Karnataka Industries Minister Patil announces 12 new investment zones in state
Bengaluru, Feb 11 (PTI): Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil on Tuesday announced establishing 12 new investment zones across 30,000 acres in the state, alongside over 200 existing industrial areas.
Speaking at the inaugural event of Invest Karnataka-2025 summit here, he said these zones will be equipped with world-class infrastructure with Rs 3,800 crore allocated for providing clean water to industrial areas.
He said the government’s policy is focused on reducing production costs while improving efficiency. To achieve this, a ‘cluster-based policy’ has been adopted, which involves setting up clusters for aerospace and defence, electric vehicle manufacturing, pharmaceutical, deep-tech, and drone parks across the state.
The minister said the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has already developed more than 85,000 acres of industrial land, which is home to 25,000 industries.
"With fierce competition from China and global uncertainties, the state is determined to redefine its industrial landscape. Through digital transformation, eco-friendly initiatives, and a focus on competitiveness, Karnataka is set to become a global manufacturing and innovation hub," Patil remarked.
Technological adoption, investment attraction, and the establishment of competitive industries are seen as key drivers for future economic growth, the minister said.
The government is also implementing digital transformation within the industrial sector. Special attention is being given to eco-friendly initiatives and reducing emissions, he added.
The government is also focusing on supporting small and medium industries, which employ 55 lakh people across eight lakh medium, small and micro units, to drive economic growth and job creation, he added.
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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".
