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KARNATAKA More departments at Central University planned Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Karnataka at Kalaburagi H.M. Maheshwaraiah has said that the University, which had 21 departments, plans to add more departments in the coming years and infrastructure had been created for the purpose. He told presspersons here on Friday that the University was … Read more
KARNATAKA Cabinet meet to decide ‘religious minority’ tag for Lingayat community A crucial Cabinet meeting called to discuss accepting retired High Court judge H.N. Nagamohan Das Committee report recommending ‘religious minority’ tag for the Lingayat community will be held soon. Though Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra said the Cabinet had a … Read more
KARNATAKA Lingayats to be given ‘religious minority’ tag In a significant move ahead of the Assembly elections, the State Cabinet decided to accord “religious minority” recognition to Lingayats and Veerashaiva-Lingayats who follow the philosophy of 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara. The Cabinet also decided to recommend to the Centre to notify the status under … Read more
KARNATAKA 1,600 MW thermal station dedicated to State Yermarus Thermal Power Station (YTPS), a two-unit power station with an installed capacity of 1,600 MW (2X800), was dedicated to the State by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The power plant, built on Supercritical Technology, is technically owned by Raichur Power Corporation Ltd (RPCL), a joint venture of KarnatakaPower … Read more
KARNATAKA Chinese tourists take to election tourism in Mysuru A new kind of tourism- Election tourism – has been attracting foreign tourists to India recently. Tour operators are approaching foreign tourists who are interested in watching from up close the election process in India. Now campaigns by various political parties are gathering pace, especially in the … Read more
KARNATAKA Bengaluru lab steps up production of vaccines for monkey fever With Kyasanur Forest Disease, widely known as monkey fever, spreading in Goa and Kerala, Bengaluru-based Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals (IAHVB) — the only lab in the country that produces vaccines to prevent the infection — is scaling up production. The … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka flag will be used at official events, says CM Siddaramaiah A day after clearing the proposal to give Karnataka an independent flag, chief minister Siddaramaiah said it’s different from the Kannada flag. “The state flag will be used during official events hosted by the state government,” he said. According to him, the Kannada flag will remain … Read more
KARNATAKA Bengaluru’s first 3-D map to harness solar energy For the first time in the country, researchers deployed an advanced Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system on a helicopter to draw up a 3D map of Bengaluru city, to assess the potential for harnessing solar energy over each building, and provide civic agencies the … Read more
KARNATAKA raises red-gram procurement cap to 3.64 million tonnes Positively responding to the letters written by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers H.N. Ananth Kumar, in view of farmers’ consistent demand for removal of quantity cap for red-gram procurement under Price Support Scheme (PSS), the Union government on Tuesday enhanced … Read more
KARNATAKA Proposal to increase retirement age of lecturers in government colleges The Department of Higher Education certainly thinks so, and has proposed to increase the retirement age of degree college lecturers from 60 to 62 years, and for university professors from 62 to 65 years. While the move may help the government gain goodwill … Read more