K’taka rolls out 40 mobile agro clinics to help farmers
By IANS| Published: 7th January 2021 10:23 pm IST
Bengaluru, Jan 7 : Karnataka on Thursday formally launched ‘Krishi Sanjeevini’ (mobile agro clinics) to help farmers in their own backyards. As part of this scheme, 40 mobile agro clinics were rolled from outside the Vidhana Soudha.
Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, along with his cabinet colleagues, Deputy CM Lakshman Savadi, Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil and Cooperation Minister S.T. Somashekhar, green flagged these laboratories which will offer the farmers a range of free services such as soil testing, seed testing, pest control and several other tests. All these years, farmers had to travel far to the nearest laboratory to get such tests done.
Karnataka mulls trimming summer holidays for school children
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December 16, 2020
Bengaluru, Dec 16: The Primary and Secondary Education Department is considering reducing summer holidays so as to make up for the academic days lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The teachers’ associations have extended full support to the government’s decision.
The state technical committee for Covid-19 had advised the education department to trim the summer holidays and the department is planning to implement it across the state.
Official sources told DH that the issue will be discussed with the chief minister at a meeting scheduled in December-end.
V M Narayana Swamy, president of state primary school teachers’ association, said, “Usually, vacations are given to kids to relax. But considering the current situation, we will support any decision taken by the government.”
Accident-prone zones: Traffic police close U-turns in Whitefield
The Bengaluru City Traffic Police Monday closed two U-turns which were causing accidents in the Whitefield area. According to officials of the BTP Whitefield Division, U-turns near Pushpa Nursing Home on Whitefield Main Road, and near Whitefield Club have been closed. These two unnecessary u-turns were observed to be causing accidents, a traffic officer said. 17:31 (IST)14 Dec 2020
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Karnataka Transport employees call off strike after negotiations with government
The Karnataka transport employees on Monday called off their strike following negotiations with the state government.
The KSRTC, BMTC, NEKRTC NWKRTC strike was called off after Transport minister Laxman Savadi agreed to nine of ten demands of employees of road transport undertakings in Karnataka.
K taka road transport staff withdraw strike, buses resume
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Sun, Dec 13 2020 21:42 IST |
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Bengaluru, Dec 13 : Karnataka s road transport employees on Sunday called off their 4-day strike after the state government responded to some of their demands, enabling resumption of bus services across the southern state. As we accepted some of their demands at a meeting with their union leaders, the road transport employees have agreed to withdraw the strike and resume bus services from tonight, state Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi told reporters here. Though the state government agreed to offer health insurance under the Arogya Sanjeevini scheme, wage revision and inter-corporation transfers, the demand for government-employee status has been rejected, asserted Savadi, who holds the transport portfolio.
Karnataka road transport staff withdraw strike, buses resume
Sun, Dec 13 2020 09:47:59 PM
Bengaluru, Dec 13 (IANS): Karnataka s road transport employees on Sunday called off their 4-day strike after the state government responded to some of their demands, enabling resumption of bus services across the southern state. As we accepted some of their demands at a meeting with their union leaders, the road transport employees have agreed to withdraw the strike and resume bus services from tonight, state Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi told reporters here. Though the state government agreed to offer health insurance under the Arogya Sanjeevini scheme, wage revision and inter-corporation transfers, the demand for government-employee status has been rejected, asserted Savadi, who holds the transport portfolio.