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KARNATAKA Karnataka: Registration & construction of houses on revenue sites barred The state government has banned sale and purchase of revenue sites registered outside the municipal corporation after 2013. Sites developed on agricultural lands without land conversion won’t be registered by the stamps and registration department. The government recently issued a memo to … Read more
KARNATAKA Foundation Stone Laid For New Anubhava Mantapa The Chief Minister of Karnataka laid the foundation stone for the “New Anubhava Mantapa” of Basavakalyan, where the 12th century poet and philosopher Basavanna lived for most of his life. The project will show the 12th-century Anubhava Mantapa (“first parliament within the world”) established … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka CM launches Krishi Sanjeevani vans to test soil, water & suggest remedies for pest control Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched Krishi Sanjeevani vans in Bengaluru. The 40 vans flagged off will reach out to the agriculture fields to test soil, water and suggest remedies for pest control to improve yield. … Read more
KARNATAKA ADB Signs Loan To Boost Power Supply In Bengaluru The Asian Development Bank recently signed a US$100 million agreement to modernize and upgrade Bangalore’s electricity. Highlights: According to the Bangalore Smart Energy Efficient Power Distribution Project, this US$100 million loan is used to improvise the quality and reliability of power supply … Read more
KARNATAKA Hubballi: 19,000 houses to be connected to PNG network by May-end As many as 19,500 households in the twin cities will be connected to the piped natural gas (PNG) network by the end of May. Transitioning from the traditional liquified petroleum gas (LPG) to the more eco-friendly PNG is in keeping with … Read more
KARNATAKA Mysuru assigned banana under Centre’s ‘one district-one crop’ scheme The tropical banana is the crop that has been assigned to Mysuru under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Processing Enterprises’ ‘one district-one crop’ initiative launched by the Union ministry of food processing industries. The agriculture department in Mysuru is collaborating with CSIR-Central … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka promulgates anti-cow slaughter ordinance Karnataka promulgated the anti-cow slaughter ordinance that provides for punishment for killing of cattle and offers protection to those ‘acting in good faith’ to save them, as the bill to this effect is yet to be cleared by the legislative council. The state cabinet had last week decided to promulgate the … Read more
KARNATAKA Greens a bane for projects: Karnataka minister Labour minister Shivaram Hebbar, who is also in charge of Uttara Kannada district, on Sunday launched a scathing attack against environmentalists, saying they are a bane to development of the district. The minister told mediapersons that Parisaravadis (environmentalists) have turned Parisaravyadhi (disease to the environment) … Read more
KARNATAKA South runway of Bengaluru airport now CAT III B compliant Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru now has a CAT IIIB compliant South runway that can be used by aircraft even during inclement weather and foggy conditions. The South runway in the airport has installed an advanced instrument landing system, airfield ground lights, … Read more
KARNATAKA Less than 10% attend Vidyagama classes in Bengaluru Less than 10% of students attended classes under the Vidyagama programme in Bengaluru on Monday, one of the lowest since the concept was launched, data released by the education department shows. The lowest attendance in the state was recorded in Bengaluru south at 6%, followed by … Read more