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Indians are gossip lovers; govt must promote health, education, science: CNR Rao

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September 20, 2017

Mangaluru, Sept 20:  Calling Indians “lazy and gossip lovers”, eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao said that the country can prosper only if it makes strides in the fields of science and technology on the lines of the U.S., Japan, Korea and China.

He was speaking after distributing scholarships to wards of self-help group members under the Sujnana Nidhi scheme of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) at Dharmasthala near here on Tuesday.

Mr. Rao said that the government has to promote health, education, science and technology sectors. Hidden talents among children in rural areas need to be recognised and supported, he said and added India’s future is with children in rural areas.

Mr. Rao felt that imparting education in mother tongue would be effective till high school level rather than English. Stating that he was inspired by scientist Sir C.V. Raman when he was 11, Mr. Rao urged students to dream about their future and work hard towards achieving it.

Presiding over the programme, Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade said that science and religion should be complementary to each other. However, one should not lose sight of humanity with the growth of science and technology, he said.

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February 27,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 27: Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Wednesday said the Union Government will take up the issue of establishing a US consulate in Bengaluru during bilateral talks with the US officials in the future.

Speaking at a seminar on Videsh Sampark here, Mr Muraleedharan said after Delhi and Mumbai, a large number of visa applications come from Bengaluru. “We will take up the issue of establishing a US consulate in Bengaluru during bilateral talks,” he said.

Earlier, the chief secretary of Karnataka TM Vijay Bhaskar urged the centre to consider the state government’s demand of setting up a US Consulate in Bengaluru. At the moment visa applicants have to travel to Chennai for the purpose.

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March 21,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 21: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Saturday said that all the IT companies in the state have agreed to close their offices and have also allowed some employees to work from home in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

"IT companies agreed to close their offices and allow employees, except for those discharging essential services, to work from home during a video conference with companies' representatives yesterday," said Narayan.

The Deputy Chief Minister said a circular regarding it will be issued soon.

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January 16,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 16: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah and other leaders are likely to make the final decision on the name of the next Congress president of Karnataka soon, said party leader Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday.

"He (Siddaramaiah) has met all the leaders and I think soon they will make a decision. It has already been delayed, it should not have been delayed so much. I am sure high command will take a decision on this," Rao told reporters here.

Both Siddaramaiah and Gundu Rao had resigned from their posts, Leader of Congress Legislature Party and KPCC president, after the party's drubbing in the bye-elections held for 15 Assembly seats last year.

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