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KARNATAKA Facebook to fact-check posts in poll-bound Karnataka With Karnataka heading for the polls in May, Facebook has announced a third-party fact checking programme in the State to fight spread of fake news on its platform. The social media giant on Tuesday announced a partnership with BOOM, an independent digital journalism initiative, for a pilot … Read more
KARNATAKA Chinese tourists take to election tourism in Mysuru A new kind of tourism- Election tourism – has been attracting foreign tourists to India recently. Tour operators are approaching foreign tourists who are interested in watching from up close the election process in India. Now campaigns by various political parties are gathering pace, especially in the … Read more
KARNATAKA · Arogya Karnataka may be a reality only by June ð The much-hyped Arogya Karnataka scheme that assures cashless treatment for poor people in private hospitals will see the light of day only by June. Sources said the draft of the memorandum of empanelment with private hospitals has been redrafted many times and not yet … Read more
KARNATAKA More departments at Central University planned Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Karnataka at Kalaburagi H.M. Maheshwaraiah has said that the University, which had 21 departments, plans to add more departments in the coming years and infrastructure had been created for the purpose. He told presspersons here on Friday that the University was … Read more
KARNATAKA Government tweaks minority college admission rule Schools seeking the tag of minority educational institutions should have at least 25% of their total number of students in an academic year from the religious or linguistic minority community, according to the draft Karnataka Educational Institutions(Recognition of Minority Educational Institutions Terms and Conditions) Rules, 2017. Primary … Read more
KARNATAKA Philosophy Department of Mysore varsity completes 100 years The University of Mysore will conduct a three-day national seminar to mark the centenary of the founding of the Department of Philosophy that was established in 1916 and is as old as the varsity itself. The theme of the seminar, to be held from March 22 … Read more
KARNATAKA CM to inaugurate mega water project in Gadag The ambitious drinking water supplyproject worth ₹1,049 crore aimed at covering 343 villages in Gadag district has been completed and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate it on March 22. under the project, completed within the stipulated time, water drawn from the Tungabhadra was being supplied … Read more
KARNATAKA Cabinet meet to decide ‘religious minority’ tag for Lingayat community A crucial Cabinet meeting called to discuss accepting retired High Court judge H.N. Nagamohan Das Committee report recommending ‘religious minority’ tag for the Lingayat community will be held soon. Though Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra said the Cabinet had a … Read more
KARNATAKA Indias Biggest Global Pharma Conference Begins In Bengaluru India’s biggest Global Conference on Pharma Industry and Medical Devices began in Bengaluru. With the theme, ‘Driving NextGen Pharmaceuticals. Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers Ananth Kumar inaugurated the three-day event. The event is being organized by the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals … Read more
Centre yet to release funds for regional cancer hospital The establishment of a regional cancer hospital on the premises of the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences(KIMS) on the lines of the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, is likely to be delayed as the Centre is yet to release funds. The sources said that the proposal to upgrade … Read more