Uttara Kannada: DC declares holiday for schools, PU colleges in certain taluks on July 27
Karwar: Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner Laxmi Priya has declared a holiday for educational institutes on July 27. This comes in the backdrop of the Indian Meteorological Department issuing an orange alert for the district until July 28 morning.
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The holiday applies to all government-aided, private primary and high schools, Pre-University colleges across the taluks of Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar, Bhatkal, Dandeli, Joida, Yellapur, Sirsi, and Siddapur. Additionally, ITI and diploma colleges will also observe a holiday on July 27.
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Karnataka Lokayukta raids four govt officials
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka Lokayukta sleuths on Thursday conducted raids at multiple locations of four government officials who are accused of amassing assets disproportionate to their known source of income.
According to the Lokayukta, the places raided were connected to Suresh Babu G, Survey Supervisor in the office of the Additional Director Land Records in Kolar Taluk in Kolar district; Raja Venkatappa Nayak, Taluk Health Officer, Taluk Health office, Surpur in Yadgir district; M B Ravi, Assistant Executive Engineer, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board in Davangere; and G Srinivas Murthy, Assistant Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Mahadevapura.
The raids were carried out simultaneously in all the above places.
Sources in the Lokayukta police said many incriminating documents, unaccounted money and valuables were found from the locations which were raided.
