dec 2021

  KARNATAKA   Panel seeks feedback from students on youth policy   The state government has formed a panel headed by R Balasubramaniam, the founder of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, which will lay out a policy for the youth of Karnataka after getting their feedback on 43 questions, many of which are related to Covid-19. The Department of Collegiate … Read more

KARNATAKA   Bengaluru Urban first district in Karnataka to clock 100% 2nd dose coverage   Bengaluru Urban, excluding BBMP areas, has emerged as the first district in Karnataka to have fully vaccinated 100% of its target population against Covid-19. The population of 10.3 lakh has been double jabbed, according to data with the state health and family welfare department. … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Karnataka govt to introduce new employment policy soon: CM Bommai Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday announced his government’s decision to introduce a new employment policy soon which will lay impetus on job creation and reduce unemployment in the state.   Speaking after inaugurating the Jobs Fair at the Gogte Engineering … Read more

  KARNATAKA   K’taka govt to disburse scholarships via e-Rupi   : Karnataka government has become the first state to initiate e-Rupi disbursement for scholarships of eligible students. e-Rupi will be used to ensure leak-proof delivery of education fees by paying digitally to the college/institute. Karnataka government will get e-vouchers delivered to the mobiles of eligible students. … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Karnataka’s electric vehicle hub dream yet to become reality   : Karnataka was one of the pioneers in the country to launch an electric vehicle (EV) policy in 2017, but failed to capitalise on the momentum and catch up with states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat. Considered the future of the automobile … Read more

KARNATAKA   Anti-conversion bill: Karnataka may take ordinance route   After the government failed to get the anti-conversion bill passed in the legislative council in the recently concluded Belagavi session, it is now exploring the option of promulgating an ordinance to bring in the law. Home minister AragaJnanendra, who is piloting The Karnataka Protection of Right … Read more

    KARNATAKA Karnataka assembly OKs anti-conversion bill   The Karnataka legislative assembly passed a controversial anti-conversion bill amid a din and day-long debate by the opposition parties. The bill is aimed at curbing illegal religious conversions. The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, introduced in the assembly on Tuesday, was passed by voice … Read more

KARNATAKA Karnataka govt resolves to increase time for legislature sessions Even as the legislators and Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri admitted that there has been a drop in the quality of debate, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said the government will try to increase the number of days for each of the legislative sessions in 2022. As … Read more

KARNATAKA Karnataka govt resolves to increase time for legislature sessions   Even as the legislators and Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri admitted that there has been a drop in the quality of debate, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said the government will try to increase the number of days for each of the legislative sessions in 2022. … Read more

KARNATAKA   Cases of minors’ rape increase 25% in Karnataka, child marriages 200%   Incidents of rape against minors and child marriages have surged exponentially from 2018 to 2021 in the state, setting alarm bells ringing about the safety of kids. Rapes against women have also gone up. According to data tabled in the legislative … Read more