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KARNATAKA Casteism comes in the way of Matrupoorna scheme Pregnant women in some villages are refusing to have freshly cooked meals provided to them under the Matrupoorna scheme because it is cooked by women belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Matrupoorna was an ambitious project launched recently by the state government … Read more
KARNATAKA State to help displaced Kannadigas in Goa Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chaired a meeting of top officials and directed Karnataka State Border Area Development Authority chairman Baburao Chinchansur to conduct a survey on the number of Kannadigas and families living in Goa and their social and economic conditions. Mr Chinchansur has been directed … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka silk corporation to hold expo in Pondy from Oct 14 to 16 Karnataka silk industries corporation limited (KSIC), a Karnataka government’s undertaking, will hold an exhibition cum sale of Mysore silk products from October 14 to 16. The corporation will display its various products including crepe de chine (light and fine plain-woven silk … Read more
KARNATAKA K’taka CM asks Centre for more coal to state power units Thermal power stations located one each in Bellary and Raichur districts are facing shortage and they have coal stock of less than a day at present. They together contribute 70 million units per day to the state grid. With regard … Read more
KARNATAKA Indira Canteens across Karnataka from January 1 The canteens won’t be restricted to locations where the population is 1 lakh or above. Further, they will be set up in government hospitals, bus stands or railway stations where the footfall of the poor is higher. Accordingly, 121 locations outside Bengaluru have been identified for setting … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka could go for region specific development under Vision 2025 Karnataka could well shed one-size fits all development model and move in for tailor made region-specific development. The objective of Vision 2025 is to achieve common standards keeping in mind the diverse stages of development that each geographical block in the state has … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka govt looking at biotech to resolve farming woes Eyeing a long-term solution for Karnataka’s agriculture concerns, the new biotechnology policy is giving special importance to boosting agriculture productivity. After back-to-back droughts in the past three years, the focus has shifted on drought-resistant crops and cropping pattern using biotechnology. Considering that about 74% of … Read more
The Karnataka Public Service Commission was Constituted under the provisions of the Article 315 of the Constitution of India by the Governor of Karnataka vide Notification . Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) was established with the aim of making a commission fully responsible for making the recruitment for the government posts in the state. The main … Read more