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KARNATAKA Karnataka Bank’s all-woman branch Karnataka Bank opened its first all-woman branch at Bull Temple Road in Bengaluru. This is the 800th branch of the bank. Speaking on the occasion, Mahabaleshwara MS, Managing Director and CEO, said the bank opened 36 branches during 2017-18. The bank has registered a business turnover of … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka election 2018: Bengaluru represents India on world stage: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Bengaluru represents “Hindustan on the world stage” and said the development of Karnataka’s capital is his government’s utmost priority. The world looks towards Bengaluru for the value it adds to the global economy. However, I have noticed … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka election to be webcast, monitored in Bengaluru and Delhi The Karnataka assembly polls are set to go hi-tech with plans afoot to digitize the entire process, from managing electoral rolls to monitoring polling stations, through Internet Protocol (IP)-based webcasting and live-streaming of the counting of votes. An Election Monitoring Dash Board (EMDB) will be set … Read more
Museums and Archives in Karnataka; Preservation and protection of historical monuments – work of Archaeological Survey of India – World Heritage Sites in Karnataka. The concept of museums in India may be traced back to the historic times, in which references to the chitrasala (picture gallery) do occur. The earliest necessity to house objects of antiquarian … Read more
KARNATAKA CM Siddaramaiah bats for GST exemption on handmade products, writes to finance minister Taking a stance in light of the satyagraha embarked and broken by noted theatre personality Prasanna this week, on the goods and services tax (GST) being levied upon handloom products, chief minister Siddaramaiah has written to union finance minister Arun Jaitley … Read more
KARNATAKA At 8.5%, state’s GDP to grow faster than national average this fiscal Karnataka’s economy is expected to grow at a rate of 8.5% to Rs 9.5 lakh crore in 2017-18, according to the state’s economic survey. Karnataka’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), defined as the sum of the economic value of all goods … Read more
KARNATAKA CM Siddaramaiah bats for GST exemption on handmade products, writes to finance minister Taking a stance in light of the satyagraha embarked and broken by noted theatre personality Prasanna this week, on the goods and services tax (GST) being levied upon handloom products, chief minister Siddaramaiah has written to union finance minister Arun Jaitley … Read more
Animal Husbandry of Karnataka The Animal Husbandry and Livestock Sector plays an important role for the rural economy of Karnataka. Animal husbandry plays a vital role and provides additional source of income to the farmers of the country. Animal products, for long, have also played an important role in the socio-economic life of the country. … Read more
KARNATAKA Increase in number of visitors to mini and small zoos in Karnataka Even as the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) is in the process of finalising master plans for the remaining zoos in the State according to the Central Zoo Authority’s directive — making way for their planned development — mini and small zoos … Read more
Karnataka has a well-developed transport system. Bengaluru city has one of the busiest airport in india and well connected with domestic and international flights. It is also the headquarters of the airlines Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines. Roads are the arteries of Karnataka State and many state and National Highways pass through the State. In case of Rail transport … Read more