Inter-University Board drafts plan for PGCET
The IUB decided that 40 per cent of the seats of any University would be reserved for graduate students of the same University, 55 per cent would be for the students from all over Karnataka and remaining 5 per cent would be kept reserved for students from all over the country.
Thermal plants create market for fly-ash Some Gujarat firms, which have entered into a tie-up with the thermal power plants there, are doing a roaring business of exporting fly-ash to the Gulf countries.
'SENSITISING POLICE'
A camp to buff 'people-friendly' image of police "People think we are insensitive. That's not true. Our's is a very difficult job, but we try to help people in trouble," noted a participant from the 'khaki' side.
Getting senior citizens to fill the 'managerial gap' ExpertEase, an online networking initiative by HR Trust aims to tap into the available expertise and wisdom of retired people who could well make up for the dearth of experienced heads in Indian companies.
Ayush practitioners bring relief to patients in rural areas For the first time in the country, ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha and homoeopathy (Ayush) practitioners are being pressed into service at government hospitals and primary health centres and Karnataka has already recruited a number of them at PHCs.
Tragedy... A 40-year-old tusker was electrocuted near Tarlu village near Kaggalipura range forest in Anekal taluk in Bangalore Rural district on Saturday after it came in contact with a live wire. DH PHOTO
The nations conscience is divided between whether to retain incumbent President Abdul Kalam or anoint a woman president in the form of Pratibha Patil. Will the UPA candidate Ms Patil make a better constitutional head than Mr Kalam? Certainly not, feel a majority of Deccan Herald readers. Since Ms Patil will become a pawn in the hands of her political boss, they want someone with a firm hand to be in the post.