Published on: October 14, 2022

Snippets: 14 October 2022

Snippets: 14 October 2022

  • The state government has decided to temporarily relax the rules that any child entering class 1stshould have completed six years
  • Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC) and non-profit organisation Quest Alliancehave announced an initiative aimed at providing employability skills to youth in Karnataka. Over 6,000 youth in 140 skills centres will benefit from the pilot phase of the initiative, which is rolled out in seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka region – Kalaburagi, Raichur, Yadgir, Koppal, Ballari, Bidar, and Vijayanagara
  • Land Grabbing Prohibition Bill: The Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which was passed in the Legislative Assembly in September, 2022, to avoid criminal proceedings against farmers who have encroached the government land in rural areas, received assent of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot. The Act excludes all the places from the purview of the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act except within the limits of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and the City Corporations.
  • Tamil Nadu has emerged as the only State which has achieved the target for 2022 Q1 and Q2 for Jal Jeevan Mission, with 69.57 lakh households provided with tap connections till date, according to official data.
  • Gujarat conducted 36th National Games across six cities of the state reiterated India’s organisational skills . Services continued its dominance as it topped the medals table with 61 gold, 35 silver and 32 bronze medals to claim the prestigious Raja Bhalendra Singh Cup for the fourth consecutive time. Maharashtra was placed second and secured the top position among the States. Karnataka secured fourth place
  • Swimmers Sajan Prakash and 14-year-old Hashika Ramachandra were named the best male and female athletes in national games
  • Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held in Astana, Kazakhstan India terming Pakistan as epicentre of terrorism