Karnataka govt announces 3-year age relaxation for civil services recruitment
Bengaluru(PTI): The Karnataka government on Monday announced a one-time relaxation of three years in the maximum age limit for candidates applying for direct recruitment into the state civil service.
The Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) issued the order.
“The government has issued an order relaxing the age limit by three years for all categories of candidates in the recruitment to all civil service posts of the state government,” an official statement said.
The government explained that this decision was taken after several public representatives and organisations submitted representations to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a relaxation in the upper age limit.
Earlier, as per the order dated September 6, 2025, candidates were given a one-time relaxation of two years.
However, following further representations, the government reviewed the matter and decided to withdraw the earlier notification.
“The government, after examining the said representations, has decided to grant a one-time relaxation of three years in the maximum age limit,” the DPAR said.
The order will apply to all categories of candidates participating in the selection process as per notifications inviting applications for direct recruitment issued after the date of this order and up to December 31, 2027.
The government also reiterated that recruitment authorities had been earlier instructed not to issue new notifications for direct recruitment or filling backlog vacancies in certain reserved categories until further orders, pending the implementation of internal reservation within Scheduled Castes.
The DPAR underlined that this is a one-time measure intended to benefit a larger pool of aspirants across the state.
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At UN, India flags concerns over targeting of vessels in Strait of Hormuz
United Nations (PTI): Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable", India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said.
Harish's remarks at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows came days after an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
In a post on X on Sunday, Harish said that at the UNECOSOC meeting, he shared India's approach to the recent energy and fertiliser crisis caused by the West Asia conflict.
"A combination of short-term and structural measures alongside international cooperation are essential to respond to the crisis," he said.
"Reiterated that targeting of commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, are unacceptable. International law in this regard must be fully respected," he added.
The attack on the India-flagged vessel on May 13 took place amid the fragile situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes.
Earlier, India had described the attack as "unacceptable".
At least two other Indian-flagged ships have been attacked since the conflict broke out.
According to the UNECOSOC website, the meeting, which took place on Friday, focused on “Safeguarding energy and supply flows: Supporting global development through international cooperation”.
