Push for education among the farmers and drivers

CM Bommai has promised to create hostels to accommodate 5000 students next year. Among other schemes, several existing student-centred programmes received financial aid in the event that was organised in the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium on Mar. 23, 2023. These schemes were, according to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, specifically targeted at farmers and drivers. Swami […]

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Evening schools, coaching centres: BBMP’s big plans for education

 The BBMP also plans to revive its mobile libraries and school on wheels to give education a boost. Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike (BBMP) is planning to start evening schools in nearly all its wards. The evening schools, targeting about 10,000 students will be established under ‘Vidyarthi Belaku’ scheme for the next academic year. The education department […]

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Vocational courses only in 2 percent of state schools

Student’s choices and opinions regarding vocational courses should be considered at the top while implementing the scheme, says official. Even if you are passionate about painting, photography, or are interested in makeup and hairstyling, not every government school offers such courses to you. Only 1.86 percent of government and government aided schools in Karnataka offer […]

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Karnataka marine export performance down by 50 percent

The New Mangalore port is Karnataka’s only major and busiest port. The state has ten minor ports too.  There are plenty of fish in the sea, but no one to catch them. The pandemic drove most of the migrant labourers back to their home towns. Karnataka’s marine export industry is one of the industries affected […]

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Migrant workers: Lost in Bengaluru’s healthcare system

Migrant workers find it difficult to avail the welfare board schemes in Bengaluru as waiting periods are long. Moreover, many labourers are unaware of the healthcare system in Karnataka and often resort to self-treatment. Bengaluru might be a medical tourist spot for the middle and upper class, but for the poor labourers migrating from in […]

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Party promises: parties float welfare schemes ahead of elections

Political parties in the state are promising welfare schemes if elected to power. However, parties say their opponents are offering short term incentives and not long-term solutions. Cash transfer of Rs.2000 for housewives, 200 units of free electricity, free education. These are some of the promises made by political parties in the state to woo […]

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Karnataka’s Home Guards Department needs volunteers

There are 420 active units of home guards currently employed in Karnataka. Nearly 4,000 home guard posts, out of the sanctioned 30,000, are vacant in the state. Home guards assist the police department with security in many situations, mainly during elections. With the Karnataka Assembly elections set to be held before May, 2023; these vacancies […]

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Government Schemes: Little help to Women’s SHGs

Women’s self-help groups in Karnataka turn away from government schemes and instead rely on each other. Stereotyped. Ignored. Blocked. Some women entrepreneurs of Karnataka have decided to depend only on themselves. Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are stronger than ever before as they mobilize, manage, and support their own group’s as well as other groups’ funding […]

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Road accident cases remain high in the state

Karnataka has the third highest number of road accident cases across the nation; hit and run cases constitute half of such cases in Bangalore. Karnataka recorded 34,647 road accident cases in 2021, the third highest across the nation. Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh stood first and second respectively. Raja Laxmi, a 33-year-old dance teacher lost […]

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