Key highlights from Karnataka budget 2019

Agencies

February 8, 2019

*Grant of Rs 40 crore for the work of laying of pipeline for utilizing 40 M.L.D water being carried to Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board under K.C. Valley project

*Action of operationalisation of Bidar airport. Rs 32 crore grant for construction of new terminal building in the year 2019-20

*A grant of Rs 100 crore to construct security barriers across the tanks, canals and other water bodies existing beside the roads in the state to prevent accidents

*Development of 7,940 km length of roads at a cost of 10,000 crore under SHDP. Work of improvement and up-gradation of

roads and bridges at a total cost of Rs 5,690 crore. Completion of 1,317 small bridges in Malnad and coastal districts

*Construction of Peripheral Ring Road with an estimated cost of Rs 17,200 crore and Rs 1,000 crore in the year 2019-20

*Metro line from Central Silk Board junction to the Outer Ring Road-Airport via K R Puram via Hebbal at a cost of Rs 16,579 crore

*Construction of pedestrian flyover in Yeshwanthapur and metro rail stations

*Commuter’s card for metro and BMTC, converting 3 coach into 6 coaches of 50 trains, charging facility to two wheeler e-vehicles in 10 metro stations, small capacity buses from BMTC in 10 selected Metro stations to provide last mile connectivity

*Sub-urban rail services in Bengaluru at a total estimated cost of Rs 23,093 crore; a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Bengaluru Rail Infrastructure Development Entity (B-RIDE) under State and Central Government partnership

*Rs 50 crore for implementation of a comprehensive mobility scheme; priority for public transport and stabilization. Grant to increase the number of buses in BMTC

*Action to establish an e-Governance Cell in Administrative Training Institute, Mysuru and in all district training institutes

*Grant of Rs 1 crore for a special program to promote feature films in Tulu, Kodava and Konkani

*Development of Kodava Community Hockey stadium at Balugoda in Virajpet at a cost of Rs 5 crore

*Grant of Rs 10 crore for the overall development of Kodava community

Grant of Rs 5 crore for providing systematic facilities and upgradation of Urban Haat for the artisans in Mysuru through Jagadguru Shree Suttur Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji Mutt

*Establishment of state level training centre for all workers of Department of Women and Child Welfare at Ballari and divisional level training centres at Mysuru, Belagavi and Kalaburagi and Chitradurga in Bengaluru division; allocation of Rs 5 crore

*Upgradation of Chikkamagaluru district hospital as Super Specialty Hospital with grant of Rs 50 crore

*New technological university to come up in Hassan

*Establishment of well equipped language skill training centres in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi and Kalaburgi divisions in the name of Alur Venkatarao at a cost of Rs 2 crore to improve language teaching methodology

*Grant of Rs 13 crore for tank filling works of 8 tanks of through lift irrigation from Tunga river flowing near Hole Hasanavadi village in Shivamogga

*Grant of Rs 100 crore for water filling works for the tanks in the limits of Balaghatta Gram Panchayathi in Pandavapura taluk

*Expenditure of Rs 638 crore under Ksheera Bhagya scheme for school going children and Rs 405 crore for Anganawadi children

*Incentive to milk producers increase from Rs 5 per litre to Rs 6 per litre at a cost of Rs 1,459 crore

*Rs 125 crore grant for Shivamogga city

*Rs 150 crore grant for Mysuru city

*Creation of new taluks in Harohalli of Ramanagar district, Chelur in Chikkaballapur district, Terdal in Bagalakot district and Kalasa in Chikkamagalur district

*Rs 60 crore grant in the year 2019-20 for various mutts and religious institutes

*A grant of Rs 5 crore for the comprehensive development of historical Melukote by constituting the Melukote Development Authority

*Increased subsidy for pilgrimage to Manasa Sarovara to Rs 30,000/-

*A grant of Rs 2 crore for constitution of Kodagu Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Development Authority

*Re-survey work with the help of Drones in the districts of Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Dakshina Kannada, Mysuru, Gadag, Davanagere and Kodagu

*Development of Chikkamagalur and Shivamogga airstrips under PPP model

*Hassan to get new airport

*A grant of Rs 50 crore for the comprehensive development of industries located in Mandya district and to generate employment around the same

*Helping of Startups in Bengaluru City by strengthening the “Incubation Centre”

*Grant of Rs 5 crore to launch 6 Double Decker open buses from KSTDC in line with London Big Bus for sightseeing of famous tourist places of Mysuru

*Vijayapura to get Rs 40 crore hospital

*Rs 1,000 crore for Elevated Corridor in Bengaluru

*10 days training to 1 lakh teachers under ‘Guruchethana’ programme

*Grant of Rs 100 crore to control human-elephant conflict by constructing rail track barriers under the project - ‘Prevention of Human-Elephant Conflict by Used Rail Barriers’

