The Karnataka Government announced a hike in the power tariff, earlier last week. The approval passed by The Karnataka Regulatory Commission, revised the power tariff by 5.4 % increase starting from November 1. The opposition parties criticized the move announced by BJP-led state government. Congress spokesperson, N Chaluvaraya Swamy condemned the hike passed by the…
The Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC), headed over by Chairman NK Singh, presented the report for the time frame from 2021-22 till 2025-26 to the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, according to the government statement released on Monday. The report titled “Finance Commission in Covid Times” was submitted together by members of the commission, Ajay…
The Uttar Pradesh government is supposed to launch a new website for enabling people to be a part of the virtual ‘Deepotsav’ celebration, which is supposedly scheduled for November 13. According to a statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will also be present in the virtual ceremony, which will be organized at Shri Ramlala Darbar in…
India, with the objective of nurturing the friendly ties with Nepal, and spreading “positivity and enhanced coordination between the two countries”, has presented a gift of 28 ICU ventilators to the Nepal government to support their battle with Covid-19 pandemic. Indian Ambassador, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, presented the ICU ventilators to the Health Minister Bhanu Bhakta…
Ex-IAS officer, from Karnataka cadre, S Sasikant Senthil, who had given his resignation in 2019 stating the reason regarding his inability to continue when “fundamental building blocks of diverse democracy are being compromised,” will be representing Congress Party by joining in Tamil Nadu on Monday. In conversation with media, he confirmed, “Yes. I have decided…
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated Denmark and United States are from the six countries that have recorded new Covid-19 positive cases which are having connection with the mink farms. In an official statement, WHO stated Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and Spain are the other four nations who have discovered SARS-CoV-2 in minks. Denmark had implemented…
In a sero survey conducted in Bengaluru Urban in the month of September, it was reported that 22 per cent of the people who participated in the sero survey had pre-existing antibodies which were indicative of past infections and 9.2 % had active infections. Overall, the Covid-19 prevalence rate in the city is at 29.8%….
Former Vice-President and current Presidential candidate Joe Biden has a lead over President Donald Trump in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia, inching him closer to the 270 electoral college votes, with which he will win the 2020 US Presidential election. As per the latest update given by CNN, 27,396 votes are in…
The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary based in Assam, particularly famous for the dense population of the Great Indian Rhinoceros, will be resuming its services for the tourists both domestic and international starting November 10. The Sanctuary is resuming services after being closed for seven months, said its Ranger, Mukul Tamili on Friday. Located on the southern…
With the rising fear and suspicion of a second wave of Covid-19 hitting the country this winter, the doctors working at the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial (GSVM) Medical College, based in Kanpur are assessing the Italian model. And, simultaneously holding discussions with the experts from that country, for understanding the measures to prepare better for…
