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Dalit family fined ₹25,000 after toddler enters temple in Karnataka's Miyapur village
A Dalit family of Miyapur village in Koppal district, which was recently fined ₹25,000 after its two-year-old child entered a temple in the village, appears to be reluctant to take the issue forward. As per the Koppal Police, the family refused to lodge a complaint against villagers who held a me
"We Didn't Spare Gandhi": Hindu Leader Arrested Over Threat In Karnataka
Dharmendra, Karnaraka general secretary of Hindu Mahasabha, made the remarks at a press meet on the issue of temple demolition. Besides Dharmendra, his associates Rajesh Pavitran and Prem Poolali have been arrested A leader of Hindu Mahasabha has been arrested in Mangaluru with his
Karnataka govt mulls new policy to raze illegal religious constructions, may set up panel
BENGALURU: Caught between implementing the apex court docket’s order and the politics over razing of an illegal temple in Mysuru, the BJP authorities has abruptly halted the demolition of over 6,300 illegal shrines within the state, together with temples, mosques and church buildings. In a damage
Karnataka Lockdown: Officials Take Strict Action Against People For Entering State Without RT-PCR Test Report
Karnataka Lockdown News Today: A private bus had entered Nippani district from Mangur village in Nippani taluk. After getting information, the local police quizzed the passengers and none of them had RT-PCR negative report for Covid. Karnataka Lockdown Latest News Today: The Karnataka governm
Karnataka Government Restrains Officials From Going Before Media.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Saturday restrained officials from going before the media to air their grievances or share opinions, other than for bonafide official purposes. It also put a stop on officials using social media as a platform to project government or department achievements
Karnataka coastal belt on red alert; satellite phone calls tracked to foreign locations
Reports suggest that 12 suspected Islamic State terrorists from Sri Lanka, pretending to be fishermen, have crossed into Karnataka's coastal districts. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Agencies have detected calls emanating from multiple locations in Karwar, Dakshina Kannada and Chikkamaglur districts
Hunt for Tiger that killed youngster in Karnataka’s Hunsur intensifies
This March, a tiger was found dead in Karnataka’s coffee growing district of Kodagu after it had killed four and critically injured at least one other person apart from killing at least 25 cattle There has been an increase in human-animal conflict in Karnataka mainly since animals are getting
Karnataka CM Bommai Govt's First Legislature Session from Tomorrow
The first session of the Karnataka legislature, after the change of guard in the state, will begin here from Monday, as opposition parties are all set to corner the government on host of issues including price rise, law and order situation, handling of COVID-19 pandemic, implementation of National E
Karnataka: DCs to take call on easing weekend curfew in districts
BENGALURU: The state government has authorised deputy commissioners to decide whether the weekend curfew should be lifted in their districts. The Covid-19 positivity rate has fallen below 2 per cent in all districts and Karnataka’s average is only 0.7 per cent. The government, however, has extend
Karnataka govt. advises public to defer travel to Kerala till October end
High number of cases among people returning from Kerala Karnataka government has urged the public to defer their plans to visit Kerala till October end if there is no emergency. “This is in order to avoid a third wave of COVID-19 in Karnataka in the larger interest of public health,
Low-intensity earthquake felt in Karnataka’s Vijayapura, Bagalkot districts
Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) officials said that the epicentre of the earthquake was in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district. A low-intensity earthquake hit parts of Bagalkot and Vijayapura districts, including Babaleshwar, Basavana Bagewadi and Almatti on September
Karnataka orders one week institutional quarantine for visitors from Kerala
Karnataka government has made a week’s institutional quarantine mandatory for all people coming from Kerala in the wake of high COVID-19 positivity rate in the neighbouring State. Revenue Minister R. Ashok told reporters in Bengaluru on August 30 that the mandatory institutional quarantine norm w
Karnataka School Reopening: Classes From 6 to 8 to Start From Sept 6 | State Issues Guidelines
Karnataka School Reopening News Today: After reviewing the coronavirus situation, the Karnataka government on Monday decided to reopen schools in the state from September 6. Issuing an order in this regard, Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh said that the classes from 6 to 8 will resume in taluk
Karnataka set to reopen primary schools, expert committee to meet today
The government is said to be keen on opening primary schools, i.e., Class 1 to 8 in the districts which are registering less than 2 per cent of Covid positivity in consultation with the experts Karnataka government is all set to reopen primary schools in the state, as no untoward incident in
Mysuru gang rape case: Karnataka police arrests 5 accused
Five accused in the Mysuru gang rape case have been arrested. While the Karnataka Police caught four of them from Sathyamangala, Tamil Nadu, the fifth person was nabbed at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. New Delhi: Karnataka Police on Saturday have reportedly arrested the five accused persons in t
Karnataka Home Minister apologises for blaming gang rape survivor after CM Basavaraj Bommai pulls him up
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, who had created a controversy by blaming the Mysuru gang rape survivor, withdrew his statement and apologised after CM Basavaraj Bommai opposed it. Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, who had earlier made two controversial statements in the afterm
Karnataka sets out to double farmers' income by 2023-24.
The government has also decided to set up a ‘secondary agriculture directorate’ which will focus on food processing and agro products Aiming at becoming the first state to double farmers income by 2023-24, Karnataka will constitute a committee to prepare a report about the same, Chief Ministe
Doctors concerned over rise in cases of neurological issues in Karnataka.
BENGALURU: Neurologists say they have noticed a spike in complications like Guillain-Barre syndrome, facial palsy and stroke among people who have recovered from Covid-19 across the state. The spike has been significant after the second wave and the issues tend to linger for some time. Doctor