Janata Dal (Secular) patriarch Deve Gowda has confirmed that an alliance with the BJP is on the cards in Karnataka for the upcoming general election. A BJP-JD(S) tie-up is a formidable alliance on paper: In the recent assembly elections that the Congress won, the BJP-JD(S) combined vote share was 49.29%, as against the former’s 42.88%. […]
Tag Archives: karnataka
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Sep
Sep
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has extended the deadline for the round 2 choice filling till today, September 11. Candidates who have applied for round 2 of counselling can now submit their selections via the official website kea.kar.nic.in.The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) administers the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) for admission to undergraduate engineering, architecture, […]
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Sep
Sep
BENGALURU: The Department of School Education and Literacy in Karnataka has announced a revamp of the SSLC (class X) and II PU (class 12) exams. They will now include three ‘annual exams,’ enabling students to select the best score if they wish to retake a subject. The announcement was made by Minister Madhu Bangarappa during […]
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Aug
Aug
Karnataka’s chief minister, Siddaramaiah, recently declared the state’s intention to discard the National Education Policy (NEP) from the upcoming academic year. This announcement has triggered criticism from the Opposition and is now facing resistance from the Karnataka State Private Schools Association. The association’s stance is that rather than outright scrapping, the government should consider making […]
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Aug
Aug
The Governor of West Bengal, C V Ananda Bose, has reached out to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to explore potential technology solutions aimed at addressing the issue of ragging on college and university campuses. A statement from Raj Bhavan has confirmed this initiative. In response to the tragic death of a first-year undergraduate student […]
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Aug
Aug
NEW DELHI: The government of Karnataka, led by the Congress party, has decided not to follow the National Education Policy (NEP) created by the previous BJP-led government. Instead, they want to make a new education policy for the state to provide good education. The Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, said that they had a meeting […]
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Aug
Aug
NEW DELHI: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under the Ministry of Defence has released a notification for the recruitment of 1060 Trade Apprentices in Karnataka. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online on the official website – www.apprenticeshipindia.org. The online application process started on August 4, 2023, and will close on August 31, 2023.The HAL Trade […]
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Jun
Jun
NEW DELHI: Over 70% of students joining the MBBS course in top medical colleges this year will be from nine states. The NEET-UG 2023 marks range data, exclusively accessed by TOI, showed that nearly 65% of candidates who scored 400 and above are from eight states — Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, UP […]
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Jun
Jun
The monsoon may have landed in India, but only just. And even before it could take hold, cyclone Biparjoy might scuttle it off-course. Last Thursday, the monsoon arrived over Kerala, seven days after it normally arrives in the southern state, even as scientists warned that the onset of the monsoon remained weak, adding to already […]
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May
May
A coalition government of the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) opened its innings in 2018 with almost every Opposition leader on stage, attempting to project a united front before the general elections the next year. Yet, in 2019, the Opposition stumbled, not only across India, but also in Karnataka, picking up just three of the […]
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