtaining permanent electricity connections. The move is expected to benefit lakhs of homeowners across the state who were affected by earlier notifications and eligibility conditions.Under the revised order, owners of completed residential buildings constructed on plots measuring up to 2,400 sqft, with a…
Bengaluru: As chief minister DK Shivakumar looks to expand his cabinet with fresh faces, a new political headache has cropped up in the form of KPCC president BK Hariprasad’s demand for a change in the compositions of boards and corporations in the state.There are 90 boards and corporations in the state with 1,118 posts of…
Belagavi: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) district president Deepak Gudaganatti has called upon local elected representatives to rise above party affiliations and take a firm stand to protect Kannada language in Belagavi.Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Gudaganatti strongly opposed proposed ‘Maha Morcha’ by pro-MES leaders against the mandatory use of Kannada, terming it an…
Dharwad: Union minister for parliamentary affairs Pralhad Joshi expressed strong outrage over the suicide of a minor Dalit girl in Garag village of Dharwad district and described the incident as a serious case involving an alleged ‘love jihad’ angle.The minister visited the residence of the deceased girl on Sunday, and offered condolences to her family…
Pic for representation only Mangaluru: A report by a Karnataka govt-appointed committee on declaring Tulu a second official language is awaiting action, pending a cabinet reshuffle.Speaking to TOI, Dr Taranath Gatti Kapikad, president of the Karnataka Tulu Academy, said discussions on the report submitted in March can take place only after the new minister assumes…
Bengaluru: Overseas Kannadigas have urged the Karnataka govt to establish a dedicated secretariat to address issues concerning non-resident Indians (NRIs) from the state.Representatives of 78 organisations of Kannadiga diaspora Saturday submitted a memorandum to chief minister DK Shivakumar, seeking the creation of a separate department and the appointment of a minister to oversee NRI affairs.Leading…
