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QBengaluru: Goa Bans Fish Imports From Karnataka & More 

Latest news updates from Karnataka. 

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1. Goa Bans Fish Imports From Karnataka

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has requested his Goa counterpart Manohar Parrikar to lift the blanket ban on fish import, claiming that the crackdown has caused "huge losses" to the fishermen from the southern state.

In a letter, Kumaraswamy said: "I request you to kindly permit transportation and trading activities of fish between the two states and the ban order issued by the state of Goa may be kept on hold till we comply with FDA regulation.

"It is requested that this blanket ban may be withdrawn... Karnataka will ensure that the fish traders comply with the FDA regulations and obtain a certificate after meeting the required standards."

(Source: The News Minute)

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2. Elevated Corridor not Green, Finds Study

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The project would have resulted in cutting down of about 800 trees. 
(Photo Courtesy: Facebook/ Namma Bengaluru Foundation)

The proposed 102.04-km elevated corridor in Bengaluru city will increase vehicular pollution and raise traffic congestion by 2030, a Sustainability Study on the project by an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) mobility expert has found. Instead, a Metro rail built along the same alignment can be a viable alternative as it actually reduces emissions.

Conducted by Dr Ashish Verma, associate professor, Transportation Systems Engineer, IISc, the study compared two scenarios: 1 (S1) with the elevator corridor in place by 2020, and Scenario 2 (S2) with no corridor but a Metro rail built along the same corridor.

The technical analysis concluded that in 2030, the per capita emissions for carbon dioxide (CO2) increased by by 8% for S1 scenario, while it showed a decline of 26% for S2 with a Metro system. The readings were in comparison to Business As Usual (BAU), a scenario without the elevated corridor in 2020.

(Source: Deccan Herald)

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3. Mekedatu: Karnataka Seeks Centre’s Intervention

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Mekekdatu falls.
(Photo: Wikipedia)

The state government has requested the Centre’s intervention in resolving the Mekedatu issue amicably by convening a meeting of both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar said here on Friday.

He said the detailed project report (DPR) for the Mekedatu project would be ready by next week.

He told reporters that Karnataka was ready to speak to Tamil Nadu. “I will request for time [from the Tamil Nadu government] so that we can go there and brief them about the project. We have also requested the Central Minister [Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari) to convene a meeting of representatives of both the States].”

(Source: The Hindu)

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4. Seven Cops Suspended Over Gauri Lankesh’s Murder Accused’s TV Interviews

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Journalist Gauri Lankesh.
(Photo: Twitter)

Seven policemen have been suspended over the television interviews given by Parashuram Waghmare and Manohar Edave, accused in journalist Gauri Lankesh’s killing, after they were produced in court in September.

Three armed head constables and four armed police constables of the City Armed Reserve police were suspended by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, South (CAR), for dereliction of duty and negligence under Karnataka State Police Disciplinary Proceedings Rule. The order was passed on November 23.

After their court hearing, Waghmare and Edave spoke to two television channels while they were sitting inside the CAR vehicle, and Waghmare alleged that the SIT sleuths had tortured him for a week and threatened to fix his brothers in other cases if he did not confess. The video of their statement went viral on the social media the next day.

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5. Panel to Study Heritage Buildings in Central College

Bengaluru Central University (BCU) has constituted a six-member committee comprising conservation architects to study how heritage buildings on its campus can be restored. The goal of the committee — the first of its kind to be set up by a varsity in Bengaluru — is to protect old buildings and ensure that restoration work is undertaken in a scientific manner.

The constitution of the committee comes in the backdrop of restoration work undertaken on the 101-year-old University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), which drew criticism from conservation architects and other organisations. The Public Works Department — entrusted with the responsibility of giving a facelift to UVCE — had used cement, which was incompatible with and detrimental to the lime-mortar building.

Source: The Hindu

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