January 2019

KARNATAKA   Bescom to launch AI powered chatbots   The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom)is preparing to launch Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chatbots to deal with the innumerable calls and messages that its multiple helplines receive when there are power cuts. The power utility has called for anExpression of Interest from IT service providers to implement the idea on … Read more

KARNATAKA   ·         Towing vehicles likely to be operational in 20 days in Mangaluru ð  In Mangaluru, complaints against unauthorized parking of vehicles continue to pour in during the weekly phone-in programmes. The police have now said that towing vehiclesshould be operational in another 20 days. ð  Following the recent revision of rates, the tenders were floated … Read more

KARNATAKA     Bengaluru voter strength is up by nearly 1.6 lakh; over 17,000 first-timers   Nearly 1.6 lakh more Bengalureans are eligible to vote in the upcoming parliamentary polls likely to be scheduled for April-May this year. More than 10% of them, 17,686 to be precise, will be first-time voters.   There are 89,57,750 … Read more

KARNATAKA   Towing vehicles likely to be operational in 20 days in Mangaluru   In Mangaluru, complaints against unauthorized parking of vehicles continue to pour in during the weekly phone-in programmes. The police have now said thattowing vehiclesshould be operational in another 20 days. Following the recent revision of rates, the tenders were floated for the … Read more

KARNATAKA     Karnatake sought Rs.2,400 crore from Centre as drought relief   The Karnataka State governmenthas sought 2,400 crore from the Centre as drought relief. The State government had identified 156 taluks as drought-hit in the kharif season and 100 taluks in the rabi season. Farmers said that they have no option but to migrate. Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande asked the farmers not … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka State Cabinet approved four metro rail projects   The Karnataka State Cabinetapproved three metro rail projects and a feasibility report by Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) on the suburban railway project. The Cabinet approved four suburban railway corridors at an estimated cost of Rs. 23,093 crore. The first route, Kengeri – Cantonment – Baiyappanahalli … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka’s own franchise-based football league soon   Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) planning to start a new professional tournament which will offer a whopping Rs 1 crore as total prize money, making it the richest state-level league in the country.   The plan is to have a tournament with eight franchises. Each team … Read more

KARNATAKA   BBMP plans to decentralize waste processing     Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s(BBMP) plans to decentralize waste processing has been stalled with nearly all 13 bio-methanisation plants, five organic waste converters, and eight leaf cutter and shredder plants gathering dust over the past several months. Recently, the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Regional Monitoring Committee suggested … Read more

KARNATAKA   Bengaluru airport gets women-only taxi service   The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation and Bengaluru International Airport launched a women-only taxi service called ‘Go Pink Cabs‘ on a trial basis. The taxis are equipped with safety features like an SOS switch and GPS tracking. The service will be functional 24×7 and will be … Read more

KARNATAKA   Telangana tops in cadaver organ donations, Karnataka at 4th spot   Telangana tops the country in the number of cadaver donations — organs were retrieved from 160 brain-dead patients in 2018 — followed by Tamil Nadu (140), Maharashtra (135) and Karnataka (90). According to data gathered by TOI from states actively involved in cadaver organ transplants, … Read more