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KARNATAKA Karnataka beat Saurashtra to win Vijay Hazare Trophy This is Karnataka’s first domestic trophy of the season after having lost out on the Ranji Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Asked to bat first, Karnataka failed to last their full quota of overs as they were bowled out for 253 in 45.5 overs. However, … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka will prepare action plan to protect Great Indian Bustard The state government has plans to protect the Great Indian Bustard, which is a rare and endangered species of birds. Punati Shridhar, principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) and CEO of the Karnataka Ecotourism Board, said human intervention leads to mass destruction of … Read more
KARNATAKA MNREGA: ₹330 cr. towards wage payment pending Wage payments of a whopping ₹330 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) have been stuck in Karnatakasince September 7 because of non-transfer of funds from the Centre. Karnataka is among the 19 States where wage payments, worth a total of … Read more
KARNATAKA 1,600 MW thermal station dedicated to State Yermarus Thermal Power Station (YTPS), a two-unit power station with an installed capacity of 1,600 MW (2X800), was dedicated to the State by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The power plant, built on Supercritical Technology, is technically owned by Raichur Power Corporation Ltd (RPCL), a joint venture of KarnatakaPower … Read more
KARNATAKA Public education continues to fail Karnataka’s children Despite a vast network of block education officers and deputy directors of public education, monitoring of government schools remains a concern for Karnataka’s education department. While lack of monitoring results in a lack of accountability, it is one of the many issues plaguing government schools across Karnataka. … Read more
KARNATAKA First defence industrial corridor between Chennai, Bengaluru The first of the two defence industrial production corridors, as announced in the Union Budget, will link Chennai and Bengaluru. In his budget address, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government will develop two defence industrial production corridors. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that … Read more
KARNATAKA State to get Centre for Excellence in Agriculture To consolidate the position of Bengaluru as the startup capital of the country, Minister for IT, BT and Tourism Priyank Kharge announced setting up of the Centre for Excellence in Agriculture even as 44 startups, including 16 in the agri business space, received funding … Read more
KARNATAKA No premature transfers of government servants: Karnataka The state government on Monday placed a January 27, 2018 circular before the Karnataka High Court, stating that no government servant is being transferred prematurely in contravention of the June 7, 2013 transfer guidelines. The circular alsostatesthat no order willbeissued in violation of these guidelines which mandate that any transfer … Read more
KARNATAKA Schools may have to cough up just ₹500 for not teaching Kannada Almost three months after it was made mandatory for all schools, including Central board schools, to teach Kannada as first or second language under the Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is set to crack down on … Read more
KARNATAKA Govt to restore 2kg wheat under Anna Bhagya for North Karnataka With just six months to go for the assembly polls, the government has decided to reintroduce wheat supply under the Anna Bhagya scheme in order to woo North Karnataka voters. The move will be implemented in 13 districts of the region. Beneficiaries will … Read more