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KARNATAKA   Bengaluru sees 21% dip in road deaths in 2020 The number of people who died in road accidents in the city has reduced by more than 21% in 2020 compared to the previous year. Compared to 2018, the dip is 24%. A quarter of all the dead were pedestrians in 2020, compared to nearly 33% … Read more

KARNATAKA   To boost attendance, Karnataka plans tenement schooling In a bid to stem a drastic drop in attendance, especially in rural areas, the state government is planning to reintroduce the tenement model in public schools.   The system of holding classes in batches — morning to noon and noon to evening — hasn’t worked since there … Read more

KARNATAKA   44 per cent of the designated beneficiaries vaccinated in Karnataka   An estimated 44 per cent of designated beneficiaries earmarked were administered the Covid-19 vaccine in Karnataka, data showed. With this, the total number of vaccinated in the state so far is 2,66,155, said the data released by the office of the state health minister.   … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka: 12% economic contraction estimated before budget   Karnataka’s economy is thought to be contracting by 12 per cent, and the estimated gross state domestic product (GSDP) is expected to be revised downward by about Rs 2 lakh crore ahead of the 2021-22 budget. Chief minister BS Yediyurappa, who holds the finance portfolio, … Read more

KARNATAKA   2,000 illegal quarries active in Karnataka: Officials No government has so far succeeded in ending the menace and the 2018 report of the state mines and geology department underlines the severity — there are about 30,000 such violations.   After the report which was prepared following a three-year survey, Karnataka Lokayukta Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty … Read more

KARNATAKA   Ease of doing business in Karnataka: VCs, raw material to be a click away   From integrating sources of credit supply — banks to venture capitalists (VCs) — to providing a marketplace to buy raw material and sell finished goods and a host of other provisions, Karnataka is planning a digital platform for … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka tops Innovation Index, Maharashtra ranks second   Karnataka has retained its top position among the major states, while Maharashtra has leapfrogged Tamil Nadu to occupy the second place in the second edition of the Innovation Index unveiled by government think tank NITI Aayog.   Telangana, Kerala, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab complete the top 10 states. … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka CM Yediyurappa launches Avalokana software   In Karnataka, Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa launched Avolokana software.   It  will enable the government to access data on sanctions and expenditures incurred by 39 departments on 1,800 programmes implemented by them.   It is a transparent e-governance tool that will provide Assembly constituency-wise release … Read more

KARNATAKA   Home Minister lays foundation stone for 97th battalion of RAF   Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for the 97th battalion of Rapid Action Force in Bullapur near Bhadravathi in Shimoga district of Karnataka.   To be built on 50 acres of land, the campus will have a training centre, administrative … Read more

KARNATAKA   Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviews preparations for Aero India show in Bengaluru   Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the preparations for the Aero India show in Bengaluru.   The premier bi-annual event will be held from 3rd to 5th February at the Air Force base in Bengaluru.   During the review meeting, Mr … Read more