30.01.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   No premature transfers of government servants: Karnataka   The state government on Monday placed a January 27, 2018 circular before the Karnataka High Court, stating that no government servant is being transferred prematurely in contravention of the June 7, 2013 transfer guidelines.   The circular alsostatesthat no order willbeissued in violation of these guidelines which mandate that any transfer … Read more

28-29.01.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Schools may have to cough up just ₹500 for not teaching Kannada   Almost three months after it was made mandatory for all schools, including Central board schools, to teach Kannada as first or second language under the Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is set to crack down on … Read more

26.01.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Soon, an online certificate course in skill development   Akkamahadevi Women’s University has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with State University, New York, to begin an online certificate course in skill development.   The university plans to start the course within the next four months by identifying colleges that have adequate resources. … Read more

23.01.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Cultural policy should be broad-based: Experts   The Karnataka government’s proposed cultural policy should be inclusive in nature, felt experts who participated in a discussion on “Karnataka’s Cultural Policy”.   The whims and fancies of ministers dictate the activities of the department of culture and there is no definite policy, critics pointed out. The governemnt instead of … Read more