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KARNATAKA Sensor-based monitoring stations to help check pollutants in three lakes The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has floated tenders to install sensor-based real-time water quality monitoring stations at Bellandur, Varthur and Agara lakes. The aim is to make suitable interventions whenever pollution levels go up in these water bodies, which are already facing … Read more
KARNATAKA Horticulture Department may stop procuring certified potato seeds soon The Horticulture Department is expected to stop procuring certified potato seeds from next year. The department procured certified seeds and sold the same to interested farmers with 50% subsidy. The department had been encouraging farmers to take up re-plantation of coconut … Read more
KARNATAKA CM Grameena Sumarga’ for rural roads To maintain the prioritised 24,246 km of rural black-topped roads in motorable condition, the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) has come up with ‘Chief Minister Grameena Sumarga’ project. Under the project, over 20,000 km of roads would be reconstructed or re-asphalted, depending … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka govt. is to work with Suez to provide drinking water distribution system French-based company Suez won a contract to extend, rehabilitate and operate the drinking water distribution system in Mangaluru. The total cost of the project is Rs.792.42 crore. The state aims to give pure drinking water to the citizens of Mangaluru in all the … Read more
KARNATAKA · No central ministry nod for Bandipur elevated corridor ð The Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change said in session that centre has not concurred with the proposed elevated corridor cutting through Bandipur Tiger Reserve. ð The state government has also opposed any construction or opening up of the road during night hours, … Read more
KARNATAKA Towing vehicles likely to be operational in 20 days in Mangaluru In Mangaluru, complaints against unauthorized parking of vehicles continue to pour in during the weekly phone-in programmes. The police have now said thattowing vehiclesshould be operational in another 20 days. Following the recent revision of rates, the tenders were floated for the … Read more
KARNATAKA Cabinet meet to decide ‘religious minority’ tag for Lingayat community A crucial Cabinet meeting called to discuss accepting retired High Court judge H.N. Nagamohan Das Committee report recommending ‘religious minority’ tag for the Lingayat community will be held soon. Though Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra said the Cabinet had a … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka refutes Centre’s claim that 2 lakh homes in state powerless While the Union power ministry says around 2 lakh rural households in Karnataka don’t have electricity connections, the Karnataka government dismisses the data as “old, outdated and erroneous” and says only 4,500 households need to power connections. The latest data … Read more
KARNATAKA Mobile tower guidelines yet to be notified by Karnataka government Even though urban development minister UT Khader announced a new registration system for mobile towers, telecom towers not being allowed within a 50-metre radius of hospitals and schools and a grievance redressal mechanism at the district level. The urban development department had announced that Karnataka will be the … Read more
KARNATAKA IAF to host the 24 Hours Asia and Oceania Championships in 2020-21 in Bengaluru The Indian Athletics Federation (IAF) has decided to host a 24 Hours Asia and Oceania Championships in 2020and a 100 km Asia and Oceania Championships in 2021 in It aims to boost the ultra race in India. The Ultra race is governed … Read more