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Karnataka to get two Central Universities |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
 Aravinda Limbavali, State Minister for Higher Education here today said that, the Union Government has sanctioned two Central Universities to Karnataka. He was speaking at the interaction meet of Educationalists, teachers and heads of various Institutions of higher education, at Vikas Soudha in Bangalore today July 8, 2008.
Limbavali said that, this would be the first time Central Varsities would be set up in the State, one in Gulbarga and another one in Mysore, while other Southern States had such Universities running for quite some time. This would help the State realise the goal of making access to higher education for all social groups in a big way.
"There was a need to go for a total revamp in the education system and this would be discussed with the cabinet," he said reacting to various suggestions made by the experts in the field of higher education.
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BJP finds unique way to secure majority in Karnataka House |
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Monday, 07 July 2008 |
 The BJP received another shot in the arm in Karnataka on Sunday when Congress MLA J Narasimhaswamy resigned his Doddaballapur assembly seat and joined the party. Mr Narasimhaswamy is the second Congress MLA, in as many days, to quit the party in Karnataka. With this, the strength of the Congress in the 224-member assembly has been reduced to 78.
In a move that took political circles in Karnataka by surprise on Saturday, Mr Asnotikar Anand Vasant, Congress MLA from Karwar in the coastal region, and two JD(S) legislators — former minister Balachandra L Jarakhiholi and K Shivanagouda Naik — had resigned their assembly seats to join the BJP. While Mr Jarakhiholi had won the just-concluded assembly elections from Arabhavi, Mr Naik was the MLA from Devadurga (ST) seat.
The four leaders will now be fielded in by-elections by the BJP to enable the party to cross the half-way mark of 112 on its own. In all likelihood, they will be made ministers in the B S Yeddyurappa government.
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Karnataka to develop one of the best aviation infrastructures |
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
 With many new airports coming up in the state, Karnataka plans to build one of the best aviation infrastructures in the country in the next two years.
Apart from the many new airports being constructed, the government also has plans to build airstrips wherever possible, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa told reporters here Thursday.
"Shimoga, Hassan and Gulbarga airport work has already begun. For Bijapur tenders have been invited and Bidar air force airport will be converted for civilian use. Hubli, Mangalore, Belgaum and Mysore airports have been expanded", he said.
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Karnataka seeks classic language status for Kannada |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
An all-party delegation from Karnataka, led by state CM B S Yeddyurappa, met Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and sought classical language status for Kannada.
They requested Patil to consider this long pending demand at the earliest. Giving an assurance to the delegation, the home minister said that a committee of linguistic experts was looking into the demand for categorization of languages as classical languages.
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Sugarcane production in Karnataka heading for a slump |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
Sugarcane output in Karnataka could drop by as much as 18% during the October 2008-September 2009 sugar year from its 2007-08 peak even as four new mills are expected to commence crushing this season.
Karnataka is one of the country’s major producers of sugar, accounting for nearly 10% of the national output. Forecasts indicate that the national output could decrease by 20%, driven by a fall in area under cultivation. Sugarcane production follows a three-year cycle, 2007-08 expected to be a year of peak output.
“The state had a production of about 25 lakh tonne in 2006-07, which should be rising to over 28 lakh tonne this year. In 2008-09 we are preparing for a fall in sugar production as cane production is slated to decline,” a top industry source said.
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Karnataka CM upsets farmers |
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
 Chief minister Mr BS Yeddyurappa's decision against providing free power to all the farmers has jolted the party cadres and the farmers in particular while predictably delighting the Opposition. The party, which had assured free and uninterrupted supply of power to over 16 lakh farmers in the state as part of its poll plank , has suddenly realised that it is one thing to make a promise and another to fulfil it.
Mr Yeddyurappa also said today he would lead an all-party delegation to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi tomorrow to press for release of sufficient stocks of fertilisers to the state. |
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Kuselan Kannada version in the offing |
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
Kuselan, the Tamil remake of Malayalam movie Katha Parayumbol starring Mammootty and Sreenivasan in the lead roles, is all set to be remade in Kannada. The latest buzz says that the makers of Kuselan have approached Golden Star Ganesh to play Mammootty/ Rajini's role.
Kuselan is about two childhood friends and how one goes on to become a star, while the other becomes a barber. The climax is about how the two meet years later, when the star visits the home of his humble friend. Kannada's popular comedian Komal is being considered for the role of the barber.
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Former Karnataka minister to campaign for Obama |
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
Former Karnataka minister P.G.R. Sindhia, who led the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) campaign during the assembly elections in the state, will shortly fly to the United States to campaign for Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama.
Sindhia’s decision to campaign for Obama in the US Presidential polls comes barely a week after his expulsion from the BSP by party supremo and UP Chief Minister Mayawati.
“I will be addressing meetings of the Indian community in the United States for two weeks during July and August to seek votes for Obama. My itinerary will be finalised in two days”, Sindha said, claiming that his visit to the US had been planned almost seven months ago. Sindhia said that he was a fan of the Democratic Party and he had informed the party in advance that he would campaign for Obama.
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