September 2021

KARNATAKA   Karnataka govt considering to bring anti-conversion law: CM Basavaraj Bommai   Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai  said the state government is contemplating bringing a law in the assembly to prevent religious conversions. Karnataka chief minister was responding to the allegation of conversion in Yadgir after reports of forced conversions from the region. Earlier in April … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Karnataka to ink 3 MoUs with Infosys to achieve NEP objectives In order to give priority to skill development among the students as per the National Education Policy (NEP-2020), the Department of Higher Education in Karnataka will soon ink three MoUs with IT major Infosys. Narayan said, “These MoUs will be related … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Karnataka forest minister’s idea of acquiring farmland on forest fringes opposed by many   Forest minister Umesh Katti expressed the idea of acquiring agriculture land near forest areas, claiming that farmers are unable to cultivate them due to regular raids by wild animals, in the assembly recently. The statement enraged farmers, who … Read more

KARNATAKA   Will soon resume midday meals in Karnataka schools, says education minister   In a big relief to lakhs of students in classes 6 to 10 in government and state-aided private schools, the education department has decided to resume the midday meal scheme soon. Because of the pandemic and fearing the spread of the … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Karnataka to step up pressure on Centre to continue GST relief   Karnataka will renew its efforts to convince the Centre to continue granting compensation for the loss of revenue due to implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) beyond June 2022 even as the state’s tax collection is slowly emerging out of … Read more

  KARNATAKA The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc) has discovered a means to create a single-use plastic substitute (SUP)   Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IIScDepartment )’s of Material Engineering recently discovered a means to make a single-use plastic substitute. This will help to reduce the problem of environmental plastic trash … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka: Industrialists demand 800 acres in Haveri for corridor   The district is 25 years old, but it is yet to get an industrial corridor though it has good connectivity and geographical advantages. As per a decent survey conducted by the department of industries and commerce (DIC), over 125 entrepreneurs are eager to … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Karnataka: Bill banning online gambling likely to face legal hurdles   Experts say the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to ban online gambling and betting, lacks clarity and may face legal challenges, particularly over how authorities identify an activity, website or app as problematic. The bill, passed in the assembly on Tuesday, does … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka govt tables bill in assembly to protect illegal religious shrines   Facing backlash over demolition of a temple in Nanjangud, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday introduced a bill in the assembly to protect unauthorised religious structures facing demolition in a damage-control exercise by the government. The Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Bill … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka govt to study duty cut for all types of properties: R Ashoka   The state government will look into the demand of reducing stamp duty on all types of properties irrespective of their price band, revenue minister R Ashoka told the assembly.   The bill seeks to reduce stamp duty from 5 … Read more