Top news developments in Karnataka on September 16, 2023
The Hindu
Top news developments in Karnataka on September 16, 2023
1. State Level Single Window Clearance Committee (SLSWCC) has cleared 91 industrial investment proposals worth ₹7,659.52 crore with an employment generation potential of 18,146 within Karnataka.
2. Ahead of Ganesha Chaturthi on September 18, the markets are packed. Those travelling to their native towns have packed their bags. KSRTC has deployed extra buses to deal with the rush. While Ganesh idol makers are making brisk business, the civic authority has urged people to buy only eco-friendly clay Ganesh idols
3. As neighbouring Kerala battles with Nipah outbreak, the Karnataka government has issued guidelines in border districts of Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts to set up checkposts for fever surveillance at the point of entry to Karnataka. Officials in these districts have been asked to intensify the fever surveillance.
4. BJP leader and former CM Basavaraj Bommai had said the party will undertake a Cauvery Rakshana Yatra in the taluks on the river basin to protest against the Karnataka government releasing water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Mr. Bommai said the next course of action will be decided after September 21, as hearing on the case is scheduled on the day.
5. KSRTC’s EV Power Plus has won the ‘Electric Bus of the Year’ Award.
6. Presidency University, in collaboration with Centre for Development Policy and Practice, is organizing an international conference on development policies. Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader will be the chief guest. The conference is being held on the university campus in Ittagalpura, Rajanakunte, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
7. Rangachandira and Theatre Therapy, Bengaluru, are presenting Beluru Raghunandan’s solo drama festival on the theme of women’s empowerment, at Ravindra Kalakshetra, J.C. Road, from 5 p.m.