Karnataka hikes DA to 14.25 pc for employees, pensioners ahead of Deepavali
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Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka government on Wednesday issued an order raising the dearness allowance for its employees from 12.25 per cent to 14.25 per cent of their basic pay, ahead of the Deepavali festival.
The hike will also apply to pensioners, the finance department said.
According to the order, the revised DA will be effective from July 1.
This is the second DA increase in the current financial year. In May, the government had raised the DA from 10.75 per cent to 12.25 per cent of basic pay.
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Kasaragod: District Collector’s office receives bomb threat from Ukraine
Kasaragod: Security was stepped up at the Kasaragod District Collector’s office after an email warning of a bomb threat was received on Friday evening.
Officials said the message prompted an immediate response from the police, who alerted senior officers and rushed security teams to the spot. The bomb disposal squad and dog squad were also pressed into service.
A detailed search was carried out inside the Collector’s office and in the surrounding premises. Police later confirmed that no explosives or suspicious items were found during the operation.
Preliminary investigation showed that the threat email originated from Ukraine. Police have begun efforts to trace the sender and verify the source of the message.
