K'taka govt inks 50 MoUs worth Rs 5.64 lakh crore on Day 1 of Global Investors' Meet
Bengaluru, Nov 2: The Karnataka government on Thursday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 50 companies approving their investment proposals worth Rs 5.64 lakh crore on the first day of the Global Investors' Meet in Bengaluru.
The highest investment proposal in terms of capital outlay came in the green hydrogen and renewable energy sectors.
According to the organisers of the three-day investors summit, the state signed MoUs with seven companies in the area of green hydrogen and its derivatives to the tune of Rs 2.91 lakh crore, while it entered into an agreement with nine companies in the area of renewable energy to the tune of Rs 1.29 lakh crore.
In the sunrise sector, 16 companies signed MoUs worth Rs 70,381 crore, while in core sectors, six companies entered into an agreement with the state for investment proposals worth Rs 25,024 crore.
In the area of infrastructure and industrial/logistic parks, eight firms signed MoUs worth Rs 43,500 crore.
On the manufacturing front in the areas of FMCG, textiles, sugar, biofuel and optical systems, the state signed MoUs with four firms for an investment proposal of Rs 4,704 crore.
Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries Murugesh Nirani said when the event will conclude on November 4, his department would release a detailed list of MoUs signed by various companies with the government to invest in the state.
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2 arrested from Batla House over Sambhal violence
Bareilly: Two individuals linked to the violence in Sambhal on November 24 were arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police from Batla House in Delhi on Friday night. The arrests come as part of an ongoing investigation into connections between the Sambhal violence and certain areas in Delhi.
Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Aunjaneya Singh stated that locations like Jamia, Okhla, Jafrabad, and Seelampur are under surveillance. A police officer involved in the case revealed that one of the arrested individuals, identified as Mohd Adnan, admitted to taking refuge in Batla House with friends after the violence. Evidence has been collected to support these claims.
Sambhal SP Krishan Kumar Bishnoi noted that the two were identified using video footage from the incident. So far, at least 50 suspects have been arrested, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend others involved.
In a related incident, a complaint was filed with Sambhal police alleging death threats to Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq and his father, Mamlukur Rahman Barq. An FIR was registered against Ajay Sharma from Kotpurvi locality, who was detained for disturbing the peace on Saturday.