*Rs 25 crore allocated for Ulsoor Gurudwara

*Special grants for Veerapura in Magadi taluk of Ramanagar district. It happens to be the birth place of Siddaganga seer Shivakumara swamiji, who passed away recently

*Rs 20 crore special package to Ramanagara and Dharwad district to install mango processing unit

*Karavali package gets Rs 5 crore. The farmers will get Rs 7,500 per hectare to grow paddy

*Kolar, which is one of the largest tomato market in the country, to get tomato processing unit

*Rs 368 crore allocated for minor irrigation

*Rs 100 crore allocated to drought hit/underground water depleted taluks

*Government will construct 800 houses for flood affected victims. Centre has released over Rs 900 crore to address drought-related issue

*Support price of Rs 10,000 and Rs 7,000 per hectare to farmers who grow millet and paddy, respectively

*CM earmarks Rs 5 crore for enhancing vaccine production to prevent Monkey fever (Kyasanuru Forest Disease) that's hitting some the districts in Malnad

*Presenting the ruling coalition's second budget in the assembly here, Kumaraswamy, who holds the finance portfolio, said it had benefitted about 12 lakh farmers

*The JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka has released Rs 5,450 crore so far towards farmers loan waiver scheme: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy

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We're 80 per cent, you're 18; don't oppose CAA: Karnataka BJP MLA spews venom

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January 4,2020

Bellary, Jan 4: A BJP MLA has apparently threatened 'minority' Muslims against participating in anti-CAA protests, saying that opposing the new Citizenship Act will not be good for them and they will have to face serious repercussions.

"It's just a caution for those who are protesting against the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act). We are 80 per cent and you (Muslims) are 18 per cent. Imagine what will happen if we take charge," MLA Somashekar Reddy told a gathering here on Friday.

"Beware of the majority when you live in this country. This is our country. If you want to live here, you will have to, like the Australian Prime Minister said, follow the country's traditions," he added.

He said: "So, I warn you that CAA and NRC are made by Modi and Amith Shah. If you will go against these acts, it won't be good."

Continuing to spew venom, the MLA further said, "If you wish, you can go to Pakistan. We don't have any issues. Intentionally, we would not send you."

He said that the community should live in harmony with Hindus. "If you will act as enemies, we should also react like enemies," he said.

Earlier, Bengaluru BJP MP Tejaswi Surya reportedly called CAA opposers as "puncturewalas".

The nation has been witnessing massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). But Prime Minister Narendra Modi has specifically stated that the NRC was never discussed.

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Reddy,

This is not your father's country nor any other's father's country.

Eh desh kisika baap ka naheen hai.

All have sacrificed to liberate this nation.

Your Gundagiri will not succeed. See soon the result.

To goto Pakistan, we have choice to go or not. But you don't have choice.

Your brain also black, we don't what about the color of your heart.

Jai Bharath, Jai all countries

in forest DOg is more in number.. that does not mean LION is not king.

Lion is lion and dog is dog...here number does not count

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Heavy rains throw life out of gear across coastal Karnataka

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July 4,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 4: Normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy rain under the influence of South East Monsoon started lashing coastal districts of Karnataka including Dakshina Kannada on Saturday.

The heavy rain is likely to continue till July 7, according to the meteorological experts.

The water level in Netravati river is increasing and district administration has warned the people living in the low lying areas and has asked them to move to safer places.

Owing to lack of storm water drains, water logging of the roads inconvenienced the motorists at KS Rao Road, Pumpwell, Bejai, and other areas.

The Met department sounded warning for fishermen not to venture into the sea observing that strong winds with speed reaching 50-60 kmph are likely to prevail over Southwest and West Central Arabian Sea till July 5.

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U T Khader accuses Karnataka govt of misusing anti-pandemic law for political gains

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June 10,2020

Mangaluru, June 10: Former minister and Mangaluru MLA U T Khader has hit out at the Karnataka government for what he opined that it is misusing the Epidemic Diseases Act to target opposition parties.

The statement comes in the backdrop of state government’s move to scuttle oath taking ceremony of KPCC president designate D K Shivakumar.

Asserting that the oath taking will be a grand affair, Mr Khader said that Congress will not be browbeaten by the tactics of the BJP.

Citing the blatant violation of all norms laid down under the Act by minister for health B R Sriramulu at Chitradurga earlier this month, Khader told reporters that the BJP is using the Act for its narrow political gains.

“KPCC has twice deferred swearing in ceremony of Shivakumar after being given the oral go ahead,” Khader claimed, adding the state government must explain to people the issue it has with the Congress organising this function.

Referring to the back-to-back virtual political rallies – one for Bihar and the other for Odisha – on Sunday and Monday that union home minister Amit Shah conducted, Khader wondered if the Act did not apply to the BJP leadership.

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