August 2018

KARNATAKA   Excise Department used drones with camera to identify ganja plants in Karnataka   Excise Departmenthas employed drones fitted with a camera for surveillance in areas vulnerable for the cultivation of ganja. It served well by finding banned crops being cultivated in a clandestine manner in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka. The department had used … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka State Cabinet will be meeting on 31st August   TheKarnataka State Cabinet will be meeting on  August 31to assess the drought situation prevailing in several parts of the State. After assessing, the Cabinet will decide and declare the drought-hit districts in the State.   The district administration had been asked to gear up … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka made Yoga mandatory for all colleges and universities in the State   The Karnataka governmenthas made Yoga mandatory for all colleges and universities in the State. It was decided at a meeting of Vice-chancellors and other officials of state universities which was chaired by State Higher Education Minister G T Devegowda. According to the officials, all … Read more

KARNATAKA   Overflowing rivers damage crops in North Karnataka With the Krishna and Ghataprabha rivers in  spate due to the heavy rainfall in many parts of Maharashtra, several bridges have been submerged in Mudhol taluk of Bagalkote district and standing crops have been inundated, causing a huge loss to farmers. The sugarcane, maize and onion … Read more

KARNATAKA   10 Engineering colleges to get World Bank funding   In a bid to improve the quality and equity of technical education offered in the state, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and nine private engineering institutions in the state have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Bank.   It is part of … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka States Higher Education Council approved in-principle education policy for the State   TheKarnataka State’s Higher Education Council approved the recommendations of the Karnataka State Education Policy. Karnataka Knowledge Commission submitted few in-principle recommendations in the State education policy. Some of the recommendations are: ♦ monitoring the fixation of fees ♦ encouraging technology-enabled learning ♦ giving an … Read more

KARNATAKA   KRSTC faces Rs.27 lakh revenue loss due Kerala flood     The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) suffers an average of 27 lakh revenue loss on account of suspension of services in the Mangaluru-Bengaluru/Mysuru and Puttur-Bengaluru sectors. The road routes to Shiradi and Sampaje ghats have been closed due of the flood in Kerala. KSRTC operates 167 … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka government appointed 4 AAGs   The Karnataka governmenthas appointed 4 Additional Advocates Generals (AAGs) to represent the government in the Principal Bench of the High Court of Karnataka. The AAGs are A.S. Ponnanna, N. Dinesh Rao, Sandesh J. Chouta, and Nitin Ramesh. The permanent Benches are at Dharwad and Kalaburagi. Advocate I.S. Pramod Chandra has … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka Cabinet approved waiver of cooperative loans   TheKarnataka cabinet approved to waive 9,448.61 croreexisting farm loans in respect of cooperative banks. The farmers can borrow up to Rs.1 lakh from cooperative banks in the first phase. It is expected to benefit around 20.38 lakh farmers. Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy said that a decision would be made regarding waiver … Read more

KARNATAKA     POCSO: 1023 cases filed, conviction 0   The pendency rate in the cases of sexual offences against children registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) in Bengaluru alone has risen to nearly 80 percent since 2012.   The number of convictions is a cruel joke. It is a mere 67, … Read more