Police said both had alleged collected Rs 2000 each from 30 students and provided them with answer scripts along with the question paper. After the incident came to light, members of NSUI barged into the examination hall and alleged thrashed the
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Principal and University official detained by the police
Police said both had alleged collected Rs 2000 each from 30 students and provided them with answer scripts along with the question paper. After the incident came to light, members of NSUI barged into the examination hall and alleged thrashed the
Varthur Prakash withdraws support to State BJP government
K. Varthur Prakash submitted a letter to speaker Jagadish Shettar on Monday withdrawing his support to the BJP led government in Karnataka. A Congress rebel who was vital in lending his support to Yeddurappa ministry was sacked as head of KUWSSB(Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sewage Board) on disciplinary grounds.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Wholesale prices of Oils, Sugar, Commodities
Bangalore, June 20 : Following were the wholesale prices (per 103 kg) in the Bangalore Oil market today.
Groundnut 515-530 Coconut 650-690 Gingely 560-590 Castor 760-780 Sunflower 500-515 Butter 1400-1850 Ghee 1970-1990.UNI SUGAR Bangalore, June 20(UNI) Following were the wholesale rates in Bangalore Sugar market (per quintal) Rs 2400-2500.COMMODITIES Bangalore, June 20(UNI) Following were the rates (per quintal) of various commodities traded at Bangalore wholesale market today.Basumathi 7000-8500 Rice Fine 3100-3700 Medium (old) 3000-3300 (New) 2000-2700 Coarse 1500-1800 Ragi Fine 1100-1200 Medium 1050-1100 Jowar 890-1185 Wheat Bansi 1650-1800 Jowar (Bijapur) 1115-1350 Wheat Atta 1550-1650 Maida 1650-1750 Soji (W) 1700-1800 Soji Bansi 2100-2300 Jaggery 2600-2800 Corriander 4200-6900 Chilly (Byadgi) 6000-9000 Guntur 4000-6000 Medium 3000-4000 Potato 1620-1900 Onion 800-900 Tamarind 3000-4200 Garlic 1500-4500 Coconut (1000) 2000-6000 Horse Gram 1750-1975 Green Gram 4000-4500 Green Peas 2700-3200 Wheat 1500-1650 Turmaric 4500-5200 Soyabeans 2050-2300 Jeera 11000-13000 Poppy Seeds 30000-35000 Maize (Popcorn) 1800-2000 Ginger 2500-4500 Bengal Gram 2200-2400 Avare 2100-2600 Tur Dhal 3600-6200 Green Gram Dhal 4600-5200 Black Gram Dhal 3900-5400 Avare Dhal 3500-4000 Bengal Gram Dhal 3100-3500 Mustard 2800-3100 Gingly (White) 6000-7000 Black 4800-5500 Groundnut 1800-2400 (Dry) 2100-2700 Maize 910-930 Bajra 950-1200 Groundnut Seed 4100-5200 Copra 3400-4800 Cowpea 2400-2600 Soapnut 1000-1500 Paddy 975-1100 Cashewnut 20000-35000 Pepper 11000-13500 Arecanut 7000-10900 Black Gram 3500-3800 Horse Dhal 1750-1900.
Groundnut 515-530 Coconut 650-690 Gingely 560-590 Castor 760-780 Sunflower 500-515 Butter 1400-1850 Ghee 1970-1990.UNI SUGAR Bangalore, June 20(UNI) Following were the wholesale rates in Bangalore Sugar market (per quintal) Rs 2400-2500.COMMODITIES Bangalore, June 20(UNI) Following were the rates (per quintal) of various commodities traded at Bangalore wholesale market today.Basumathi 7000-8500 Rice Fine 3100-3700 Medium (old) 3000-3300 (New) 2000-2700 Coarse 1500-1800 Ragi Fine 1100-1200 Medium 1050-1100 Jowar 890-1185 Wheat Bansi 1650-1800 Jowar (Bijapur) 1115-1350 Wheat Atta 1550-1650 Maida 1650-1750 Soji (W) 1700-1800 Soji Bansi 2100-2300 Jaggery 2600-2800 Corriander 4200-6900 Chilly (Byadgi) 6000-9000 Guntur 4000-6000 Medium 3000-4000 Potato 1620-1900 Onion 800-900 Tamarind 3000-4200 Garlic 1500-4500 Coconut (1000) 2000-6000 Horse Gram 1750-1975 Green Gram 4000-4500 Green Peas 2700-3200 Wheat 1500-1650 Turmaric 4500-5200 Soyabeans 2050-2300 Jeera 11000-13000 Poppy Seeds 30000-35000 Maize (Popcorn) 1800-2000 Ginger 2500-4500 Bengal Gram 2200-2400 Avare 2100-2600 Tur Dhal 3600-6200 Green Gram Dhal 4600-5200 Black Gram Dhal 3900-5400 Avare Dhal 3500-4000 Bengal Gram Dhal 3100-3500 Mustard 2800-3100 Gingly (White) 6000-7000 Black 4800-5500 Groundnut 1800-2400 (Dry) 2100-2700 Maize 910-930 Bajra 950-1200 Groundnut Seed 4100-5200 Copra 3400-4800 Cowpea 2400-2600 Soapnut 1000-1500 Paddy 975-1100 Cashewnut 20000-35000 Pepper 11000-13500 Arecanut 7000-10900 Black Gram 3500-3800 Horse Dhal 1750-1900.
Monsoon weak in Karnataka
Bangalore 20 : Following is a summary of observations recorded by the weather office here at 0830 hours today.
Monsoon was weak over Coastal Karnataka and North Interior Karnataka. Rainfall occurred at many places over Coastal Karnataka; at a few places over South Interior Karnataka and at isolated places over North Interior Karnataka. Chief amounts of rainfall (cm): Lakkavalli 5, Panambur, Kurugodu 3 each, Karwar, Kottigehara 2 each, Mulki, Bajpe, Gerusoppa, Gokak, Dharwad, Bhagamandala, Panchanahalli, Hospet, B.Durga 1 each. Forecast valid until Monday morning: Rain/thundershowers likely to occur at many places over Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka and at a few places over North Interior Karnataka. Farmers Weather Bulletin: Light to Moderate rain likely to occur at many places over all the districts of Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka and at a few places over all the districts of North Interior Karnataka. Heavy rainfall warning: Heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka and ghat areas of South Interior Karnataka during next 48 hours. Local forecast: Partly cloudy. Rain/thundershowers likely.
Monsoon was weak over Coastal Karnataka and North Interior Karnataka. Rainfall occurred at many places over Coastal Karnataka; at a few places over South Interior Karnataka and at isolated places over North Interior Karnataka. Chief amounts of rainfall (cm): Lakkavalli 5, Panambur, Kurugodu 3 each, Karwar, Kottigehara 2 each, Mulki, Bajpe, Gerusoppa, Gokak, Dharwad, Bhagamandala, Panchanahalli, Hospet, B.Durga 1 each. Forecast valid until Monday morning: Rain/thundershowers likely to occur at many places over Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka and at a few places over North Interior Karnataka. Farmers Weather Bulletin: Light to Moderate rain likely to occur at many places over all the districts of Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka and at a few places over all the districts of North Interior Karnataka. Heavy rainfall warning: Heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka and ghat areas of South Interior Karnataka during next 48 hours. Local forecast: Partly cloudy. Rain/thundershowers likely.
Bangalore gets new isolation ward to tackle rising swine flu
Bangalore, June 20 : With seven swine flu cases reported in Bangalore, the Karnataka government Saturday announced the setting up of a second isolation ward to treat patients with HIN1 flu symptoms.
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The second ward at the state-run Victoria Hospital in the city centre will have eight beds. "Out of the seven confirmed swine flu cases in Bangalore, six patients are undergoing treatment at RGICD (Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases), and one in Lakeside Hospital," said RGICD director Shashidhar Buggi. Lakeside Medical Centre and Hospital, a private facility in the city, has also started treating patients with swine flu symptoms. "We don't want to take any chances and are making sure that adequate arrangements are in place to treat patients affected by swine flu," Health Commissioner Shrinivasachari told IANS. The latest swine flu case in Bangalore is of a 36-year-old engineer, who arrived in the city from Germany June 14. He tested positive for H1N1 virus Friday. A two-year-old who came from the US Tuesday too tested positive. The boy was undergoing treatment at the Lakeside Hospital, while the engineer is under observation at RGICD. According to media reports, five farmers from Karnataka who have gone to China on a study tour have contracted the H1N1 flu virus. However, there is no official confirmation of the report. The farmers are part of a 105-member team that left for China from Bangalore on June 17 on a two-week tour.
