The state will have 10 more new medical colleges, said Health Education Minister S.A.Ramadas on Thursday. The Centre has approved Rs 1274 crore proposal of the state government and released Rs 20 crore.

Karnataka to get 10 more medical colleges soon

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The documents related to the bidding process for the the ambitious &lsquo;free laptop, tablet&rsquo; scheme of the Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government is likely to be finalised by the end of this month.

UP 'free' laptop scheme bid soon

The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to buy 700 Mw power annually from the proposed Chutka nuclear power project.

Chutka N-plant faces local resistance

A group of doctors from Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) here on Thursday filed an intervening application in support of Maharashtra government's decision to ban gutkha and pan masala, which was challenged by companies manufacturing these products.

TMH doctors support ban on gutkha in HC 

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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee might be the messiah of common man at the Centre, protesting any kind of &ldquo;anti-people move&rdquo; - be it rail fare hike or increase in fuel prices, but in her home state she is going ahead with &ldquo;unpopular&rdquo; decisions, the latest one being a fare hike in state-run buses.

Bengal govt increases fare in state buses

Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana have sought central assistance to tackle drought-like-situation, Parliament was informed on Friday.

Six states seek central fund to tackle drought-like-situation

The state government will spend a Rs 23 as premium to insure crops of 137 lakh farmers in the state, the state government's agricultural department said here on Friday. An official at the divisional agricultural office here said that a sum of Rs 3151 lakh has been already been provided as insurance premium for farmers whose crops will be insured during this year against any eventuality. The programme known as 'Shetkari Janta Abghat Vima Yojana' has been continued by the state government this year as well. Crops of a total of 48.95 lakh farmers from Konkan and Pune division have been insured after paying Rs 1125.85 lakh as insurance premium. In Amravati and Nagpur, a total of 28.05 lakh farmers have been insured at a premium of Rs 663.55 lakh and in Nashik, 25.95 lakh farmers have been insured at a premium of Rs 596.85. In the Aurangabad division, 33.25 lakh farmers benefitted due to the state government paying their insurance premium amounting to Rs 764.75 lakh, the official said.

Maharashtra govt to pay crop insurance premium of farmers

Gujarat government has announced the sale of state government securities worth Rs 1200 crore to raise a loan for a tenure of 10 years.

Guj govt to sell securities of Rs 1200 cr

Even as decks are being cleared for recommencement of iron ore mining in Karnataka, following the clearance from a Supreme Court panel, the Karnataka government has initiated the process of allotting fresh mining lease to Arcelor Mittal India.

K'taka begins process to allot mining lease to Arcelor Mittal

The students from North-Eastern states studying in Dharwad are least affected by the rumours of a possible attack on those from North East. The hurried exodus of their counterparts in Bangalore has also not had any impact on them. Large number of students particularly from Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland are studying for professional courses here. However, the college authorities and the local police have ensured total security to these students.

NE students in Dharwad stay calm

The main objective of the three-day comprehensive networking educational summit is to explore opportunities for collaborations between foreign universities and Indian institutions, apart from guidance of Indian students for higher education abroad, SB Anumolu, managing trustee of Foundation, told mediapersons here.

Indo-Global Education Summit from Sept

The illegal mining investigator Justice MB Shah Commission has asked the state government to provide the survey and demarcation maps of 29 more iron ore and manganese mines in the state.

Shah Commission asks for info on 29 more mines

Around 90 per cent sowing has been completed for the current kharif season in Chhattisgarh that is set to yield bumper paddy production following good rainfall.

90% sowing completed in Chhattisgarh for kharif crop

Even as truckers have slashed iron ore transport rates on the backdrop of the falling price of the mineral in the international market, traders said it is not sufficient to push the exports from Odisha, which has suffered severely in past few months, first by local government restrictions and now, due to weak global demand.

Lower transport rates fail to cheer iron ore exporters

The Chhattisgarh government has decided to waive off farm loan of around 90,000 farmers in the state who had failed to repay the amount due to poor agriculture yield.

Chhattisgarh to waive off farm loan of 90,000 farmers

With the Rs 1,200-crore titanium project in south Odisha still under a cloud of uncertainty, the state government has asked Kolkata-based Saraf Agencies, the project proponent, to submit detailed status report on the jinxed venture.

Govt seeks status report on titanium project

After the recent breakdown of power supply in Northern Grid and subsequent breakdown in East and North-East, the central government is considering modernising the existing grid system by introducing smart grid in our country.

Centre to consider smart grid for power distribution

The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OPSCB) has asked aluminium maker Hindalco Industries Ltd to shut down the captive power plant of smelter plant near Hirakud in western Odisha following breach in its ash pond causing severe crop damage in the nearby areas.

Pollution board orders closure of Hindalco power unit

The heritage city of Mysore is expected to see a population of 21 lakh in another two decades. The Local Planning Area (LPA), that includes Mysore, is anticipated to see an overall population rise to 23 lakh.

Mysore witnessing big strides in growth

The state government has decided to resume the land acquisition process for Posco steel project, which was stalled indefinitely in June last year following stiff protest by the villagers and left party leaders.

Govt may resume Posco land acquisition in 15 days

Perturbed over illegal transportation of minerals through forest and other routes, Odisha and Jharkhand are planning to impose restriction on plying of heavy vehicles in border areas and mapping of such routes indicating places where low height barricades need to be erected or trenches dug.

Odisha-Jharkhand to meet to curb illegal mining

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