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Shakti scheme | 5.71 lakh women passengers travelled for free in State buses on Day 1

A total of 5,71,023 women travelled for free in non-premium State-run buses on June 11, following the launch of the much-awaited Shakti scheme in Karnataka by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

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Upgrade physical and social infrastructure, increase spending on education and research: Karnataka@100: A Vision Document for 2047’

Strengthening of local bodies, upgradation of physical and social infrastructure, increasing public and private spending on education as well as Research and Development (R and D) are some of the points put out by ‘Karnataka@100: A Vision Document for 2047’, released by Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and Confederation…

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Top news developments in Karnataka on June 12, 2023

Key news stories to watch out for from Karnataka on June 12, 2023

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RTCs to procure 1,894 buses to meet Shakti scheme demand

As the Karnataka government launched the Shakti scheme, the four corporations have planned to procure 1,894 new buses this year

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In 2021-22, school dropout rate at secondary level was higher than national average in seven States

Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Assam and Punjab are among seven States where the school dropout rate at the secondary level was higher than the national average

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‘Shakti’ for women: Free bus travel scheme rolled out in Karnataka

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday, June 11, launched the first among five poll guarantees, ‘Shakti’: a scheme which offers women free travel in non-premiere services offered by State–run Road Transport Corporations (RTCs).

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Karnataka launches free bus services for women

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday launched free travel scheme for women in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) under 'Shakti Yojana'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Lightning, the single largest killer among natural disasters in Karnataka

More deaths take place due to lightning than any other natural disaster, including floods, every year. So far, 33 people have lost their lives due to the natural event since this January in Karnataka. Hence, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) has advised the district administrations to communicate…

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BJP under the clutches of a handful of people, says former Karnataka CM

Former Chief Minister of Karnataka Jagadish Shettar, who recently joined the Congress, said here on Saturday, June 10, that the BJP was under the clutches of a handful of people and it would reap the same results in the Parliamentary elections as in the Assembly elections.

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Opposition unity, an imperative to dethrone BJP in 2024 elections: Shettar

Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit BJP and joined the Congress before the Assembly elections in Karnataka, said that Opposition unity was vital if the BJP was to be thwarted in the neat year’s general elections.

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Siddaramaiah promises to reduce prices of fertilizer and fuel when Congress comes to power at Centre

Predicting a rout of the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre in the next Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the Congress will come to power and reduce prices of fertilizers and fuel.

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Karnataka BJP launches helpline for its workers to save them from ‘legal atrocities’ by Congress govt.

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BJP's response on Mallikarjun Kharge's letter to PM Modi example of intolerance: Chidambaram

Mallikarjun Kharge had written to PM Modi earlier this week, saying the CBI is meant to investigate crimes, not railway accidents, and cannot fix accountability for technical, institutional, and political failures.

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Now, single-parent male govt. employees get childcare leave

Male government employees who are single parents are now entitled to childcare leave for 180 days in Karnataka, said an order issued by the State government on Friday.

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Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil is the new chief of Gujarat Congress

The Congress chief also made changes in AICC secretaries in Telangana and Karnataka.

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Free rides for women: passengers in parts of state will miss out on benefit

As the Karnataka government is gearing up to launch ‘Shakti’ - the scheme to allow women to travel for free in State–run road transport corporation (RTCs) buses from June 11, passengers in parts of the state, especially in Coastal Karnataka and Malnad districts where a majority of the bus services…

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Cauvery Authority to meet on June 16

The subject of the proposed Mekedatu dam may not figure at the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s meeting to be held in New Delhi on June 16

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Health Department to invite fresh tenders to operate ‘108’ ambulances, dialysis centres

Health and Family Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday instructed his department officials to cancel existing tenders and call for fresh ones for running ‘108’ ambulances and also work towards improving the condition of State-run dialysis centres across Karnataka.

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Govt. to review land allotted to RSS and other organisations in last six months

Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said the State government would review the largesse of the previous BJP government in allotment of land to various organisations, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliated outfits, in Karnataka.

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District in-charge Ministers appointed for Kalyana Karnataka region

The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government on Friday appointed Ministers in-charge for all the seven districts in Kalyana Karnataka region.

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Karnataka CM directs MLAs, district in-charge ministers to launch Shakti scheme in their jurisdiction on June 11

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday, June 9, directed all district in-charge ministers and MLA’s to launch Shakti — the scheme allowing women to travel for free in State–run road transport corporations (RTCs) in their jurisdiction on June 11.

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The Hindu ‘Our State Our Taste’ to begin in Mysuru

It’s time for cooks and food lovers in Karnataka to rustle up and make good scran as the famed culinary contest The Hindu ‘Our State Our Taste’ is soon to start in Mysuru.

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Yet another blow to water-starved Rayalaseema

Decades of challenges and tensions persist in achieving water security for the Rayalaseema region with delayed projects on the river Krishna and little investment in modernising canal systems

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