Nov 2018

KARNATAKA     25% of Karnataka’s farmer suicides in four sugar districts   Farmers across Karnataka have been grappling with consecutive drought years and mounting debts, but if suicides are any indication, sugarcane growers seem to be the worst hit. In the past three years, just four major sugarcane growing districts have accounted for a quarter of all farmer suicides in … Read more

KARNATAKA     Karnataka to get a standardised State anthem soon   Karnataka will soon get a standardised ‘Naada Geethe’of 150 seconds duration. It is thanks to Kannada Sahitya Parishat, the representative body of Kannadigas, for stepping in to end the 15-year old controversy over the length and standardisation of the State anthem.   The first … Read more

KARNATAKA       Cattle in Karnataka to get digital chip ear implants   Soon, cattle owners in the state will be able to track their animals electronically, using digital chips. Under the state government project, GPS-enabled digital chips, each costing Rs 6.2, will be implanted in the ears of cattle. The state has 1.3 cattle, including … Read more

KARNATAKA     Karnataka government to consider cancelling free cycle scheme for school children in state   Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy has directed the officials of the primary and secondary education department to consider the possibility of scrapping the free bicycle scheme for school children in Karnataka.   The scheme was serving no purpose to … Read more

KARNATAKA       Government calls for applications to set up permanent RERA authority   To dispel the perception that the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) has not been properly implemented in Karnataka, the state government has initiated the process of setting up a permanent Real Estate Regulatory Authority, a long-pending demand.   The government has also notified the … Read more

KARNATAKA   Centre pulls up Karnataka for not setting up Smart City forum   Pulling up the state government for dragging its feet over setting up the Smart City Advisory Forum for Bengaluru, the union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) termed it a violation of the guiding principle of the Centre’s Smart Cities Mission.   Under … Read more

KARNATAKA     Metro to Whitefield in 2021 and Electronics City in 2022 says BMRCL   With the deadline for completion of the entire second phase of Metro pushed back to 2023, work on various reaches will be affected. It will be at least another three years before people working in the tech corridor of … Read more

KARNATAKA   ·        Karnataka State to introduce biometric attendance system in govt. colleges ð   Karnataka State is to introduce biometric attendance system in government colleges. The Biometric system of attendance will also be introduced in the colleges under Public Private Partnership(PPP) mode. The teachers and staff of the colleges running in shifts will have to perform the duty for minimum … Read more

KARNATAKA     KSEEB decided to enter marks for SSLC through an online software   Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board(KSEEB) has decided to ask evaluators toenter the marks through an online software. The measure is to reduce human error while collecting the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC). Online mark porting software will be used by evaluators to … Read more

KARNATAKA     The domestic LPG price touched Rs.1,000 in Karnataka   The price of non-subsidiseddomestic LPG (14.2-kg cylinder) has increased around 1,000 mark in most parts of Karnataka. Besides the base price, with taxes and duties, LPG retail price at a particular city is determined by the distance from the bottling plant. LPG requirements in Bidar are catered to … Read more