Karnatak University vice-chancellor H B Walikar on Monday relived registrar evaluation J S Bhat from his responsibilities and appointed Professor Ninnekar of PG department of Biotechnology as the in-charge registrar (Evaluation). The surprising aspect was that the vice chancellor&rsquo;s announcement regarding his decision to remove J S Bhat came during the media briefing soon after the academic council meeting held at the university. Registrar (Evaluation) J S Bhat and registrar (administration) S B Hinchigeri who had attended the academic council meeting were sitting by the side of the vice-chancellor during the media briefing and were stunned when the VC made the announcement.

Karnatak University hikes affiliation fees

Business Standard

The Uranium Corporation of India and the Karnataka government has signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a uranium ore mining and processing plant in Karnataka. UCIL proposed to invest Rs 550 crore in the plant at Gogi, Saidapur, Diggi and Umardoddi villages at Shahapur taluk of Karnataka&rsquo;s Yadgir district, a release said here on Monday.

Karnataka sign MoU for uranium mining

Press Trust of India

The state government on Monday sanctioned Rs 22 crore for the Chilika Development Authority (CDA), which will be spent for the infrastructure development of the largest brackish water lake of the country. Out of the Rs 22 crore planned expenditure, the state government will provide Rs 10 crore, while the rest will come from the central government, according to the decision taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. In the meeting, it was also decided to stop destructive fishing in the lake to check environment pollution and the government announced to formulate a law to ban such activity. The officials said, a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the Tokyo University for the safety of dolphins residing in the lake.

Govt sanctions Rs 22 cr for Chilika lake development

The exports from Odisha have recorded a growth of 36.5 per cent with its total export figures crossing Rs 17,000 crore in 2010-11 against the achievement of Rs 12,000 crore in the previous year.

Exports from state grow 36.5%

&ldquo;The 70th round of National Sample Survey , starting from January 2013 that will continue for the entire year will study the situation of farmers, their indebtedness and landholding positions,&rdquo; said TCA Anant, Chief Statistician of India and Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation at the inaugural ceremony of three day regional training camp (June 18-20) on NSS 69th round organized here.

NSSO to survey indebtedness of farmers in 70th round

In a bid to effectively monitor the expenditure under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) and improve the quality of spending, the finance department has urged all implementing departments to submit monthly expenditure on RIDF projects from April this year.

Departments to submit monthly spending on RIDF projects

In a significant ruling, the Odisha High Court on Monday quashed the order of Odisha assembly speaker, Pradeep Amat, who had rejected an application of BJP&rsquo;s state unit president Jual Oram seeking disqualification of Bonai MLA Bhimsen Choudhury for disobeying party whip during the Rajya Sabha elections.

HC quashes Speaker's ruling on Bonai MLA issue

A division bench of Justices R K Merathia and D N Upadhaya directed all the 147 officials in the rank of deputy collector, deputy superintendent of police (DSP) joined the posts will not be allowed to draw their salaries until the CBI completed its probe.

Jharkhand High Court prevents appointment of 147 state officials

The medical shops owned by the state government in Chhattisgarh would sell generic drugs in a move aimed to provide cheaper medicines to the patients.

Govt medical shops to sell generic drugs in Chhattisgarh

Union Minister of State for Communications and IT, Sachin Pilot, on Monday announced a Rs 567 crore IT project especially meant to upgrade e-governance and IT services in all the north east states.

Sachin Pilot announces Rs 567 cr IT project for N-E

The state government&rsquo;s repayment of principal and interest during the next fiscal would rise to Rs 25,000 crore, Finance minister Amit Mitra said on Monday.

State repayment of principal, interest to rise to Rs 25k cr

The Uranium Corporation of India and the Karnataka government has signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a uranium ore mining and processing plant in Karnataka.

UCIL, Karnataka sign MoU for uranium ore mining

Six of the Micro Hydel Power Projects (MHPP) out of the 13 MHPP proposed by the Power and Energy department of Sikkim government for East and North districts have received clearances and work would commence shortly.

Six micro hydel power projects in Sikkim receive clearance

Alleging biased investigation by Gujarat police she has filed an application under the provisions of section 173(8) of CrPC in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate, praying further investigation.

Activist Medha Patkar wants SIT probe in 2002 assault case

With mega steel investors in Odisha facing a litany of hurdles beginning from land acquisition to grant of mineral concession, the Union steel ministry has sought information on action taken by the state government to ease their problems.

Steel ministry seeks status report on mega steel projects in Odisha

Indian Heritage Hotels Association has urged government of Maharshtra to review its tourism policy and promote heritage tourism in the state. The president of IHHA &nbsp;Maharaja Gaj Singhji of Jodhpur urged property owners and the Government to take up heritage tourism very seriously as it was one way to restore these properties to their former glory and also creator for jobs in rural areas. Recently, a meeting of Executive Committee of the Indian Heritage Hotels Association was in Pune.

IHHA urges govt to review tourism policy

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre, the state government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha to file affidavits in connection with a petition by GNLF president Subash Ghising challenging the GTA Act 2011 claiming it was unconstitutional.

High Court asks Centre, state govt, GJM to file affidavits

The local body tax (lbt) will be effective here from July 1, officials said on Tuesday. Assistant tax commissioner, mumbai, Mahavir Pendhari said the tax will be effective at nashik, amravati, akola, ahmednagar, ulhasnagar, kalyan-dombivali, parbhani, chandrapur and latur municipal corporations in Maharashtra.

LBT to be effective from July 1

Calling the present stamp duty and registration charges in Assam as exorbitant and the highest in the country, the Assam real estate builders want rationalisation of these duties.

Assam builders want rationalisation of stamp duty, registration charges

Union minister of state for statistics and programme implementation Srikant Jena has pulled up the state government for its apathy towards projects executed by Central PSUs like Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).

Jena flays state govt for apathy towards IOCL, RVNL projects

The Bengal government has evinced interest in picking up equity stake in the proposed major port in the state, site for which is yet to be finalised.

Bengal keen on picking up equity in proposed major port 

- Find Specials News, Features, Analysis and more at Business Standard. Business Standard brings in-depth coverage of major events, issues and developments in India

Page 1709 - Specials News