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South Western Railway observes Vigilance Awareness Week

The inaugural programme of Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW) 2025 was held at the South Western Railway headquarters, Rail Soudha, Hubballi.

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Survey of peripheral areas to be subsumed under GBA soon: Deputy CM

Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar recently said that a survey of areas around Bengaluru that would be included into the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) in the future has been ordered.

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South India’s urban development ministers to meet in Bengaluru on October 30: Karnataka Deputy CM

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has said that Union Urban Development Minister Manoharlal Khattar has agreed to hold a meeting of Urban Development ministers of South Indian states in Benglauru on October 30.

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‘B’ khata to ‘A’ khata conversion campaign from November 1: Karnataka Deputy CM

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar recently announced a 100-day campaign from November 1 to convert ‘B’ khatas to ‘A’ khatas.

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‘Misused’ Sarkari promise turns into ‘Tarkaari’ brainwave

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar recently said the government was contemplating giving a grocery kit instead of the additional 5 kg rice under Anna Bhagya scheme to prevent misuse of rice.

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Indian Railways, NCW hold workshop on anti-human trafficking in Bengaluru

A one-day workshop on “Anti-Human Trafficking” was jointly organized by the National Commission for Women (NCW), New Delhi, and the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Bengaluru, at the Karnataka State Government Employees Association Auditorium in Cubbon Park recently.

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Slums in Bengaluru likely to be redeveloped on lines of Mumbai, indicates Deputy CM

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar recently instructed officials of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to form a committee to redevelop slums in Bengaluru on the lines of Mumbai.

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Jalakshetre, Karmakshetre…:Government launches efforts to preserve water for posterity

N.S. Boseraju, Minister for Minor Irrigation, Science and Technology, recently said that special priority will be given to increasing the groundwater level by clearing encroachments on 41,849 lakes and filling them with water by December this year.

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50 percent of corporators in Greater Bengaluru Authority will be women: Deputy CM

Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar recently said 50 percent of the tickets in the elections to the five corporations of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) would be given to women.

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We’re on leave, period! And no boss in Karnataka can say ‘no’…

In a landmark step towards compassion, inclusivity and gender equity at the workplace, the Karnataka government has implemented the “Menstrual Leave Policy 2025,” entitling women employees to one paid day off every month for menstrual health.