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KARNATAKA Rs 318 crore in first wave, Rs 2 crore now: Big fall in donations to Covid fund in Karnataka The Chief Minister’s Covid-19 Relief Fund, which was set up by the Karnataka government in May-June 2020 soon after the pandemic broke out, attracted Rs 318 crore until November-December last year. In the second wave … Read more
KARNATAKA Labour benefits for gig economy staff The State government will work towards framing guidelines for the emerging ‘gig economy’ comprising cab aggregators, food delivery platforms and e-commerce firms to ensure all relevant labour benefits for those working in the sector, The firms claim the workers are freelancers, but for all practical … Read more
KARNATAKA raises red-gram procurement cap to 3.64 million tonnes Positively responding to the letters written by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers H.N. Ananth Kumar, in view of farmers’ consistent demand for removal of quantity cap for red-gram procurement under Price Support Scheme (PSS), the Union government on Tuesday enhanced … Read more
KARNATAKA Mysuru to be air-linked to Kochi in April Mysuru, which is already air-linked to Chennai, will soon be connected to Kochi as well. Though the date for the start of services was not mentioned in the release, sources at the Mysuru airport said air services will become operational between the two … Read more
KARNATAKA Maharashtra, Karnataka to jointly oppose A.P. plea on water-sharing formula Maharashtra and Karnataka have jointly decided to oppose Andhra Pradesh’s application against the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal order given in the wake of the bifurcation of the Andhra and Telangana divisions. The States have also decided to form a high-level committee for better … Read more
KARNATAKA Crunch elsewhere, but cash flowing in Karnataka: I-T Dept. While there are reports of cash shortage in some parts of the country, money seems to be flowing in poll-bound Karnataka, according to the Director-General of Income Tax, Investigation, Karnataka and Goa. “Though the election process is just beginning, the I-T department has … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka not to invest in thermal power plants The state government has decided to cap thermal power production and not invest in such plants henceforth. As per Government of India’s energy policy, power generation has been divided into three categories – base-load power, round-the-clock power and peak-load power. In Karnataka, thermal power plants … Read more
KARNATAKA Abhinav Lohan wins Bengaluru Open Golf Championship Abhinav Lohan lifted PGTI title securing a narrow one-shot triumph at the Bengaluru Open golf championship. Lohan shot four-under 68 his four-day total to 13-under-275 with seven birdies. It was Lohan’s first title on the TATA Steel PGTI and his second win of the year emerged victorious at the PGTI … Read more
KARNATAKA Dakshina Kannada to gather information on interstate travellers The district administration of Dakshina Kannada will build a database of interstate travellers, especially those commuting between Kerala and Mangaluru for work, as part of its efforts to tackle the pandemic. A large number of workers from Kerala’s Kasaragod district travel to Dakshina Kannada every day. Officials want to … 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