Karnataka cabinet clears ₹135 crore Technology Park project at Blueberry Hills, Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The Karnataka state cabinet has approved a proposal for the development of a new Technology Park at Blueberry Hills in Mangaluru, marking a major boost to the coastal city’s growing digital and innovation ecosystem.
The announcement was made by Priyank Kharge, Minister for Electronics, IT/BT, and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, through a post on X on Friday. The minister, who is also the MLA from Chittapur, said the project aligns with the government’s efforts to promote regional technology clusters under the Local Economic Acceleration Program (LEAP).
Today, the state cabinet approved the proposal for the development of a new Technology Park at Blueberry Hills, Mangaluru. Spread across 3.28 acres, this ₹135 crore project will be developed under the PPP model and is expected to create over 11,000+ direct and indirect jobs.… pic.twitter.com/n7IOdIxrv7
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According to the minister, the project will be built on a 3.28-acre site at Blueberry Hills with a total investment of ₹135 crore. It will be developed under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model and is expected to generate over 11,000 direct and indirect jobs once operational.
Kharge said the proposed Technology Park would feature Grade-A office space, modern infrastructure, and plug-and-play facilities to attract technology-driven enterprises from sectors such as IT, Fintech, and Marinetech.
“Mangaluru cluster alone contributes nearly 5.5% to Karnataka’s GSDP, underlining its importance as an emerging growth hub. With a strong IT, Fintech, and Marinetech presence and growing GCC (Global Capability Centre) investments, Mangaluru is fast becoming a destination for technology-driven enterprises,” the minister stated in his post.
The new tech park is expected to play a key role in decentralising Karnataka’s IT growth beyond Bengaluru, providing an impetus to Tier-2 innovation hubs across the state. It also complements the government’s broader goal of strengthening employment opportunities in coastal Karnataka by nurturing startups, digital service firms, and global technology partners.
The LEAP initiative, under which the project has been planned, aims to localise and scale Karnataka’s IT ecosystem, encouraging companies to expand operations in emerging cities with improved infrastructure and policy support.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
