FKCCI calls for a quick reassessment of minimum wages to prevent closure of MSMEs

The cost of doing business in Karnataka is now significantly higher than in neighbouring States such as Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh and such cost escalations coupled with an improper minimum wage structure have been putting a lot of pressure on small entrepreneurs in the State, said M.G. Balakrishna, president of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of…

Engineering entrance exam records 82.37% attendance on its first day

Students and their parents after the KEAM exam at the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls, Kozhikode, on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The State’s entrance examination for engineering courses, Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical Entrance Examination (KEAM), got under way across 185 examination centres on Wednesday. According to the office of the…

Proceedings in Karnataka High Court crippled due to boycott call by advocates’ body opposing decision to transfer four judges

A view of the High Court of Karnataka building. | Photo Credit: The proceedings in the High Court of Karnataka were severely affected on Wednesday due to the boycott call given by the Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru, (AAB), opposing the decision of the apex court’s collegium to transfer four judges to other High Courts. Though the…