Karnataka govt to provide rail link from Yeshwantpur to airport
After getting in-principal approval from railways, Karnataka government plans to provide suburban rail connectivity between Yeshwantpur and KIA. "Project requires an elevated station at Yeshwantpur and we plan to build one. We are mulling over whether to have station at trumpet interchange or provide logistics at Devanahalli from where passengers can reach KIA," development minister KJ George said. Tap in for more from Bengaluru.
In connection with tax evasion case, I-T department raided Delhi residence of Karnataka Energy minister DK Shivakumar and recovered Rs. 5 crore cash. I-T team brought the minister back to his Bengaluru residence from the resort where he was looking after the stay of 44 MLAs of Congress. 39 properties belonging to him and his family in Delhi and Karnataka are also under radar.
There has been no development in Karnataka's backward regions with allotted funds amounting to Rs. 24,000 crore going down the drain, as claimed by Planning and statistics minister MR Seetharam. "The government has been spending around Rs. 3,000 crore every year. Not even 1% development has taken place on the ground in past eight years. Nobody knows where funds have gone," he said.
One of Karnataka's most-recognized engineering colleges, Visvesvaraya Technological University, has made it compulsory for all engineering students to pass the Kannada language test in order to make it to the next semester. Until now Kannada was just an add-on subject and it wasn't necessary to take the exam, but the university will make sure that Kannada results will be part of the final marksheet.
The Karnataka House Index Survey revealed that 8,177 of 24 lakh households in Bengaluru Urban district and 3,536 households out of 88,994 households in Bengaluru Rural area have potent mosquito-breeding spots, increasing risk of dengue/chikungunya. "While we tend to take protection against mosquitoes in schools, parks and roadside, children and adults are at considerable risk within their homes as well," survey official said.
With just 8 months left for Karnataka Assembly polls, a tug of war of words is expected when star political leaders of Congress and BJP - Rahul Gandhi and Amit Shah would visit Karnataka on August 12. While AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi will attend a public rally in Raichur, BJP national president Amit Shah will conduct indoor meetings during his three-days tour.
