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Karnataka Budget: Siddaramaiah's hi-tech vision

542 acres of land has been acquired to develop a Machine Tool Industry Park' at Vasanthanarasapura in Tumakuru.

16 March 2017 3:25 AM IST

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Budget: Siddaramaiah comes down hard on hard liquor

CM Siddaramaiah has decided to rake in an additional Rs 1540 crore by marginally increasing Additional Excise Tax on...

16 March 2017 3:19 AM IST

CM has proposed to develop 43 major roads (about 80 km in length) with white topping and upgrade them with pedestrian facilities at a cost of Rs 690 crores.

Karnataka Budget: The bang's back in Bengaluru!

Siddaramaiah recalled that an outlay of Rs 7300 crore was made for development of Bengaluru's infrastructure and...

16 March 2017 3:16 AM IST

Young men should protect women, says Kiran Bedi

Men should be angrier than women because the entire male race is seen as suspects, says Bedi.

16 March 2017 3:11 AM IST

The National Green Tribunal of Southern Zone at Chennai, headed by Justice M.S. Nambiar, has restrained the Telangana state government from proceeding any further with the first phase of the Palamuru Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Scheme.

NGT calls for new Coastal Zone Management plan

A hazard line after a proper survey is necessary for redrawing the Coastal Zone Management Plan.

16 March 2017 3:07 AM IST

The many proposals include distribution of 1.5 lakh laptops free to students who gain admission in the year 2017-18 to engineering, medical, and first grade colleges besides polytechnics.

Karnataka Budget: Higher education to be modernised

Increase the gross enrollment ratio in institutions offering it.

16 March 2017 3:05 AM IST

Madras High court

Why do you want Neet exemption, asks Madras High Court

The judge directed the state govt to give details of the PG seats.

16 March 2017 3:05 AM IST

Currently, IIT Madras is having over 600 faculty members for 9,200 students in the campus.

IIT-Madras to recruit 100 foreign faculty members

Foreign students and teaching faculty are one of the important parameters in world university rankings.

16 March 2017 3:02 AM IST

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Budget: Siddaramaiah plugs in for electric Bengaluru

Siddaramaiah announced he was earmarking Rs 1,455 crore for development of 150 km roads, through Karnataka Road...

16 March 2017 3:01 AM IST

CBI sources said three private medical colleges Chirayu Medical College, Peoples Medical College and LNCT Medical College in the state are under scanner for admitting majority of these students. (Representational image)

Karnataka Budget: 6 more medical colleges, 3 new super-specialty...

New medical colleges will come up in Chitradurga, Bagalkot, Haveri, Yadgir, Chikkaballapura and Chikkamagaluru.

16 March 2017 2:57 AM IST

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka budget: Enough to clinch 2018?

Karnataka netted over Rs 3,000 crore from its share in central taxes and grants from central government.

16 March 2017 2:55 AM IST

The excerpt has attracted the ire of animal activists and education experts on social media, kick-starting a debate on the lack of scrutiny of curriculum taught to children. (Photo: Representational Image)

Karnataka Budget: English proposed as one of the languages in...

The government has also proposed starting 176 consolidated schools offering education upto class XII ine gram panchayat...

16 March 2017 2:50 AM IST