Bengaluru, Jun 02, 2016, DHNS : The government will soon initiate measures to merge schools in which less than 10 students have enrolled, said Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after interacting with the Congress workers at the KPCC offi

Around 1.40 lakh drivers working with various state government departments will go on strike called by the State Government Employees' Union on June 2, demanding the implementation of Seventh Pay Commission recommendations. This would mean that on June 2 most of the government officers have to depen

The proposed plan of Karnataka police to apply for leave on June 4 has made the state government leave no stone unturned to reach out the policemen. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah convened a meeting with top police officers on Tuesday evening to discuss the demands of policemen that include poor salary

Ananth G. from Alva’s PU College, Moodbidri, ranked first in medical and dental streams Mangaluru, 29 May 2016: Seven students from Dakshina Kannada district are among the toppers in the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to medical, dental, engineering, Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeo

Prime Minister seeks support of farmers to the plan to double their incomes by 2022 Saying that Jan Man (the mind of the people) is changing with two years of BJP rule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi again chanted the ‘Vikas’ (development) Mantra at the ‘Vikas Parva’ rally here on Sunday. Addres

The Regional Passport Office (RPO) at Koramangala in Bengaluru will soon get an online appointment facility to cater to the needs of passport applicants across the state. The RPO has written to the Ministry of External Affairs to provide online facility. "The head office is positively considering o

KALABURAGI, May 22, 2016:Municipal Administration and Minorities Affairs Minister Qamarul Islam says Karnataka is the only State in the country to establish exclusive residential schools for minorities. Speaking after releasing a booklet on the achievements of his department in the past three yea

Bangaluru, 22 May,2016:Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), at the 31st position, is the only Asian Management School to be ranked in the prestigious '2016 SCM World University 100' survey by SCM World. IIMB has been ranked alongside universities like University of Michigan, Massachusett

The Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., which had introduced an air-conditioned weekly special train from Mumbai LTT-Mangaluru Junction-Mumbai LTT to clear the extra rush and demand from Mangalureans, has decided to extend the service for three more weeks, starting May 24. Train No. 02133 Lokmanya T

This follows Centre’s decision to bring in an Ordinance to defer NEET for a year BENGALURU, May 21, 2016: With the Union government deciding to promulgate an Ordinance to defer the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for a year, students in Karnataka who were pinning hopes on the State’

Bangaluru, May 18, 2016 :he Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has decided to commission an Attestation Branch Secretariat (ABC) in Bengaluru from June to help people who are travelling abroad. “The MEA will set up the ABC in Regional Passport Office (RPO) at Koramangala in Bengaluru, and operati

BMRCL is targeting November 1 to open the entire Phase I network BAngaluru, 17 May, 2016: The wait for south Bengalureans to board Namma Metro could be getting less with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) aiming to open the South line in August. While the Green Line operations on

Bengaluru: A study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) reveals that the garden city has witnessed a sharp decline in the number of water bodies mainly due to extensive urbanisation. It points out that out of 105 lakes nearly 100 have been encroached to construct illegal buildings

May 12, 2016 Several districts in the State received good rainfall on Wednesday. Three persons suffered injuries after they were struck by lightning while travelling in a vehicle in Chikkamagaluru. In some districts power supply was hit and traffic came to a standstill due to heavy rains. Hubb

Bengaluru, May 9: Living up to its sobriquet 'Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru is all set to become the first city in the country to introduce online police verification of passports. The pilot project is likely to take off by the end of this month. With tablets in their hand, policemen will

The temperature in the city on Sunday was a sizzling 39.2 degrees crossing the maximum ever temperature recorded in April of 38.3 degrees in April 1931. The forward forecast also does not seem cheerful as the IMD suggests that temperatures of 38 degrees are here to stay for atleast a week. With tem

MANGALURU, April 22, 2016:Mincing no words, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the State government will take stern action against “fundamentalist forces” if they try to disturb social harmony. Without naming any particular organisation, Mr. Siddaramaiah, while addressing a gathering at Su

BENGALURU, April 22, 2016: With drought making every drop of water precious, there is a special focus on rainwater harvesting. If you are yet to adopt harvesting in your building, get ready to pay penalty from May 1. You will have to pay 25 per cent of your water bill as penalty for the first thr