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The second ward at the state-run Victoria Hospital in the city centre will have eight beds. "Out of the seven confirmed swine flu cases in Bangalore, six patients are undergoing treatment at RGICD (Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases), and one in Lakeside Hospital," said RGICD director Shashidhar Buggi. Lakeside Medical Centre and Hospital, a private facility in the city, has also started treating patients with swine flu symptoms. "We don't want to take any chances and are making sure that adequate arrangements are in place to treat patients affected by swine flu," Health Commissioner Shrinivasachari told IANS. The latest swine flu case in Bangalore is of a 36-year-old engineer, who arrived in the city from Germany June 14. He tested positive for H1N1 virus Friday. A two-year-old who came from the US Tuesday too tested positive. The boy was undergoing treatment at the Lakeside Hospital, while the engineer is under observation at RGICD. According to media reports, five farmers from Karnataka who have gone to China on a study tour have contracted the H1N1 flu virus. However, there is no official confirmation of the report. The farmers are part of a 105-member team that left for China from Bangalore on June 17 on a two-week tour.
Maoists willing to negotiate, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Bangalore, June 20 : Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Saturday said Maoists in West Bengal's Lalgarh are willing to sit at negotiating table if their basic demands for water and electricity are met.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who is the founder of the Art of Living foundation, Friday talked to rebel leader Chakradhar Mahato and asked the group to lay down their arms. "The Maoists in Lalgarh have a few basic demands for water, electricity, schools in their local language, compensation for deaths in the on-going violence and cases against them to be withdrawn. As many as 118 Maoists are willing to come to the negotiating table if the government can agree to these terms," Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said in a statement. He has conveyed the Maoists' stand to Home Minister P. Chidambaram and West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi. "Sri Sri has also been attempting to get in touch with the West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on this issue," the statement said. A representative of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has reached Lalgarh and is in talks with both Maoists and the state government to bring peace to the troubled region. Lalgarh has been on the boil since last November when a landmine exploded on the route of the convoy of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and then central ministers Ram Vilas Paswan and Jitin Prasada. Complaining of police atrocities after the blast, the angry tribals launched an agitation virtually cutting off the area from the rest of the district. During the last few days, the agitators have torched CPI-M offices, driven away the party's supporters and forced the police to leave, thereby establishing a zone virtually under their control. Meanwhile, security forces are taking on the rebels on the third day of the offensive Saturday to free the area of the left wing radicals.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who is the founder of the Art of Living foundation, Friday talked to rebel leader Chakradhar Mahato and asked the group to lay down their arms. "The Maoists in Lalgarh have a few basic demands for water, electricity, schools in their local language, compensation for deaths in the on-going violence and cases against them to be withdrawn. As many as 118 Maoists are willing to come to the negotiating table if the government can agree to these terms," Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said in a statement. He has conveyed the Maoists' stand to Home Minister P. Chidambaram and West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi. "Sri Sri has also been attempting to get in touch with the West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on this issue," the statement said. A representative of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has reached Lalgarh and is in talks with both Maoists and the state government to bring peace to the troubled region. Lalgarh has been on the boil since last November when a landmine exploded on the route of the convoy of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and then central ministers Ram Vilas Paswan and Jitin Prasada. Complaining of police atrocities after the blast, the angry tribals launched an agitation virtually cutting off the area from the rest of the district. During the last few days, the agitators have torched CPI-M offices, driven away the party's supporters and forced the police to leave, thereby establishing a zone virtually under their control. Meanwhile, security forces are taking on the rebels on the third day of the offensive Saturday to free the area of the left wing radicals.
Kasturirangan calls for food processing facilities
Bangalore, Jun 20 : Space scientist K Kasturirangan today called for setting up of infrastructure, state-of-the-art technology and expansion of production facilities to boost food processing, which was wtinessing a 12 per cent growth and turning out to be a major driver of economic growth in the country.
