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Karnataka cabinet expansion likely after Gujarat polls, hints CM Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday indicated that the expansion of his Cabinet is likely after Gujarat Assembly polls. Gujarat will go to polls in two phases on December 1 and 5, with the counting of votes on December 8. "Cabinet expansion...I have already spoken.....our leadership is a bit busy with the Gujarat elections, as soon as it is over they will call me (for discussions)," Bommai said in response to a question. The Chief Minister had recently said that he will soon be travelling to New Delhi to meet BJP central leadership to discuss the exercise. Bommai has been under intense pressure for some time now, over expansion and rejig of Cabinet not taking place, to make way for the fresh faces, ahead of Assembly elections next year. There were some reports of possible cabinet expansion by filling in six vacant posts or a kind of a rejig by dropping a few and inducting an equal number of new faces. There were also talks in some quarters that a Gujarat-like com

10% quota in education a ray of hope for backward upper caste: Bommai

Karnataka CM Bommai said the 103rd amendment made to the Constitution by central govt to provide 10% reservation in employment and education for the economically backward upper castes is a ray of hope

Build schools like Delhi, Karnataka AAP challenges ruling BJP govt

Prithvi Reddy, President of AAP's Karnataka unit, stated that we question the state government about the pathetic conditions of government Kannada medium schools in Karnataka.

BJP to resume 'Jana Sankalpa Yatre' from Udupi, Bommai, Yediyurappa to lead

Preparing for the Assembly polls in about five months, Karnataka BJP's 'Jana Sankalpa Yatre' led by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and party strongman and parliamentary board member B S Yeduyurappa will resume here on Monday. The Yatre will be covering Udupi, and Kitturu-Karnataka districts of Gadag, Haveri, and Belagavi, during the next three days. The BJP had launched Jan Sankalpa Yatra from Raichur last month. Two teams- one led by CM and Yediyurappa and the other led by state BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel- have planned to cover 52 Assembly segments across the state before December 25. Bommai on Sunday had said that the party's ST Morcha's convention will be held in Ballari on November 20 and the SC Morcha rally in Mysuru on November 30. State BJP office has said that party's national secretary in-charge of the state, Arun Singh will be visiting various parts of Kalyana Karnataka region like Kalaburagi, Indi, Sindagi, also parts of Chitradurga, Davangere and Tumakuru distri

Will bring law to prevent farmers' property confiscation: Karnataka CM

The Karnataka government will introduce a law to stop the confiscation or auction of farmers' property over any delay or non-payment of loan taken for agricultural purposes, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday. Speaking at the concluding session of Krishi Mela and distribution of awards to farmers at the Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra (GKVK) campus here, he said in case of non-payment of agricultural loan, farmers must be given more time for repayment instead of confiscating or auctioning their property. Necessary instructions have already been given to the Department of Cooperation and other departments. As a result the departments are responding to the plight of farmers, he said. Noting that economic growth is fully dependent on the agricultural sector, Bommai said agricultural universities must take up research regarding agro-economics and give suggestions to the government. These universities must work in tandem with the government and inform it regarding new research

Global Investors Meet: K'taka govt unveils Rs 1.5-trn proposed investments

Karnataka Medium and Large Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani on Saturday said proposals for investment to the tune of Rs 1.57 lakh crore were announced during the Global Investors' Meet (GIM) here. The 3-day GIM concluded on Friday. Briefing reporters, the Minister said the GIM rose beyond expectations as plans for a total investment of Rs 9.82 lakh crore were made. We have received investment proposals to the tune of Rs 9.82 lakh crore (since January this year) out of which Rs 2.83 lakh crore were approved by the single-window/State high-level clearance committee (SWCC/SHLCC) and Rs 1.57 lakh-crore investments were announced during the GIM, said Nirani. There are other big investment proposals that will be cleared by the State high-level clearance committee, headed by Chief Minister (Bommai), in the next three months, said the Minister. He said the energy sector received the major chunk of investment proposals, indicating the government's thrust on alternative energy sources su

Cong leaders' switch to BJP indicates party will win in next polls: Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Congress leaders who toiled hard for years are now switching to BJP since their services and sincerity were not cared for by Congress

Basavaraj Bommai invites Airbus to set up manufacturing unit in Karnataka

Bommai also said both India and France can further boost their mutual cooperation, pointing at India's strides in IT/BT, aerospace, renewable energy and other sectors.

