Never deisred, expected to be party's state president: Nalin Kumar Kateel
Mangaluru: Newly appointed Karnataka State President of BJP, Nalin Kumar Kateel on Wednesday added that he had never desired or expected to become the party president of the state.
Speaking at an event at District BJP office on Wednesday morning, Nalin Kumar said “I will take this as a responsibility and not a position as I have never desired or expected this”.
The event was organised to congratulate Nalin Kumar on his appointment as the party’s state chief, the orders of which were issued by party’s national president Amit Shah.
While addressing the party workers and members Nalin Kumar recalled his childhood days when he joined the Sangh Parivar and credited it for building his character and taking him to the position he is in.
“While growing with the ideas of RSS, I have never longed for power. Glorifying the honour of Bharat Matha was my only motive” he said.
He stated his resolve to work further with guidance of the seniors without compromising with the principles of party and by taking the junior party workers in confidence.
Senior party leaders of the District Monappa Bhandary addressed the workers to be urged them to be patient and supportive to the leader.
He was congratulated by the other senior leaders including Jagadish Adhikari, Kishore Rai, Ravi Shankar Mijar, Ramachandra Baikampady who were present at the office.
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Karnataka approves AI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru's Electronics City
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has approved the establishment of a CoE for AI in Biotechnology at IBAB in Electronics City (Phase 1), here.
The decision, taken by the state Cabinet on Thursday night, marks a significant step towards strengthening Karnataka’s leadership in emerging technologies, IT and biotechnology, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.
The centre will be established over four years with a total outlay of Rs 20 crore, in partnership with the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), according to a statement from the minister’s office.
"Karnataka has consistently been at the forefront of technological innovation. As we enter the decade of deep tech, our focus is on building future-ready capabilities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biotechnology," Minister for IT and Biotechnology said.
"This Centre of Excellence will strengthen our research ecosystem, accelerate innovation and enable Karnataka to lead in high-impact next-generation technologies," he added.
Priyank added that the state government, through the Departments of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology, is actively investing in emerging technologies and taking steps to strengthen Karnataka’s AI and deep-tech ecosystem.
The minister said the Cabinet has also approved the transfer of a 51 per cent stake in the Karnataka Technology & Innovation Museum Foundation (KTIMF) to the Unboxing BLR Foundation.
KTIMF was established by the Government of Karnataka as a not-for-profit organisation to promote innovation, technological awareness, startup culture and public engagement in science and technology, aligned with the state’s vision of building a robust innovation ecosystem, he said.
The Technology & Innovation Museum will be developed at the NGEF campus in Baiyappanahalli, Bengaluru, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a total project cost of Rs 100 crore. Of this, Rs 49 crore will be contributed by the state government and Rs 51 crore by the private partner, he said.
