The recent death of a grey slender loris in Bangalore has opened the conservation again about the slender loris population in Karnataka, and hundreds of wildlife dying due to electrocution in India. A grey slender loris was found electrocuted in the Bangalore University campus on March 27. This has added to the continued worries about […]
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The remaining 17 districts of Karnataka do not have district hospitals. They have either sub centres or taluk hospitals. Despite having 31 districts in the state, Karnataka just has 16 district hospitals. It has the second lowest district to district hospital ratio in India; right after Telangana which has 5 district hospitals for 33 districts. […]
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Indhana Bhawan, the new building of KPTCL, will facilitate administrative work Amid much anticipated fervor, Energy minister, V. Sunil Kumar inaugurated the Indhana Bhawan, a 16-storey government building under Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL). However, there is still ambiguity on when employees can shift to the new premises. The construction work is complete but […]
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BSP expects to win 25 seats in upcoming elections. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has released its Category-A list of candidates for the Karnataka State elections at a press release today. The elections may be held in May, 2023. The candidates include M. Krishna Murthy, K. B. Vasu, N. Madhu, G. Aswath Narayan and H. R. Mahesh.The […]
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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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There are only three percent of women in the first candidate list of JD(S). Janata Dal Secular has only three women candidates in the first list of candidates released in December last year for the upcoming state assembly elections, despite promising 35 percent women representation for state elections of 2023, back in 2021. Sheela Naik, […]
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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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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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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 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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