Karnataka CM urges young entrepreneurs to grow as big industrialists
Bengaluru(PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday called upon aspiring entrepreneurs to grow as big industrialists and invest in the state to give employment to a large number of people.
"We had organised the Global Investors' Meet in the past asking multinational companies to invest in Karnataka but today I am inviting the future industrialists to invest in Karnataka and give jobs to people," Bommai told students at the launch of 'Udyami Aagu, Udyoga Needu' ('Be an Entrepreneur, Become an Employer').
The programme aims at attracting professional youths and students to entrepreneurship and employment generation.
The programme was organised by The Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka at Bangalore Palace on Monday. About 6,000 students participated in the programme, the organisers said.
Bommai said Karnataka has more than 180 Research and Development Centres in various fields including information technology, biotechnology, engineering, electronics, aeronautics and space technology. Through these centres talent pool will come out, he added.
According to him, Bengaluru became the Silicon Valley of India because of the R&D centres set up by visionary people.
He asked the young entrepreneurs to invent new things. He also insisted upon making use of top institutes like Indian Institute of Science, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research -- Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) in Mysuru and the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore.
Speaking about entrepreneurship, Bommai cited the example of Medium and Large Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani and Minister for Small Scale Industries M T B Nagaraj.
The two ministers had started as small entrepreneurs and became big industrialists today, the Chief Minister said.
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Tumkur: 24-year-old rider killed in car-bike head-on collision in Tiptur
Tiptur: A 24-year-old rider was killed on the spot in a head-on collision between his motorbike and a car near Bidiregudi of Kasaba hobli in the taluk.
The deceased rider, Vijay Kumar, was a resident of BL Koppalu Basaveshwara Nagara in Kasaba hobli, Arsikere taluk.
He was reportedly returning home after work at a welding factory near TM Manjunath Nagar Gate, Tiptur, when a car coming from the opposite direction collided with his bike near Bidiregudi. Vijay Kumar is said to have died at the spot due to the impact of the collision.
Locals have blamed the lack of signboards and other precautionary measures amid the construction of a four-lane national highway in the area, mainly between Bidiregudi and Konehalli. They have said that the carelessness of the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) has led to frequent accidents in the region.
“A meeting of officers from various government departments, including the police, was held recently under the chairmanship of the local legislator, but several NHAI officials were reportedly absent. Despite the meeting, officials appear careless in implementing safety measures, leading to a rise in accidents,” the locals said, demanding immediate action from the concerned authorities.
