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KARNATAKA Karnataka got country’s 50% investment plans Karnataka, whose ease of doing business ratings fell significantly this year, has attracted more than half the investment proposals made by entrepreneurs and businesses across the country between January and May 2020. The latest data was released by the Union ministry of commerce and industry’s Department … Read more
KARNATAKA Controversial land reforms bill sans increase in land ceiling limits passed in Karnataka assembly The state government retracted the increase in land ceiling and passed a ‘re-amended’ amendment to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act of 1964 which allows non-agriculturists to purchase agricultural land and removes all income limits for owning the same. The decision to withdraw the … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka unveils tourism policy, plans Rs 410-crore sops Chief minister B S Yediyurappa unveiled a new tourism policy with a five-year vision. The Karnataka Tourism Policy 2020-25 aims at shoring up the Covid-hit sector by generating 10 lakh direct and indirect jobs, and attracting an investment of Rs 5,000 crore in five years. The policy looks … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka: Govt to set up trust to impart scientific education among Muslims The BJP government in Karnataka has mooted a new trust to promote modern and scientific education among educationally backward Muslims. Though a proposal to set up Maulana Azad Scientific Education Centre at a cost of Rs 25 crore was placed before the … Read more
KARNATAKA New Karnataka govt policy proposes mine and maritime tourism To provide a boost to the tourism sector, which is among the worst hit due to Covid-19, the state government unveiled a new policy for 2020-25. As part of this effort, it has started exploring options in 20 sectors. From the much-publicised agri-tourism to cultural … Read more
KARNATAKA Mega project eases thirst in rural Karnataka Improving potable water access in rural Karnataka has long been a challenge amid overuse of groundwater, contamination and drying surface sources. A project proposed in 2013 is now helping the state achieve the target. According to the government, 1 crore rural citizens have already been linked to the … Read more
KARNATAKA Cybercrimes jumped 64% in 2019, Karnataka worst-hit: NCRB Cybercrimes registered a massive 63.5% rise in 2019, with overall cases increasing to 44,546 from 27,248 in 2018 and 21,796 in 2017. Cybercrime rate went up to 3.3 from 2 in 2018, as per latest NCRB data on ‘Crime in India – 2019’. In the cities, a total … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka joins states in demand for IGST share After getting its GST compensation share through borrowings, Karnataka is mounting pressure on the Union government for its due share of Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) in 2018-19. Kerala found a similar botch-up in 2017-18 and the Centre retained Rs 1,76,000 crore that was supposed to be distributed among … Read more
KARNATAKA Private sector job quota tough to implement in Karnataka The state government made provisions to offer reservation in private-sector jobs to locals nearly a year ago, but they have been ineffective because of technical and legal challenges and a lack of mechanism to check if recruitments are happening. Its attempts to ensure domicile reservation for … Read more
KARNATAKA Hudali village in Karnataka follows Gandhian way of life Hudali village near Belagavi district in Karnataka is a living monument of Gandhian way of life. It has imbibed Gandhian Philosophy and continues to live in the Gandhian way, even today. Mahatma Gandhi had spent a few days in the village in 1937 and … Read more