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KARNATAKA ADB sign $65.5 Million Loan to support Coastal Protection in Karnataka The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $65.5 million loan agreement in the national capital to continue interventions to check coastal erosion on the Western Coast in Karnataka. The loan is the Second Tranche of … Read more
UTTARAKHAND Vigilance Dept Trapped 194 Govt Officials Since Formation Of State Vigilance Department has trapped 194 Government officers of various departments, including 54 gazetted officers, while receiving bribes since Uttarahand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in November 2000. Besides, the government officers, caught red-handed while receiving bribe, were booked under appropriate sections … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka accounts for 44% of India’s investment plans Karnataka accounts for an almost-unbelievable 44.3% of t he total investment intentions in the country in 2017. The figures from the Union commerce and industry ministry for January to September show Rs 1,47,625 crore worth of investment proposals have come into the state. That’s … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka State Government unveiled an ambitious project to install Wi-Fi facility in all gram panchayats across the state. During this year itself, Wi-Fi facility will be installed in 2500 gram panchayats. The main objective of this project is to bridge the digital divide. Through this project, each and every entrepreneur from the cities and … Read more
KARNATAKA Hubballi-Mumbai air services may begin next month Aircraft services between Hubballi and Mumbai will resume by next month. Private aviation companies too have been consulted and one of them has expressed interest to fly services from Hubballi.Private players have been asked to consider providing aircraft services to other major cities, including … Read more
KARNATAKA Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated Bidar-Kalaburagi New Railway Line in Karnataka Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Bidar – Kalaburagi New Railway Lineto the Nation by unveiling a plaque at Bidar Railway Station, in Karnataka. He also flagged off the DEMU Service between Bidar and Kalaburagi. INTERNATIONAL · Air New … Read more
KARNATAKA Committee likely to favour separate flag for Karnataka Karnataka is inching closer towards getting a separate flag as the committee looking into the matter is likely to give recommendations favouring such a symbol. Chief minister Siddaramaiah has reportedly followed up on his Rajyotsava speech on November 1, in which he reiterated that Karnataka … Read more
KARNATAKA Demonetisation: A mixed bag for Kannada film industry Demonetisation has had a mixed impact on the Kannada film industry, which has seen a turnover of ₹400 crore in the one year that has followed. While it helped production houses streamline their transactions through banking channels, it also affected a section of the … Read more
KARNATAKA Hubballi to get North Karnataka’s first TenderSURE road Reengineering of the road from Kadasiddeshwar Arts College to Tolanakere Tankunder TenderSURE is expected to begin this month, making it the first such project in the city. The Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has handed over the redevelopment of the road to the public works department. Reengineering of the road has gained significance as … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka govt to pay for patients who die in private hospital The state government is introducing a concession scheme to be implemented as per the amendment made to the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment (KPME) Bill, which was tabled in the legislative council. Under this scheme, the government will bear the entire medicine and … Read more