Bengaluru: Karnataka Higher Education Minister Dr. MC Sudhakar have revealed plans to take action to fill up 1,242 vacant positions of assistant professors of various subjects in the government first-grade colleges under the Collegiate Education Department through exams conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority. He was responding to a query by MLA Chidanand M. Gowda during the question hour of the assembly session on Monday.

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Sudhakar further stated that the Karnataka Examination Authority has published a notification inviting applications from eligible candidates as per the government's recruitment and reservation rules. After various processes, the examination authority published the revised provisional selection list on February 17, 2023, following a circular dated February 1, 2023. Some candidates have filed a case in the Karnataka Tribunal, and an injunction has been issued in the High Court in this regard. The minister assured that action will be taken to clear this injunction immediately after the code of conduct is lifted, and the recruitment process will proceed.

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Thane (PTI): A 45-year-old man was killed, and his wife and son were injured when a portion of plaster from the ceiling collapsed in their flat in a seven-storey building in Thane on Saturday, officials said.

Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell, Yasin Tadvi, said the 16-year-old building is not listed in the "dangerous" category.

"The incident occurred in Karumdev Society at about 3 am. The plaster of the hall in a flat on the terrace floor suddenly fell while the occupants were asleep", he said.

Of the four people who were inside the room, two suffered minor injuries and were discharged after primary treatment, Tadvi stated.

The injured persons were identified as Arpita More (42), who suffered minor head injuries, and her son Arush More (16), who sustained injuries to both legs.

Manoj More (45), who sustained chest injuries, died during treatment at a private hospital.