Here are the big stories from Karnataka today
Several significant developments have emerged in Karnataka today. The stray dog microchipping initiative is being revived following a directive from the Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry. Additionally, a suo motu case has been registered against top officials for illegal sand mining, and fake call centers targeting U.S. citizens have been dismantled in Bengaluru.
- ▪The stray dog microchipping initiative is back on track in Karnataka with a directive from the Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry.
- ▪A suo motu case has been registered against senior government officials for illegal sand mining in the Krishna riverbed.
- ▪Four fake call centers in Bengaluru were busted for cheating U.S. citizens by impersonating an American accounting firm.
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1. Bengaluru’s shelved stray dog microchipping plan back on trackThe stray dog microchipping initiative, which had been put on the back burner, is back on track in Karnataka, with the Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry directing municipal corporations to implant radio frequency identification (RFID) tags during animal birth control (ABC) surgeries.The direction follows a decision to maintain data on ABC centres and surgeries undertaken by States and to steadily review the progress of the programme. Now, not just Bengaluru, but other urban local bodies in Karnataka too will have to take up the initiative, as the directive has been issued by the Central Government.2.
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