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KARNATAKA Mysuru sees 30% rise in new vehicles since Jan. 10 The number of new vehicles on Mysuru roads has gone up since the beginning of this year. Since January 10, the number of new vehicles brought for registration with the Transport Department here has gone up by 30% after a drop in registrations was reported … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka Unveils Healthcare Scheme ‘Arogya Karnataka’ KarnatakaChief Minister Siddaramaiah unveiled a healthcare scheme named ‘Arogya Karnataka’ (Healthy Karnataka) aimed at benefitting about 1.43 crore households in the state. It will provide quality primary, secondary and tertiary treatment to both below-poverty-line (BPL) and above-poverty-line (APL) families in the state. Through the scheme, all … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka reported 200 ragging cases in 9 years; 41 in 2017 Close to 200 ragging cases were reported in Karnataka in the past nine years; 41 of them were registered in 2017. Despite the government’s efforts to put in place anti-ragging cells, 191 cases were reported since 2009. The government has ordered district-level antiragging committees to … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka government to introduce digital platform for hassle-free governance In order to strengthen the ecosystem for government services, Karnataka State government will be launching a digital platform to address the issues of the common citizen. The state cabinet ratified the proposal of “Seva Sindhu,” a common citizen platform to fine tune the delivery system … Read more
KARNATAKA Coast Guard Karnataka all geared up for Sagar Kavach from Nov 21 Comprehensive coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ involving all land and sea related stake-holders and agencies will be conducted in Karnataka under the aegis of the state government on November 21 and 22. Coastal security has come to forefront after Mumbai … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka State Government unveiled an ambitious project to install Wi-Fi facility in all gram panchayats across the state. During this year itself, Wi-Fi facility will be installed in 2500 gram panchayats. The main objective of this project is to bridge the digital divide. Through this project, each and every entrepreneur from the cities and … Read more
UTTARAKHAND HC Seeks Action Taken Report On Hotels Without Parking Facility The High Court of Uttarakhand has sought details of action taken on hotels without parking facility in Nainital while directing that marked encroachment from the Malliltal area should be removed. In addition to this, the high court has also directed that noise … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka HC stays ban on sub-100cc bikes The Karnataka high court stayed the operation of two Karnataka government circulars that had banned registration and use of sub-100cc two-wheelers with pillion seats. According to the petitioners, the power to effect any change vests with the Centre and Section 110 of the Central Motor Vehicle … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka govt plans to increase GER to 40% in next 5-years: Rayareddy Karnataka is looking at an investment of Rs 5000 crore in higher education sector in an endeavor to raise gross enrollment ratio (GER) to 40% in the next five years. The GER has gone up by 2% in the last 18-months … Read more
UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand forms special cattle squads to check bovine smuggling, cow vigilantes Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat directed the state director general of police (DGP) Anil Raturi to form a special squad — the first of its kind in the state — to check cattle smuggling especially in Haridwar district where the CM said … Read more