Heavy rains: Death toll reaches 20 The death toll due to incessant rains in several districts in the State, during the last four days, has risen to 20. Moreover, the amount of rainfall recorded during the month of March in the State is the highest in the last 100 years...
Disability certificates: Mandya tops Mandya district was found to be the only district to have achieved 90 per cent progress in issuing disability certificates and identity cards.
State govt employees demand uniform wages The sixth pay commission recommendations for central government staff has triggered once again the demand by state government employees for an uniform national wage policy.
Banks' performance in welfare funding lauded Commercials banks and Regional Rural Bank (RRB)s in the state had achieved above the national average implementation rates in providing financial support for developmental activities and welfare schemes, Chairman of State Level Bankers' Committee - Karnataka, C P Swarnkar said on Tuesday.
Governor Rameshwar Thakur inaugurating Karnataka Lokayukta's 24 x 7 helpline at a function in Bangalore on Tuesday. He is flanked by Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde (left) and Upalokayukta Patri Basanagouda (right). DH Photo
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