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KARNATAKA Government schools to have English-medium classes With the objective of making Kannada-medium government school students ready to compete with those from private English-medium schools, the Education Department here has taken a significant decision to start English-medium classes in government schools on pilot basis in the district. The classes would be introduced … Read more
INTERNATIONAL 26th BASIC Ministerial meeting of Environment Ministers in Durban The 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of Environment Ministers was held in Durban, South Africa for co-operation to protect the climate for present and future generations. The BASIC grouping is a bloc of four countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – … Read more
INTERNATIONAL · Wimbledon Champions’ Prize Money Hiked By 50,000 According to the Wimbledon officials, the 2018 men’s and women’s singles champions will receive £2.25 million,an increase of £50,000 on last year. Lower-ranked players at Wimbledon will enjoy a greater uplift, with an increase of 10% across qualifying and the first to fourth rounds … Read more
KARNATAKA PM Modi to interact with Karnataka candidates, leaders on April 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Karnataka BJP leaders, including the party’s candidates for the May 12 assembly polls, elected members and office-bearers, through his mobile application on April 26. The BJP is locked in a tough fight with the ruling Congress in Karnataka and is … Read more
KARNATAKA Crunch elsewhere, but cash flowing in Karnataka: I-T Dept. While there are reports of cash shortage in some parts of the country, money seems to be flowing in poll-bound Karnataka, according to the Director-General of Income Tax, Investigation, Karnataka and Goa. “Though the election process is just beginning, the I-T department has … Read more
KARNATAKA Facebook to fact-check posts in poll-bound Karnataka With Karnataka heading for the polls in May, Facebook has announced a third-party fact checking programme in the State to fight spread of fake news on its platform. The social media giant on Tuesday announced a partnership with BOOM, an independent digital journalism initiative, for a pilot … Read more
KARNATAKA Quota in promotions: State govt. begins implementing SC order Several government employees of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been demoted as the State government has started implementing the Supreme Court order that struck down reservation in promotions. However, promotions or demotions will not come into effect immediately for those who … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka Senapade members stage protest Condemning the attack on the driver and conductor of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) in Tamil Nadu, members of the Karnataka Senapade staged a protest near the Mysuru Law Court.The agitators sought a ban on the screening of films of the two stars. The protesters mooted the idea of a national … Read more
KARNATAKA Cauvery issue: Kamal Haasan appeals to PM Modi to deliver justice to TN, Karnataka Even as the opposition parties led by the DMK and fringe political outfits held black flag protests against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the backdrop of the Centre’s inaction on the Cauvery water dispute, actor and president of the … Read more
KARNATAKA More departments at Central University planned Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Karnataka at Kalaburagi H.M. Maheshwaraiah has said that the University, which had 21 departments, plans to add more departments in the coming years and infrastructure had been created for the purpose. He told presspersons here on Friday that the University was … Read more