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Microfinance menace: Unregistered firms to face heat in K'taka

Bengaluru, Feb 13: With the implementation of the Karnataka Microloan and Small Loan (Prohibition of Coercive Measures) Ordinance, 2025, the microfinancing institutions (MFIs) operating without license will face the heat as the new law proposes punishment of up to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh.

Microfinancing harassment: Ready to incorporate suggestions by Guv, says K'taka govt

Bengaluru, Feb 5: The Congress-led Karnataka government on Wednesday said that it is ready to incorporate suggestions made by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot in connection with the Ordinance promulgated by the state government to tackle the high-handedness of microfinancing institutions (MFIs) in the state resulting in suicides and desertion of people in rural areas.

Bengaluru International Film Festival invitation extended to Karnataka Governor

Bengaluru, January 31: Karnataka Film Academy President Sadhu Kokila and Senior IPS Officer Hemant M. Nimbalkar, Commissioner of Information and Public Relations, on Friday, met the Governor of Karnataka, Thaawarchand Gehlot, at Raj Bhavan, and invited him to the closing ceremony of the 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes).