January 2021

KARNATAKA   Home Minister lays foundation stone for 97th battalion of RAF   Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for the 97th battalion of Rapid Action Force in Bullapur near Bhadravathi in Shimoga district of Karnataka.   To be built on 50 acres of land, the campus will have a training centre, administrative … Read more

KARNATAKA   Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviews preparations for Aero India show in Bengaluru   Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the preparations for the Aero India show in Bengaluru.   The premier bi-annual event will be held from 3rd to 5th February at the Air Force base in Bengaluru.   During the review meeting, Mr … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka plans tax hike, properties outside Bengaluru to get costlier   Prices of properties in Karnataka outside the purview of Bengaluru city are set to go up with the state government proposing to hike property tax in all municipal corporations.   The cabinet approved a proposal to amend the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, to tweak property … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka ready to tweak law to curb cow vigilantism   A day after the high court made observations on the recently passed anti-cow slaughter ordinance, law minister JC Madhuswamy said the government is ready to make changes to prevent vigilantism in the name of protecting cattle. The Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020, came into effect last … Read more

KARNATAKA   Tesla finally enters India, first stop is Bengaluru   Ending years of wait and speculation, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally entered India by registering Tesla as a company in Bengaluru.   According to the details available on the Registrar of Companies website, Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited has been incorporated … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka: Registration & construction of houses on revenue sites barred   The state government has banned sale and purchase of revenue sites registered outside the municipal corporation after 2013. Sites developed on agricultural lands without land conversion won’t be registered by the stamps and registration department. The government recently issued a memo to … Read more

KARNATAKA   Foundation Stone Laid For New Anubhava Mantapa   The Chief Minister of Karnataka laid the foundation stone for the “New Anubhava Mantapa” of Basavakalyan, where the 12th century poet and philosopher Basavanna lived for most of his life.   The project will show the 12th-century Anubhava Mantapa (“first parliament within the world”) established … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka CM launches Krishi Sanjeevani vans to test soil, water & suggest remedies for pest control   Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched Krishi Sanjeevani vans in Bengaluru. The 40 vans flagged off will reach out to the agriculture fields to test soil, water and suggest remedies for pest control to improve yield. … Read more

KARNATAKA     ADB Signs Loan To Boost Power Supply In Bengaluru   The Asian Development Bank recently signed a US$100 million agreement to modernize and upgrade Bangalore’s electricity. Highlights: According to the Bangalore Smart Energy Efficient Power Distribution Project, this US$100 million loan is used to improvise the quality and reliability of power supply … Read more

KARNATAKA   Hubballi: 19,000 houses to be connected to PNG network by May-end As many as 19,500 households in the twin cities will be connected to the piped natural gas (PNG) network by the end of May. Transitioning from the traditional liquified petroleum gas (LPG) to the more eco-friendly PNG is in keeping with both … Read more