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CREDAI convention: CM urges real estate developers to plan housing projects for poor

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August 25, 2012

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Mangalore, August 25: The government is willing to cooperate and encourage real estate developers if they come forward with housing projects for the poor and the lower middle class, said Jagadish Shettar, Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Speaking after inaugurating 'StateCon 2012' conference of CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India), Karnataka, at TMA Pai Auditorium in Mangalore on Saturday, Mr. Shettar said that reducing the number of slums in the state and providing homes for the poor is one among the many priorities of the state government. Organisations like CREDAI must work in the direction of building homes for the poor and the lower middle class and the state government is ready to extend help if such proposals are brought before it by real estate developers, Mr. Shettar said.

Stating that although real estate sector is the second largest employment generating sector in the country, Mr. Shettar said that environment conservation must also be of paramount importance to real estate developers.

The state government has earmarked 19, 065 crore for infrastructure development in the state, the Chief Minister said. Initiatives in PPP investments have been taken by the government whole-heartedly wherein 12 PPP projects are currently in operation and 21 others would see implementation, Mr. Shettar said. Development of roads, creation and expansion of minor airports, doubling of railway lines etc are also being given importance, he said, adding that the government also has plans of introducing the Karnataka Infrastructure Bill to improve the state's infrastructure and address issues concerning it.

Area Balakrishna Hegde, member of national executive committee of CREDAI and Sushil Mantri, State President, CREDAI, placed before the Chief Minister demands of a single window clearance system to ease out the process of sanction approvals which is now taking place in the form of about 170 permissions through 40 departments. The government takes about 3 years to grant approvals and hence it should work towards speeding up the process as delay in approvals results in hike of prices for inputs, the CREDAI representatives demanded. They also placed before the CM a demand to relax taxation norms for real estate developers as they are currently being made to pay VAT, service tax, as well as stamp duty. The government must confine tax payment from real estate developers to mere stamp duty, they demanded.

Suresh Kumar, Minister for Karnaraka Urban Development, said that the government will consider the single window clearance system and relaxation of taxes. The government aims at providing more houses to people at affordable prices at accessible distances, the Minister said, assuring full cooperation from his side in the initiatives of CREDAI in this regard. Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar also invited representatives to a meeting to be convened soon to discuss the single window clearance and tax relaxation issues besides others.

N Yogish Bhat, Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly, J Krishna Palemar, MLA, Gulzar Banu, Mayor, Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, Ganesh Karnik, MLC, PMA Razzaq, President, CREDAI, Mangalore, K C Naik, founder secretary and former president of CREDAI, were present among others.

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July 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 6: With a record 1,925 new cases across the state during the last 24 hours, Karnataka's Covid-19 tally rose to 23,474 including 13,251 active after 9,847 were discharged till date, an official said on Sunday.

"Of the total cases across the state on a single day, Bengaluru accounted for 1,235, taking its positive tally to 9,580, including 8,167 active," said the health official in a statement.

With 37 succumbing to the disease in the state, including 16 from Bengaluru, the state's death toll increased to 372, with 145 from this tech city since March 9.

Of the 603 discharged from across the state during the day, 302 were from Bengaluru, taking its total number of cured to 1,267 so far.

Of the 243 cases in the intensive care unit (ICU) across the state, 132 are in Bengaluru, 15 at Dharwad, 12 at Kalaburagi and 10 each at Ballari and Raichur.

Of the 16,899 samples tested in the day, 14,649 were negative and 1,925 positive. Of the total 7,06,425 samples tested so far, 6,65,525 were negative and 23,474 positive.

After Bengaluru, Dakshina Kannada reported 142 positive cases followed by Ballari 90, Vijayapura 57, Kalaburagi 49 and Udupi and Dharwad 45 each.

Of the total 603 discharged, 52 were from Kalaburagi, 37 from Ballari, 36 from Dakshina Kannada and 22 each from Udupi and Dharwad.

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July 28,2020

Bengaluru, July 28: Former prime minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today threatened to launch a state-wide agitation in against the amendments made to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act.

Gowda’s opposition to the new law comes even as Congress leader Siddaramaiah is also doggedly pursuing it.

Demanding that the state government immediately rollback the ordinance empowering these amendments, the octogenarian leader said he personally would take to streets if the government failed to budge.

The B S Yediyurappa government has liberalised the land reforms law by removing restrictions on non-agriculturists from purchasing and owning farm lands.

The government has also amended the APMC Act and has tweaked labour laws, which are all “against the interest of the state and must be rolled back,” Gowda said.

Speaking to reporters here, Gowda stated that he had already written thrice to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in this regard. "The ordinances have to be taken back. The amendments to Karnataka Land Reforms Act, by repealing sections 79-A, B and C, is an anti-farmer move. The APMC Act amendment, too, is against the interest of the state. The government has failed to speak about the impact of these amendments," said Gowda, who is now a Rajya Sabha member.

Elaborating on the amendment to the Land Reform Act, the JD(S) patriarch opined that by throwing open agricultural land ownership to anybody at all, the government was only helping real estate developers while pushing farmers into a “vulnerable” situation.

Amidst all this, there are now reports of funds misappropriation in Covid-19 relief measures and in procurement of medical equipment, he said, adding that it seemed like only the corrupt became stronger over time.

Further, Gowda lambasted both national parties for creating political unrest, referring to the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan and the recent developments in Madhya Pradesh. However, he added that he would not wish to dwell on it much, while emphasising that his focus was primarily on strengthening his own party at this point in time.

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January 31,2020

Bangalore, Feb 1: Following the Directions from department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of Karnataka, to set up Isolation ward for the admission and treatment of the Novel Coronavirus infected patients, Fortis Hospital, Bangalore has allocated 5 isolation beds, 4 at its Bannergatta unit and 1 at Cunningham Road Unit.

According to a statement issued here on Friday, Dr A Nagasubramaniam, Medical Director, Fortis BG unit said, “We are following the guidelines and protocols as suggested by Department of Health and family welfare and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases in line with WHO guidelines for managing any suspected case. We will accordingly notify the health authorities.”

The management has been educating the hospital staff members, visitors and patients about the virus and the precautionary measures on a timely basis. A health advisory on Coronavirus has also been put up at the lobby and the canteen to educate the patient attenders, nurses and staff members, the statement added.

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