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After taking charge, Mr. Kumar emphasised the need to make the role of the Planning Board more effective for the inclusive, balanced and sustainable development of the state.

Seven die on the spot; another succumbs in hospital after late-night crash at Panampikkunnu near Kaipamangalam

According to the Chirayankeezhu police, the fracas occurred at the house of a local Congress worker. They said Ms. Haridas and her private secretary Palayam Pradeep had visited the party worker’s house around 11 p.m.

There are 270 government ITIs across Karnataka. If industries come forward to adopt these ITIs, government would be happy to allow them to do so, says Sharan Prakash Patil

The KCCI urges the government to accord priority to Hubballi-Dharwad, Belagavi, Haveri, and Gadag and to develop them as integrated industrial, commercial, educational, healthcare, IT, transport and logistics centres

State government agrees to several demands, including a food allowance of ₹50 a day and construction of toilets for women; discussions on wage increase, holidays and other benefits will be held on October 3

While the decline in births reflects a broader demographic transition, with implications for the workforce and ageing population, experts say greater attention must be paid to education, childcare, social security, elderly care and standard of living

Emphasising that borrowing, per se, is not an undesirable activity, the veteran economist says it is one of the major sources of financing development projects

The campaign also includes meetings with all 21 MLAs who are members of the JLC, demanding Health Minister convene a statewide consultation with organisations and networks working in the health sector to discuss the Bill.

The ₹14,000-crore revival push will bear fruit once the plant posts profits, says Sribharat after meeting CMD of RINL; he takes up with GM of SCoR the transfer requests of employees posted in Rayagada Division, Duvvada halt for Vande Bharat trains

Southwest Monsoon remains weak over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema; cumulative rainfall across State since June 1 stands at 207.8 mm against the normal 388.1 mm, a deficit of 46%