October 2021

KARNATAKA   Industrial estates in twin cities lack facilities Hubballi-Dharwad is possibly north Karnataka’s largest industrial hub, but its industrial estates are suffering from a lack of infrastructure and a reduction in productivity. Dharwad is geographically located in the centre of north Karnataka and has good connectivity. However, the industrial estates situated in Belur, Tarihal, … Read more

KARNATAKA Will rename Mumbai-Karnataka as Kittur Karnataka: CM Basavaraj Bommai   The Mumbai-Karnataka region will be renamed as ‘Kittur Karnataka region’ as there is no point in retaining the old name when border disputes often emerge, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said. The CM was apparently referring to the repeated claims made by Maharashtra politicians demanding the merger of Belagavi district … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Karnataka: Clamour for equal status to Kannada and Hindi   hile chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday reaffirmed his commitment to promote Kannada, stakeholders urged the state government to prevail upon the Centre to accord official language status to Kannada and other regional languages on a par with Hindi and English. The activists revived their demand … Read more

KARNATAKA Priority for Kannadigas in private, govt, semi-govt jobs: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai : Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said his government will work towards ensuring that Kannadigas get jobs in private, government and semi-government sectors on priority. Delivering an address at the 66th Karnataka Rajyotsava here, the CM said the government was according importance to … Read more

KARNATAKA Karnataka ranks 7th in governance ranking: Report Karnataka ranked seventh among 18 large states in governance performance, according to a report released by Bengaluru-based Public Affairs Centre (PAC) on Thursday. The state was ranked fourth last year. The state’s ranking came down from 12th place to 16th place on the equity pillar score. States … Read more

KARNATAKA   October 23: Karnataka celebrates Kittur Rani Chennamma Jayanthi   On the occasion, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai garlanded the statue of Queen in Hubbali in Dharwad district. A sum of 50 crore rupees will be sanctioned in the year 2021 for the Kittur Development Authority. Kittur Chennamma Kittur Chennamma was born on … Read more

KARNATAKA   KPCL, 5 escoms owe Rs 1,600 crore to coal, renewable energy firms   Karnataka is on the brink of a power crisis with five electricity supply companies (escoms) and the Karnataka Power Corporation (KPCL) yet to pay dues of Rs 1,600 crore to coal supply and renewable energy companies.   The state has … Read more

  KARNATAKA     Pressure mounts on govt to finalise tune for Naada Geethe   The delay by the department of Kannada and culture in finalising the tune to which Kuvempu’s ‘Naada Geethe (state anthem)’ is to be set has drawn criticism afresh from writers and litterateurs across the state. The department has been dragging … Read more

TELANGANA Experts emphasise on need for AMR action plan in state   Experts from various fields called for setting up of an action plan in the state for anti-microbial resistance (AMR). At a meeting organised by ReAct Asia Pacific — a city-based AMR advocacy group — on Monday, over 50 experts from health, health, veterinary, … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Karnataka government begins survey of Bangla SC migrants   The state government has taken up a survey to find out how many Bangladeshi Scheduled Caste (SC) immigrants are staying in various districts to recommend their inclusion in SC list.   According to a circular issued by the Dr BR Ambedkar Research Institute, … Read more