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KARNATAKA Karnataka to spend Rs 7,000 crore under Smart City project The government has put the much-delayed smart city projects on the fast track and has lined up schemes worth Rs 7,000 crore. The government has so far implemented Rs 1, 499 crore-worth projects in the last six months and has now invited … Read more
KARNATAKA After canteens, Karnataka government to launch Indira clinics at bus stations With assembly elections fast approaching, the Siddaramaiah government is rolling out a slew of initiatives in the name of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. After BBMP’s Indira Canteens, which has become popular among citizens in a short time, the BMTC has decided to name … Read more
INTERNATIONAL India, France to hold anti-submarine drills off Djibouti India and France will hold anti-submarine warfare games off Djibouti coast near the Horn of Africa, as part of the 17th edition of the bilateral Varuna exercise series. Under the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) signed as part of its foreign cooperation initiatives, the … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka: Govt to set up trust to impart scientific education among Muslims The BJP government in Karnataka has mooted a new trust to promote modern and scientific education among educationally backward Muslims. Though a proposal to set up Maulana Azad Scientific Education Centre at a cost of Rs 25 crore was placed before the … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka invites chip manufacturing company ‘Intel’ to set up its unit in state Karnataka has extended an invitation to major chip manufacturing company Intel to set up it’s unit in the state. Intel India Head and top executives spoke to the Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C N Ashwath Narayana through video conferencing, regarding … Read more
KARNATAKA Anti-incumbency is not a factor in Karnataka Past results show sitting members of Parliament from Karnataka have always been favourites with the electorate — irrespective of their party affiliation. Results show MPs representing their constituencies for multiple tenures is a common phenomenon. Some MPs have had a dream run by winning five or more … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka government to attract on-call private doctors with fee hike Karnataka has decided to bring the on-call fees given to doctors on par with the private sector. The health department has empowered deputy commissioners to constitute Arogya Raksha Samithis involving physicians, surgeons, paediatricians, gynaecologists and other specialists, who will visit taluk and district hospitals … Read more
KARNATAKA Ratna Prabha is Karnataka’s new chief secretary The Karnataka government appointed senior woman IAS officer K Ratna Prabha as the new chief secretary. She will be the third woman civil servant to hold the top bureaucratic post in Karnataka after Teresa Bhattacharya (2000) and Malati Das (2006) and the second woman to concurrently hold the … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka CM launches Siddaramaiah app for citizens People of Karnataka can now directly reach the chief minister through their smartphones. An app, available on Android and iOS platforms, will allow citizens to reach out to Siddaramaiah with suggestions and complaints and the CM will react to them. “The app named Siddaramaiah, available … Read more
KARNATAKA Cattle in Karnataka to get digital chip ear implants Soon, cattle owners in the state will be able to track their animals electronically, using digital chips. Under the state government project, GPS-enabled digital chips, each costing Rs 6.2, will be implanted in the ears of cattle. The state has 1.3 cattle, including … Read more