Water woes from bad to worse According to Gulbarga Deputy Commissioner Pankajkumar Pandey, it is illegal to hold protests demanding drinking water and would be penalised if protested.
GMP CRITICISED
JD (S) leader comes down on commissioner JD(S) district chief Raju Kulgeri alleged that Gulbarga Mahanagara Palike Commissioner S P Mudhol was stalling the third party inspection of the works worth Rs 14 crore taken up in the City with the funds released under the Chief Ministers special package and the State Finance Commission.
IN RECOGNITION
Writer Veerendra Simpi felicitated District In-charge and Agriculture Minister Bandeppa Kashempur said that Mr Veerendra Simpi had rendered considerable service in the fields of education and literature though he was in the borderland of Bidar.
SEPARATE PAYSCALE FOR TEACHERS
Forum welcomes govts move The North-East Karnataka Teachers Forum had been urging the Government for long to remove the pay parity existing between the Government and aided school and junior college teachers in the State, with those of Central School teachers and those in the neighbouring States.
Interactive session on May 12 An interactive session on integrity of Sharana disciples will be organised at the Eiwan-e-Shahai guest house in Gulbarga on May 12.
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