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Addressing a convocation programme at the University of Agricultural Sciences here, he said growing economy, surplus food and a shift in the consumption pattern were the key factors behind the growth of this sector. ''Interestingly, while the country's GDP growth rate had increased from 3.5 per cent in 2002-03 to nine per cent in 2006-07, the food processing sector had grown from seven per cent to 12 per cent during the same period,'' he said.The industry requires about Rs 30,000 crore in investment over the next few years to create the necessary infrastructure, he said.Stating that one of the key aspects of this endeavour was development and adaptation of modern technologies, he said every year at least 16 million tonnes of foodgrains and 40 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables were rotting simply because of lack of infrastructure to store, process and market produce.Dr Kasturirangan, who is also a member of Rajya Sabha and member of the Planning Commission, stressed upon the issues of improving the soil health, irrigation facilities, linking of rivers and extension of cropping pattern at the national level.642 students were conferred with various degrees at the 43rd convocation presided by Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur.
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Addressing a convocation programme at the University of Agricultural Sciences here, he said growing economy, surplus food and a shift in the consumption pattern were the key factors behind the growth of this sector. ''Interestingly, while the country's GDP growth rate had increased from 3.5 per cent in 2002-03 to nine per cent in 2006-07, the food processing sector had grown from seven per cent to 12 per cent during the same period,'' he said.The industry requires about Rs 30,000 crore in investment over the next few years to create the necessary infrastructure, he said.Stating that one of the key aspects of this endeavour was development and adaptation of modern technologies, he said every year at least 16 million tonnes of foodgrains and 40 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables were rotting simply because of lack of infrastructure to store, process and market produce.Dr Kasturirangan, who is also a member of Rajya Sabha and member of the Planning Commission, stressed upon the issues of improving the soil health, irrigation facilities, linking of rivers and extension of cropping pattern at the national level.642 students were conferred with various degrees at the 43rd convocation presided by Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Govt to issue smart cards on driving license, Vehicles
Bangalore, June 17 : Karnataka Transport Minister R Ashok today said the department would issue smart cards for simplification of traffic rules with all data related to driving license and vehicles, on June 25.
Talking to reporters here, he said the smart cards would be issued to make it easy for the people to carry a single document, instead of carrying various documents like driving license and R C Book while travelling.
''The card will carry all the details regarding driving license and ownership of vehicles", he said.
The new system was being implemented following instructions from the Centre, he said.
The smart card will cost Rs 200.
Talking to reporters here, he said the smart cards would be issued to make it easy for the people to carry a single document, instead of carrying various documents like driving license and R C Book while travelling.
''The card will carry all the details regarding driving license and ownership of vehicles", he said.
The new system was being implemented following instructions from the Centre, he said.
The smart card will cost Rs 200.
One Crore sapplings to be planted
Bangalore, Jun 17 : More than one crore saplings will be planted in Karnataka under a mega afforestation programme to be launched by the Chief Minister B S Yeddyurapa here tomorrow, Western Ghat Task Force Chairman Ananth Hegde Ashishara said today.
Talking to newsmen here, he said saplings would be planted all over the state.
Various Colleges, Village Panchayats, Village Forest Committees, NGOs and various other government departments have been roped in to implement the programme.
Stating that the programme was aimed at increasing the green cover in the state, he appealed to the people to participate actively in the programme and make it a success.
He said as part of the programme, an awareness workshop will be organised to educate people on soil and water conservation, organic farming, and about issues relating to natural science. Jathas would also be organised all over the state to create awareness about the significance of afforstation.
Talking to newsmen here, he said saplings would be planted all over the state.
Various Colleges, Village Panchayats, Village Forest Committees, NGOs and various other government departments have been roped in to implement the programme.
Stating that the programme was aimed at increasing the green cover in the state, he appealed to the people to participate actively in the programme and make it a success.
He said as part of the programme, an awareness workshop will be organised to educate people on soil and water conservation, organic farming, and about issues relating to natural science. Jathas would also be organised all over the state to create awareness about the significance of afforstation.
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