28.12.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   State plans temporary townships at Shravanabelagola   Karnataka government is offering shelter for devotees visiting Shravanabelagola, a major pilgrimage centre, during the anointment of Gomateshwara statue atop Vindhyagiri – Mahamastakabhisheka by spending a whopping ₹75 crore.   As the temporary townships are planned to accommodate 26,000 people, the per capita expenditure is close to … Read more

22.12.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Electric trains set to run on Mysuru-Bengaluru stretch   Rail infrastructure on the 139-km-long Mysuru-Bengaluru section is set to receive a major impetus with the electrified double track between the two cities completed at a cost of nearly ₹210 crore.   Three express and three passenger trains are expected to be hauled by … Read more