Justice K. Lakshman of Telangana High Court on Friday declined to permit the enhancement of annual fee for different courses by 12 engineering colleges. Disposing of interim applications in the writ petitions filed by these colleges, the judge instructed TG EAPCET-2025 Convenor to inform the students that the fee paid by them would be subject … Read more
Kerala State Human Rights Commission Chairperson Alexander Thomas has asked the Ernakulam District Collector to look into a complaint about the unfair collection of parking fees at the district collectorate and to take a decision within two months. The Commission asked the petitioner to forward the complaint and possible solutions to the Collector. The Collector … Read more
Lawyers under the banner of Abhibhashaka Parishath staging a protest against court fee hike in front of the court complex at Tirur on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Lawyers under the banner of the Abhibhashaka Parishath staged a protest in front of the court complex at Tirur on Tuesday against the State government for … Read more
Stakeholders in the tourism sector want a rollback in the steep hike in entry fee for foreign tourists visiting Mysuru palace. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The Mysuru Palace Board’s decision to increase the entry fee for foreigners from ₹100 to ₹1,000 has stirred a hornet’s nest with experts cautioning that the move will backfire … Read more
Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday proposed changes to the informal guidance scheme to expand the list of applicants that can seek guidance under the plan and enhance the fee for making an application. In its consultation paper, Sebi has proposed that stock exchanges, clearing corporations, depositories and managers of a pooled investment vehicle registered … Read more
IndusInd Bank today launched the EazyDiner IndusInd Bank Platinum Credit Card in collaboration with EazyDiner. With no joining fees and a host of other benefits to ensure that everybody enjoys fabulous dining experiences, this card distinguishes itself as an entry-level variant from the existing EazyDiner credit card by IndusInd Bank and EazyDiner. This credit card … Read more
LocalCircles, a community social media platform, found that 56% of respondents to a survey it conducted said they had either closed bank lockers or were intending to downgrade the size soon. The survey asked citizens, “With most banks having increased locker charges by 100-300% in the last 3 years and increasing KYC requirements significantly, how … Read more
The State government’s decision to hike fees for AYUSH courses has come under criticism. While condemning the move, the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO) in Mysuru said the course fee under the government quota in private colleges has been hiked from ₹60,000 to ₹75,000. The increase in fee by 25% is nothing but “anti-student … Read more
The State government has reduced the extent of fee hike for engineering courses from 10% to 7% for the academic year 2023-24. The government has withdrawn the earlier order and signed a new consensual agreement with private engineering colleges. The previous BJP government had increased the engineering course fee by 10% and signed the consensual … Read more
Managements of private engineering colleges in the State on Friday reiterated their demand for the implementation of recommendations of the national fee committee constituted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and headed by Justice Srikrishna. Speaking to The Hindu, Choppa Gangi Reddy, president of Andhra Pradesh Private Engineering Colleges Managements’ Association, pointed … Read more