AG&P Pratham signs MoU with Karnataka govt to develop city gas distribution

/ -- AG&P Pratham, a leading player in the Indian City Gas Distribution (CGD) industry and the Government of Karnataka signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks to supply reliable, economical, and environment-friendly natural gas across fifteen districts of Karnataka. The MoU was signed during the Global Investors Meet 2022 being held in Bangalore from 2nd to 4th November 2022. Under the MoU, AG&P Pratham will invest INR 8,000 crores over the next eight years to build CGD networks in districts of Kolar, Mysuru, Mandya, Chamrajnagar, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Bagalkot, Koppal, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada and Haveri. The area being developed by AG&P accounts for more than 55% of the state's geographical area and 42% of its population. Over the next 8 years, AG&P plans to build ~ 1000 km of steel pipelines, and ~5000 km of MDPE pipelines to bring natural gas to 5 million ...

Karnataka CM assures full cooperation to Lockheed Martin for expansion

Bommai said the company has been functioning in Bengaluru for the last 25 years and adopted modern technology in supply networks for small units to major industries

Global Investors' Meet attracts Rs 8 trn investment on Day 1: K'taka Min

Calling the Global Investors' Meet (GIM) a grand success, Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani said that the state received investment proposals worth nearly Rs 8 trn

Deals worth 7.5 trn to be struck during Karnataka's Global Investors Meet

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that initially when this global meet was planned, the expectations and targets were somewhere in the range of Rs 5 lakh crore

Modi says India best for investments; JSW, Adani commit Rs 1 trn in K'taka

JSW, Adani commit to spend over Rs 1 trn each in Karnataka over 5-7 years

Global Investors' Meet: K'taka govt inks 50 MoUs worth Rs 5.64 trn on Day 1

The Karnataka government on Thursday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 50 companies approving their investment proposals worth Rs 5.64 lakh crore on the first day of the Global Investors' Meet in Bengaluru. The highest investment proposal in terms of capital outlay came in the green hydrogen and renewable energy sectors. According to the organisers of the three-day investors summit, the state signed MoUs with seven companies in the area of green hydrogen and its derivatives to the tune of Rs 2.91 lakh crore, while it entered into an agreement with nine companies in the area of renewable energy to the tune of Rs 1.29 lakh crore. In the sunrise sector, 16 companies signed MoUs worth Rs 70,381 crore, while in core sectors, six companies entered into an agreement with the state for investment proposals worth Rs 25,024 crore. In the area of infrastructure and industrial/logistic parks, eight firms signed MoUs worth Rs 43,500 crore. On the manufacturing front in the areas of

JSW group to invest Rs 1 trn in Karnataka in five years, say Sajjan Jindal

This is in addition to the Rs 1 trillion already invested in the state, and would be in steel, green energy, cement, paints and a new greenfield port

JSW Group plans to invest Rs one trillion in Karnataka in five years

The JSW Group plans to invest Rs one lakh crore in Karnataka over the next five years, its Chairman Sajjan Jindal said on Wednesday. In his address to the inaugural function of ''Invest Karnataka 2022", the State's Global Investors' Meet (GIM) here, he also requested the state government to consider mineral auctions. Jindal said the Group has so far invested over Rs one lakh crore in Karnataka. "And over the next five years, we have plans to invest additional Rs one lakh crore in Karnataka". The investment would head into expansion of its steel plant, and renewable energy and port infrastructure development space. The Group's Ballari steel plant in Karnataka has grown to be the biggest in India and would soon become the biggest steel plant in the world, Jindal noted. Urging the state government to consider mineral auctions, he said the move would further encourage investment in the manufacturing sector and support Karnataka's growth trajectory. In this context, he praised the Odi

Economic fundamentals strong, India best place for investment: PM Modi

Doing business in the country easier because of its democracy and reforms, he tells Karnataka investor summit

New India focusing on bold reforms, big infra & best talent: PM Modi

New India is focusing on bold reforms, big infrastructure, and best talent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. Delivering inaugural address at the three-day Global Investors' Meet, 'Invest Karnataka 2022', via video conferencing, he said at this time of global economic uncertainty, the whole world is confident that the Indian economy's fundamentals are strong. "Despite global uncertainties, India is growing rapidly", he said. The Prime Minister said Karnataka has the power of "double engine", with the same party in the government at both the State and Centre. "When we speak about talent and technology, the first name that comes to mind is "Brand Bengaluru", Modi said. Besides Governor Thawaarchand Gehlot and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, those who were present at the inaugural function included Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Pralhad Joshi and Rajeev Chandrasekhar. This edition of the GIM is being held under the theme Build for the World' reflect

PM Modi to address inaugural session of Invest Karnataka 2022 today

The three-day programme, being held from November 2 to November 4 in Bengaluru, would witness more than 80 speaker sessions

Growing voices against Centre in Karnataka over SSC exam languages

The issue of the Staff Selection Committee's decision to allow candidates to give exams for various posts of the Union government only in Hindi and English languages is gathering heat in Karnataka