Move to hire 'other' graduates as teachers in folklo...

Chikmagalur MLA and former higher education minister C T Ravi criticised the State government for passing Karnataka Panchayat Raj Amendment Bill that makes provision for the disqualification of gram panchayat and ward sabha members who fail to convene ...

Karnataka Congress chief G Parameshwara today claimed Lok Sabha elections may be held in October or November. "There are indications from New Delhi about election being held in October or November and the process of selection of candidates will be taken up ...

The Karnataka government will review the decision to bifurcate the Bangalore University. "The decision to bifurcate the University was not made by us. It was their decision. We will look into the Bill and then take a call," Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on ...

The result will be that the BJP will lose power in Bihar, soon after losing power in Karnataka. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar could announce the decision to sever ties as early as 16 June or soon after. Kumar is to return to Patna after his ...

As he wasn't present at the Congress Legislature Party ( CLP ) meeting on Tuesday, senior legislator MV Rajashekaran sought to know from chief minister Siddaramaiah why the KPCC president wasn't attending CLP meetings. Parameshwara skipped the last two CLP ...

The Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) has not only imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 on Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) Deputy Secretary P N Murthy for not furnishing relevant information under the RTI Act, but has also asked him to pay a ...

Senior Advocate BV Acharya has been appointed Advocate General for Karnataka six times, and was the Special Public Prosecutor in the disproportionate assets case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha. In this interview with Bar & Bench, the ...

The controversial decision to introduce an English language test as a qualifier for private professional college admissions appears to have paid off. Aimed at "eliminating" those applying from outside Karnataka who are unfamiliar with English, the ...

In March 2013, Dr HPS Mythri got a high rank in the recruitment exam for the Karnataka Administrative Service. She was confident of a top job until she went for her personality test. Dr Mythri said, "I got a call from the KPSC member saying I'm the ...