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KARNATAKA Infosys Foundation contribute Rs 200 crore to the Bengaluru Metro For the construction of Konappana Agrahara Metro Station (Electronics City) as well as for laying railway tracks, Infosys Foundation would contribute Rs 200 croreto the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. Both parties would sign an MoU on July 19. The estimated cost of the elevated rail … Read more
KARNATAKA HAL signed MoU with BBMP for the infrastructure project The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) signed a MoU for facilitating the right of use of land for the corridor for the proposed signal-free corridorfrom Vellara junction to Hope Farm Junction. HAL handed over 3,100 sq.m. to the BBMP for the 17.5-km signal-free … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka government to deliver services at doorstep Citizens can hope to end their ordeal of running from pillar to post in government offices as the state government has embarked on implementing doorstep delivery of various services. The e-governance department is leveraging Sevasindhu, an integrated portal which is a one-stop shop to … Read more
KARNATAKA POCSO cases: State releases Standard Operating Procedures To improve coordination between different agencies and enable better conviction rates, the Standard Operating Procedures for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, said to be the first of its kind in the country, was released. Published by the Karnataka State Commission for … Read more
KARNATAKA MNREGA: ₹330 cr. towards wage payment pending Wage payments of a whopping ₹330 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) have been stuck in Karnatakasince September 7 because of non-transfer of funds from the Centre. Karnataka is among the 19 States where wage payments, worth a total of … Read more
KARNATAKA Drones and UAVs to be used to resurvey lands in State The government has decided to resurvey lands and properties in the State by employing state-of-the-art technologies, including drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), by roping in Survey of India. The government has entered into an agreement with Survey of India. … Read more
KARNATAKA · Karnataka CM hikes tax free diesel quota for fishing boats ð Currently, the government has made fishermen to buy diesel with tax and the tax amount is debited from their account later. But the leaders said this process was cumbersome and the payments were delayed leading to distress. ð Therefore, the members … Read more
KARNATAKA · Karnataka Govt launches ‘Unnati’ Scheme ð The Karnataka Department of Social Welfare has launched Unnati, a scheme to foster entrepreneurs working on rural and social impact technologies from SC/ST background. ð As part of the scheme, the department will invest up to Rs 20 crore to create end-to-end support infrastructure for start-ups … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka: 4 districts with over 90% immunization cover to be rewarded Four districts in Karnataka that have achieved more than 90% immunization coverage during 2017-18 are all set to rewarded by the Union health ministry. Districts such as Bagalkot, Kalburgi, Bengaluru (urban), Belagavi which conducted immunization among children during intensified mission Indradanush are recognised by … Read more
KARNATAKA R.Ravi to be awarded the State level EC award TheKarnataka Election Commission has selected R.Ravi, former Chief Executive Officer of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat for the for a State-level Election Commission award. The award will be presented to him for functioning effectively as the Nodal Officer in the Assembly election process. The award will be … Read more