Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:45:38
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, on Friday, taking stock of the ongoing monsoon situation and incessant rainfall in the state, has directed all district in-charge and MLA's to be present in their respective districts to oversee relief efforts.
He tweeted, "In the wake of heavy rains across the state, I direct all district in-charge ministers and MLAs to be present in their respective dist
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:42:12
Karnataka Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah said that there is no question of giving entry to defectors in the Congress.
“I have already clarified on it in the Legislature party meeting, and I am committed to keeping my word. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has given instructions to replace the corrupt government in Karnataka. I had spoken on change in leadership in Karnataka four months ago.
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:33:19
Karnatak University, Dharwad, has decided to conduct the undergraduate and postgraduate examinations in conventional mode where the students will have to write descriptive answers.
The decision comes following guidelines issued by the UGC, and the State Higher Education Department.
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:26:59
Thirty people have died in a landslide near a village in coastal Raigad district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday.
The toll in the incident near Talai village in Mahad tehsil is likely to rise, police said, as many areas of Maharashtra continued to face rain fury since the past few days.
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:24:25
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday said all teaching and non-teaching staff of the government, aided and unaided schools will be vaccinated on a priority basis as a safety measure.
In a statement, Sudhakar said schools will have to reopen sooner or later as children cannot depend on online classes forever.
'Online classes may impact the psychological health of the children.T
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:21:51
The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the notice issued to Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari by Uttar Pradesh police, seeking his personal appearance as part of its probe into a communally sensitive video uploaded by a user on Twitter platform, saying it was issued by malafide.
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:19:25
President Ram Nath Kovind, who is the Visitor to Central universities, has approved the appointment of vice chancellors in 12 varsities, according to Ministry of Education (MoE) officials.
"The VC appointments have been approved by the President for 12 central universities," an MoE official said.
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:13:59
Candy sticks and ice-cream sticks made of plastic may get phased out from January 1, 2022, the Centre informed Parliament on Friday.
Responding to a query on the phasing out schedule of single-use plastic, Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Choubey said as per the draft notification issued earlier this year, manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of some of the identif
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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:09:07
Traffic on the Mumbai-Bengaluru national highway got disrupted on Friday after a stretch of road in Belgaum district of Karnataka got inundated, prompting the police in Maharashtra's Kolhapur to stop the vehicles going to the neighbouring state as a safety measure, officials said.
Rains continued to lash parts of Kolhapur, due to which the Panchganga river in the district is flowing above the d
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