Bengaluru: Karnataka will start 75 new Units of the National Cadets Corps (NCC) in Schools and Colleges and induct 7,500 more cadets into the force this year, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday. The CM was speaking at a function held to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Bommai said…
CM launches website on KR Constituency development works
January 23, 2022Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai launched a website on Mysuru’s K.R. Constituency development, which also provides information on various Central and State Government schemes, at a programme held in Bengaluru on Thursday. Bommai also released ‘Modi @70 vision document’ and ‘Samartha Karnataka’, a book that focused on the narrative of KR MLA S.A. Ramdas’ job…
Weekend curfew lifted
January 22, 2022Night curfew to continue from 10 pm to 5 am; Schools to reopen except in Bengaluru Bengaluru/Mysuru: Revenue Minister R. Ashok yesterday announced the lifting of weekend curfew with immediate effect. However, night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am will continue in a bid to check the spread of COVID-19. The decision was taken…
Hi-tech Hospital to come up at Ramanagara
January 20, 2022Bengaluru: In yet another initiative concerning health care, the State Government has decided a build a Hi-tech Hospital along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway at Ramanagara, on the lines of New Delhi’s AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences). Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan held a meeting in this regard with…
Bommai back at work; hints at relaxing curbs
January 19, 2022Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 10, resumed his work from office this morning. Bommai, who was infected and was in home quarantine from where he was virtually performing official duties, said he was fit. “….my quarantine is over and the test has also been done, it has…
Chief Minister pulls up districts lagging behind in vaccination
January 19, 2022Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has given time until the end of the month for districts lagging behind in COVID-19 vaccination coverage to pick up pace. At a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and other officials of 18 districts last evening, Bommai asked all the districts whose vaccine coverage is lower than the State…
Karnataka set to play big role in nation’s economy: CM Bommai
January 19, 2022Bengaluru: Out of 54,000 startups in India, 13,000 are in Karnataka which is set to play a big role in the nation’s economy in the future, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. In his online message on the occasion of ‘National Startup Day’ on Jan. 16 Bommai said that the idea of New Karnataka for New…
PM appreciates Karnataka’s 5T plan to tackle Covid
January 14, 2022Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appreciated the 5T plan of Testing, Tracking, Tracing, Triaging and Technology adopted by the State Government to control Covid, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. Bommai, who participated in a video-conference, chaired by Modi with Chief Ministers of various States, said, “I explained the measures taken by the Government to…
Night curfew, weekend lockdowns till Jan. 31
January 12, 2022Bengaluru: As COVID-positive cases, including the Omicron variant, are increasing, the State Government has extended the weekend and night curfew till January end. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a virtual meeting with members of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and other officials yesterday, regarding the third wave in Karnataka. The CM also announced after the…
Weekend curfew in districts hasty, say Ministers, MLAs…: Cabinet meet on to sort out differences
January 6, 2022Bengaluru: The State Cabinet is meeting in Bengaluru now to take stock of the renewed demand from Ministers and elected representatives to spare other districts (excluding Bengaluru) from weekend curfew restrictions as only Bengaluru is seeing an increase in COVID cases. The meeting began this morning. The State Government’s move to impose restrictions has left…
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