No ease of living in Karnataka, seven cities rank below 40, score low on all indicators

TNN
August 14, 2018

Bengaluru, Aug 14: The state of Karnataka, including its globally happening capital Bengaluru, have failed miserably in the country’s first Ease of LivingIndex announced on Monday. None of the seven cities in the state ranked under the exercise found themselves among the Top 40.

IT-BT-Startup hub Bengaluru, adjudged the most dynamic city in the world ahead of Silicon Valley and Boston by the JLL City Momentum Index, came a dismal 58 among the 111 cities ranked by the ministry of housing and urban affairs. Mangaluru (41), Belagavi (52) and Hubballi-Dharwad (57) ranked better than Bengaluru, while Shivamogga (67), Tumakuru (70) and Davanagere (83) fared worse.

According to the survey, seven of the 111 cities have a population of 4million or more. Bengaluru was in sixth position in the Ease of Living Index in this peer group, ahead of only New Delhi. Greater Mumbai, Chennai and Surat, in that order, were in the top 3 positions.

The Ease of Living Index has 78 indicators classified across 15 categories and organized under four pillars: Institutional (Governance), Social Institutions, Economic and Physical infrastructure.

Even in the sub-index category in its peer group, Bengaluru fared poorly in Institutional (Governance), Social and Economic categories.

Only in the category of public open spaces has Bengaluru performed better, landing 16th rank. The indicators in this category reflect the per capita availability of green space and public and recreational places. The study says livable cities have access to green and public open spaces such as parks, playgrounds and beaches. This helps promote physical activity, which has a positive effect on the mental and physical health of citizens, it adds.

Bengaluru fared worse

(107) under the safety and security category. Under the study, the level of safety in a city can be captured quantitatively by examining the number of crimes recorded, especially against vulnerable groups (women, children and elderly). The number of streets and public places in a city that are covered by surveillance systems is a way to assess the efforts of the city to prevent all forms of violence.

The city’s performance was abysmal in health, power supply and other categories. The city scored poorly in housing and inclusiveness and identity and culture as well.

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Ramprasad
 - 
Tuesday, 14 Aug 2018

Soon Bengaluru will be garbage area for electronics parts

Danish
 - 
Tuesday, 14 Aug 2018

Indian Sillicon valley only for industies. Not for residential projects

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March 10,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 10:  Country’s economic condition is not permanent. All young entrepreneurs can be forward looking persons, because all bad times are followed by good times. In fact, it is good time to start your own industry, said Nitte Deemed to be University Chancellor Dr. N Vinaya Hegde. 

Addressing the gathering after inaugurating a three-day entrepreneurship symposium organized by Mangalore University and Department of M. Com and MBA, University Evening College at University College Mangalore here on Monday, he said that entrepreneurship is something you enjoy. You should belief that there is something in you to achieve your area of choice. You should get pleasure out of it. 

Ex-MLC Capt. Ganesh Karnik believed that our population is definitely a resource, but symposiums are needed to convert ideas to implementation. Coastal Karnataka is best example for successful entrepreneurship in health, education sector, he added. 

Presiding over the function, Mangalore University Vice Chancellor Prof. P Subrahmanya Yadapadithaya said that students should be universally compassionate before being an entrepreneur. There will be challenges, failures in entrepreneurship. One should trust himself, and should have courage and confidence to be innovative. One should have aspiration and passion for excellence, he added.

Young scientist, international awardee Swasthik Padma was felicitated on the occasion. Evening college Principal Dr. Ramakrishna B M, Coordinator  Dr. Yathish Kumar were present among others. Kavya P Hegde mastered the ceremony, Venkatesh Nayak presented vote of thanks.

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March 30,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 30: Police on Monday registered a case against a man, who, after return from Dubai, had failed to adhere to lockdown guidelines of house quarantine.

The case was filed by Assistant Commissioner, Puttur, Dr Yathish Ullal.

The man, who returned from Dubai on March 21, had a seal on his hand and was supposed to stay at home for 14 days, but was seen roaming around the city, hence he was taken into custody and a case registered.

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July 10,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 10: With 2,313 more people testing positive for coronavirus in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, its overall tally of patients rose to 33,418 on Friday, health officials said.

57 patients died in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, with majority (27) of them from Bengaluru, taking the state''s death toll to 543, the officials added.

Bengaluru accounted for 1,447 or 63 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases, spiking its tally to 15,329, out of which 11,687 are active cases.

The city alone accounts for 46 per cent of all the cases in the state.

As many as 45 deaths had Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) as a common symptom.

Among the new cases, excluding Bengaluru, Dakshina Kannada accounted for 139 infections, followed by Vijayapura (89), Ballari (66), Kalaburagi (58), Yadgir and Mysuru (51 each) among others.

On Friday, a record 1,003 patients got discharged, 601 of them in Bengaluru alone with the total number of discharges rising up to 13,836.

Until now, Karnataka has tested 7.79 lakh samples for Covid, out of which 7.28 lakh tested negative.

Despite the record number of discharges, patients in ICU rose to 472.

Of the 33,418 cases, 19,035 are active in the state.

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