december 2022

KARNATAKA     Wipro buys Kerala-based food brand Nirapara Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting, a part of Wipro Enterprises, on Monday announced the acquisition of Nirapara, a Kerala-based packaged rice powder and spice mixes brand. The move comes a few months after Wipro announced its plans to foray into the packaged foods business. Nirapara was … Read more

KARNATAKA   Residential rents soared in 2022: NoBroker report Residential rents in Bengaluru increased on average by 12% in 2022, significantly higher than that in recent preceding years, according to data on property portal NoBroker. Rentals for properties near offices and in gated communities went up by 25%. NoBroker co-founder Saurabh Garg told TOI that the rent increase in … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka is third in LSD cattle deaths   Karnataka has recorded the third highest number of cattle deaths caused by lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the country after Rajasthan and Maharashtra, with largely unaffected southern regions like Bengaluru and Mysuru reporting more cases by the day. The Karnataka toll stands at 21,908, behind Maharashtra (28,227) … Read more

KARNATAKA     Karnataka: Scheme to train youths for jobs takes off in Dharwad   Amrutha Munnade, a state government scheme announced in the 2022 budget, is being implemented in Dharwad district to provide skill development training for students to increase employment opportunities. Various free courses are being given to candidates belonging to the backward classes through … Read more

KARNATAKA     As Maharashtra villages ‘move to join’ Karnataka, CM Eknath Shinde OKs Rs 2,000 crore irrigation work A week after Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai claimed that panchayat samitis in Jat taluka’s villages in Sangli district had passed a resolution for a merger with Karnataka over the Maharashtra government’s failure to provide them water, … Read more