February 2019

KARNATAKA   Karnataka Sahitya Academy awards announced   The Karnataka Sahitya Academy announced special awards for 2018to five writers, B.A. Vivek Rai, H.S. Venkateshmurthy, Deshamsha Hudagi, Saisuthe, and A.K. Hamppanna, for their contribution to Kannada literature. It has also chosen10 writers for Sahityasri Award 2018. The winners are K.C. Shivappa, Purushotham Bilimale, C.P. Siddashrama, Parvathi G. Ithal, G. Krishnappa, Satish Kulkarni, … Read more

KARNATAKA ·         Karnataka to adopt policy to make roads safer for pedestrians ð  To encourage walking and cycling, the government will soon come up with a non-motorised transport (NMT) policy. ð  The Karnataka Non Motorised Transport Agency (KNMTA), which was recently formed under the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT), is preparing the policy, which is likely … Read more

KARNATAKA   Cielo Di Houston, new vessel reached city on maiden voyage   The New Mangaluru Portreceived a long-range vessel which was on its maiden voyage after being commissioned in Mangaluru. MT (Motor Tanker) Cielo Di Houston, constructed by Hyundai-Mipo, South Korea, at its Vinashin facility in Vietnam, with Liberian flag, called on the Port. The vessel, … Read more

KARNATAKA   Drug cases, arrests dip 90% in Karnataka   Drug-related cases and arrests came down in Karnataka last year, with both police and the Narcotics Control Bureau saying it is in line with the nationwide trend and crediting it to sustained enforcement drives. But the dip in Karnataka is the sharpest at 90% as against 22-23% in … Read more