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KARNATAKA Male sterilisation extremely low at 0.1% in State According to the NFHS-4, female sterilisation is the preferred method of contraception in the State at 48.6%, whereas the uptake of male sterilisation is extremely low at 0.1%. Although permanent sterilisation to limit births has been popular among women, doctors are now propagating spacing … Read more
KARNATAKA POCSO: 1023 cases filed, conviction 0 The pendency rate in the cases of sexual offences against children registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) in Bengaluru alone has risen to nearly 80 percent since 2012. The number of convictions is a cruel joke. It is a mere 67, … Read more
KARNATAKA EWS quota in Karnataka likely to be less than 10 per cent The Karnataka government is likely to pare down the 10% quota for economically weaker sections (EWS) from the general merit category announced by the Centre. At a time when it is seen to be dithering on implementing the EWS quota in … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka unveils its horticulture garden in Ooty After months of delay and anticipation, the Karnataka Siri Horticulture Garden was finally thrown open at Fern Hills amidst the hilly landscape of the Nilgiris. It’s an ambitious project of the Karnataka horticulture department. “With over 30 lakh tourists visiting Ooty every year, department officials are … Read more
KARNATAKA 16,583 children are still out of school in Karnataka The high court has sought for submission of a further status report regarding out of school children by September 4. This was after the court was informed that 16,853 children are still said to be out of school and 31.1 per cent of them are … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka sought Rs.2,064 crore for draught relief Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy sought early release of 2,064.30 crorefunds to provide relief to drought-hit farmers in the ongoing rabi season. In addition to floods, Karnataka reeled under severe drought both during Kharif (summer) and rabi (winter) seasons of the 2018-19 crop year (July-June). The … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka election 2018: Bengaluru represents India on world stage: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Bengaluru represents “Hindustan on the world stage” and said the development of Karnataka’s capital is his government’s utmost priority. The world looks towards Bengaluru for the value it adds to the global economy. However, I have noticed … Read more
KARNATAKA At 14%, Karnataka has most teacher vacancies in south India Karnataka has the highest number of teacher vacancies in secondary (classes 9 and 10) and higher secondary (classes 11 and 12) institutions among south Indian states. According to the ministry of human resources development, of the 65,064 sanctioned posts, 9,018 are … 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 Karnataka election to be webcast, monitored in Bengaluru and Delhi The Karnataka assembly polls are set to go hi-tech with plans afoot to digitize the entire process, from managing electoral rolls to monitoring polling stations, through Internet Protocol (IP)-based webcasting and live-streaming of the counting of votes. An Election Monitoring Dash Board (EMDB) will be set … Read more