Category: Karnataka

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa declared a compensation of Rs. 25,000 for the families severely hit by the torrential downpour and floods in Bengaluru, which stranded the families and their houses. This comes after an emergency meeting held to discuss the present condition of the city. The meeting was attended by Revenue Minister R…

The Karnataka state government is adopting the technique of pooling sampling, with the objective of cost-cutting. So, the process would not just be one sample in a test-tube but five. Pooling sampling technique can be only be advantageous when there is higher probability of the samples being negative. As, if a sample tests positive, all…

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) commenced another trial run of electric buses on Thursday, which has been prolonged enough with the objective of instituting the eco-friendly vehicles for transport. BMTC has made a third attempt for executing trial run of the e-buses, which has been delayed, tracing back to its initiation in 2014. The…

Bengaluru has taken the third position among the top million cities in the country consecutively for the second time in a row in terms of the number of road accidents. A total of 4,684 accidents and 768 deaths happened in 2019 in the capital city of Karnataka, which marks an increase in 1.6% and 12%…

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa conducted an aerial survey of flood hit regions for two districts of the state and stated that more funds will be discharged further post discussions with the officials. Yediyurappa stated, “Already funds have been allotted to the flood affected districts and more will be released after holding a meeting…

The Karnataka High Court (HC) issued orders to the state government about taking the necessary actions and raising further awareness about the disposal of masks and also PPE kits for the common citizens which should adhere to the guidelines enumerated by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). A division bench, passing the order, was…

Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar and BBMP officials had launched a special hospital dedicated to Covid-19 treatment on Broadway Road in Shivajinagar with 100 bed capacity in the final week of August. Charaka Covid-19 hospital is being prepared, sponsored by Infosys Foundation. However, the hospital is facing a major set-back, as no doctors are applying…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the centenary convocation virtually held for University of Mysore on Monday. PM Modi commenced his address by giving his greetings on the on-going Dasara festivities in Mysuru and that there is similar excitement regarding the celebrations despite the restrictions induced by Covid-19. Modi expressed the anguish that intervened the festivities’…

With the constant spike in the rate of cyber crimes in the state, the Karnataka state government in collaboration with the police department have taken the decision to establish anew system termed as “golden hour”. This new system will be to keep a track of the financial frauds, by freezing the accounts of the scammers…