Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah inaugurates Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday inaugurated the 28th edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025 here.
Themed "Futurise", the three-day summit will bring together global leaders, policymakers, investors, startups, and innovators to explore emerging frontiers across DeepTech, Biotech & HealthTech, Semiconductors, and Startup Innovation.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil, IT Minister Priyank Kharge and industry leaders like Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalkrishnan were among the dignitaries attending the summit.
Among the prominent foreign delegates are Nicholas Reece, Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Australia, Rafal Rosinski, Deputy Minister of Digitisation, Poland, Ilse Aigner, President, Bavarian State Parliament, Germany and Jan Christian Vestre, Minister of Health and Care Services, Norway.
According to officials, the summit organised by the Karnataka Department of Electronics, IT and BT and Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), will feature 10 focused conference tracks, including IT and DeepTech, Electro-Semicon, Digi Health & Biotech, India-USA Tech Conclave, and Global Collaboration and Startup Ecosystem. Sub-tracks include AI Universe, Defence & SpaceTech, Finverse, and Women in Leadership.
It will host over 80 knowledge sessions, more than 5,000 curated meetings, and welcome participants from 60 countries and all 30 states and Union Territories of India.
Further delegations from leading tech nations - USA, Cuba, Uruguay, Russia, UK, Israel, Belgium, Finland, France, EU, Dubai, Sharjah, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Thailand are participating.
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Karnataka: Home Department asks motorists to drive on highways with caution to avoid robbery
Belagavi: The Home Department has advised motorists to stay alert while travelling on national and state highways, warning that gangs involved in robbery and extortion have been active in several stretches. It said people should be extra cautious if anyone tries to stop their vehicle in isolated areas.
Replying to an unstarred question on Thursday, the department said Karnataka has recorded 403 highway robbery cases in the past three years. According to the data, national highways saw 81 extortion and 23 robbery cases in 2023, followed by 66 extortion and 16 robbery cases in 2024. Until November 15 this year, 51 extortion and 14 robbery cases have been reported.
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On state highways, 39 extortion and 17 robberies were reported in 2023, while 2024 saw 35 extortion and 22 robbery cases. In 2025 so far, 20 extortion and 19 robbery cases have taken place. The department noted that curbing highway robberies remains a major challenge for the police.
To tackle the issue, police stations have been directed to set up regular checkpoints on stretches of highways passing through their limits. Suspicious individuals and vehicles are being checked. Two-wheelers have been allocated to every station for night patrol, and staff have been instructed to conduct night rounds using vehicles fitted with sirens and red lights.
