Karnataka District official website

District Headquarter(s) Link Bidar District Bidar bidar.nic.in Belgaum District Belgaum belgaum.nic.in Bijapur District Bijapur bijapur.nic.in Bagalkot District Bagalkot www.bagalkot.nic.in Bellary District Bellary bellary.nic.in Bangalore Rural District Bangalore bangalorerural.nic.in Bangalore Urban district Bangalore bangaloreurban.nic.in Chamarajnagar District Chamarajanagar Chikballapur District Chikballapur http://chikballapur.nic.in Chikmagalur District Chikmagalur chickmagalur.nic.in Chitradurga District Chitradurga chitradurga.nic.in Davanagere District Davanagere Dharwad District Dharwad dharwad.nic.in … Read more

Jainism in Karnataka

Jainism had been a very old religion of Karnataka and Shravanabelagola with its 58 feet tall Gommata (intalled in 981-82 AD) and many Jaina basatis on two rocky hills is the most important Jaina Centre. It is in Hassan dt. and in the neighbouring district of Shimoga is Humcha, famous for the worship of Yakshi … Read more

Buddhism in Karnataka

The Buddhists had their Tara Bhagavati temples at Belgami (Balligave) near Shiralkoppa (Shimoga dt), Koliwada and Dambal, (both in Gadag dt), are no more. Remains of the razed Stupas and a large number of Buddhist plaques of Satavahana period are unearthed recently at Sannatti and Kanaganahalli nearby in Gulbarga dt. Buddha Vihara at Aihole and … Read more

List of Hotel & Resorts in Karnataka

Hotel and Resorts in Karnataka A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company. Such a self-contained resort attempts to provide for most of a vacationer’s wants while remaining on the premises, such as food, … Read more

Specialised medical Institutions of karnataka

In addition to Medical Institutions there are specialised institutions/hospitals which render specialised treatment and undertake the research work. A few of them are listed below : 1) Kidwai Memorial Cancer Institute, Bangalore. 2) Srivenkateshwara ENT Institute, Bangalore. 3) Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology in the Victoria Hospital Campus, Bangalore. 4) All India Institute of Mental health … Read more

Medical Institutions of karnataka

Medical Institutions of karnataka Most of the major hospitals of the state are attached to the Medical colleges and they are providing clinical facilities along with almost all specialist services. They function as a referral hospitals to the other institutions which come under their jurisdiction. They are having specialities like Medicine, Surgery, Obstetric, Gynaecology, ENT, … Read more

PORTS OF KARNATAKA

PORTS OF KARNATAKA Karwar Port: Karwar port has been considered as one of the finest natural ports in the world. It was predicted that the cargo movement through this port would be around seven million tonnes during 1995-96. The main export items are iron/manganese ore, granite blocks, agricultural, forest and marine products. Now it has … Read more

Public Conveyance in karnataka

Public Conveyance: Prior to 1948, public conveyance was solely in the hands of private entrepreneurs. In earlier times, bullock, buffallo, ass and horses were the main beasts of burden. Kavadis and Bullock Carts were used to carry goods. Bullock Carts and Horse Carriages transported people. In 1911, Public Traffic Control act was implemented in Mysore … Read more

National Highways in Karnataka

The National Highways are very important highways which connect Metropolitan cities, State capitals, Ports etc. throughout the country. The length of the National Highways in 1961 was 1,269 km and in 188 A Handbook of Karnataka 1981 it was about 1,968 km. They were under the control of the Central Government previously. Since 1971, the … Read more

CINEMA IN KARNATAKA

The Film industry in Karnataka has a history of over six decades. In their early phase, films produced in Karnataka were only based on themes from the Kannada Theatre. The first ‘Mooki’ (silent) film was produced and directed by Mohan Bhavanani with Yenakshi Rama Rao, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, T.P. Kailasam, O.K. Nanda and other and it … Read more

Festivals and Fairs in Karnataka

<!– The Hindus have several religious holy days, occasions of festivals and fasts throughout the year. Some of the important festivals for Hindus are: New Year Day or Ugadi (the first day of Chaitra month); Ramanavami (the birth day of Lord Rama, the ninth day of Chaitra); Basava Jayanthi the birth day of Basaweshwara (Akshayatritiya); … Read more

Religions in Karnataka

Karnataka is a land of many religions. Every religion has contributed in its own way in shaping the life and activities of the people and promoting the culture of Karnataka. Majority of people in Karnataka are adherent to Hinduism and the other major religions of the State are Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, Islam and Sikkhism. According … Read more