August 2019

KARNATAKA   Twofold rise in diphtheria cases in Karnataka in just eight months   An alarming resurgence in diphtheria in the state this year has left the administration worried. The highly contagious infection has already claimed 12 lives, while 251 cases were reported till August 17.   After last week’s outbreak, Kalaburagi had 44 cases. Vijayapura reported … Read more

KARNATAKA   urged to open procurement centres   Pointing at green gram and black gram being sold at prices less than the minimum support price (MSP) fixed by the Union government, leaders of the Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS), the Karnataka Prantha Krishi Koolikarara Sangha, (KPKKS) and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions have demanded … Read more

KARNATAKA   ·         Floods: Karnataka to submit report to Centre; loss pegged at ₹32,000 crore   ð  Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who visited various flood-affected villages and took stock of the situation in Haveri district on Saturday, said a detailed report on the loss and devastation caused by the floods in Karnataka would be submitted to the … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka government moots PPP traffic decongestion along IT corridors in Bengaluru   In an effort to decongest traffic along major information technology corridors here, deputy chief minister CN Ashwath Narayan mooted a public-private partnership decongestion plan.     Narayan proposed a traffic decongestion plan, which involved deputation of jurisdictional deputy commissioners of police … Read more

KARNATAKA   New industrial policy for Karnataka to be out soon   A new industrial policy will be rolled out soon and priority would be given to the development of industries in the north Karnataka and backward regions of the state, said large and medium scale industries minister Jagadish Shettar.   Located on the outskirts of Dharwad city, Durgadkeri … Read more

KARNATAKA   Fourth edition of Internet of Things India Congress 2019 held in Bengaluru   The 4th edition of India’s largest confluence of digital technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) India Congress 2019 held in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The theme of Edition is ‘Mainstreaming the Internet of Things’. It was inaugurated by Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry … Read more

KARNATAKA   ·         Karnataka CM hikes tax free diesel quota for fishing boats ð  Currently, the government has made fishermen to buy diesel with tax and the tax amount is debited from their account later. But the leaders said this process was cumbersome and the payments were delayed leading to distress. ð  Therefore, the members … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka state university develops news portal for women   The department of journalism and mass communication of Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapura has launched a news portal called Mahila Dhwani. The portal is said to be the first of its kind news portal by a department of journalism in a state university. It was designed and launched … Read more

  KARNATAKA   ·         Karnataka to seek Unesco tag for Srirangapatna, Belur-Halebid ð  After failed attempts to get the Unesco World Heritage Site tag for Deccan Sultanate monuments in North Karnataka, the state government is looking to try its luck down south. Dossiers are being prepared to push some monuments in the island town of Srirangapatna in Mandyaalong with the famed … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka Government categorised Nicotine as Class A poison   Government of Karnatakaamended the Karnataka Poisons (Possession and Sale) Rules 2015. He notified Nicotine as “Class A poison”.The main aim is to strengthen the enforcement of the ban on production and sale of electronic cigarettes. The new rules are called the Karnataka Poisons (Possession and Sale) … Read more