october 2022

KARNATAKA Over 10,000 child marriages attempted in 5 years in Karnataka Between April 2017 and March 2022, the Karnataka government received complaints or tip-offs about 10,352 attempts of child marriage and 9,261 (about 90%) were prevented. In all, 860 FIRs were registered against people involved in getting minors married or at least tried it in the same … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka to get $76-m space taxi, propulsion systems facility A research and development (R&D) centre and manufacturing factory for space taxis (orbital transfer vehicles or OTVs) and propulsion systems for rockets and satellites is expected to begin first-phase operations on a five-acre facility at the aerospace park near Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) by … Read more

KARNATAKA   K’taka asks education dept to submit report on madrasas’ activities: Sources The Karnataka government on Friday directed the education department to submit a report on the activities of madrasas in the state, stirring a controversy. The education department has taken up the exercise amid the demands to ban madrasas in the state by Hindu organisations, … Read more