29.11.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   After canteens, Karnataka government to launch Indira clinics at bus stations   With assembly elections fast approaching, the Siddaramaiah government is rolling out a slew of initiatives in the name of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.   After BBMP’s Indira Canteens, which has become popular among citizens in a short time, the BMTC has decided to name … Read more

25.11.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka government goes digital with its publicity drive   State government publicity machinery handled by department of information and public relations is on a technologically upward curve. After dabbling with various forms of social media platforms – Twitter and Facebook included to drive home message of various government programmes to the netizens, the department has now switched … Read more

28.10.17 KPSC (Karnataka) Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Reservation mandated in all Karnataka based education institutes for transgenders The Karnataka government, based on the inputs from all its department, has decided to provide a mandatory reservation for transgenders and the sexual minorities in all levels of formal education across Karnataka. It has also said that a separate toilet for the transgenders should be … Read more

25.10.17 KPSC (Karnataka) Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka plans ‘safe selfie’ campaign   Concerned over the growing number of ‘selfie deaths’, the Karnataka government has decided to launch an online campaign warning that “self-photography could cost you your life” and urge people to take a pledge to take selfies responsibly.   The state tourism department will simultaneously launch a statewide drive … Read more

24.10.17 KPSC (Karnataka) Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka to ban Pillion Riding on Two-Wheelers With Engine Capacity up to 100 cc   Karnataka government has decided to ban pillion riding on two-wheelers with less than 100 cc engine. It will not affect the existing two-wheelers but will be applicable for new vehicles. The ban comes in the backdrop of safety … Read more

Post Independent Karnataka- Political Consolidation, Reports and Disputes

Post Independent Karnataka- Political Consolidation, Reports and Disputes     Political Integration   India gained independence in 1947. The new government soon began delaying concerning the Karnataka Ekikarana movement. Kannada speaking areas were now grouped under five administrative units of the Bombay and Madras provinces, Kodagu, and the princely states of Mysore and Hyderabad. The Akhila Karnataka Ekikarana … Read more