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KARNATAKA ● New industrial policy will focus on encouraging backward sections The new industrial policy to be announced shortly would focus on providing more facilities and incentives to encourage members of the backward sections to take up industrial activities and push the industrial hubs to the two-tier cities. The existing industrial … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka Excise Department examining proposal on delivery of liquor at the doorstep Karnataka’s Excise Department is examining a proposal of door delivery of liquor to individuals who have the required permits. Referring to the fiscal progress, the minister said the Excise Department had achieved a target of 100.98 per cent by … Read more
KARNATAKA 78,450 beneficiaries to get LPG connection under Anila Bhagya in Kalaburagi As many as 78,450 BPL beneficiaries will get free domestic gas connection in the first phase of Mukhyamantri Anila Bhagya Scheme in Kalaburagi district. Speaking with the officials of a committee set up for implementing the scheme here recently, Mr. … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka minorities in two minds about dealing with NPR The Karnataka government’s decision to carry out a survey to update the National Population Register (NPR) data along with the census work starting April has left sections of people undecided over how to respond to the NPR exercise. While members of all communities have been participating in … Read more
KARNATAKA Swachh Mysuru: Citizens forum launched Efforts were stepped up to shore up public participation for Swachh Survekshan-2018 with the launch of Citizens Forum for Swachh Mysuru. The survey to evaluate the cleanliness of the city and rank it among the 4,041 urban local bodies (ULBs) across the country is now under … Read more
NASA’s Spitzer space telescope The Spitzer Space Telescope (SST), formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an infrared space telescope launched in 2003 and retired on 30 January 2020. Spitzer carries three instruments on board: Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS) Arvind Krishna elected IBM CEO … Read more
KARNATAKA KVGB tops in code compliance rating The Dharwad-headquartered regional rural bank (RRB) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has been awarded an overall rating of ‘above average’ on code compliance by the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI). The bank has been ranked first among 28 RRBs at an all-India … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka jumbos in demand, 36 gifted to other states in a year With elephant camps in Karnataka bustling with captured and trained pachyderms, foresters from various states have been knocking on the state’s doors seeking jumbos. In the past one year, as many as 36 elephants from Karnataka have been handed … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka: Only 0.2% infected, says study A sero-surveillance study in Karnataka shows just 0.2% of those surveyed showed evidence of past exposure to Covid-19. The survey was conducted in May covering 400 people each in Bengaluru and Chitradurga districts and 399 in Kalaburagi. One each was found positive in Bengaluru and Kalaburagi and none in … Read more
KARNATAKA KSRTC launches ‘ICU on wheels’ in Bengaluru To help Covid-19 patients, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) launched ‘ICU on wheels’ in the city. The ‘Sarige Suraksha’ (ICU on wheels) is equipped with five oxygen beds, patient monitoring devices, IV line, provision for ventilator, emergency medicines and backup generator. KSRTC’s inhouse team built this facility … Read more