Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) Karnataka’s Large and Medium Industries Minister M.B. Patil on Thursday praised the efforts of Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi and H.D. Kumaraswamy for the Bengaluru-Pune high-speed rail corridor, but stated that the initiatives should not remain at the level of discussions alone and must be taken to their logical conclusion. “Soon after the Union Budget was presented, I had highlighted the need for a high-speed rail corridor connecting Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai. I thank U…
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Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil said on Sunday that while the Union Budget’s announcement on developing high-speed rail corridors between Bengaluru-Hyderabad and Bengaluru-Chennai is welcome, it offers limited benefit. He was speaking to the media on the Union Budget for 2026-27 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.The Minister said that instead, a similar corridor should have been taken up between Bengaluru and Pune, addi…
Bengaluru, Jan 24 (IANS) The World Economic Forum (WEF) summit held in Davos, Switzerland, has emerged as a major catalyst for Karnataka’s economic progress, providing an official seal to investment commitments worth Rs 13,070 crore, stated Large and Medium Industries Minister M.B. Patil.He further stated that the summit is expected to help the state make significant strides in the coming days across sectors such as aerospace, food processing, data centres, digital infrastructure, clean energy…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, and his delegation arrived in Bengaluru on Tuesday, visited various institutions in the city, and departed from Kempegowda International Airport later in the day. Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil bid a warm farewell to the German Chancellor and his delegation at the airport.However, Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has objected to the absence of Chief Mi…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, hit out at the Congress after the grand old party did not meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz while he arrived in Bengaluru but instead chose to prioritise the visit of the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in Mysuru. “Congress party creates a big furore when their leaders aren’t invited to a banquet hosted in honour for a foreign leader. But when a foreign leader visits their home state, they cho…
Vijayapura (Karnataka), Jan 9 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said in Vijayapura that with the blessings of the people of the state, the support of legislators and the party high command, he has become Chief Minister for a second time and has broken the record of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs.Participating in the inauguration and foundation-laying ceremony of various development projects in Vijayapura district, organised by the district administration and Zilla Panc…
Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) Referring to discussions on moving out of Foxconn from Karnataka, the State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday, charged that the Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is threatening industrialists in the state. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said: “In the last two-and-a-half years, several companies, from Ather Energy to others, had moved out of the state. Toyota had gone to another state, and Foxconn’s …