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KARNATAKA Veteran journalist Patil Puttappa passes away Veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha member Patil Puttappa passed away due to age-related ailments. Puttappa represented Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha for two terms. He was also the first president of the Kannada Watchdog Committee and was also the founder-president of the Border Advisory Committee. Fondly … Read more
KARNATAKA Govt medical colleges-hospitals to act as ‘war-rooms’ to fight Covid-19 in Karnataka The Karnataka government decided to create “war-rooms” in state-run medical colleges-district hospitals in its fight against Covid-19. There are a total of 17 districts where there are government medical colleges attached with hospitals. Such medical colleges-government hospitals would themselves act as “war-rooms” to … Read more
KARNATAKA Federation seeks special status for entire North Karnataka Peeved with poor allocations to the region in chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s budget, 48 social organisations representing different parts of North Karnataka have banded together to form a federation to fight disparity against the region. The primary demand of this umbrella organisation is to establish a separate ministry … Read more
KARNATAKA IIM-Bangalore launched the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship program Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) launched the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) program in collaboration with the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), GoI, and State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs). There are over 75 students in the first batch of the program. The batch has 44% … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka budget 2020-21: Highlights CM Yediyurappa announces a health and wellness cluster to Shivamogga. Read full text of Karnataka Budget here Film city project shifted out of Mysuru city The budget announces free land for Belagavi-Dharwad new rail line project via Kittur, that was first sanctioned in the Union budget. BSY … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka gives Goa 800 hectares land for afforestation Karnataka has given a green signal to Goa to carry out compensatory afforestation on 800 hectares of degraded forest lands in the state. The Karnataka forest department recently identified degraded forest lands in parts of Dharwad and Belagavi districts and informed the Goa government. … Read more
KARNATAKA INCOIS launched 3 technological support and alert systems The Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) launched three new technological support and alert systems on 25 February. The technology aims to significantly reduce damage and losses to fishermen, offshore oil exploration industries and coastal population during extreme weather and oceanic events. Highlights: … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka govt mulls amending KPID Act to prevent Ponzi scams The government is considering an amendment to Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Institutions Act, 2004, to ensure firms involved in Ponzi schemes don’t go scot free. The loophole, which has continued to be exploited, is under Chapter I of Deposits, sub-section II. … Read more
KARNATAKA National Horticulture Fair 2020 concluded in Bengaluru It focused on creating awareness about the nutrition and vertical gardening for nutritional security and accentuated the need for horticulture-based integrated farming systems. Highlights: The fair addressed the malnutrition problem in the country. 8 farmers representing Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Mizoram, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu were felicitated for their … Read more
KARNATAKA Centre allows Karnataka to access Rs 9.8k-cr labour cess, mineral funds The Centre’s decision to allow state governments to dip into their construction cess fund and district mineral fund to meet expenses arising out of the Covid-19 spread has come as a big relief to the Karnataka administration, which is already under financial stress. … Read more