Karnataka Cabinet warns officials of action for not reporting to Socio-Educational Survey duties
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to initiate disciplinary action against officials, employees, and staff who fail to report for duty in connection with the ongoing Socio-Educational Survey.
Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at Vidhana Soudha, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil said that the Chief Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has been authorised to take disciplinary action, as per service rules, against those who remain absent from survey duties within the jurisdiction of the five city municipal corporations under Greater Bengaluru.
On the day the survey began, some places had reported server-related issues. Patil clarified that these problems have now been largely resolved. To issue further directions and address any pending issues, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will hold a video conference with Deputy Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Panchayats on September 26 at 11:30 am.
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Hyderabad–B’luru, Chennai-B’luru among seven high-speed rail corridors announced in budget
New Delhi: India will expand its high-speed rail network with seven new corridors as part of efforts to promote faster and environmentally sustainable passenger transport, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced while presenting the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on Sunday.
Outlining the government’s infrastructure plans, Sitharaman said the proposed high-speed rail corridors are aimed at improving connectivity between major economic and cultural centres, while also helping reduce the carbon footprint of long-distance travel.
“The government proposes to develop environmentally sustainable passenger transport systems through seven high-speed rail corridors,” the finance minister said in her Budget speech.
According to the announcement, the identified routes include Mumbai–Pune, Hyderabad–Bengaluru, Delhi–Varanasi, Varanasi–Siliguri, Pune–Hyderabad, Hyderabad–Chennai and Chennai–Bengaluru. These corridors are expected to link key metropolitan cities with fast-growing urban and industrial hubs.
