State to have more colleges The year 2008 is likely to see 30 new engineering colleges, and as many as 24 existing colleges taking the autonomy route in the state.
Satellite images helpful in archaeological studies National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) Director and Rajya Sabha member Dr Kasturirangan on Saturday dubbed Satellite Technology as a handy tool to prove many archaeological challenges, including the existence of the mythological river Saraswathi.
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Review holidays list: Bank staff A delegation of bank employees informed the government that January 15 (Makara Sankranthi), April 18 (Mahaveer Jayanthi), May 7 (Basava Jayanthi), October 1 (Kutub-E-Ramzan), October 8 ( Ayudha Pooja) and October 27 (Naraka Chaturdashi) were declared as holidays for State government employees and not for bank employees.
Bees, hives outnumber men and houses here These bees indicate that the place is ecologically important. This is just another reason to step back from marketing Nandagudi for Special Economic Zone (SEZ), says enviornmentalist A N Yellappa Reddy
Beehives in the ‘bee tree’ at Ramagovindapura village, Nandagudi (Hoskote taluk). Upto 600 hives are spotted on the branches of this huge banyan tree from September to January every year.“These bees indicate that the place is ecologically important. and just another reason to step back from marketing Nandagudi as SEZ,” says enviornmentalist A N Yellappa Reddy DH photo
Of late, many bureaucrats and senior officials are quitting service and taking the plunge into politics. Is it a welcome trend? Deccan Herald had invited readers’ opinion on the issue.
Many of our readers believe that bureaucrats, with their knowledge and experience in governance, have the potential to be effective lawmakers. However, some others opine that the services of the bureaucrats and senior officials are required in day-to-day administration.
